PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang (ranked 23205 p4p, 14064 weight class) and Jenik Krejza (ranked 594 p4p, 580 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sacred Saints Gang
vs
Krejza

200 cm
29
280
2 - 3 - 0

202 cm
45
259
10 - 34 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jenik Krejza!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krejza scores with a nice body kick.

Krejza closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to improve his position but Krejza is controlling well.

Krejza stands up out of the half guard.

Sacred Saints Gang bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krejza tries to escape but Sacred Saints Gang is in control.
Sacred Saints Gang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Krejza gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krejza keeping control of the position.

Krejza kicks Sacred Saints Gang off and gets back to his feet.
Krejza lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sacred Saints Gang will feel that in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krejza throws a series of punches but Sacred Saints Gang avoids them all with ease.

Krejza shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Sacred Saints Gang is looking to escape.
Krejza keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Sacred Saints Gang tries to roll over but Krejza keeps him under control.

Krejza stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Sacred Saints Gang to get to his feet.

Krejza manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Sacred Saints Gang on his heels. He'll look to pass Sacred Saints Gang's guard now, I'm sure.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Sacred Saints Gang manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sacred Saints Gang is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Krejza can't fight it off and eventually Sacred Saints Gang manages to take the fight to the floor. Krejza looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Krejza manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Sacred Saints Gang is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sacred Saints Gang is trying to break the clinch but Krejza has him pressed against the cage.

Sacred Saints Gang lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Krejza has one foot on Sacred Saints Gang's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Krejza misses with a two punch combination.
Krejza misses with the combination.
Krejza looks to land a body kick but Sacred Saints Gang moved away.
Krejza closes the distance and clinches up with Sacred Saints Gang, looking for a takedown. Krejza pushes Sacred Saints Gang against the cage but Sacred Saints Gang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Krejza has managed to clinch.
Sacred Saints Gang is trying to break free.

Sacred Saints Gang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Krejza.
Sacred Saints Gang throws a head kick but Krejza moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krejza tries to bum rush Sacred Saints Gang with a series of wild strikes but Sacred Saints Gang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krejza avoids the head kick by Sacred Saints Gang.
Krejza throws a nice outside leg kick.
Sacred Saints Gang throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A punch combination from Sacred Saints Gang misses.
Sacred Saints Gang avoids a kick to the body.
Sacred Saints Gang is looking to counter punch.
Krejza lands a nice looking body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sacred Saints Gang lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Krejza has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Krejza and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Krejza pushes Sacred Saints Gang up against the cage in a clinch.

Krejza is trying to trip Sacred Saints Gang. He has hold of a leg but Sacred Saints Gang is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Krejza persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krejza scoring with some ground and pound.
Krejza looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sacred Saints Gang keeping moving, preventing Krejza from controlling successfully.
Sacred Saints Gang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sacred Saints Gang tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang keeping full guard, as Krejza tries to pass.
Krejza scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krejza is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krejza scoring with some ground and pound.
Krejza landing some decent shots from guard.
Krejza postures up and lands a big shot to Sacred Saints Gang's brow.
Krejza stopping the sweep attempt from Sacred Saints Gang.
Krejza looking to pass the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to stand up but Krejza is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenik Krejza dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krejza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sacred Saints Gang.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Krejza. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sacred Saints Gang misses with a body punch
and Krejza counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Sacred Saints Gang gets tackled into the cage by Krejza. Krejza maintains the clinch.

Krejza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sacred Saints Gang throws a leg kick but Krejza moved away.

Krejza is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sacred Saints Gang's half guard.
Jenik Krejza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to get back to full guard.
Sacred Saints Gang makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sacred Saints Gang.
Krejza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Krejza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sacred Saints Gang working a defensive guard here.
Krejza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sacred Saints Gang is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to sweep here but Krejza controlling him for the moment.
Krejza wants to control from the top but Sacred Saints Gang keeps moving.
Sacred Saints Gang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sacred Saints Gang controls Krejza momentarily but Krejza frees himself.
Sacred Saints Gang is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Krejza content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Krejza stands and throws Sacred Saints Gang's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Krejza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krejza trying to control the position but Sacred Saints Gang is working away.
Krejza has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sacred Saints Gang!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krejza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Krejza looking to control but Sacred Saints Gang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sacred Saints Gang is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to control but Krejza is having none of it.

Krejza is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sacred Saints Gang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sacred Saints Gang shrugs it off.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to control but Krejza is having none of it.
Sacred Saints Gang is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krejza with shots to the head and body - Sacred Saints Gang looks very uncomfortable down there.
Sacred Saints Gang is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Krejza cracks Sacred Saints Gang with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Krejza looking to finish Sacred Saints Gang with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sacred Saints Gang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Krejza looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sacred Saints Gang is one step ahead there.
Sacred Saints Gang postures up.

Krejza has his feet on Sacred Saints Gang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Krejza throws a head kick but Sacred Saints Gang moves out of range.
Sacred Saints Gang has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krejza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sacred Saints Gang as he jumps to the side.
An attempted straight right counter from Sacred Saints Gang misses the target.
Krejza swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sacred Saints Gang counters with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Sacred Saints Gang.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sacred Saints Gang throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Krejza tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sacred Saints Gang is in Krejza's guard.

Krejza manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang is trying to push Krejza away but Krejza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Krejza manages to break the clinch.

Krejza looking to score a takedown here. Sacred Saints Gang is defending well but Krejza drives through and ends up in Sacred Saints Gang's guard.

Sacred Saints Gang wriggles free and stands up.

Krejza has closed the distance and engaged Sacred Saints Gang in a clinch.
Sacred Saints Gang is trying to break the clinch but Krejza is controlling him.

Krejza escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krejza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sacred Saints Gang looks to land a right hand but Krejza moved out of range.
Krejza misses with a wild combination.
Sacred Saints Gang changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jenik Krejza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Krejza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Sacred Saints Gang tries a head kick but it misses.
Krejza lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Sacred Saints Gang shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krejza is trying to defend but Sacred Saints Gang finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Sacred Saints Gang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krejza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sacred Saints Gang is working away from the top position though.
Sacred Saints Gang working Krejza over with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sacred Saints Gang throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sacred Saints Gang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Krejza has one foot on Sacred Saints Gang's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krejza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sacred Saints Gang just misses with a punch to the body.
Krejza is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krejza throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang has been cut.

Sacred Saints Gang changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krejza looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Krejza throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Krejza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Krejza takes the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Krejza breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krejza goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krejza lands a head kick!

Sacred Saints Gang is rocked!
Krejza fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Sacred Saints Gang. No joy for Krejza on that attempt.
Sacred Saints Gang is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Krejza does no damage.

Sacred Saints Gang shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sacred Saints Gang was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sacred Saints Gang landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krejza is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sacred Saints Gang connects with a decent elbow.
Krejza defending against the ground and pound.
Krejza wants to control but Sacred Saints Gang postures up.
Sacred Saints Gang tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sacred Saints Gang trying to control the action but Krejza is working from the bottom.
Sacred Saints Gang fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sacred Saints Gang creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Krejza sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Sacred Saints Gang working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Krejza wants to control but Sacred Saints Gang postures up.
Krejza tries to improve position but can't.
Krejza is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Krejza throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krejza.
Sacred Saints Gang looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Krejza throws the kick towards the body but Sacred Saints Gang avoids it.
Krejza is looking to clinch.

Krejza moves into the clinch successfully.

Krejza turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sacred Saints Gang bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Krejza throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Sacred Saints Gang was covering up waiting for the punch and Krejza finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sacred Saints Gang wants to stand and escape but Krejza is having none of it.
Krejza connects with a couple of short punches.
Og King Kong Sacred Saints Gang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sacred Saints Gang keeping moving, preventing Krejza from controlling successfully.

Sacred Saints Gang has his foot on Krejza's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krejza works his way back into a safe position though.
Krejza advances to half guard.
Jenik Krejza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krejza content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Sacred Saints Gang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krejza pulls his head out easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jenik Krejza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krejza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jenik Krejza!