PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krakenius Dlhokokotus (ranked 2919 p4p, 4985 weight class) and Money Maker (ranked 0 p4p, 213 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dlhokokotus
vs
Maker

184 cm
23
182
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
135
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krakenius Dlhokokotus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Money Maker !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dlhokokotus fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Maker has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Dlhokokotus.

Dlhokokotus has closed the distance and engaged Maker in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dlhokokotus.

It looks like Money Maker has been cut.
Dlhokokotus lands an elbow just above Maker 's eye.
Dlhokokotus blocking some punches.
Dlhokokotus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maker backwards.
Dlhokokotus stalling.
Dlhokokotus scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dlhokokotus lands with a light punch inside.
Dlhokokotus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maker or not.
Dlhokokotus just leaning against Maker , taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dlhokokotus gets through Maker 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maker takes an elbow to the temple.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dlhokokotus.
Dlhokokotus lands an elbow that stopped Maker in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Money Maker 's cut even more.
Dlhokokotus has Maker pressed against the cage.
Dlhokokotus landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dlhokokotus tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maker 's elbow.
Maker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dlhokokotus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Maker 's defenses.
A frustrated look appears on Maker 's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dlhokokotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dlhokokotus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maker was well out of range. Poor timing from Dlhokokotus.
Maker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dlhokokotus clinches with his opponent.
Dlhokokotus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dlhokokotus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dlhokokotus lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Dlhokokotus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dlhokokotus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dlhokokotus misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maker throws a series of strikes that have Dlhokokotus backpedaling.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Maker is predictable there

and Dlhokokotus counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Dlhokokotus there.
Dlhokokotus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dlhokokotus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maker on the ground.
Maker misses with some strikes from the bottom.

Dlhokokotus is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Maker has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Dlhokokotus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Maker is trying to stand back up but Dlhokokotus is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maker wants to stand and escape but Dlhokokotus is having none of it.
Maker is trying to control the position but Dlhokokotus postures up.

Maker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dlhokokotus scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Maker is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dlhokokotus defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dlhokokotus accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dlhokokotus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dlhokokotus throws a big right hand that misses.
Maker wants to control but Dlhokokotus passes easily into half guard.
Dlhokokotus working the head and body with strikes.
Dlhokokotus working the head and body with strikes.
Maker wants to get back to his feet.
Maker is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dlhokokotus slips a nice elbow through Maker 's hands, connecting with Maker 's forehead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krakenius Dlhokokotus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Money Maker 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Maker scores with a one two! Dlhokokotus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Krakenius Dlhokokotus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dlhokokotus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dlhokokotus lands a jab.

Dlhokokotus pushes Maker up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dlhokokotus.
Dlhokokotus scores with a shoulder strike.
Maker takes an elbow to the temple.
Maker is trying to pull guard but Dlhokokotus turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Dlhokokotus manages to break the clinch.
Dlhokokotus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Maker takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dlhokokotus jabs Maker to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dlhokokotus is looking to slow Maker down with leg kicks.

Dlhokokotus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Maker , pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dlhokokotus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dlhokokotus moves into the clinch.
A short left from Dlhokokotus.
Dlhokokotus stalling.
Maker tries to break free but Dlhokokotus pushes him back against the cage.
Dlhokokotus working Maker over with knees to the body.
Dlhokokotus gets through Maker 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dlhokokotus is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maker can do to turn this around?
Dlhokokotus stalling the fight.
Krakenius Dlhokokotus has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dlhokokotus lands with a short shot to the head.
Dlhokokotus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The cut above Money Maker 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A right hook to the body lands for Dlhokokotus.
Dlhokokotus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Dlhokokotus works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dlhokokotus lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dlhokokotus lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dlhokokotus scores with a hook to the body.
Dlhokokotus stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dlhokokotus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maker wants to break free but Dlhokokotus has control.
Maker is looking to break free of the clinch but Dlhokokotus has double underhooks.
Dlhokokotus tries to throw a body punch but Maker avoids it by throwing Dlhokokotus back against the cage.
Maker is trying to break free.
Dlhokokotus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Maker in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Dlhokokotus manages to break the clinch.
Maker throws a shot from downtown. Dlhokokotus moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Dlhokokotus wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Dlhokokotus closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dlhokokotus lands a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dlhokokotus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Maker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dlhokokotus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Maker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dlhokokotus scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Dlhokokotus manages to break the clinch.
Dlhokokotus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maker misses with a double jab.
Maker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maker .
Maker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dlhokokotus.
Maker throws a series of punches but Dlhokokotus avoids them all with ease.
Dlhokokotus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maker .
Dlhokokotus lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Dlhokokotus. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dlhokokotus stuns Maker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dlhokokotus throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Dlhokokotus clinches.
Maker is trying to push Dlhokokotus away but Dlhokokotus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dlhokokotus manages to break the clinch.
Dlhokokotus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krakenius Dlhokokotus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Money Maker 's cut.
That's time! Dlhokokotus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Maker moves forwards but Dlhokokotus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Maker as he connects with a hook.
Dlhokokotus misses with a wild body shot.
Dlhokokotus scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dlhokokotus looks to land a combination but Maker avoids it well.
Maker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dlhokokotus misses the jab.
Maker wants to clinch up but Dlhokokotus keeps it at a distance.
Krakenius Dlhokokotus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dlhokokotus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Maker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Maker jabs Dlhokokotus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dlhokokotus looks to land a left hand but Maker moved out of range nicely.
Maker lands with a nice combination. Dlhokokotus backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Maker .

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dlhokokotus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dlhokokotus stalling.
Dlhokokotus lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maker backwards.

Dlhokokotus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dlhokokotus takes a swing at Maker 's ribcage but misses.
Dlhokokotus with the inside leg kick.
Dlhokokotus throws a body punch but Maker moves out of range.
Maker misses with the combination.

Dlhokokotus instigates a clinch.
Dlhokokotus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Dlhokokotus manages to break the clinch.
Maker throws a nice looking combination but Dlhokokotus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dlhokokotus catches Maker right on the button with a cross.
Krakenius Dlhokokotus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maker or perhaps it was just good defense by Dlhokokotus, which made it look bad.
Dlhokokotus attempts a counter takedown but Maker avoids it well and moves away.
Dlhokokotus lands a lovely overhand right.
Dlhokokotus is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maker moves forwards but Dlhokokotus connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dlhokokotus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maker .
Dlhokokotus misses with an uppercut.
Dlhokokotus misses with a body shot.
Maker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dlhokokotus plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maker misses with a series of wild punches.
Dlhokokotus lands a nice shot that snaps Maker 's head back.
Dlhokokotus lands with a slapping head kick.
Dlhokokotus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dlhokokotus takes a swing at Maker 's ribcage but misses.
Maker wants to counter with a clinch but Dlhokokotus pushes him away.
Dlhokokotus misses the shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dlhokokotus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dlhokokotus lands an elbow just above Maker 's eye.
Dlhokokotus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Maker backwards.

Dlhokokotus breaks from the clinch.
Dlhokokotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maker counters with a three punch combo that has Dlhokokotus backing up. Dlhokokotus nods at Maker to acknowledge the strikes.
Maker fails to land with a series of punches.
Krakenius Dlhokokotus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maker throws a right and a left that Dlhokokotus avoids nicely.
Maker walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Maker .
Maker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maker throws a right and a left that Dlhokokotus avoids nicely.
Maker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dlhokokotus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dlhokokotus duly obliges.
Dlhokokotus throws a hook to the side of Maker 's head but Maker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maker tries to clinch up.
Maker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dlhokokotus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Maker throws a nice looking combination but Dlhokokotus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Dlhokokotus clinches with his opponent.
Money Maker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maker takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Krakenius Dlhokokotus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dlhokokotus has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight for Krakenius Dlhokokotus!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Krakenius Dlhokokotus!
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight for Krakenius Dlhokokotus!

Krakenius Dlhokokotus wins by unanimous decision!