PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Kruth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patony Vincze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Kruth
vs
Vincze

177 cm
22
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jakob Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Patony Vincze!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruth shoots in for a double leg but Vincze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kruth tries to clinch but Vincze moves out of range.
Kruth shoots in but no luck this time.
Kruth tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vincze swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruth fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kruth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincze.
Vincze swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruth fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruth fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vincze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kruth looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vincze pinned against the cage. Vincze gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruth wants to clinch.
Kruth showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vincze.
A head kick misses from Kruth.
Kruth fails to land the takedown.
Vincze throws a looping overhand right but Kruth ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruth tries for a takedown but Vincze sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Vincze stuffs the takedown.
Kruth slips a straight right by Vincze.
Kruth slips under a jab from Vincze.
Vincze throws a nice looking combination but Kruth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Vincze misses.
No joy there for Vincze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kruth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vincze to the mat! Vincze manages to get full guard.
Vincze has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kruth has passed into side control.
Vincze is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vincze keeps working.
Vincze manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kruth taking some punishment here, with Vincze in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vincze takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruth is breathing heavily.
Vincze scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kruth wants to control but Vincze is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruth keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vincze throwing shots but Kruth is blocking nicely.
Vincze wants to pass to mount but Kruth is defending the position.
Vincze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruth defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruth is looking to escape.
Vincze working Kruth over with strikes.
Kruth has hold of Vincze's hands but Vincze slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vincze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kruth taking some punishment here, with Vincze in his half guard.
Kruth tries to roll over but Vincze keeps him under control.
Vincze passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kruth on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kruth tries to get out of the position.

Vincze working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Vincze tries to control but Kruth wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patony Vincze dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kruth.
Vincze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vincze stuffs the takedown attempt from Kruth. Kruth gets slowly back to his feet.
Vincze throws a series of punches but Kruth avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruth pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vincze fails to land with a series of punches.
Vincze stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jakob Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vincze misses with a hook. Kruth ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincze throws a nice looking combination but Kruth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruth fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruth avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruth shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vincze looks to throw the jab but Kruth is out of range.
Vincze misses with a two punch combination.
Vincze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice defenses there by Kruth.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vincze has a takedown stuffed.
Jakob Kruth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kruth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vincze is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kruth darts in trying to clinch

and Vincze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Vincze.
Kruth fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Vincze jumps guard and drags Kruth to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kruth wants to get up but he can't break Vincze's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Vincze is on top in guard.

Vincze is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincze throwing strikes but missing.
Kruth has momentary wrist control but Vincze slips an elbow through the middle.
Kruth utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kruth keeping moving, preventing Vincze from controlling successfully.
Vincze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Vincze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vincze lands a couple of digs.
Vincze throws a big right hand that misses.

Vincze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vincze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vincze advances position into side control!
Kruth avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Vincze.
Vincze prevents Kruth from escaping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vincze tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kruth's legs.
Kruth is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patony Vincze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kruth shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Vincze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Vincze breaks the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Vincze.

Kruth gets caught flat footed, as Vincze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Vincze throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kruth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vincze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vincze thows a big elbow that misses.
Kruth has momentary wrist control but Vincze slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vincze thows a big elbow that misses.

Vincze drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kruth manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Vincze has Kruth in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincze being controlled here, momentarily.
Kruth has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kruth is looking to stand up but Vincze won't let him.
Vincze is trying to control the position but Kruth postures up.
Vincze is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vincze slips a nice elbow through Kruth's hands, connecting with Kruth's forehead.
Vincze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kruth trying to control here.
Vincze drops an elbow to the side of Kruth's head.
Vincze working over Kruth with some ground and pound. Kruth looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Vincze connects with a nice short shot to Kruth's temple.
Kruth on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Vincze passes to full mount!
Vincze lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vincze unloading with bombs!
Kruth is bucking up trying to escape but Vincze cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Patony Vincze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincze looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Vincze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Vincze trying to control but Kruth is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincze controlling from the full mount.
Kruth tries to reverse the position but Vincze maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kruth wants to control but Vincze is having none of it.
Vincze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vincze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Vincze goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Kruth is on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patony Vincze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vincze 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patony Vincze!