PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 744 p4p, 1183 weight class) and Shu Fang Tzeng (ranked 52 p4p, 84 weight class). Kruth comes into the arena with Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden blaring out of the sound system. Tzeng has chosen Mantra Chant as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kruth
vs
Tzeng

176 cm
26
148
11 - 1 - 0

165 cm
40
127
32 - 11 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Brawler
Good gas tank

Conviction
Fantasy Threads

Northern Zombie

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shu Fang Tzeng!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tzeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kruth looking for a takedown.

Tzeng gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kruth tries to roll over but Tzeng keeps him under control.

Tzeng is looking for a kimura but Kruth is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tzeng to get the leverage.

Tzeng seems to be working for a kimura but Kruth defends the submission attempt.
Kruth manages to get to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruth trying to control the position.
Tzeng won't allow Kruth to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kruth manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tzeng manages to get himself to full guard.

Kruth wants to control from the top but Tzeng keeps moving.
Kruth postures up in Tzeng's guard and throws a big left but Tzeng blocks it.
Kruth wants to control from the top but Tzeng keeps moving.

Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruth is aware though and is defending well.

Tzeng is looking for a triangle but Kruth pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruth is aware though and is defending well.
Kruth stands and throws Tzeng's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kruth is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruth works to advance to full mount. Tzeng defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.

Kruth looking for a guillotine from mount but Tzeng is having none of it.
Kruth pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kruth prevents Tzeng from getting the reversal.

Kruth is working for a guillotine from mount but Tzeng frees his head quite easily.
Kruth tries to control but Tzeng wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kruth looking to control but Tzeng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tzeng is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kruth looking to control but Tzeng is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kruth sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kruth will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kruth wants to take Tzeng's back but he can't do it this time.

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.
Tzeng is looking to improve his position but Kruth isn't that keen on the idea.
Kruth avoids the attempt from Tzeng to control.
Tzeng is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kruth has taken his back.

Kruth is looking for a rear naked choke here but Tzeng reverses the position brilliantly into Kruth's guard!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kruth is on top in guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jorgen Kruth will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kruth shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tzeng sprawls well. Tzeng wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kruth gets slowly back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kruth is defended easily by Tzeng.
Jorgen Kruth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruth has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorgen Kruth. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kruth shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tzeng's guard.

Tzeng is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruth is aware though and is defending well.
Tzeng keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kruth is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tzeng is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tzeng has escaped and now he's on top!

Tzeng drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tzeng jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tzeng drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kruth looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kruth looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kruth!

Jorgen Kruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tzeng is trying to improve his position.

Kruth tries for a kimura but Tzeng is defending well.
Kruth trying to control the action but Tzeng is working from the bottom.
Kruth is trying to move to mount but Tzeng reverses beautifully and ends up in Kruth's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng pushing down on Kruth's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Tzeng looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kruth is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tzeng's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tzeng's back!
Tzeng is really stuck here.
Tzeng is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Kruth off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Kruth working for the choke.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tzeng trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Will Kruth go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

Kruth looking to break Tzeng's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Tzeng remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Kruth will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

Kruth has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Tzeng has hold of Kruth's leg, trying to break free but it's let Kruth lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Tzeng is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Kruth throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jorgen Kruth!
After the fight, Jorgen Kruth was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.