PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sutanto Krono (ranked 4345 p4p, 24916 weight class) and MacBeth Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo has chosen Hair Of The Dog as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Krono
vs
Bravo

168 cm
20
171
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
165
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Hilo, Sutanto Krono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, MacBeth Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krono fails to land the takedown.
As Krono backs off Bravo throws a huge counter combo but Krono manages to avoid it all.
Krono throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bravo's waist but Bravo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krono off to one side.
Bravo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Krono shoots in and drives through. Bravo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sutanto Krono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bravo slaps away a takedown attempt from Krono, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krono lunges at Bravo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bravo's hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krono forces Bravo back against the cage and clinches.
Krono misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Krono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bravo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bravo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bravo is looking for the big counter here.
Krono looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
Krono misses with a kick to the body
and Bravo counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krono fails with a takedown attempt.
Krono is breathing heavily.
Bravo misses with a double jab.
Krono throws a big counter combination but Bravo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Krono throws a head kick that misses.
Krono throws a leg kick that misses.
Bravo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krono shoots for a double leg takedown but Bravo sprawls well. He's pushed Krono's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bravo throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krono circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloppy strikes from Bravo. Those never looked like landing.
Bravo tries to bum rush Krono with a series of wild strikes but Krono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravo throws a right and a left that Krono avoids nicely.
Bravo misses with a two punch combination.
Decent striking displayed by Krono there.
Bravo throws a right hand that Krono ducks under and follows up with a left that Krono also avoids with ease.
Krono fails with the takedown
and Bravo counters with a left and a right that stings Krono.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bravo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krono moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravo tries to bum rush Krono with a series of wild strikes but Krono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krono changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravo looks to land a combination. Krono sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bravo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bravo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bravo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bravo tries to bum rush Krono with a series of wild strikes but Krono uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

MacBeth Bravo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bravo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sutanto Krono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krono wants to clinch up but Bravo keeps it at a distance.
Bravo unleashes a big counter combination but Krono bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Krono misses with a takedown attempt - Bravo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Krono shoots for a takedown but Bravo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krono looks for a takedown but Bravo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sutanto Krono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krono doesn't manage to clinch there - Bravo circles away.
MacBeth Bravo seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Krono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bravo avoids the head kick by Krono.
Krono pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bravo throws a series of punches but Krono moves out of range.
MacBeth Bravo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo throws a right hand that Krono ducks under and follows up with a left that Krono also avoids with ease.

Krono has Bravo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Bravo tries to throw a body punch but Krono avoids it by throwing Bravo back against the cage.
Bravo misses with a punch to the body.
Knees to the body from Krono.
Krono stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krono is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bravo is defending well.
Krono prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Krono prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo tries a body shot but Krono blocks it.
Bravo misses with a body punch.
Krono prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Krono looking to slow down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krono jumps guard but Bravo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bravo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Krono is working for takedown but Bravo is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krono prevents a body shot from Bravo.
Bravo struggles to land a body shot inside as Krono controls his hands.
Krono changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bravo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Some wild striking there from Bravo.
Sutanto Krono is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bravo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krono circles away quickly and effectively.
Krono tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bravo manages to circle out of the way.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

MacBeth Bravo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Bravo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Krono moves into the clinch.
Krono connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like MacBeth Bravo has been cut.
Bravo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krono blocks a body shot from Bravo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Krono goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bravo prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krono drags the fight down to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krono not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Krono is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bravo defends well.

Bravo gets to his feet. Krono looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bravo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
No joy there for Bravo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Bravo looks to move away, Krono throws a big counter combo but Bravo just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravo misses with a few strikes there.
Bravo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Bravo tries to keep at a distance but Krono has taken the fight into the clinch.
Krono jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bravo walks away with a smile on his face. Krono gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bravo throws a series of strikes that have Krono backpedaling.
Bravo leaves Krono with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bravo unleashes a big counter combination but Krono bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sutanto Krono. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bravo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krono feinted with a counter takedown.
Bravo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bravo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bravo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Krono takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bravo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krono is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bravo.
Krono avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krono misses with a body shot
and Bravo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bravo feints a jab promting Krono to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krono slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bravo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bravo feints a jab promting Krono to slip. Bravo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krono slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bravo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krono went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bravo swinging wildly here.
Krono tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bravo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sutanto Krono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacBeth Bravo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krono doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bravo counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
MacBeth Bravo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bravo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MacBeth Bravo!
Post fight, MacBeth Bravo took to the microphone: 'I Love Kick Boxing!'.