PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vasily Krakow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Crichton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Krakow
vs
Crichton

180 cm
25
162 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

172 cm
23
167 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Cobra Kai Nutrition (St. Pete's Best)

Hell's Balls Recovery

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vasily Krakow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Crichton!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crichton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crichton throws a lazy right hand but Krakow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krakow misses with a body shot
and Krakow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crichton.
Crichton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Crichton lands a left and a right that send Krakow crashing to the mat, dazed. Crichton thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krakow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crichton.
Krakow tests Crichton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crichton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crichton misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Crichton.
Crichton swings for the body but Krakow moves out of range.
Crichton digs a good hook to Krakow's body.
A swing and a miss from Crichton.
Crichton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krakow doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crichton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krakow slips under a jab from Crichton.
Krakow misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Krakow.
Crichton misses with a looping right.
A combination from Crichton does no damage.
Krakow moves away from the strike by Crichton.
Krakow throws a body kick that misses.
Crichton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crichton scores with a jab.
Crichton misses with a double jab.
Krakow throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Krakow moves out of range.
Krakow shoots in and drives through. Crichton sprawls well.
Crichton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crichton throws a jab when Krakow was well out of range.
Krakow slips a straight right by Crichton.
John Crichton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krakow tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crichton was well out of range. Poor timing from Krakow.
Nice defenses there by Krakow.
Crichton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krakow uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crichton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow looks to land a left hand but Crichton moved out of range nicely.
Krakow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crichton moves away.
Krakow blocks a jab.
Crichton misses with a body shot

and Krakow counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crichton's guard now.
Krakow lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crichton can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krakow throws a big right hand that misses.
Krakow is looking to stand up but Crichton won't let him.
Krakow stopping the sweep attempt from Crichton.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crichton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Crichton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crichton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
John Crichton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Crichton misses.
Crichton scores with a decent looking hook.
Crichton lands a nice shot that snaps Krakow's head back.
Crichton throws a shot from downtown. Krakow moves away and avoids it.
Crichton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crichton ducks under a wild hook from Krakow.
Crichton slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Crichton.
Krakow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krakow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
John Crichton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crichton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crichton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crichton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krakow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krakow has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krakow there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton misses the body punch
and Krakow counters with a straight right hand.

Krakow drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crichton holds on and takes a little breather.
Krakow tries to free his leg and advance position but Crichton is retaining full guard.
Crichton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Krakow is controlling him.
Krakow wants to control from the top but Crichton keeps moving.

Krakow drops back looking for a leg! Crichton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crichton manages to kick Krakow off! Krakow jumps back into Crichton's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crichton keeping moving, preventing Krakow from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crichton scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crichton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krakow.
Crichton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crichton throws a lazy right hand but Krakow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton scores with the left hand. Krakow knows he should have avoided that one.
Krakow avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Crichton misses the target.
Crichton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krakow slips a jab and a cross from Crichton.
Krakow connects with a looping right hand.
Crichton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good shot there by Krakow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Crichton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crichton works Krakow's body with a nice hook.
Crichton thows a body shot but no joy.
Krakow looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Krakow slips under a jab from Crichton.
Crichton misses with a looping right.
Krakow wants to slow Crichton down by chopping away at his legs.
Krakow defending well as Crichton loads up on a big left hand.
Crichton throws a hook but Krakow blocks it.
Crichton jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crichton ducks under a wild hook from Krakow.
Crichton connects with a single shot there.
Crichton throws a series of punches but Krakow avoids them all with ease.
A left and a right from Crichton both land. Nice combination.
Krakow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krakow ducks under a wild hook from Crichton.
Krakow pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crichton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crichton misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crichton looks to throw the jab but Krakow is out of range.
Krakow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crichton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Krakow.
Krakow misses with a takedown
and Crichton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krakow slips under a jab.
Crichton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krakow looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crichton throws a lazy right hand but Krakow sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Krakow does it's job there.
Krakow has a takedown stuffed.
Krakow has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vasily Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krakow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crichton swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krakow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krakow is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crichton scores with a sloppy right hand. Krakow should have avoided that one.
Crichton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crichton digs a good body shot into Krakow's ribs.
Crichton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crichton throws a hook but Krakow avoids it easily.
Krakow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crichton.
Crichton moves out of range of the body kick from Krakow.
Crichton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crichton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krakow moves forwards but Crichton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vasily Krakow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Crichton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krakow misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Crichton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crichton 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Crichton!