PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Krug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Krug has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krug
vs
Fox

181 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Krug!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charlie Fox!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fox darts in and clinches Krug up against the cage.
Fox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Fox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fox jabs at Krug's body.
Fox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krug.
Fox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krug moves away.
Fox blocks a head kick by Krug.

Fox moves into the clinch.
Krug trying to control the position but instead, Fox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krug into the cage.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krug backwards.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krug.

Fox breaks the clinch.
Krug tries to clinch
and Fox counters with a stiff right hand.
Charlie Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krug fails to land the takedown.
Krug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krug misses with a takedown attempt - Fox sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Krug. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Fox throws a chopping leg kick but Krug manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fox missing with a left hand there. Krug was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Some wild striking there from Fox.
Charlie Fox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Fox rushes Krug and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fox is leaning against Krug and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krug drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fox gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fox lands a right hand.
Krug is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox is working Krug over against the cage.
Krug wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krug tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fox smiles and moves away.
Krug avoids the body shot from Fox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a wild combination.
Krug tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fox swivels and escapes.

Fox gets a clinch.
Krug's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fox is working Krug over against the cage.
Krug is breathing heavily.
Fox is pushing Krug up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fox lands a nice uppercut.

Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krug takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fox fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krug manages to avoid it.
Fox looks to land a right hand but Krug moved out of range.
Fox throws a series of strikes that have Krug backpedaling.
Krug avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krug keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krug wants to clinch.

Fox moves into the clinch.
Krug changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fox fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krug.
Horrible takedown by Krug or perhaps it was just good defense by Fox which made him look bad.
Fox tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Krug is able to avoid easily.
Fox misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krug.
Fox throws the left hand but Krug avoids the punch easily.
Fox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krug was well out of range. Poor timing from Fox.

Fox has closed the distance and engaged Krug in a clinch.
Fox tries to work over Krug's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fox breaks the clinch.
Krug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Krug shoots and misses
and Fox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Fox wants to clinch up but Krug keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Krug.
Krug tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fox keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krug takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krug tries to score a power double leg takedown but Fox sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krug somewhat.
Fox misses with a body shot.
Fox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Krug throws a series of punches but Fox avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Fox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fox slaps away a takedown attempt from Krug, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fox misses with a wild body shot.
Spencer Krug is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox misses with a double jab.
Krug lands with a cross.
Krug tries for a takedown but Fox circles away easily
and Fox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fox will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krug wants to clinch but Fox slips to the side
and Fox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Fox does no damage.
Krug fails with the takedown

and Fox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Krug. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee calls for Fox to work.
Fox lands with a left to the head.
Krug has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Fox breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice combination there by Fox.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Fox is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krug rather than just go for the knockout.
Krug throws a wild body kick that Fox sees coming a mile off.
Fox lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krug circles away quickly and effectively.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Krug misses with a takedown attempt

and Fox counters by clinching up.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Krug is working for takedown but Fox is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
A short body shot lands from Fox as the two fighters clinch.
Fox leaning against his opponent.
Fox cracks Krug with a nice body shot.
Fox's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fox continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox lands a left hand.
Fox presses Krug against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fox works on Krug's body with a couple of short punches.

Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox loads up on a big right hand but Krug slips the punch.
Krug tries a head kick but it misses.
Fox connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krug's hands.

Fox has Krug up against the cage in a clinch.

Fox breaks the clinch.
Krug misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fox connects with a crisp jab.
Krug uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fox.
Krug dives in and grabs Fox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fox pushes down on Krug's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Fox misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Krug. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Krug slips under a jab from Fox.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krug keeps the fight on the outside.
Krug misses with a few strikes there.
Krug fails with a takedown attempt.
Fox tries to clinch there but Krug circles away.
Fox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krug takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fox throws a right and a left that Krug avoids nicely.

Fox pushes Krug up against the cage in a clinch.
Fox working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fox stalling in the clinch.
Krug jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fox walks away with a smile on his face. Krug gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox misses with a two punch combination.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.

Krug closes the distance and clinches.
Fox lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Fox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krug tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox is looking to clinch but Krug is avoiding it.
Krug moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Fox digs a good hook to Krug's body.
Fox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fox thows a body shot but no joy.
Krug throws a head kick but Fox moves out of range.
Fox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Krug tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krug has a takedown stuffed.
Fox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Fox instigates a clinch.
Krug has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fox lands a shot to the body.
Fox lands a nice shot to the body.
Fox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good body shot from Fox.

Fox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charlie Fox seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fox misses with a jab, cross combination.

Fox has closed the distance and engaged Krug in a clinch.
Fox has Krug pressed against the cage.
Fox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox is working Krug over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox pushes Krug back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fox is working Krug over against the cage.
Krug wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Krug. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Fox.
A short uppercut from Fox.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fox.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fox takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fox digs a right hand into Krug's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krug's gas tank.

Fox breaks from the clinch.

Fox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Charlie Fox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Fox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krug shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krug fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krug in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Krug moved out of range nicely.
Krug closes the distance looking to clinch
and Fox counters with a right hand to the body.
Fox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Fox clinches up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Fox - that landed with a thud.
Krug blocks an uppercut.
Fox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Fox breaks from the clinch.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Fox rushes Krug and presses him up against the cage.
Fox scores with a shot to the side of Krug's head.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krug or not.

Fox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fox throws a body punch but Krug moves out of range.
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krug clinches but Fox breaks the clinch
letting Fox counter with a right hand.
Krug shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fox pinned against the cage. Fox gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Krug looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fox is fending him off so far but Krug persists. Nope, Fox circles away and we're back to standing.
Fox tries to bum rush Krug with a series of wild strikes but Krug uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krug has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Fox.
Krug showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
Fox scores with a three punch combo!

Fox drives through and clinches with Krug against the cage.
Charlie Fox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krug has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Fox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krug fails to pull guard.
A short right from Fox on the inside.
Krug fails to pull guard.
Fox lands a body punch.
Krug has Fox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Krug.
Krug is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fox is keeping busy.
Fox stalling.
A short uppercut from Fox.
Spencer Krug has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fox is working Krug over against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charlie Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fox 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charlie Fox!