PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harrison Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke's entrance music is Posse!. A fine choice. Kritzkiy has chosen Rasputin by Boney M as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Duke
vs
Kritzkiy

188 cm
21
235 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
240 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harrison Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kritzkiy clinches up against the cage.
Duke lands a nice knee to the body.
Kritzkiy throws a head punch that misses.
Duke pushes Kritzkiy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duke.

It looks like Sev Kritzkiy has been cut.
Duke lands a knee to the body.
Kritzkiy wants to get back to striking at distance but Duke won't allow it.
Duke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Duke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Duke lands a shoulder strike.

Kritzkiy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A slow jab from Kritzkiy misses its intended target.
Duke's corner calls for a 1-2. Duke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kritzkiy wants to clinch up but Duke keeps it at a distance.
Duke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kritzkiy looks gassed!
Duke cracks Kritzkiy with an open hand slap.

Kritzkiy is rocked!
A head kick misses from Duke.

Duke has Kritzkiy up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Duke.
Kritzkiy takes a knee right on the jaw!

That has opened up Sev Kritzkiy's cut even more.
Duke with a knee to the head.
Kritzkiy is still on wobbly legs! Can Duke finish him?
Kritzkiy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kritzkiy seems to have recovered his senses.
Kritzkiy is trying to push Duke away but Duke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kritzkiy trying to control the position but instead, Duke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kritzkiy into the cage.
Kritzkiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke lands an elbow that stopped Kritzkiy in his tracks for a moment.
Kritzkiy being controlled against the cage.
Duke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Duke comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kritzkiy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duke throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kritzkiy is trying to force a seperation but Duke has the dominant position.
Duke lands an elbow that stopped Kritzkiy in his tracks for a moment.
Duke lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Sev Kritzkiy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Duke scores with a shot to the side of Kritzkiy's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Duke.
A short uppercut from Duke.
Duke lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Duke lands a nice elbow.
Kritzkiy takes a shot to the head.
Duke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Duke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Duke lands an elbow that stopped Kritzkiy in his tracks for a moment.
Duke lands a shot to the body.
Duke lands a good knee to the midsection. Kritzkiy won't want to take too many of those.
Duke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Duke landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
Duke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kritzkiy's face.
Duke lands an elbow inside that Kritzkiy shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Duke.
Duke lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Kritzkiy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kritzkiy misses with some punches.
Duke works on Kritzkiy's body with a couple of short punches.
Duke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kritzkiy backwards.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Sev Kritzkiy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duke.
Duke lands an elbow that stopped Kritzkiy in his tracks for a moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Duke.
Duke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Duke gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Duke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Duke working Kritzkiy over with knees to the body.
Duke lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Sev Kritzkiy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harrison Duke!