PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Kroton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroton comes to the cage accompanied by Mastodon - Blood and Thunder. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kroton
vs
Prime

199 cm
23
275 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

200 cm
28
260 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Milo Kroton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Optimus Prime!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kroton was well out of range. Poor timing from Prime.
Kroton tried to score with a low kick but Prime checks it.
Kroton misses with a lunging right hand
and Prime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prime misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kroton.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kroton closes the distance and clinches.
Prime misses with the head strike.
Kroton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kroton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kroton can't find room to land a body shot as Prime controls the action.

Kroton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Prime smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kroton.
Prime tries to clinch but Kroton moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Prime cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prime tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kroton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Prime swings widly with a right hand

and Kroton counters with a shoot takedown. Prime fights it but they end up in guard.
Kroton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prime works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kroton stopping the sweep attempt from Prime.
Kroton wants to pass the guard but Prime is keeping the position.
Kroton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kroton tries to free his leg and advance position but Prime is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroton trying to control the position from guard on top but Prime is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Kroton tries to free his leg and advance position but Prime is retaining full guard.
Prime avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kroton trying to control but Prime is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Milo Kroton.
Prime swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kroton counters with a good low kick that Prime was not able to check.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroton moves away from the strike by Prime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kroton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Prime throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kroton's waist but Kroton gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Prime off to one side.
Kroton misses with a kick to the body
and Prime counters with a nice body shot.
Prime lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kroton's sensitive parts.
Kroton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Prime is looking to clinch but Kroton is avoiding it.
Prime throws a jab but it's blocked by Kroton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroton looks for the body kick but Prime saw that one coming.
Kroton swings away with a body shot that misses
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.
Kroton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Prime counters with a stiff right hand.
Kroton tried to score with a low kick but Prime checks it.
A jab from Kroton finds it's way through Prime's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Prime is countered with a crisp right hand from Kroton that sends him to the canvas! Kroton follows him to the mat into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kroton working the ground and pound.
Kroton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kroton dominated that round.
That's time! Kroton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Prime ducks under a wild hook from Kroton.
Prime's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kroton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prime scrambles back to his feet.
Kroton ducks under a wild hook from Prime.

Prime shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kroton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prime's back!
Prime covers up after that shot from Kroton.

Prime is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kroton gets his way!
Kroton is punishing Prime with strikes - can he finish him?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroton controls the action.
Prime tries to escape the position.
Kroton struggling to land strikes to the head as Prime covers up.
Kroton lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Kroton is riding his opponent, not letting Prime buck him off.
Kroton is working the ground and pound. Can Prime escape?
Kroton is working the ground and pound. Can Prime escape?
Kroton lands shots from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Milo Kroton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prime is in bad spot here.
Prime turns into Kroton and is now in his guard.
Kroton wants to sweep but no luck.
Prime trying to control the position from guard on top but Kroton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prime throwing strikes from guard but Kroton blocks nicely.
Prime with a flurry of punches that miss.
Prime advances position into side control!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prime just content to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime is looking to take a break and control but Kroton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Prime working the body and head with strikes.
Kroton is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Prime's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Prime is keen to just control but Kroton is a slippery customer.
Kroton is trying to control but can't.
Kroton wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
Prime scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kroton is not content to let Prime control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Prime there.
Kroton is staying active underneath Prime, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kroton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Prime's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Prime's back!
Prime covers up after that shot from Kroton.
Can Prime hold on?! Kroton is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Prime is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kroton trying to control momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime is covering up but some of the strikes from Kroton are getting through and doing damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Kroton dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A big left from Kroton misses.
A low kick from Kroton is predictable there
and Prime counters with a left to the body.
Prime throws an overhand right that lands on Kroton's shoulder, as Kroton tries to avoid the shot.
Prime tries to work over Kroton's front leg with a kick but Kroton checks it.
Kroton thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Kroton misses
and Prime counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Prime scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kroton doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime lands a slapping body shot.
Kroton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Prime counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Milo Kroton has been cut.
Prime dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kroton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Prime moves in looking to clinch but Kroton pushes him off.
Prime clobbers Kroton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kroton looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Optimus Prime has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kroton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Prime.
Kroton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prime counters with an outside leg kick.
Kroton avoids the head kick by Prime.
Kroton misses with an uppercut
and Prime counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Prime. Kroton does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroton throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Prime to counter with a crisp jab.

Prime shoots in and bounces Kroton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Prime wants to control from the top but Kroton keeps moving.
Kroton controls Prime momentarily but Prime frees himself.
Kroton wants to sweep here but Prime controlling him for the moment.
Prime stands up over Kroton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroton is trying to control the position but Prime postures up.

Kroton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Prime defends well.
Prime passes Kroton's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Prime is trying to control. Kroton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kroton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prime thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kroton's head.
Prime not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroton wants to improve his position but Prime is controlling well.
Kroton trying to hold on to Prime's head to control him but Prime postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Optimus Prime comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kroton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!