PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Kraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedito Braga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedito Braga is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Kraft
vs
Braga

180 cm
27
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

185 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Kraft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedito Braga!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Kraft.
Kraft lands a body shot.
A slow jab from Kraft misses its intended target.

Braga clinches up against the cage.
Kraft lands a nice uppercut.
Kraft managing to block the knees to the body from Braga.
Braga with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Braga scores a nice knee to the body.
Kraft taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Kraft.
Braga looking to throw knees to the head but Kraft is blocking nicely.
Kraft has Braga pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kraft.
Braga landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraft throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kraft scores with a shoulder strike.
Braga misses with a knee strike.
Braga landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraft lands a nice shot to the body.
Braga looks gassed!
Braga blocks a body shot from Kraft.
Kraft tries to throw a body punch but Braga avoids it by throwing Kraft back against the cage.
Kraft scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kraft creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kraft on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kraft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Braga is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kraft is defending well for now.
Still in the clinch, Kraft scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kraft avoiding damage as Braga throws knees to the body.
Braga tries to throw a body punch but Kraft avoids it by throwing Braga back against the cage.
Braga misses with a knee strike.
Kraft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kraft lands a left hand that snaps the head of Braga backwards.
Kraft stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Braga throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kraft blocks it with crossed arms.
Braga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kraft avoids it.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
Kraft dodges an elbow strike from Braga.
Kraft scores with a nice hook to the head.
Braga missing with knees to the body.
Kraft is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Kraft for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraft blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kraft lands with a left to the head.
Kraft works on Braga's body with a couple of short punches.
Braga letting Kraft take a breather here.
A right handed body shot lands from Kraft.
Braga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kraft lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kraft content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Braga trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kraft.
A nice left hand lands by Kraft.

Braga is rocked!
Braga's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Braga is still on wobbly legs! Can Kraft finish him?
Kraft lands an uppercut.
Kraft stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A nice left hand lands by Kraft.
Kraft creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Braga's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Braga drops to his knees and Kraft pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Kraft!