PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kraschinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougy Weight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kraschinsky
vs
Weight

175 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Kraschinsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dougy Weight!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Sergei Dronov and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraschinsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kraschinsky scores with a head kick.
Weight cracks the inside of Kraschinsky's front leg.
Weight misses with a body shot.
Weight connects with a body shot that sends Kraschinsky's belly button to the back.
Some wild striking there from Kraschinsky.
Kraschinsky's jab looks to have found its range, popping Weight under the eye.
Kraschinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kraschinsky pushes Weight away with a front kick.
Kraschinsky moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weight looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weight showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kraschinsky.
Weight takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Weight looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kraschinskys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight tries a head kick but it misses.
Weight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kraschinsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Weight.
Kraschinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Kraschinsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Kraschinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weight has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kraschinsky - that will leave a mark!
Kraschinsky throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Weight.
Kraschinsky looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraschinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weight circles away quickly and effectively.
Weight tests Kraschinsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kraschinsky lunges at Weight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weight's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kraschinsky scoring well with a low kick there.
Weight throws a hook to the side of Kraschinsky's head but Kraschinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weight walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ivan Kraschinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kraschinsky misses with a straight right.
Kraschinsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Weight.
Kraschinsky pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Weight looks to land a left hand but Kraschinsky moved out of range nicely.
Kraschinsky lunges at Weight with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weight's hand.
Kraschinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Weight avoids the head kick by Kraschinsky.
Weight avoids the body shot from Kraschinsky.
Kraschinsky misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraschinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Weight moves out of range easily.
Kraschinsky lands a glancing blow to the side of Weight's head.
Ivan Kraschinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraschinsky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kraschinsky is breathing heavily.
Weight throws a shot from downtown. Kraschinsky moves away and avoids it.
Kraschinsky feints and then cracks Weight's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Weight down.
Weight listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kraschinsky with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sloppy strikes from Kraschinsky. Those never looked like landing.
Weight feints and then cracks Kraschinsky's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kraschinsky down.
Kraschinsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kraschinsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Weight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraschinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Weight moves out of range easily.
Weight misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kraschinsky lands a head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kraschinsky swinging wildly here.
Weight looks to land a body kick but Kraschinsky moved away.
Kraschinsky throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kraschinsky falls off balance throwing a combination

and Weight counters with a flying knee that drops Kraschinsky!

Kraschinsky is rocked!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kraschinsky keeping moving, preventing Weight from controlling successfully.
Oh Kraschinsky is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraschinsky seems to have got his legs back now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kraschinsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Weight tries a head kick but it misses.
Kraschinsky stalks Weight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Weight's face. Weight staggers backwards, shaken.
Ivan Kraschinsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Kraschinsky.
Kraschinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weight circles away quickly and effectively.
Kraschinsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weight slips a jab and a cross from Kraschinsky.
Ivan Kraschinsky is winning the standup battle so far.
Kraschinsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraschinsky falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kraschinsky moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kraschinsky avoids a kick to the body.
Weight misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Weight throws a sloppy head kick and Kraschinsky moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraschinsky displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kraschinsky swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Weight tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kraschinsky is able to avoid easily.
Weight looks to land a body kick but Kraschinsky moved away.
A head kick by Kraschinsky misses
and Weight counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Weight.
Weight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kraschinsky looks to land a combination but Weight avoids it well.
Kraschinsky avoids the head kick by Weight.
Kraschinsky throws a leg kick which misses Weight's front leg but catches the back leg as Weight tries to avoid it.
Kraschinsky throws a lazy head kick
and Weight counters with a slapping leg kick.
Weight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraschinsky.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraschinsky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Weight counters with a left to the body.
Weight throws a head kick that misses.
Weight throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraschinsky throws a head kick but Weight moves out of range.
Weight throws a hook to the side of Kraschinsky's head but Kraschinsky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab, jab by Kraschinsky - just one landing.
Kraschinsky throws a sloppy head kick and Weight moves out of range easily.
Kraschinsky throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Weight counters with a head kick. That will keep Kraschinsky thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Weight misses with a body kick.
Kraschinsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Weight.
Kraschinsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weight circles away quickly and effectively.
Weight throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kraschinsky's head.
Weight throws a sloppy head kick and Kraschinsky moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraschinsky throws a nice looking combination but Weight bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Weight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kraschinsky moves away.
Weight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kraschinsky misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Weight - that will leave a mark!
Kraschinsky takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kraschinsky.
Kraschinsky throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Weight counter with a right hand.
Weight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraschinsky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kraschinsky avoids the body shot from Weight.
Kraschinsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weight ducks under a wild hook from Kraschinsky.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weight pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kraschinsky back to the cage. Weight follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Weight wants to slow Kraschinsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Kraschinsky cracks Weight with a good jab.
Weight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kraschinsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kraschinsky slips under a jab.
Kraschinsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraschinsky misses with a few strikes there.
Kraschinsky stuffs the takedown.
Kraschinsky misses with a double jab
and Weight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kraschinsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraschinsky misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Weight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dougy Weight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Kraschinsky's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kraschinsky looks up at the clock. Bad move! Weight lands a right hand from hell, dropping Kraschinsky. Weight pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dougy Weight!