PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Gonzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirkko Krajc (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.

Gonzo
vs
Krajc

167 cm
21
142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

172 cm
22
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Rivers Edge Nutrition(Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dr Gonzo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirkko Krajc!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzo fails to land the takedown.
Krajc tries to clinch but Gonzo moves away
and Gonzo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gonzo thuds his right hand into Krajc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Krajc takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krajc tries a head kick but it misses.
Krajc moves away from the strike by Gonzo.
Krajc tries to close the distance and clinch but Gonzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzo moves out of range as Krajc strikes.
Gonzo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krajc tries to clinch there but Gonzo circles away.
Krajc walks into a left hand.
Gonzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krajc.
Krajc tries to clinch up.
Gonzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Gonzo just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo fails with the takedown.
Krajc wants to clinch but Gonzo slips to the side
and Gonzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gonzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krajc closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gonzo moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Gonzo.
Krajc tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krajc wants to break free but Gonzo has control.
Gonzo letting Krajc take a breather here.
Gonzo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krajc prevents a body shot from Gonzo.
Krajc tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gonzo avoids it.
Krajc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gonzo is keeping busy.
A short uppercut from Gonzo.
Gonzo lands a nice uppercut.
Krajc tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gonzo stalling against the cage.
Gonzo blocking some punches.

Krajc manages to break the clinch.
Mirkko Krajc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krajc looks to clinch
and Gonzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krajc throws a nice looking combination but Gonzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krajc tries to clinch
and Gonzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krajc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krajc takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Krajc scores with a body shot.
Gonzo misses the shot to the body.
Krajc throws a combination. Gonzo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzo.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gonzo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo misses with a body punch.
Krajc tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzo avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzo can't find room to land a body shot as Krajc controls the action.

Gonzo gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Gonzo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Gonzo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Krajc is staying active underneath Gonzo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajc wants to get back to his feet.
Krajc is looking to get back to is feet but Gonzo passes into side control.
Gonzo is looking to take a break and control but Krajc is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Krajc down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo dominated that 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.

Krajc doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzo circles away.
Krajc lunges at Gonzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gonzo's hand.
Krajc avoids the body shot from Gonzo.
Krajc tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Gonzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gonzo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dr Gonzo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice straight punches there by Gonzo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gonzo.
Gonzo tests Krajc's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gonzo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Krajc doesn't manage to clinch there - Gonzo circles away.
Krajc tries to clinch there but Gonzo circles away.
Gonzo lands with a nice body punch.
Mirkko Krajc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gonzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajc does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gonzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krajc's waist but Krajc gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gonzo off to one side.
Gonzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Krajc.
Krajc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzo can pounce on him.
Krajc wants to clinch but Gonzo slips to the side
enabling Gonzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzo jabs Krajc right on the nose. Krajc blinks but takes it well.
Krajc tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gonzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gonzo connects with a leg kick. Krajc looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krajc tries to clinch
and Gonzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajc tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gonzo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krajc moves away.
Gonzo scores with a sloppy right hand. Krajc should have avoided that one.
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!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gonzo avoiding damage as Krajc throws knees to the body.
Gonzo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Krajc looking to throw knees to the head but Gonzo is blocking nicely.

Krajc is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gonzo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Krajc to the mat. Krajc regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gonzo trying to control but Krajc is working from the bottom.
Gonzo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gonzo tries to free his leg and advance position but Krajc is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krajc really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gonzo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gonzo wants to control from the top but Krajc keeps moving.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo throwing strikes but missing.
Gonzo works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Gonzo seems to be working for a kimura but Krajc defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo works his way into side control.
The referee asks Gonzo politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gonzo prefers to stall for the moment though.
Krajc is not content to let Gonzo control the position.
Gonzo wants to take a breather but Krajc manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Gonzo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krajc is looking to clinch but Gonzo is avoiding it.
Krajc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gonzo.
Krajc throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzo.
Krajc tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krajc slips under a jab from Gonzo.
Gonzo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krajc's hands.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzo misses with a wild body shot.
Gonzo misses with a body shot.
Krajc tries to clinch
and Gonzo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Krajc walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krajc fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gonzo throws a jab when Krajc was well out of range.
Krajc tries to clinch but Gonzo is having none of it.
Krajc looks to land a combination but Gonzo avoids it well.
Krajc takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Gonzo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Gonzo jumps guard.

Gonzo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gonzo is pulling down on Krajc's head. It's preventing any offense from Krajc, at least for the moment.

Krajc decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Krajc closes the distance looking to clinch

and Gonzo counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gonzo goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Krajc has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gonzo but great work by Krajc.
Gonzo manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Gonzo throwing shots but Krajc is blocking nicely.
Gonzo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krajc keeps working.
Gonzo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krajc can do to turn this around?
Gonzo not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo slips a nice elbow through Krajc's hands, connecting with Krajc's forehead.
Gonzo wants to pass the guard but Krajc is defending well.
Krajc tries to get to full guard but Gonzo has control of the leg.
Gonzo working over Krajc with some ground and pound. Krajc looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krajc won't allow Gonzo to pass to mount.
Krajc is looking for a sweep. Gonzo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Krajc is defending against the submission attempts here by Gonzo.
Gonzo misses with a head shot. Krajc uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gonzo trying to control the position from guard on top but Krajc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krajc moves in looking to clinch but Gonzo pushes him off.
Gonzo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Krajc holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzo tries to throw a body punch but Krajc avoids it by throwing Gonzo back against the cage.
Gonzo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krajc connects with a knee to the head.
Gonzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gonzo working aggressively here.
Krajc throws a punch but it's blocked by Gonzo.
Krajc with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gonzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krajcs head.
Gonzo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Krajc up against the cage.
Gonzo can't find room to land a body shot as Krajc controls the action.
Gonzo is looking to control Krajc's arms but Krajc gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gonzo has his back to the cage.
Gonzo lands a shoulder strike.

Gonzo jumps guard.
Gonzo keeping full guard, as Krajc tries to pass.
Krajc tries to stand but Gonzo is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krajc got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gonzo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krajc has managed to get both his arms back between Gonzo's legs - danger averted.
Gonzo is trying to control the position but Krajc postures up.

Gonzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krajc defends it easily.
Krajc wants to pass the guard but Gonzo is keeping the position.

Gonzo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gonzo keeping full guard, as Krajc tries to pass.

Gonzo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gonzo had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krajc defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Gonzo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
You get the feeling that Krajc really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Gonzo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dr Gonzo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo fails to advance to Krajc's back.
Gonzo tries to control but Krajc wriggling away.

Gonzo working for a guillotine from mount but Krajc is in no mood to give up.
Gonzo fails to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo working Krajc over with strikes here.
Gonzo tries to control but Krajc wriggling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krajc taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr Gonzo had his way with Mirkko Krajc in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Krajc is looking to clinch.
Krajc moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Krajc tries to clinch but Gonzo is having none of it.
Krajc slips under a jab from Gonzo.
Krajc thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krajc looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krajc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gonzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzo stuns Krajc with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krajc throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice uppercut lands for Gonzo. That snapped Krajc's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzo circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Gonzo to counter with a crisp jab.
Gonzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Krajc swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krajc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzo takes one to the chin there.
A punch lands to the side of Krajc 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mirkko Krajc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krajc tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzo misses the target.
Krajc keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krajc throws a right hand that Gonzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Gonzo also avoids with ease.

Gonzo has Krajc up against the cage in a clinch.
Gonzo lands a body punch.
Krajc is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gonzo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gonzo presses Krajc against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dr Gonzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gonzo lands a body shot.
Gonzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Krajc is rocked!
Gonzo tries to throw a body punch but Krajc avoids it by throwing Gonzo back against the cage.
Krajc is still on wobbly legs! Can Gonzo finish him?
Gonzo gets through Krajc's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Krajc tries to land a knee to the head but Gonzo blocks with his arms.
Gonzo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Gonzo has Krajc pressed against the cage, preventing Krajc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gonzo stalling the fight.
Krajc crunches a lovely knee into Gonzo's ribcage.
Krajc seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gonzo lands with a left to the head.
Gonzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Krajc controls his hands.
Gonzo lands a body shot in the clinch.

Gonzo manages to pull guard.
Gonzo trying to control the position.

Gonzo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Krajc doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Krajc manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gonzo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krajc postures up.

Gonzo working for a triangle but Krajc defends it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Krajc stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Krajc misses.
Gonzo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krajc but Krajc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gonzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krajc wants to clinch up but Gonzo keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krajc wants to clinch.
Gonzo throws a leg kick but Krajc sees it coming and checks it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr Gonzo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gonzo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr Gonzo!
Dr Gonzo retains his bantamweight title!