PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Doran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petr Kraus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Doran
vs
Kraus

178 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Doran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petr Kraus!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kraus misses with a takedown attempt

and Doran counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kraus's guard now.
Kraus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Doran is controlling him.
Kraus can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Doran controls the pace.
Doran is looking to work some ground and pound but Kraus has wrist control.
Doran being controlled here momentarily.
Doran trying to control but Kraus is working from the bottom.
Doran stopping the sweep attempt from Kraus.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tommy Doran just wasn't active enough.
Doran fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kraus is out of range.
Doran shoots in for a takedown but Kraus shows good takedown defense.
Kraus doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Doran counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kraus pushes Doran off looking to stand but Doran dives back in and keeps control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Doran is looking to take a break and control but Kraus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kraus is trying to get back to full guard.
Kraus is looking to escape.
Kraus is trying to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Doran seems content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Doran.

Kraus shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kraus showed some decent athleticism there.
Kraus is trying to control. Doran wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doran tries to kick Kraus off but Kraus keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kraus scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kraus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kraus frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kraus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kraus unloads with some shots from mount but Doran bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus lands a heavy elbow.
Kraus landing shots from mount.
Doran on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Doran tries to get out of the position.
Doran is breathing heavily.
Doran taking shots to the head.
Kraus punching from mount but Doran doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kraus throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kraus punching from mount but Doran doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kraus content just to control the position here.
Kraus throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kraus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kraus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doran looks a forlorn figure.
Kraus lands a heavy elbow.
Kraus scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kraus dominating with strikes here.
Doran is in a horrible position here. Kraus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kraus lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Kraus dominated 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.

Kraus feints and as Doran raises his hands in defense, Kraus changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kraus passes Doran's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Petr Kraus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kraus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kraus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doran taking some punishment here, with Kraus in his half guard.
Kraus missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Doran keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kraus sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraus throwing shots but Doran is blocking nicely.
Kraus passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Doran!
Kraus tries to control but Doran wriggling away.
Doran is in a horrible position here. Kraus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraus working Doran over with strikes here.
Kraus thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kraus unloading with bombs!
Kraus is landing with some decent strikes but Doran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kraus controlling from the full mount.
Kraus scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraus landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Tommy Doran has been cut.
Kraus postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Doran looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kraus with a couple of short strikes.
Kraus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Doran's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doran is in a horrible position here. Kraus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Doran is rocked!
Kraus working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Oh Doran is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraus lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraus is landing with some decent strikes but Doran is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A big strike lands for Kraus! That's really hurt Doran and he's turned his back - Kraus keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Kraus jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Kraus!