PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quest Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Tnt. John Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Quest Love's chin.

Kruger
vs
Love

187 cm
27
197 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
192 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition(Laundry)

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quest Love!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws a leg kick but Love sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kruger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruger misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
John Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Kruger on that attempt.
Kruger lands with a hook. Love tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Love is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Love fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Love gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Love throws a right and a left that both miss.
Love throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Love misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a straight left.
Love loads up on a big right hand but Kruger slips the punch.
Kruger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Love.
Kruger takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Love takes one on the button.
Love takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Love as he avoids it easily.
Love moves out of range of the strikes.
Love lands with a thumping leg kick.
Love swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Love sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Love misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Love. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a solid leg kick but Kruger takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Love.
Love moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Kruger defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Kruger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Love throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Kruger throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Love scores with a nice right hand.
Kruger takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.

Love drops Kruger with a beautiful combination! Kruger stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Love is looking for the KO!

Kruger is rocked!

It looks like John Kruger has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kruger is defended easily by Love.
Love looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruger staying out of range there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kruger. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Kruger closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Love to the mat! Love manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Love wants to get back to his feet but Kruger is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kruger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Love keeping moving, preventing Kruger from controlling successfully.
Kruger is really struggling to control Love but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because John Kruger just wasn't active enough.
Kruger shoots in but Love avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruger checks a leg kick.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Kruger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Love is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Love's shoulder, as Love tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Love's head.
Love avoids the body shot from Kruger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger shoots in for a takedown but Love shows good takedown defense.
Kruger slips under a jab from Love.

Love gets caught flat footed, as Kruger shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quest Love dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kruger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Love misses.
Kruger shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Love pinned against the cage. Love gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Love.
Love throws a sloppy head kick and Kruger moves out of range easily.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruger throws out the jab.
Love on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Love is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kruger moves forwards but Love connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Kruger closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Love did well to prevent Kruger getting side control.
Kruger is looking to take a break and control but Love is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kruger missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruger is pressing down on Love's thigh, looking to free his foot. Love is holding on for now.
Kruger working over Love with some ground and pound. Love looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kruger is looking to advance position but Love won't allow it.
Kruger is working hard here to advance position.
Love pushes Kruger off looking to stand but Kruger dives back in and keeps control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kruger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kruger not doing much here.
Kruger is trying to control the action in half guard but Love is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throwing shots but Love is blocking nicely.
Kruger thows a huge punch but Love dodges it nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kruger connects with a nice short shot to Love's temple.
Kruger is trying to control. Love wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kruger wants to free his trapped foot but Love is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Love tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Kruger manages to move to mount!
Kruger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger with good strikes from the mount here!
Kruger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kruger trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kruger sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Love is squirming around, avoiding Kruger's attempts to control the action.
Love is trying to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Kruger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kruger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Love.
Love avoids the body shot from Kruger.
Nice takedown defense from Love. No joy for Kruger on that attempt.
Love throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
Kruger checks a leg kick.
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger scores with a leg kick.
Kruger tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Love swivels and escapes.
Kruger looks to throw the jab but Love is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger dives in and grabs Love's left leg, looking for a takedown. Love pushes down on Kruger's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Kruger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Love bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger shoots in for a double leg but Love sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Love throws a low kick, looking for Kruger's leg but Kruger calmly moves out of range.
Kruger shoots for a takedown but Love saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Love dips to his left and cracks Kruger with an uppercut!
Love lands a nice looking body kick.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger slips a straight right by Love.
Love misses with a looping left.
Love throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.
Love's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kruger under the eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a nice looking combination but Kruger bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Love scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Love misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Quest Love is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Horrible takedown by Kruger or perhaps it was just good defense by Love which made him look bad.
Kruger moves away from the strike by Love.
Love fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kruger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kruger looks for a takedown but Love sprawls well.
Love throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kruger shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kruger has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Love blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kruger.
John Kruger overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tries to pass to full mount but Love defends it.
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Love defending well though.
Kruger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kruger missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Love wants to get back to his feet.
Kruger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love pushes Kruger off looking to stand but Kruger dives back in and keeps control.
Kruger thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Love's head.

Kruger is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kruger wants to pass to mount but Love is defending the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Quest Love.
I think Love has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quest Love!
A relieved looking Quest Love thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.