PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Kint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jozka Kruty has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kint
vs
Kruty

189 cm
28
195 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

190 cm
30
194 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Crippler's Corner

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc
Brute

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 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roger Kint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty lands a jab to the head.
Kruty slips under a jab from Kint.
Kruty throws a leg kick which misses Kint's front leg but catches the back leg as Kint tries to avoid it.
Kint tries to bum rush Kruty with a series of wild strikes but Kruty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruty slips under a jab.
Kint looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kruty swats away the attempt to clinch by Kint.
Kint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruty looks to land a combination but Kint avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Kint. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kint.
Kint looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kruty is fending him off so far but Kint persists. Nope, Kruty circles away and we're back to standing.

Kint shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty trying to control the position.
Kruty is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kint trying to control but Kruty is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruty tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kint drops back looking for a leg! Kruty is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kruty manages to kick Kint off! Kint jumps back into Kruty's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruty wants to sweep here but Kint controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kint trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kint is fighting to break Kruty's control of his arms but Kruty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kint forces his way into half guard.
Kint works his foot free and advances to mount.
Kruty is squirming around, avoiding Kint's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kint is working hard here to advance position.
Kruty really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kint. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kint avoids the attempt from Kruty to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kint is working for a guillotine from mount but Kruty frees his head quite easily.

Kint looking to secure an arm triangle but Kruty defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Kint 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.

Kruty on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruty slips a straight right by Kint.
Kruty misses with a wild body shot.
Kruty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kint if he has to take too many more of those.
Kint takes a swing at Kruty's ribcage but misses.
Kruty lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kint bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruty's head.
Kruty delivers a nice body kick.
Kruty fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kint on the side of the head.

It looks like Roger Kint has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint jabs Kruty right on the nose. Kruty blinks but takes it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty thows a body shot but no joy.
Kruty throws a nice looking combination but Kint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruty lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruty takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruty misses with a straight right.

Kruty closes the distance and pushes Kint back into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruty.
A head punch on the inside from Kruty fails to land.
Kint goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kruty lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kint backwards.

Kint is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kint - that landed with a thud.
Oh Kint is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruty tries a body shot but Kint blocks it.
Kruty working aggressively here.
Kint seems to have got his legs back now.
A head punch on the inside from Kruty fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kint.
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!

Kint gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kint uses his free foot to push down on Kruty's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kruty.
Kint seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Kruty is holding on tight.
Kint avoids the attempt from Kruty to control.
Kruty prevents Kint from taking his back.
Roger Kint overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kint takes Kruty's back.
Kint is trying to control but Kruty is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty is squirming around, avoiding Kint's attempts to control the action.
Kruty prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Kint is stalling here but it's allowed Kruty to get half guard.
Kruty is controlling Kint's trapped leg to prevent Kint from advancing to side control.
Kint is trying to control the action in half guard but Kruty is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kruty is looking to escape.
Kint wants to advance to full mount but Kruty doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kint wants to control from the top but Kruty keeps moving.
Kint tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruty is retaining full guard.
Kruty wants to stand up but Kint is controlling him.
Kint trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kruty keeping full guard, as Kint tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kint passes Kruty's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jozka Kruty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Roger Kint's cut.
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. This is the final round!

Kruty missing with a left hand there. Kint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kint misses with an uppercut.
Kint misses with the combination.
Kruty misses with a shot to the body

and Kint decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kruty's guard.
Kint wants to control from the top but Kruty keeps moving.
Kint is looking to advance position but Kruty has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Kruty avoids the attempt from Kint to control.
Kint is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kint is trying desperately to improve position.
Kruty controlling from mount.
Kint working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kint is looking to escape.
Kint bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kruty looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jozka Kruty was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kruty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty tries to move into range but Kint moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roger Kint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kint moves out of range as Kruty strikes.
Kruty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kint manages to avoid it.
Kruty throws a lazy right hand but Kint sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruty attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kint is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruty keeps the fight on the outside.
Kint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kruty's head backwards.
Kint closes the distance and clinches up with Kruty, looking for a takedown. Kint pushes Kruty against the cage but Kruty circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kint throws a body punch but Kruty moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Kint with that takedown attempt.
Kint scores with a shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kruty as Kint shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Kint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruty.
Kruty lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kint 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.
Kint has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruty.
Kruty scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruty scores with a hook to the body. Kint takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruty.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jozka Kruty.
I think Kruty 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozka Kruty!
During a confident post fight interview, Jozka Kruty thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.