PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Chaos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger's entrance music is Tnt. A fine choice. Chaos has chosen Chaos as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kruger
vs
Chaos

187 cm
31
197 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

170 cm
28
194 lbs
18 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Kruger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Professor Chaos !
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaos misses with a straight left.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Kruger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chaos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chaos misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger lands a nice leg kick that just misses Chaos 's sensitive parts.
Kruger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chaos shoots in looking for a takedown. Kruger tries to sprawl out of it but Chaos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kruger manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaos scores with a head kick. Kruger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kruger lands with a good body shot.
Chaos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Kruger.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Chaos lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chaos .
John Kruger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Professor Chaos .
Kruger will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kruger throws a low kick, looking for Chaos 's leg but Chaos calmly moves out of range.
John Kruger is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger misses with a looping right.
Chaos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kruger pinned against the cage. Kruger gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Chaos checks a leg kick.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chaos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Good exchange - Kruger coming out on top.
Kruger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chaos slips a jab from Kruger.
Professor Chaos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Chaos .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kruger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kruger swings for the body but Chaos moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Chaos .
Kruger misses with a low kick as Chaos jumps back.
Kruger stuffs the takedown.
Chaos checks a low kick from Kruger.
Kruger takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Chaos 's head backwards.
Chaos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chaos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaos slips under a jab.
Kruger throws a looping overhand right but Chaos ducks down to avoid it.
Kruger connects with a single shot there.
A big left from Chaos misses.
Chaos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chaos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kruger defends well and Chaos ends up having to push Kruger into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Chaos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kruger keeping hold of Chaos 's head, controlling as best he can.
Kruger is not content to let Chaos control the position.
Kruger keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Chaos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kruger defending well though.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Chaos working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kruger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kruger manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Chaos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaos has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
Kruger can't keep his opponent in guard - Chaos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kruger is controlling Chaos 's position as best he can from this difficult position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chaos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kruger actively working from the bottom here.
Chaos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that John Kruger will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chaos moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - Chaos had a free shot at his head there.

Chaos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kruger is staying active underneath Chaos , who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chaos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chaos is looking to advance position but Kruger won't allow it.
Chaos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kruger keeps working.
Kruger wants to improve his position but Chaos is controlling well.
Chaos lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger wants to control but Chaos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Chaos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kruger's head.
Kruger has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Chaos is working away from the top position though.
Chaos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Chaos throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Chaos throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chaos wants to work for an arm triangle but Kruger is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chaos slips a nice elbow through Kruger's hands, connecting with Kruger's forehead.
Chaos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kruger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chaos .
Kruger is looking for a sweep. Chaos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chaos throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Chaos throwing shots but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Kruger gets back to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaos postures up.
Chaos won't allow Kruger to sweep him here.
Chaos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chaos lands a couple of digs.
Kruger will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kruger controlling Chaos 's posture.
Chaos postures up and lands a big shot to Kruger's brow.
Chaos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chaos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kruger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chaos has managed to get both his arms back between Kruger's legs - danger averted.
Chaos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kruger working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chaos .
Chaos lands a couple of elbows.
Chaos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is looking to work some ground and pound but Kruger has wrist control.
Chaos trying to control the position from guard on top but Kruger is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chaos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Chaos manages to get himself to full guard.
Kruger wants to control from the top but Chaos keeps moving.
Kruger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Chaos looking for a triangle here. Kruger is fighting it but it looks tight! Chaos pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kruger is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Professor Chaos !
Professor Chaos is the new middleweight champion!
Professor Chaos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.