PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Solzhenitsyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Kruger could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sasha Solzhenitsyn's chin.

Kruger
vs
Solzhenitsyn

182 cm
32
165 lbs
13 - 1 - 1

175 cm
30
165 lbs
13 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kruger gets a clinch.
Solzhenitsyn lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kruger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kruger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Kruger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
A nice right hand lands inside from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
Kruger lands a good knee to the midsection. Solzhenitsyn won't want to take too many of those.
Kruger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kruger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Solzhenitsyn backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Solzhenitsyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Solzhenitsyn backwards.
Kruger blocks a body shot from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kruger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruger.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Solzhenitsyn looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruger throws a push kick but Solzhenitsyn slaps the foot to one side.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruger. That snapped Solzhenitsyn's head back.
Solzhenitsyn takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Solzhenitsyn walks into a stiff left hand from Kruger.
A low kick from Solzhenitsyn misses
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Kruger checks a low kick from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger throws a good cross that connects.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger thumps Solzhenitsyn with a low kick.
Solzhenitsyn avoids the head kick by Kruger.
Kruger lands with a right hand.
Kruger scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Solzhenitsyn misses.
Solzhenitsyn swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruger.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Solzhenitsyn moves away.
Solzhenitsyn throws out a counter right but Kruger avoids it with no problem.
Kruger lands a high kick!
Solzhenitsyn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Solzhenitsyn misses.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
Kruger is looking to slow Solzhenitsyn down with leg kicks.
Kruger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Solzhenitsyn swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Solzhenitsyn backs up against the cage.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruger.
A swing and a miss from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn moves away from the strike by Kruger.

Kruger darts in and clinches Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Kruger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Solzhenitsyn up against the cage.
Solzhenitsyn lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Solzhenitsyn's elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Solzhenitsyn presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kruger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Solzhenitsyn is defending well for now.
A short right from Solzhenitsyn.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Solzhenitsyn throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
Solzhenitsyn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Solzhenitsyn.
Solzhenitsyn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Solzhenitsyn.

Solzhenitsyn breaks the clinch.
Solzhenitsyn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruger throws a body punch but Solzhenitsyn moves out of range.
Solzhenitsyn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruger misses with an uppercut

and Solzhenitsyn counters with a crisp one two that drops Kruger! Solzhenitsyn thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Kruger to his feet! Kruger is in big trouble!

Kruger is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Solzhenitsyn plants his feet and throws a 3 punch combo. Miss, miss, boom! The third punch, a big right hook, connects right on the temple and drops Kruger to the mat, unconscious! This fight is all over! Kruger just couldn't keep out of the way of the whole flurry of punches!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sasha Solzhenitsyn!
An out of breath Sasha Solzhenitsyn thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.