PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryu Musashi (ranked 710 p4p, 97 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 458 p4p, 62 weight class). Ryu Musashi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anton Kruglov's chin.

Musashi
vs
Kruglov

179 cm
35
172 lbs
27 - 16 - 1

171 cm
29
184 lbs
20 - 9 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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 27 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryu Musashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Musashi throws a body punch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Musashi tries a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Musashi thumps Kruglov with a low kick.
Musashi ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Musashi looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
Musashi throws a wild body kick that Kruglov sees coming a mile off.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Musashi.
Kruglov is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kruglov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kruglov ducks under a wild hook from Musashi.
Musashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Musashi misses with a right hand
and Kruglov counters with a thumping low kick.
Musashi looks to land a right hand but Kruglov moved out of range.
Musashi moves out of range of the leg kick from Kruglov.
Kruglov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A jab from Kruglov misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi staying out of range there.
Kruglov blocks the body kick.
We've been informed that Kruglov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A good leg kick by Musashi.
Musashi misses with a straight right.
Kruglov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruglov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Musashi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A quick step to the side and Musashi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Musashi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a hook. Musashi ducked under it nicely.
Musashi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruglov.
Kruglov slips a straight right by Musashi.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Musashi misses with a leg kick
and Kruglov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Musashi tries a low kick but Kruglov avoids it.
Musashi throws out a loose jab but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Musashi lands a front kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Musashi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Musashi lunges at Kruglov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruglov's hand.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Musashi connects with a leg kick. Kruglov looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but Musashi is avoiding it.
As Kruglov backs away, Musashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Musashi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Musashi throws a jab when Kruglov was well out of range.
Musashi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Musashi avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Musashi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kruglov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Musashi. Musashi obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Musashi.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Musashi needs to keep his hands up - Kruglov had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Good leg kick by Musashi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kruglov throws out a leg kick but Musashi moves out of range and Kruglov only half commits.
Musashi thumps Kruglov with a low kick.
Kruglov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruglov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Musashi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Musashi throws a leg kick but Kruglov sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the head.
Musashi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruglov.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Musashi throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Kruglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruglov takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Musashi throws a low kick, looking for Kruglov's leg but Kruglov calmly moves out of range.
Kruglov follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Musashi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kruglov has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruglov and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kruglov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Musashi.
Musashi lunges at Kruglov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruglov's hand.
Kruglov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Musashi scores with a punch to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Musashi.
Musashi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Musashi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Musashi wants to slow Kruglov down by chopping away at his legs.
Musashi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but Musashi moved away.

Kruglov ducks straight into an uppercut from Musashi and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Kruglov manages to regain guard straight away.

Kruglov is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kruglov wants to stand and escape but Musashi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi dominated that round.
That's time! Musashi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Musashi saw that one coming.
Musashi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kruglov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Musashi is just out of range.
Musashi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Musashi throws a looping overhand right but Kruglov ducks down to avoid it.
Musashi punishes Kruglov's body with a nice straight punch.
Musashi digs a good hook to Kruglov's body.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can Musashi finish him?
Musashi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A left lands for Kruglov.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Musashi moves out of range.
Musashi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and Musashi moves out of range easily.
It looked like Musashi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Musashi.
Kruglov throws an off balance right hand

and Musashi counters with a head kick that drops Kruglov!
Kruglov managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi wants to pass the guard but Kruglov is keeping the position.
Kruglov working a defensive guard here.
Kruglov keeping full guard, as Musashi tries to pass.
Musashi slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Musashi tries to free his leg and advance position but Kruglov is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kruglov keeping moving, preventing Musashi from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Musashi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Musashi. Kruglov shrugs it off though.
Musashi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruglov can do to turn this around?
Musashi looks to land a body kick but Kruglov moved away.
Musashi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov moves out of range of the body kick from Musashi.
Kruglov looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kruglov misses with a low kick as Musashi jumps back.
Musashi delivers a nice body kick.
Kruglov is breathing heavily.
Musashi misses with the body kick
and Kruglov counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruglov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Musashi to score with a decent uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Musashi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kruglov has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy left from Musashi finds it's target.
Musashi throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kruglov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Musashi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruglov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Musashi. That one must have hurt.
Kruglov throws a jab when Musashi was well out of range.
Musashi is looking to land body kicks.
Musashi lands with a right hand.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but Musashi keeps it at a distance.
Musashi connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Musashi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Musashi misses with a low kick.
Musashi thumps Kruglov with a low kick.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov thows a body kick. Musashi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Musashi misses with a looping right.
Musashi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Musashi bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Kruglov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Musashi wants to control from the top but Kruglov keeps moving.
Kruglov wants to stand up but Musashi is controlling him.
Musashi trying to control but Kruglov is working from the bottom.
Musashi works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryu Musashi dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nice shot by Musashi.
Musashi missing with a left hand there. Kruglov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Musashi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Musashi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruglov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A nice inside leg kick there by Musashi. That's going to slow Kruglov down.
The crowd cheers as Kruglov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Musashi doesn't seem phased though.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and Musashi moves out of range easily.
Musashi throws a lazy right hand but Kruglov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ryu Musashi is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kruglov.
Kruglov slips under a jab.
Musashi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut.
Kruglov throws a body punch but Musashi moves out of range.
Kruglov throws a looping overhand right but Musashi ducks down to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Musashi lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruglov off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Musashi tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruglov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Musashi throws a head kick but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Musashi moved out of range nicely.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Musashi is out of range.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Musashi manages to avoid it.
As Kruglov backs away, Musashi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Musashi scores with the left hand. Kruglov knows he should have avoided that one.
Kruglov throws a leg kick which misses Musashi's front leg but catches the back leg as Musashi tries to avoid it.
Kruglov is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Musashi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kruglov crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kruglov's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ryu Musashi!
A relieved looking Ryu Musashi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.