PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 776 p4p, 109 weight class) and Maxwell House (ranked 1986 p4p, 271 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kruglov
vs
House

171 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 7 - 2

178 cm
25
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

RAGS of a RONIN
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 17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell House!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruglov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
House tries to land a front kick but Kruglov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruglov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
House looking to land some kicks to the body here.
House pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Kruglov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
House takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
House cracks Kruglov with an open hand slap.
A head kick by House misses

and Kruglov counters by moving into the clinch.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
A short left from House.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
House tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
House is trying to force a seperation but Kruglov has the dominant position.
House is trying to break the clinch but Kruglov is controlling him.
House lands a body shot.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for House.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Kruglov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
House working aggressively here.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
House throws a head punch that misses.
House tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
House blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.

House's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
House lands a body shot.
House defending well as Kruglov loads up on a big left hand.
Kruglov throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from House on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruglov's head.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruglov counters with a nice body shot.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruglov needs to keep his hands up - House had a free shot at his head there.
Good standup being displayed there by House as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruglov misses the target.
Kruglov connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
House connects with a crisp jab.
House misses with a left hand
and Kruglov counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice body punch from House.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House slips a straight right by Kruglov.
Kruglov tries to land a body kick
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as House throws out the jab.
Kruglov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from House.
House swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but House circles away.
Kruglov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kruglov moves into the clinch.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Kruglov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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 Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kruglov blocks a head kick by House.
Kruglov is looking to counter punch.
Kruglov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before House can pounce on him.
House lands a jab to Kruglov's midsection.
Kruglov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruglov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jab by House.
House throws an overhand right that lands on Kruglov's shoulder, as Kruglov tries to avoid the shot.
House waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
House with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kruglov to score with a decent uppercut.
House wants to slow Kruglov down by chopping away at his legs.
House scores with a nice head shot.
House throws a hook but Kruglov avoids it easily.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

House drops Kruglov with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kruglov looks back up at him and smiles so House waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Kruglov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
House is looking for the big counter here.
Oh Kruglov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruglov misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
House has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by House.
Kruglov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
House explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
House cracks Kruglov with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Maxwell House!
After winning the bout, Maxwell House thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.