PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 656 p4p, 19 weight class) and Mark Strong (ranked 754 p4p, 24 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by Enter The Spingbok Ninja. Strong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Egypt Central - Kick Ass kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kruger
vs
Strong

193 cm
27
243 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

194 cm
28
242 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Strong!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruger misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Strong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Strong.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for Kruger.
Strong tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruger avoids the damage to the body.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Strong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger works on Strong's body with a couple of short punches.
Strong is trying to pull guard but Kruger has him pressed against the cage.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strong working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruger.

It looks like Mark Strong has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruger.
Strong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Strong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Strong looks winded!
Kruger digs a right hand underneath Strong's ribcage. Strong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strongs head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strong's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Kruger.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruger.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruger.

Kruger breaks from the clinch.
Kruger moves into range and connects with a jab.
Strong takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruger lands with a straight right. Strong didn't see that one coming.
BAM! Kruger delivers a spinning backfist that drops Strong like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Dustin Kruger!
Dustin Kruger spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.