PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Kravac (ranked 2130 p4p, 307 weight class) and Frank Dux (ranked 3684 p4p, 463 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kravac
vs
Dux

190 cm
27
206 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

188 cm
30
214 lbs
21 - 27 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Kravac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Dux!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux throws out a loose jab but Kravac uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dux lands a big head kick that sends Kravac tumbling to the mat! Dux takes a step backwards and waves Kravac back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kravac is rocked!

It looks like Samuel Kravac has been cut.
Kravac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Oh Kravac is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Dux misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Dux.
Kravac seems to have got his legs back now.

Kravac looking to score a takedown here. Dux is defending well but Kravac drives through and ends up in Dux's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dux utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Kravac drops back looking for a leg! Dux is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dux manages to kick Kravac off! Kravac jumps back into Dux's guard.
Kravac tries to free his leg and advance position but Dux is retaining full guard.
Kravac lands a couple of digs.
Dux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Kravac drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kravac jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dux is looking to stand up but Kravac isn't so interested in that idea.
Kravac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dux wants to stand up but Kravac is controlling him.

Kravac drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kravac jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kravac throwing strikes but missing.
Dux can't keep his opponent in guard - Kravac advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Dux is defending against the submission attempts here by Kravac.

Kravac is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dux tries to roll over but Kravac keeps him under control.

Kravac is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dux has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kravac looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kravac is working for a submission of some sort.
Kravac throws a strike but Dux avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kravac drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dux manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kravac has Dux in his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dux postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kravac has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Kravac has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Dux should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kravac has tightened it up now! Dux should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Samuel Kravac!