PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Artur Vidal (ranked 6147 p4p, 533 weight class) and Augustus Kratos (ranked 3782 p4p, 412 weight class). Kratos has chosen Fight Music as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Vidal
vs
Kratos

185 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Blue Moon
RESISTANCE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Artur Vidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Augustus Kratos!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vidal tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kratos counters with a one-two to the body.
Vidal with a poor takedown
and Kratos counters with a one-two to the body.
Vidal cracks a nice hook into Kratos's ribs.

Kratos instigates a clinch.
Vidal prevents a takedown attempt there.
I was talking to Vidal's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kratos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kratos.
A head punch on the inside from Kratos fails to land.
Vidal is pressed up against the cage. Kratos has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vidal down to the mat. Vidal avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vidal shoots in for a double leg but Kratos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal wants to clinch
and Kratos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kratos misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vidal takes the fight into the clinch.
Vidal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kratos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kratos avoids it.
Vidal looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kratos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vidal is trying to pull guard but Kratos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artur Vidal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vidal tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kratos's elbow.
A bit of stalling here from Kratos.
Kratos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kratos using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vidal has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kratos misses with a punch on the inside.
Kratos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kratos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kratos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Kratos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kratos lands a nice uppercut.
Kratos pushes off an throws an elbow but Vidal leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kratos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kratos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kratos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vidal tries to break the clinch but Kratos is controlling the position.
Kratos tries for a takedown but Vidal manages to get underhooks.
Vidal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kratos up against the cage.
Kratos looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Kratos manages to break the clinch.
Kratos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vidal.
Vidal tries to clinch but Kratos is having none of it.
Kratos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vidal wants to clinch but Kratos slips to the side
and Kratos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos throws a combination. Vidal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kratos swats away the attempt to clinch by Vidal.
Kratos keeps the fight on the outside.
Kratos throws a right and a left that Vidal avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vidal. Kratos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kratos misses with a series of wild punches.

Vidal closes the distance and pushes Kratos back into the cage.
Kratos blocking some punches.
Vidal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kratos pushes Vidal back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kratos scores with a shot to the side of Vidal's head.
Kratos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vidal avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kratos misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kratos.
Kratos lands with a right to the head.
Vidal stops a takedown attempt from Kratos.
Kratos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kratos misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Kratos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vidal tries a body shot but Kratos blocks it.
Kratos wants a takedown.
Vidal tries to pull guard but Kratos won't allow it.
Kratos misses with some punches.
Kratos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vidal's efforts to push away.
Vidal misses with a body punch.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kratos tries to throw a body punch but Vidal avoids it by throwing Kratos back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vidal.
Kratos has Vidal pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Vidal manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Kratos fails to land.
Vidal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kratos letting Vidal take a breather here.
Kratos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kratos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vidal's elbow.

Vidal lands a takedown into guard.
Vidal wants to control from the top but Kratos keeps moving.
Vidal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kratos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kratos looking for a sweep. Not yet Kratos, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kratos is looking for a triangle but Vidal pushes his legs off easily.
Vidal sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kratos's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kratos slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kratos is striking off his back. Vidal thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Kratos wants to improve his position but Vidal is controlling well.

Vidal wants to work for an arm triangle but Kratos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Well, if Vidal is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kratos is looking for a sweep. Vidal is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kratos wants to control but Vidal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kratos is refusing to be controlled, as Vidal sits in half guard.
Kratos is pressing down on Vidal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kratos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vidal stopping the sweep attempt from Kratos.

Kratos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kratos has Vidal pressed against the cage, preventing Vidal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vidal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Vidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right from Kratos on the inside.
Vidal throws a punch but it's blocked by Kratos.
Vidal is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kratos is defending well.

Kratos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vidal stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Kratos with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kratos or perhaps it was just good defense by Vidal, which made it look bad.
Kratos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vidal pinned against the cage. Vidal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kratos looks winded!

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vidal swats away the attempt to clinch by Kratos.
It looked like Vidal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kratos stuns Vidal with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vidal is looking to clinch.
Vidal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kratos was well out of range. Poor timing from Vidal.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kratos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kratos as Vidal shoots in.
A nice combination there by Kratos.

Vidal clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vidal.
Kratos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kratos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Vidal prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustus Kratos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Vidal moves in looking to clinch but Kratos pushes him off.
Kratos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vidal quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

Kratos moves into range and clinches up with Vidal.
Vidal stops a takedown attempt from Kratos.
Vidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Kratos has double underhooks.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
Vidal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kratos tries for a takedown but Vidal manages to get underhooks.
Artur Vidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Augustus Kratos.
Kratos scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Kratos.
Vidal blocking some punches.
Vidal prevents a body shot from Kratos.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vidal throws an elbow but misses.
Kratos lands with a short shot to the head.
Kratos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Kratos.
Vidal goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kratos prevents it.

Kratos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kratos looks to land a combination but Vidal avoids it well.
Vidal slips a jab and a cross from Kratos.
Nice cross by Kratos.
Nice takedown defense from Kratos. No joy for Vidal on that attempt.
Kratos throws a counter combo.
Vidal throws a right hand that Kratos ducks under and follows up with a left that Kratos also avoids with ease.
Vidal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vidal wants to clinch.

Vidal has Kratos up against the cage in a clinch.
Kratos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kratos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kratos working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vidal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vidal letting Kratos take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kratos throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
Vidal lands a body punch.
Vidal tries to stall but Kratos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kratos scores with a shot to the side of Vidal's head.
Vidal has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vidal prevents the takedown attempt.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidal blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vidal prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kratos throws a punch but it's blocked by Vidal.
A short uppercut from Kratos.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kratos.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kratos.
Kratos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kratos lands a hook that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kratos throws an elbow that misses.
Vidal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kratos swings wildly with an uppercut but Vidal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vidal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vidal tries to throw a body punch but Kratos avoids it by throwing Vidal back against the cage.
Vidal blocks an uppercut.
Kratos working aggressively here.
Kratos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vidal is working Kratos over against the cage.
Kratos wants a takedown but no success here.

Kratos breaks the clinch.
Artur Vidal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Kratos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kratos throws a nice looking combination but Vidal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vidal tries to clinch up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vidal tries to clinch up.
Augustus Kratos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vidal has a takedown stuffed.
Kratos is looking for the big counter here.
Vidal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kratos as he avoids it easily.
Vidal tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vidal fails with a takedown attempt.
Vidal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kratos as he jumps to the side.
As Vidal backs off Kratos throws a huge counter combo but Vidal manages to avoid it all.
Vidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kratos.
Vidal tries to clinch there but Kratos circles away.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vidal.
Kratos unleashes a big counter combination but Vidal bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Vidal misses with a body shot.
Kratos misses with the combination.
Vidal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kratos sprawls well. Kratos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Vidal gets slowly back to his feet.
Vidal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kratos.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vidal misses with a takedown attempt
and Kratos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Vidal has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kratos moves out of range of the body kick.

Vidal instigates a clinch.
Vidal takes a shot to the head.
Kratos is working Vidal over against the cage.
Kratos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kratos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vidal backwards.
Kratos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vidal gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kratos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Kratos.
Kratos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kratos.
Vidal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kratos walks away with a smile on his face. Vidal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Vidal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kratos tries to avoid it but Vidal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kratos to the ground. Kratos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kratos looks to land a combination. Vidal sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Vidal is rocked!
Kratos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vidal sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kratos is defended easily by Vidal.
Vidal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kratos.
Kratos throws a counter combo.
Kratos throws a right and a left that Vidal avoids nicely.
Vidal wants to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Vidal has managed to clinch.
Kratos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augustus Kratos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vidal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vidal trying to land knees to the body.
Kratos slows down the pace here.
Kratos is trying to drag Vidal to the mat but Vidal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Vidal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kratos has him pressed against the cage.
Artur Vidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus Kratos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kratos lands a nice shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Kratos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kratos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Augustus Kratos!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Augustus Kratos!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Augustus Kratos!

Augustus Kratos wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Augustus Kratos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.