PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alan Buck (ranked 4556 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Kristofic (ranked 7092 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Buck
vs
Kristofic

190 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alan Buck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Samuel Kristofic!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buck dodges the punch combination from Kristofic.
Buck lands with a straight right. Kristofic didn't see that one coming.
Buck misses with a few strikes there.

Buck lands a left and a right that send Kristofic crashing to the mat, dazed. Buck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kristofic is rocked!

It looks like Samuel Kristofic has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kristofic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kristofic is still on wobbly legs! Can Buck finish him?
Kristofic shoots in looking for a takedown. Buck tries to sprawl out of it but Kristofic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kristofic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kristofic seems to have recovered his senses.

Buck tries to sprawl but Kristofic drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Buck kicks off Kristofic and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck misses with the combination.
A combination from Buck does no damage.
Kristofic throws a counter combo.
Kristofic throws a series of strikes that have Buck backpedaling.
Kristofic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Buck manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Buck throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kristofic counters with a series of strikes. Buck will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kristofic looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Buck is fending him off so far but Kristofic persists. Nope, Buck circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice body punch from Buck.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kristofic darts in looking for a takedown but Buck gets double underhooks and turns Kristofic into the cage.
Alan Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kristofic.
Kristofic shoots in looking for a takedown. Buck tries to sprawl out of it but Kristofic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Buck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Buck wants it to stay on the feet.
Kristofic moves forwards but Buck connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kristofic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Buck defends it nicely.
Buck looks to land a combination but Kristofic avoids it well.
Kristofic throws a head kick that misses.
Buck was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kristofic has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Buck throws a body punch but Kristofic moves out of range.
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristofic feints the counter takedown.
Kristofic fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buck looks to land a combination but Kristofic avoids it well.
Kristofic darts in looking for a takedown but Buck gets double underhooks and turns Kristofic into the cage.
Buck tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kristofic was well out of range. Poor timing from Buck.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kristofic.
Kristofic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Buck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kristofic somewhat.
Kristofic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Alan Buck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Buck throws out a loose jab but Kristofic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kristofic scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kristofic or perhaps it was just good defense by Buck, which made it look bad.
Buck is looking to land body kicks.
Kristofic tries to clinch up but Buck circles away and keeps his distance.
Kristofic moves out of range of the strikes.
Buck stuffs the takedown attempt from Kristofic. Kristofic gets slowly back to his feet.
It looked like Buck was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A head kick misses from Kristofic.
Buck throws a head kick that misses.
Kristofic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Buck connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Buck gets tackled into the cage by Kristofic. Kristofic maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kristofic is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alan Buck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samuel Kristofic's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Buck lands a left and a right that send Kristofic crashing to the mat, dazed. Buck thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kristofic is rocked!
Buck misses with a series of wild punches.
Kristofic will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kristofic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Buck tries to avoid it but Kristofic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Buck to the ground. Buck escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kristofic shoots in but Buck avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alan Buck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samuel Kristofic.
Buck takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab from Buck.
Kristofic misses with a takedown attempt
and Kristofic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kristofic is still on wobbly legs! Can Buck finish him?
Kristofic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Buck paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Kristofic tries to get set, Buck tries to push him back and clinch up but Kristofic manages to avoid the attempt.
Kristofic seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buck throws a body shot but no joy.
Buck misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kristofic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Buck swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kristofic wants to clinch.
Kristofic shoots in for a double leg but Buck sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Buck punishes Kristofic's body with a nice straight punch.
Buck thuds his right hand into Kristofic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice takedown defense from Buck. No joy for Kristofic on that attempt.
Buck seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Oooooh!!! Buck has knocked Kristofic down with a huge combo! Buck steps away and waves a wobbly Kristofic back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Kristofic is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kristofic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Buck throws an overhand right that drops Kristofic like a sack of potatoes! Buck dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Buck!