PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Kronecker (ranked 4917 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Carson Wood (ranked 574 p4p, 584 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.

Kronecker
vs
Wood

190 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
170
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Kronecker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronecker keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.

Kronecker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wood's half guard.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kronecker seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to improve his position but Kronecker is controlling well.
Kronecker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kronecker passes to side control.
Kronecker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wood's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wood is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kronecker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kronecker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Kronecker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kronecker controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Wood keeps trying to improve his position.
Wood is trying to escape the position but Kronecker is controlling the position.
Wood looks to move to half guard but instead Kronecker has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wood tries to improve his position but instead Kronecker has taken his back!
Good control from Kronecker.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kronecker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kronecker cracks Wood with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wood from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kronecker working for a choke but Wood is defending well.

Kronecker has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wood is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kronecker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kronecker struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Kronecker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kronecker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.

Kronecker is working for a kimura but Wood is defending it quite comfortably.
Wood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronecker wants to get back to his feet.
Wood tries to roll over but Kronecker keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kronecker is working away from the top position though.

Kronecker is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kronecker to get the leverage.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kronecker sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kronecker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wood for as long as he can get away with.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kronecker swivels and escapes.
Kronecker feinted with a counter takedown.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kronecker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wood trying to control here.
Wood misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronecker content to control rather than advance.
Wood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wood controls Kronecker momentarily but Kronecker frees himself.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kronecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kronecker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wood.
Kronecker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Christian Kronecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carson Wood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Wood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kronecker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kronecker seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Christian Kronecker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kronecker passes Wood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kronecker wants to stand up but Wood is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christian Kronecker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood throws a head kick but Kronecker moves out of range.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kronecker defends it nicely.
Wood wants to clinch up but Kronecker keeps it at a distance.
Kronecker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wood just manages to avoid it.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kronecker circles away.
A head kick misses from Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kronecker defends well and Wood ends up having to push Kronecker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christian Kronecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carson Wood.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Kronecker moved out of range.

Kronecker drives through with a takedown into Wood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronecker wants to get up but he can't break Wood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kronecker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kronecker continues to stall.
Wood has momentary wrist control but Kronecker slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kronecker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kronecker leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kronecker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Kronecker clinches up against the cage.
Kronecker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood is trying to drag Kronecker to the mat but Kronecker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wood is trying to push Kronecker away but Kronecker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kronecker keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kronecker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kronecker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Kronecker prevents a takedown attempt there.

Kronecker lands a takedown into guard.
Kronecker wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.

Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are battling for position here. Kronecker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Kronecker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wood throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronecker is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Kronecker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kronecker has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Kronecker!