PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gizmo (ranked 1656 p4p, 3791 weight class) and Eric Kronke (ranked 231 p4p, 461 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Gizmo
vs
Kronke

190 cm
20
210
5 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
218
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Savage Fightwear

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Gizmo !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Kronke!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronke throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Gizmo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kronke is trying to control the position but Gizmo postures up.
Kronke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gizmo trying to control but Kronke is working from the bottom.
Gizmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kronke trying to control the position.
Gizmo landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gizmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gizmo 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.
Gizmo with a nice head shot there.
Gizmo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kronke can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gizmo trying to control but Kronke is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gizmo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kronke controls Gizmo momentarily but Gizmo frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Gizmo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gizmo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kronke is looking to stand up but Gizmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Gizmo controlling from the top position.
Kronke trying to control the position.
Gizmo preventing the sweep.
Kronke is trying to keep Gizmo in close.
Gizmo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

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.
Gizmo lands a couple of digs.
Gizmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kronke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gizmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kronke seems keen to control Gizmo 's posture.
Gizmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gizmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gizmo looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Gizmo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kronke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gizmo preventing the sweep.
Gizmo wants to control from the top but Kronke keeps moving.
Gizmo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gizmo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kronke throws a nice looking combination but Gizmo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gizmo lands with a right hand.
Gizmo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kronke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gizmo .
Gizmo lands a jab to the head.
Kronke misses with a straight right.
Kronke misses with a straight right.
Gizmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gizmo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kronke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gizmo misses with a takedown
enabling Kronke to counter with a crisp jab.
Gizmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kronke throws a right hand that Gizmo ducks under and follows up with a left that Gizmo also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gizmo looks to land a left hand but Kronke moved out of range nicely.

Gizmo throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kronke tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gizmo is in Kronke's guard.
Kronke pulls Gizmo in to control the position.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Gizmo passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gizmo lands a nice short elbow.
Gizmo prevents Kronke from improving his position.
Gizmo drops an elbow to the side of Kronke's head.
Kronke is looking to improve his position.
Kronke taking some punishment here, with Gizmo in his half guard.
Kronke is trying to get back to full guard.
Gizmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kronke can do to turn this around?
Ground and pound from Gizmo .
Kronke is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kronke is trying to control but can't.
Gizmo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Gizmo winds up and cracks Kronke with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kronke is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gizmo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gizmo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kronke is rocked!
Gizmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gizmo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kronke really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gizmo . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kronke wants to control but Gizmo is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Gizmo .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kronke wants to get back to full guard but Gizmo has mounted him!
Kronke wants to hold on but Gizmo pushes him away.
Kronke is trying to escape the mount.
Gizmo avoids the attempt from Kronke to control.
Gizmo lands a heavy elbow.
Kronke is in all sorts of trouble here.
Gizmo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gizmo looking to finish Kronke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kronke!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kronke wants to control but Gizmo is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Gizmo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Gizmo lands with a cross.
Eric Kronke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Gizmo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab by Kronke.

Gizmo shoots in and gets a takedown into Kronke's guard.
Kronke is trying to keep Gizmo in close.
Gizmo 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.
Kronke is trying to keep Gizmo in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kronke wants to get back to his feet but Gizmo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kronke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gizmo controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gizmo moves out of range as Kronke strikes.
Kronke's coach down at Rough House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kronke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Gizmo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gizmo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kronke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eric Kronke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronke ducks under a wild hook from Gizmo .
Kronke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gizmo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kronke.
Gizmo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gizmo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gizmo wants to slow Kronke down by chopping away at his legs.
Gizmo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kronke at a distance.

Kronke gets tackled into the cage by Gizmo . Gizmo maintains the clinch.
Kronke misses with a body punch.
Gizmo misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gizmo lands a hook to the side of the head.

Gizmo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gizmo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A jab from Gizmo finds it's way through Kronke's defenses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gizmo misses with a takedown attempt - Kronke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kronke throws a leg kick that is checked

and Gizmo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gizmo .
Gizmo is standing up over Kronke. Kronke looks to escape but Gizmo dives into side control.

Frank Gizmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kronke is being controlled here.
Kronke is looking for a sweep.
Kronke keeps trying to improve his position.
Gizmo 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 Kronke's shoulder. That is not cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Gizmo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gizmo 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gizmo !
Frank Gizmo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.