PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Kross (ranked 3974 p4p, 4018 weight class) and Buck Read (ranked 0 p4p, 237 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Buck Read was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kross
vs
Read

225 cm
25
130
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
138
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Buck Read!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Kross.
Kross misses with a body kick.
Read looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Read clinches up with Kross and pushes him back against the cage.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Kross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read misses with a short punch on the inside.
Read tries to throw a body punch but Kross avoids it by throwing Read back against the cage.
Kross working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kross.
Read tries a body shot but Kross blocks it.
Read swings wildly with an uppercut but Kross uses good head movement to avoid it.
Read doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kross blocks a body shot from Read.
Read misses with a hook from the clinch.
Read fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Read on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Read misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Read.
Kross prevents a body shot from Read.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Read.
Kross looking for a takedown.
Read makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kross blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Read avoids the elbow strike from Kross, against the cage.
Read throws a head punch that misses.
Read keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kross's efforts to push away.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kross backwards.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kross backwards.
Read lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Read.

Kross is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kross's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Oh Kross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Read has Kross pressed against the cage, preventing Kross from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kross breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kross misses with a takedown
and Read counters with a straight right hand.
Kross is looking to clinch but Read is avoiding it.
Kross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Kross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kross throws a sloppy head kick and Read moves out of range easily.
Read is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kross seems to have got his legs back now.
Kross misses with a takedown
and Read connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kross is breathing heavily.
Kross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Read counters with a stiff right hand.

Read closes the distance and clinches.
Read lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Read misses with some punches.
Read throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krosss head.
Read lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kross.
Read lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Read.
A right hand to the body from Read.
Read lands a left hand.
Read lands a shoulder strike.
Read works on Kross's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Read.
Read is leaning against Kross and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Read lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kross.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Read creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Read pushes Kross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hand to the body from Read.
Read misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kross.
Read scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Read tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Read cracks Kross with a nice body shot.
Read lands a nice uppercut.
Read lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kross backwards.
Kross blocks a body shot from Read.
Read lands with a light punch inside.
Read lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Read pushes Kross back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Read misses with a hook to the ribs.
Read tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Read lands a right hand.
Read lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Read.
Kross looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kross jumps guard but Read stands there with Kross around his waist. Kross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kross really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Read lands with a short shot to the head.
Read lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Buck Read dominated that round.
That's time! Kross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Read fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kross, pushing him back against the cage.
Kross blocks an uppercut.
Kross is trying to pull guard but Read turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Read working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Read lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Read lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Buck Read seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Read pushes Kross against the cage. Read is working some dirty boxing. Read pushes off with a quick right hook! Kross goes down! Kross tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Read moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buck Read!