PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Kruglov (ranked 1355 p4p, 606 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 194 p4p, 81 weight class). Kruglov comes to the cage accompanied by МИХАИЛ КРУГ - Владимирский централ. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kruglov
vs
Maldita

175 cm
23
179
9 - 5 - 0

179 cm
23
179
11 - 2 - 1

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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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a right hand that misses
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Kruglov finds it's way through Maldita's defenses.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
A punch combination from Maldita misses.
Maldita misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maldita throws a lazy uppercut
and Kruglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
Kruglov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maldita. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kruglov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita scores with a jab to the head.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldita.
Kruglov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
Viktor Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maldita misses with a body punch
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
Maldita uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a hook to the side of Maldita's head but Maldita sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruglov scores with a hook to the body. Maldita takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A swing and a miss from Maldita.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
A jab from Maldita misses.
Maldita tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Maldita.
Kruglov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Kruglov.
Kruglov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maldita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Maldita.
Maldita connects with a single shot there.
Kruglov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruglov doesn't manage to clinch there - Maldita circles away.
Kruglov loads up on a big right hand but Maldita slips the punch.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruglov ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maldita manages to avoid it.
Kruglov is looking to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Maldita misses with a jab to the body
and Kruglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruglov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kruglov throws a sloppy head kick
and Maldita counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maldita avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Kruglov clobbers Maldita with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Maldita throws a series of punches but Kruglov avoids them all with ease.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Maldita is out of range.
Kruglov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kruglov lands the left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldita is just out of range.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
Maldita takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Maldita thuds a left hand into Kruglov's body.
Maldita misses with a looping right.
Kruglov throws a body punch but Maldita moves out of range.
Kruglov just misses with a punch to the body.
Maldita swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Viktor Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kruglov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kruglov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldita counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Maldita throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maldita.
Maldita slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Maldita misses with a hook
and Kruglov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Maldita thinking.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Kruglov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maldita.
Kruglov misses with a body shot
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruglov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Maldita stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kruglov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Maldita takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Maldita is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldita avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws the kick towards the body but Maldita avoids it.
Maldita appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maldita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maldita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruglov.
Maldita displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kruglov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maldita throws out the jab.
Kruglov connects with a right hand. Maldita shakes it off.
Good shot there by Kruglov.
Kruglov is looking to wear down Maldita with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a head kick but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nice body kick there by Kruglov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Maldita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Maldita throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kruglov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Maldita walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kruglov.
Maldita throws a hook but Kruglov blocks it.
Maldita uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldita lands a nice hook to Kruglov's body. Kruglov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Maldita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruglov. Maldita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maldita lands a nice hook to Kruglov's body. Kruglov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Maldita swings for the body but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Kruglov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.
Maldita avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maldita on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but Maldita moved away.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldita takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kruglov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maldita can do to turn this around?
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldita uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Maldita's body. Maldita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maldita lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Maldita.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov misses with a low kick.
Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Maldita counters with a nice uppercut.
Maldita throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Viktor Kruglov is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Kruglov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Kruglov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kruglov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov swings for the body but Maldita moves out of range.
Maldita now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kruglov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kruglov misses with a looping left.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruglov throws a body shot but no joy.
Maldita doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maldita has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruglov.

Kruglov moves into the clinch successfully.
Maldita misses with some punches.
Maldita has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a hook that snaps the head of Maldita backwards.
Maldita tries to work over Kruglov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Maldita.
Maldita has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maldita lands a body punch.
Maldita tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov presses Maldita against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Maldita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maldita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruglov.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short body shot lands from Kruglov as the two fighters clinch.

Kruglov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldita misses with a body shot.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut
enabling Maldita to counter with a crisp jab.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruglov throws a shot from downtown. Maldita moves away and avoids it.
A head kick misses from Kruglov.
Maldita is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kruglov with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov lands a jab to Maldita's midsection.
Kruglov lands a nice looking body shot.
Kruglov misses with a straight left.
Maldita swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Decent striking displayed by Kruglov there.
Viktor Kruglov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Maldita takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldita swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruglov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body shot.
Kruglov lands with a shot to the body.
Kruglov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruglov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the body.
Kruglov misses with a body kick.
Kruglov lands a nice hook to Maldita's body. Maldita takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruglov tries to land a front kick but Maldita steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Maldita misses.
Kruglov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kruglov misses with a hook. Maldita ducked under it nicely.
Maldita throws out a counter right but Kruglov avoids it with no problem.
Kruglov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maldita.
Maldita rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Maldita releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maldita keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Maldita misses.
Maldita takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kruglov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Maldita counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Velha Maldita has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maldita misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
Viktor Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kruglov 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Kruglov!
After the big win, Viktor Kruglov made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Champion Apparel and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.