PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jorgen Kruth (ranked 179 p4p, 235 weight class) and Natalia Pisswater (ranked 10 p4p, 14 weight class). Kruth comes to the cage accompanied by Black Hole Sun- Soundgarden. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kruth
vs
Pisswater

176 cm
29
148
17 - 4 - 0

170 cm
30
136
19 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
NARCOS

NARCOS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorgen Kruth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Natalia Pisswater!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pisswater leaves Kruth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kruth moves out of range as Pisswater strikes.
Kruth uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pisswater.
Pisswater misses the jab.
Pisswater looks to land a right hand but Kruth moved out of range.
Kruth connects with a right hand. Pisswater shakes it off.

Kruth looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pisswater!
Pisswater tries to improve position but can't.
Pisswater seems a little lost for a moment, as Kruth dominates the positioning.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep.
Kruth content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kruth laying and praying for a moment but Pisswater takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruth performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Pisswater slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pisswater is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pisswater trying to strike off his back.
Kruth cracks Pisswater with a solid left hand.

Pisswater has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kruth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kruth wants to pass the guard but Pisswater is keeping the position.

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.
Kruth sitting in guard here, content to control.

Pisswater working for a triangle but Kruth defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kruth trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
Pisswater throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kruth pushing down on Pisswater's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kruth tries to pass to full mount but Pisswater defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater wants to improve his position but Kruth is controlling well.
Pisswater gets full guard.

Kruth got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pisswater has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kruth has managed to get both his arms back between Pisswater's legs - danger averted.
Kruth is pushing down on Pisswater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pisswater is fighting to maintain full guard but Kruth has managed to sneak the leg through.
Pisswater flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pisswater trying to control from the bottom.
Kruth passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pisswater!
Pisswater wants to control but Kruth is having none of it.
Kruth takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pisswater is trying to escape the mount.
Kruth trying to control but Pisswater is having none of it.
Pisswater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Pisswater looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kruth is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pisswater is trying to maintain the position but Kruth is very close to passing his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorgen Kruth dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kruth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pisswater swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kruth.
Kruth is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pisswater can do to turn this around?
A big left from Pisswater misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pisswater.

It looks like Jorgen Kruth has been cut.
Pisswater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pisswater stuffs the takedown.
Pisswater flicks out a counter leg kick but Kruth steps away.

Kruth shoots in and bounces Pisswater off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Pisswater looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Kruth has picked Pisswater up and slammed him! Pisswater can't keep hold of the triangle and Kruth manages to pass to side control!

Kruth tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pisswater is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kruth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pisswater defends it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Kruth's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Pisswater is staying active underneath Kruth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pisswater tries to roll over but Kruth keeps him under control.
Kruth is keen to just control but Pisswater is a slippery customer.

Pisswater is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kruth pulls his head out easily.
Pisswater tries to roll over but Kruth keeps him under control.

That's two 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.
Kruth has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Pisswater is squirming around, avoiding Kruth's attempts to control the action.
Pisswater gets back to half guard.
Pisswater is refusing to be controlled, as Kruth sits in half guard.
Pisswater manages to get to full guard.
Kruth trying to control the position from guard on top but Pisswater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruth looking to pass the guard.
Kruth controlling from the top position.

Pisswater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pisswater keeping moving, preventing Kruth from controlling successfully.

Pisswater has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kruth is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Pisswater.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Kruth is trying to get an arm triangle but Pisswater is defending well.
Pisswater is trying to get back to half guard.
Pisswater is not content to let Kruth control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kruth controlling from side mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jorgen Kruth dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jorgen Kruth's cut.
That's time! Kruth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kruth connects with a crisp jab.
Kruth scores with a nice strike.

Kruth shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Pisswater with the active half guard here but Kruth passes nicely into side control.

Kruth working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Jorgen Kruth overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pisswater throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pisswater is not content to let Kruth control the position.
Pisswater can't do much from the bottom here.
Pisswater tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kruth wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Pisswater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pisswater might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kruth haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Pisswater is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kruth's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pisswater is trying to maintain the position but Kruth is very close to passing his half guard.

Kruth wants to work for an arm triangle but Pisswater is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pisswater wants to control but Kruth is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruth is trying to control. Pisswater wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Pisswater is looking for a sweep. Kruth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pisswater is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kruth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kruth's back!
Pisswater is hanging on to Kruth's back as he tries to escape.

Pisswater is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kruth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pisswater lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Kruth hold on?!
Natalia Pisswater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pisswater is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kruth defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pisswater is trying to stick to Kruth's back but Kruth is turning into Pisswater. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Pisswater's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kruth.
Kruth postures up.

Pisswater looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Our spies down at at Hare of the Dog Gym inform us that Pisswater has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kruth looking to pass the guard.

Pisswater is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruth is aware though and is defending well.
Pisswater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kruth wants to control from the top but Pisswater keeps moving.
Kruth is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Pisswater is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pisswater is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kruth is aware though and is defending well.
Kruth trying to control but Pisswater is working from the bottom.
Kruth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kruth passes into half guard.

Pisswater looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Kruth is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Pisswater looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorgen Kruth showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruth, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorgen Kruth!
Jorgen Kruth 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.