PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pointon Slavey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slavey comes to the cage accompanied by I Predict A Riot. Pointon Slavey has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Slavey
vs
Kruger

184 cm
25
194 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

182 cm
23
190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Pointon Slavey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Aleksandr Martynov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slavey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruger misses with a hook.
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slavey connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruger swings for the body but Slavey moves out of range.

Slavey clinches with his opponent.
Slavey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruger's efforts to push away.
Kruger takes a knee right on the jaw!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slavey.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Slavey.
Slavey stalling against the cage.
Kruger takes an elbow to the temple.
Kruger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slavey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Slavey lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruger working aggressively here.
Slavey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slavey.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruger on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Slavey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kruger wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kruger as Slavey tries to tie him up.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger scores with a knee to the head.
Kruger working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Slavey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kruger scores with a nice short uppercut.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger misses with a straight left.

Slavey clinches up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Slavey.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slavey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Kruger doesn't manage to clinch there - Slavey circles away.
Slavey scores with a nice right hand.
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slavey keeps the fight on the outside.
Slavey throws a good cross that connects.
Slavey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Slavey connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kruger looks gassed!
Kruger catches Slavey with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kruger tries to clinch but Slavey is having none of it.
Kruger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Slavey.

Slavey clinches up against the cage.
Kruger is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice body punch from Slavey - that landed with a thud.
Slavey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Viktor Kruger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slavey drives through and clinches with Kruger against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Slavey scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Slavey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kruger takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Slavey.

Slavey manages to break the clinch.
Slavey lands a two punch combo.

Kruger is rocked!
Kruger avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kruger takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Slavey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slavey lands a right hand.

Slavey breaks from the clinch.
Slavey connects with a right hand. Kruger shakes it off.
Slavey staying out of range there.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Pointon Slavey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Slavey finish him?
Slavey scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruger should have avoided that one.

Slavey pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruger seems to have recovered his senses.
Slavey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Slavey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Slavey lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Slavey lands a left hand.
Slavey lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Slavey lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slavey lands a nice shot to the body.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Slavey cracks Kruger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice jab there from Slavey.
Kruger tries for a takedown but Slavey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Slavey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Slavey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Slavey forces Kruger back against the cage and clinches.
Slavey landing knees to the body.
Slavey misses with a knee strike.
Slavey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruger misses with an elbow over the top.

Kruger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Slavey.
A short uppercut from Slavey.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Slavey controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Slavey.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruger can't break the clinch.
Kruger misses with some punches.
Kruger working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slavey works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Slavey lands a nice shot to the body.
Slavey with a knee to the head.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slavey clobbers Kruger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Slavey lands with a straight right. Kruger didn't see that one coming.
Slavey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Slavey lunges at Kruger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruger's hand.
Kruger is looking to clinch but Slavey is avoiding it.
Slavey is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Slavey dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slavey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Slavey has managed to clinch.
A short left from Slavey.
Slavey lands with a light punch inside.
Slavey controlling the action here for a moment.
A short left from Kruger.
Kruger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Pointon Slavey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kruger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Slavey blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Slavey stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Slavey manages to break the clinch.
Kruger throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pointon Slavey dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Slavey pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Slavey makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Slavey blocking some punches.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slavey.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Slavey blocks a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruger tries to break free but Slavey pushes him back against the cage.
Kruger tries to work over Slavey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Slavey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger working aggressively here.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slavey lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger tries to move into range but Slavey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
Slavey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruger circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab, jab by Kruger - just one landing.

It looks like Pointon Slavey has been cut.
Slavey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruger circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Slavey as he connects with a hook.
Kruger looks to clinch
and Slavey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Slavey thuds his right hand into Kruger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Slavey counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Slavey on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Slavey clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Slavey.
Slavey looking to throw knees to the head but Kruger is blocking nicely.
Pointon Slavey has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kruger tries to throw a body punch but Slavey avoids it by throwing Kruger back against the cage.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.

Slavey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruger tries to clinch up but Slavey circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Kruger.
Kruger uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Slavey.
Pointon Slavey is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Good work by Slavey as he checks the leg kick.

Slavey clinches up with Kruger and pushes him back against the cage.

Slavey breaks from the clinch.

Kruger darts in and clinches Slavey up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Slavey gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Slavey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger tries to clinch but Slavey moves out of range.
Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Slavey moves away.
Kruger throws a jab when Slavey was well out of range.
Slavey works the jab nicely.
Slavey blocks a jab.
Slavey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Slavey with a hook.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slavey scores with a kick to the body.
Kruger has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slavey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Slavey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Slavey clinches up against the cage.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Slavey pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.

Slavey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kruger fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Slavey works the jab nicely.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Slavey clinches up against the cage.
Slavey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruger.
Slavey displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kruger up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruger.
Kruger misses with some punches.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slavey takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger throws a hook to the side of Slavey's head but Slavey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slavey fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kruger on the side of the head.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slavey.
Kruger misses with a body punch
and Slavey counters with a left and a right that stings Kruger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruger closes the distance but Slavey moves to the side

and Slavey counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Slavey.
Slavey lands a nice uppercut.
Kruger is trying to force a seperation but Slavey has the dominant position.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Slavey scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kruger tries to clinch
and Slavey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slavey swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruger wants to clinch
letting Slavey counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slavey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruger throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Slavey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Slavey moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Slavey avoids nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruger tries to move into range but Slavey moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Slavey circles away from the clinch attempt
and Slavey counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Slavey does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pointon Slavey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pointon Slavey's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kruger scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kruger clinches but Slavey breaks the clinch
and Slavey counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Slavey blocks a jab.

Slavey closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Slavey.
Kruger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruger misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kruger manages to break the clinch.
Kruger lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kruger clinches but Slavey breaks the clinch
enabling Slavey to counter with a crisp jab.
Slavey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Slavey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Slavey moves out of range easily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Slavey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kruger's efforts to push away.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Kruger misses with the head strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Slavey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Slavey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slavey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kruger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Slavey throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Slavey forces Kruger back against the cage and clinches.

Slavey breaks the clinch.

Slavey moves into range and clinches up with Kruger.
Kruger tries to land knees in the clinch but Slavey avoids the damage to the body.
Slavey blocking some punches.

Slavey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruger walks into a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Slavey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Slavey moves into range and clinches up with Kruger.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Slavey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Kruger manages to break the clinch.
Kruger swings for the body but Slavey moves out of range.
Slavey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kruger's head backwards.
Kruger throws a head kick but Slavey moves out of range.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but Slavey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slavey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Slavey stalks Kruger and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kruger's face. Kruger staggers backwards, shaken.
Kruger looks to clinch
and Slavey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Kruger.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kruger misses with some punches.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Kruger there.
Slavey closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Kruger works the jab nicely.
Kruger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Slavey.

Slavey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Slavey pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Slavey works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.
Kruger working aggressively here.
Slavey lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kruger crunches a lovely knee into Slavey's ribcage.
Slavey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slavey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kruger is defending well for now.
Slavey scores with a nice hook to the head.
Slavey stops a takedown attempt from Kruger.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Slavey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slavey jabs at Kruger's body.

Slavey pushes Kruger up against the cage in a clinch.
Kruger misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruger lands an elbow that stopped Slavey in his tracks for a moment.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger is looking to break free of the clinch but Slavey has double underhooks.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Slavey.
A right handed body shot lands from Slavey.

Slavey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kruger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruger goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Slavey closes the distance and pushes Kruger back into the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Slavey.
Slavey pressing his opponent against the cage.
Slavey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger tries to work over Slavey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Slavey breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Slavey throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruger wants to clinch
and Kruger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but Slavey swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Slavey misses with a two punch combination.
Kruger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pointon Slavey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kruger tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Slavey makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Viktor Kruger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruger getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kruger tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice cross by Slavey.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lazy left from Slavey finds it's target.
Kruger drops his hands momentarily and Slavey takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruger throws an overhand right that lands on Slavey's shoulder, as Slavey tries to avoid the shot.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick and Slavey moves out of range easily.
Slavey tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pointon Slavey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Slavey 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Pointon Slavey!
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight for Pointon Slavey!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Pointon Slavey!

Pointon Slavey wins by unanimous decision!