PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Blaze Kraiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kresimir Udav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kresimir Udav has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Blaze Kraiden's chin.

Kraiden
vs
Udav

195 cm
19
188 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Blaze Kraiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kresimir Udav!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Udav keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kraiden misses with a looping right.
Kraiden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Udav moves away.
Kraiden misses with an uppercut.
Kraiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udav was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraiden.
Kraiden connects with the punch.
Kraiden misses with a body shot.
Kraiden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Udav was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraiden.
Kraiden is looking to wear down Udav with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kraiden thuds a left hand into Udav's body.
Udav slips under a jab.
Kraiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kraiden looks to score with a jab to the body but Udav is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Udav swats away the attempt to clinch by Kraiden.
Udav takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Udav drives through with a takedown into guard.

Kraiden is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Udav defends well.
Udav distracts Kraiden with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Udav trying to control but Kraiden is working from the bottom.
Udav preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Udav content to stall in guard here.

Kraiden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Kraiden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Udav is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Kraiden is looking for a triangle here but Udav uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Kraiden is trying to escape the position but Udav is controlling the position.
Kraiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Udav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraiden takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kraiden is looking for a sweep.
Udav remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Udav is putting a hurting on Kraiden here, landing some big shots from side control.
Udav scoring with punches from side control.

Udav working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kraiden on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kraiden tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Udav wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kraiden takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Udav scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kraiden to see if he's OK.

Kraiden is rocked!
Udav in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Kraiden looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Udav turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kresimir Udav!