PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grant VanWinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Krasowsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think VanWinkle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to AC/DC - For Those About To Rock. Krasowsky has chosen Under the Knife as his entrance music. The key to victory for Grant VanWinkle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

VanWinkle
vs
Krasowsky

194 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Grant VanWinkle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Dylan Krasowsky!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasowsky shoots for a double leg takedown but VanWinkle sprawls well. He's pushed Krasowsky's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Krasowsky closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming VanWinkle to the mat! VanWinkle manages to get full guard.
Krasowsky is pushing down on VanWinkle's leg trying to pass to half guard. VanWinkle is fighting to maintain full guard but Krasowsky has managed to sneak the leg through.
VanWinkle is trying to stand up here but Krasowsky is controlling him well.
Krasowsky is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and VanWinkle reverses the position - he's now on top in Krasowsky's guard.
Krasowsky is pulling down on VanWinkle's head to control his posture.
VanWinkle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
VanWinkle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krasowsky is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Dylan Krasowsky hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Krasowsky keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasowsky fails with a takedown attempt.

VanWinkle takes the fight into the clinch.
VanWinkle trying to land knees to the body.
VanWinkle working Krasowsky over with knees to the body.
Krasowsky wants a takedown but no success here.
Grant VanWinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Krasowsky.
Krasowsky being controlled against the cage.
VanWinkle looking to throw knees to the head but Krasowsky is blocking nicely.
VanWinkle is looking to control Krasowsky's arms but Krasowsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now VanWinkle has his back to the cage.
VanWinkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krasowsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
VanWinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
VanWinkle tries to land a knee to the head but Krasowsky blocks with his arms.
Krasowsky managing to block the knees to the body from VanWinkle.
VanWinkle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasowsky in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
VanWinkle throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
VanWinkle misses with a knee strike.
Krasowsky is trying to drag VanWinkle to the mat but VanWinkle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
VanWinkle landing knees to the head.

It looks like Dylan Krasowsky has been cut.
Krasowsky looks gassed!
VanWinkle lands a nice knee to the body.
VanWinkle crunches a lovely knee into Krasowsky's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
VanWinkle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
VanWinkle misses with a knee strike.
VanWinkle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
VanWinkle is trying to maintain a safe position but Krasowsky gets an underhook and turns VanWinkle into the cage.
Maybe VanWinkle would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
VanWinkle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
VanWinkle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krasowsky blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
VanWinkle controlling the action here for a moment.
VanWinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
VanWinkle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krasowsky has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from VanWinkle.
VanWinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krasowsky goes for a takedown in the clinch but VanWinkle prevents it.
VanWinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
VanWinkle with an attempt at a knee that misses.
VanWinkle tries to land knees in the clinch but Krasowsky avoids the damage to the body.
VanWinkle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
VanWinkle stalling in the clinch but Krasowsky improves position.
VanWinkle can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
VanWinkle trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Krasowsky as VanWinkle tries to tie him up.
VanWinkle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krasowsky.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krasowsky letting VanWinkle take a breather here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Grant VanWinkle.

Krasowsky gets a takedown into half guard.
Krasowsky passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for VanWinkle!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krasowsky wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant VanWinkle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dylan Krasowsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

VanWinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
VanWinkle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krasowsky swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krasowsky tries for a takedown but VanWinkle sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
VanWinkle throws out a loose jab but Krasowsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
VanWinkle tries to land a front kick but Krasowsky steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krasowsky looks for a takedown but VanWinkle sprawls well.
VanWinkle scores with a body shot.
VanWinkle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krasowsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has VanWinkle pinned against the cage. VanWinkle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Grant VanWinkle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dylan Krasowsky.
Krasowsky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts VanWinkle as he jumps to the side.
Krasowsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krasowsky is holding his hands too far apart here. VanWinkle throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Krasowsky is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Grant VanWinkle!