PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Psil Ander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Krakakos
vs
Ander

192 cm
25
220 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

192 cm
26
205 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Psil Ander!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakakos with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Ander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Krakakos finds it's target.
Krakakos lands with a hook. Ander tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ander fails with a takedown attempt.
Krakakos takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krakakos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krakakos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krakakos looks to land a right hand but Ander moved out of range.
Krakakos takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ander is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krakakos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ander throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krakakos keeps the fight on the outside.
Krakakos misses with a body shot.
Ander tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Krakakos finds it's target.
Ander shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krakakos defends it nicely.
Tomura Krakakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psil Ander.
Ander moves in looking to clinch but Krakakos pushes him off.
Krakakos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krakakos.
Krakakos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ander avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krakakos throws out a loose jab but Ander uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ander dives in and grabs Krakakos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krakakos pushes down on Ander's head and hops out.
Tomura Krakakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Ander tries to clinch but Krakakos moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ander moves away from the strike by Krakakos.
Tomura Krakakos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krakakos blocks a head kick by Ander.
The crowd cheers as Krakakos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ander doesn't seem phased though.
Krakakos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ander - that will leave a mark!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krakakos throws out the jab.
Krakakos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krakakos throws a shot to the body.
Krakakos thuds his right hand into Ander's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ander looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ander shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Krakakos as he jumps to the side.
Krakakos misses the shot to the body.
Krakakos cracks Ander with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ander with that takedown attempt.
Krakakos jabs at Ander's body.
Krakakos blocks a head kick by Ander.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Krakakos misses with a straight right.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.

Ander forces Krakakos back against the cage and clinches.
Krakakos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krakakos is trying to stall.
Krakakos prevents Ander from breaking the clinch.

Ander breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krakakos throws a hook but Ander blocks it.
Krakakos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ander checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos sizes up Ander with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ander doesn't manage to clinch there - Krakakos circles away.
Krakakos stuns Ander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ander shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krakakos sprawls well. Krakakos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ander gets slowly back to his feet.
Ander looks to land a body kick but Krakakos moved away.
Krakakos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krakakos scores with a shot to the body.
Ander looks gassed!
Ander slips a jab from Krakakos.
Krakakos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krakakos throws a right hand that Ander ducks under and follows up with a left that Ander also avoids with ease.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Krakakos just misses with a punch to the body.
Krakakos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomura Krakakos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Krakakos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ander tries to clinch there but Krakakos circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Krakakos misses the target.
Krakakos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ander looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krakakos takes a swing at Ander's ribcage but misses.
Tomura Krakakos is winning the standup battle so far.
Ander moves in looking to clinch but Krakakos pushes him off.
Ander throws a head kick that misses.
Ander tries to clinch up but Krakakos circles away and keeps his distance.
Ander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice jab there from Krakakos.
Krakakos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ander eats them both and turns towards Krakakos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ander shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krakakos defends it nicely.
Ander is breathing heavily.
Krakakos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ander is trying desperately to land a takedown but Krakakos is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Ander.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos looks to score with a jab to the body but Ander is just out of range.
Krakakos throws a hook to the side of Ander's head but Ander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krakakos lands with a cross.
Krakakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
Ander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krakakos blocks a head kick by Ander.
Krakakos lands a nice looking body shot.
Ander slips a jab from Krakakos.
Krakakos works the jab nicely.
Krakakos stuffs the takedown.
Krakakos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ander.
A punch combination from Krakakos misses.
Krakakos missing with a left hand there. Ander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ander ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.
Ander with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krakakos to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Krakakos tries to sprawl but Ander drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ander wants to stand but Krakakos has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Krakakos makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ander looks for a takedown but Krakakos sprawls well.
Tomura Krakakos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Psil Ander.
Ander closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krakakos circles away.
Ander misses with a head kick.
Krakakos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ander misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ander gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krakakos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Ander.
Ander pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krakakos stuns Ander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krakakos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krakakos misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Krakakos.
Krakakos digs a good hook to Ander's body.
Krakakos connects with a body shot that sends Ander's belly button to the back.
Krakakos scores with a hook.
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!
Krakakos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Ander is rocked!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ander is still on wobbly legs! Can Krakakos finish him?
Krakakos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ander or not.
Ander seems to have recovered his senses.
Krakakos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ander up against the cage.
Krakakos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Anders head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krakakos.
Good body shot from Krakakos.
A knee to the head by Ander.
Krakakos tries to circle away but Ander has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krakakos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krakakos has Ander pressed against the cage.
Krakakos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ander just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krakakos's brow.
Ander is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krakakos is defending well for now.
Krakakos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Krakakos creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ander with a big uppercut! Ander tries to clinch up but Krakakos pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ander to the mat! Ander covers up and Krakakos unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tomura Krakakos!
Tomura Krakakos retains his light heavyweight title!