PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between ZyD XyD Xi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurence Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). XyD Xi has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. ZyD XyD Xi has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

XyD Xi
vs
Krauss

182 cm
25
210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, ZyD XyD Xi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Laurence Krauss!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
XyD Xi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krauss.
XyD Xi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krauss tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but XyD Xi swivels and escapes.
Krauss looks gassed!
Krauss fails with the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xi.
XyD Xi lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krauss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by XyD Xi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
XyD Xi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krauss takes a step back to recover.
Krauss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krauss takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick that knocks Krauss off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xi.
That kick from XyD Xi tenderised Krauss's leg. Krauss is trying to keep his angry face on.
XyD Xi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
XyD Xi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Xi.
Krauss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but XyD Xi moves away.
Krauss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krauss shoots for a takedown but XyD Xi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
ZyD XyD Xi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurence Krauss.
XyD Xi is looking to slow Krauss down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xi scores with a leg kick.
XyD Xi lands a nice hook to Krauss's body. Krauss takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krauss shoots in looking for a takedown but XyD Xi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krauss's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
XyD Xi cracks the inside of Krauss's front leg.
XyD Xi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
XyD Xi scoring well with a low kick there.
Krauss throws a series of punches but XyD Xi avoids them all with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
XyD Xi lands with a slapping head kick.
ZyD XyD Xi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
XyD Xi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krauss. That did some damage!
XyD Xi moves out of range of the leg kick from Krauss.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss fails with the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with an inside leg kick.
XyD Xi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krauss's sensitive parts.
Krauss sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Krauss's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krauss fails with the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with a slapping leg kick.
XyD Xi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and XyD Xi wants it to stay on the feet.
XyD Xi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krauss has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
XyD Xi connects with a solid leg kick.
Krauss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Krauss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krauss fails with the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
XyD Xi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krauss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and XyD Xi counters with a nice body kick.
Krauss throws a poor cross that misses
and XyD Xi counters with an inside leg kick.
Krauss throws an off balance right hand
and XyD Xi counters with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauss fails with the takedown.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. Krauss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Krauss throws an overhand right that lands on XyD Xi's shoulder, as XyD Xi tries to avoid the shot.
XyD Xi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Laurence Krauss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
XyD Xi lands a head kick. Krauss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A decent looking body kick lands there for XyD Xi.
Krauss keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krauss fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krauss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krauss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Krauss tries to clinch
and XyD Xi counters with a head kick. That will keep Krauss thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Xi thumps Krauss with a low kick.
XyD Xi feints and then cracks Krauss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krauss down.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. Krauss looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krauss moves to clinch but XyD Xi breaks away
and XyD Xi counters with a slapping leg kick.
XyD Xi circles away from the clinch attempt
and XyD Xi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krauss tries to clinch but XyD Xi moves away
and XyD Xi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krauss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and XyD Xi finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
ZyD XyD Xi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurence Krauss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauss closes the distance but XyD Xi moves to the side
and XyD Xi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krauss's knee momentarily.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krauss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before XyD Xi can pounce on him.
XyD Xi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Krauss shoots in for a double leg but XyD Xi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krauss has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from XyD Xi.
Krauss takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krauss shoots in but XyD Xi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
XyD Xi scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krauss closes the distance and clinches up with XyD Xi, looking for a takedown. Krauss pushes XyD Xi against the cage but XyD Xi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Krauss might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, XyD Xi has got the better of the exchanges.
A good leg kick by XyD Xi.
A head kick misses from Krauss.
XyD Xi throws a quick inside leg kick.
No luck for Krauss with that takedown attempt.
Krauss on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by XyD Xi. XyD Xi obviously looking to wear him down.
Krauss chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before XyD Xi can pounce on him.
Krauss throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and XyD Xi counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauss throws a head kick but XyD Xi moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xi.
Krauss takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krauss shoots in looking for a takedown. XyD Xi tries to sprawl out of it but Krauss keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. XyD Xi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krauss throws a shot from downtown. XyD Xi moves away and avoids it.
XyD Xi lands with a kick to the temple. Krauss shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
XyD Xi lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by XyD Xi.
Krauss tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ZyD XyD Xi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

XyD Xi feints and then cracks Krauss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krauss down.
XyD Xi scores with a nice body kick.
Krauss doesn't succeed with the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with an inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xi.
An inside leg kick lands from XyD Xi.
XyD Xi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
XyD Xi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krauss shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and XyD Xi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krauss walks into a straight right hand from XyD Xi.
ZyD XyD Xi is winning the standup battle so far.
XyD Xi thuds his shin into the meat of Krauss's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Xi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krauss tries to clinch up
and XyD Xi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krauss's knee momentarily.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown but XyD Xi shows good takedown defense.
ZyD XyD Xi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Laurence Krauss.
Krauss wants to clinch
and XyD Xi counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Krauss is looking to clinch.
XyD Xi is looking to slow Krauss down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by XyD Xi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says XyD Xi as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krauss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krauss wants to clinch
and XyD Xi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Krauss's knee momentarily.
XyD Xi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xi.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xi.
XyD Xi feints and then cracks Krauss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krauss down.
Krauss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and XyD Xi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
XyD Xi connects with a solid leg kick.
Krauss moves to clinch but XyD Xi breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as XyD Xi sprawls well. XyD Xi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krauss gets slowly back to his feet.
Krauss on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
ZyD XyD Xi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krauss looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
XyD Xi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xi.
XyD Xi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
XyD Xi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krauss's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by XyD Xi.
XyD Xi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Xi throws a head kick that half lands.
Krauss takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Xi.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krauss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krauss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from XyD Xi.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
XyD Xi scoring well with a low kick there.
Krauss gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and XyD Xi counters with a big head kick but Krauss shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
ZyD XyD Xi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well XyD Xi 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ZyD XyD Xi!