PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Kruger had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kruger
vs
Lamond

182 cm
34
165 lbs
16 - 3 - 1

171 cm
35
168 lbs
20 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Paul Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gordon Lamond!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger dodges the punch combination from Lamond.
Kruger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Lamond.
Kruger throws a right hand that misses
and Lamond counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kruger.
Lamond throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamond lands a jab to the nose.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kruger looks to land a right hand but Lamond moved out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kruger is defended easily by Lamond.
Lamond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruger throws a chopping leg kick but Lamond manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lamond doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lamond throws a hook but Kruger blocks it.
The fighters circling - Lamond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Kruger looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kruger throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamond looks for the body kick but Kruger saw that one coming.
Lamond cracks Kruger with an open hand slap.
Lamond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Lamond.
Lamond throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger closes the distance but Lamond moves to the side
and Kruger takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.
Lamond slips a straight right by Kruger.
Kruger looks to throw a body kick

and Lamond counters by moving into the clinch.
Kruger landing knees to the head.

It looks like Gordon Lamond has been cut.
Kruger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kruger has a couple of punches blocked by Lamond.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamond.

Lamond pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lamond takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lamond throws a low kick but Kruger moves out of range easily.
Kruger connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamond momentarily.
Lamond tries to clinch there but Kruger circles away.
Lamond staying out of range there.
Kruger pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger with a hook.
Kruger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lamond just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruger is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lamond clobbers Kruger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruger misses with a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Lamond misses.
Kruger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lamond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lamond dodges the punch combination from Kruger.

Kruger clinches up against the cage.
Kruger lands an uppercut.

Lamond breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger dodges the punch combination from Lamond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lamond misses.
A punch lands to the side of Lamond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kruger thumps Lamond with a low kick.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Lamond avoids a kick to the body.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Lamond avoids them all with ease.
Lamond looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Lamond misses.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Lamond was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruger steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lamond.
An attempted straight right counter from Kruger misses the target.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Lamond.
Lamond tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lamond is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kruger had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kruger tries to clinch there but Lamond circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger tries a head kick but it misses.
Lamond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Kruger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lamond's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kruger ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kruger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kruger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruger there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruger slips a jab from Lamond.
Kruger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kruger throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kruger keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kruger.
Lamond avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger misses with a hook
and Lamond cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Lamond misses its intended target.
Kruger tries to clinch but Lamond is having none of it.
Kruger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruger walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lamond checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger throws a body shot but no joy.
Lamond has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kruger.
Kruger connects with a body shot.
Kruger throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lamond counters with a nice body shot.
Kruger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamond. That did some damage!
Kruger is looking to slow Lamond down with leg kicks.
Kruger moves out of range as Lamond strikes.
Kruger wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kruger with a poor takedown

and Lamond counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kruger is looking to control Lamond's arms but Lamond gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kruger has his back to the cage.
Lamond misses with a knee strike.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamond with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lamond as Kruger tries to tie him up.
Kruger putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lamond in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamond throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kruger blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamond creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kruger blocks an uppercut.

Lamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice jab there from Kruger.
Kruger pushes Lamond away with a front kick.

Lamond fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kruger, pushing him back against the cage.
Kruger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lamond creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kruger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lamonds head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lamond misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kruger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kruger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kruger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kruger using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lamond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lamond blocking some punches.
Lamond misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger struggles to land a body shot inside as Lamond controls his hands.
Kruger takes an elbow to the temple.

Lamond breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lamond darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamond.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Lamond moves out of range.
Lamond throws a big shot that misses.
Paul Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Lamond moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruger throws a jab when Lamond was well out of range.
Lamond throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A cross from Lamond lands.
Kruger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lamond has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruger finds it's way round the side to connect with Lamond's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lamond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruger.
Kruger was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lamond has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.
Lamond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lamond lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
Lamond swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruger.
Lamond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Lamond misses the target.
Kruger looks to land a body kick but Lamond moved away.
Kruger throws a head kick but Lamond moves out of range.
Kruger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kruger cracks Lamond with a good jab.
Kruger works the jab nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lamond walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Gordon Lamond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lamond takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Kruger dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Lamond's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lamond misses with a few strikes there.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Lamond.
Lamond uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kruger has time to react.
Kruger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lamond bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Lamond was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lamond throws a jab but it's blocked by Kruger.
Lamond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamond throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruger.
A shot to the body from Lamond misses
and Kruger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A leg kick checked by Lamond.
Lamond's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamond throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
Lamond throws a series of punches but Kruger moves out of range.
Lamond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruger throws a right and a left that Lamond avoids nicely.
Kruger scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kruger there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice uppercut there from Lamond.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Lamond is just out of range.
Lamond swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kruger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kruger scores with a nice right hand.
Lamond fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lamond tries to work over Kruger's front leg with a kick but Kruger checks it.
A big left from Lamond misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kruger. Lamond shrugs it off though.
Kruger scores with a jab. Lamond acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruger misses with a body shot.
Kruger lands an overhand right.
Kruger uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lamond.
Kruger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger scores with a head kick. Lamond tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A jab from Lamond misses.
Kruger is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lamond lands a right hook to the body.
Kruger slips under a jab.
Lamond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lamond moves out of range as Kruger strikes.
Lamond has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lamond tries to clinch but Kruger moves out of range.
Lamond misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon Lamond has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kruger turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Kruger lands with a slapping head kick.
Kruger throws a sloppy head kick
and Lamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
Kruger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruger misses with a hook to the body
letting Lamond counter with a right hand.
Kruger takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kruger misses with a body shot
and Lamond counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruger thinking.
Lamond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lamond works the jab nicely.

Kruger is rocked!
Lamond scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Kruger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lamond throws an uppercut from hell that sends Kruger clean off his feet! He's out cold! Lamond stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gordon Lamond!
Gordon Lamond thanked the fans post fight for their support.