PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zdravko Saric (ranked 136 p4p, 8 weight class) and Dustin Kruger (ranked 232 p4p, 9 weight class). Kruger has chosen Enter The Spingbok Ninja as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Saric
vs
Kruger

195 cm
30
275 lbs
19 - 11 - 0

193 cm
31
243 lbs
28 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zdravko Saric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saric throws a hook but Kruger avoids it easily.
Saric definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kruger listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Saric connects with a looping right hand.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
Saric moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Saric.
And Kruger responds with a good body kick, but Saric manages to step out the way in time.
Saric pushes Kruger away with a front kick.

Saric lands a big right hand that sends Kruger crashing to the mat! Saric stays standing though and waves Kruger back to his feet!

It looks like Dustin Kruger has been cut.
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!
A solid body kick from Saric.
Kruger has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kruger looks winded!
Kruger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Saric throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kruger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Saric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Saric throws the left hand but Kruger avoids the punch easily.

Saric lands a big uppercut and Kruger crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kruger looks OK. Saric waves Kruger back to his feet!
Saric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
It appears Saric was looking to counter with a kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saric misses with a body kick.
Saric misses with an uppercut. Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger thinks about the counter body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saric pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice body kick there by Kruger.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kruger - that will leave a mark!
Kruger moves out of range as Saric throws a body kick.
Kruger throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Saric misses with an uppercut
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saric.
An attempted straight right counter from Saric misses the target.
Saric walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kruger.
Saric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger keeps Saric at a distance using the push kick.
Kruger misses with a leg kick
and Saric counters with a nice uppercut.
Saric throws a leg kick but Kruger checks it.
Saric looks to land a right hand but Kruger moved out of range.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Saric.

Kruger closes the distance and clinches.

Saric pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saric misses with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Saric throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruger throws a leg kick
and Saric counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saric tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruger was well out of range. Poor timing from Saric.
Saric jabs Kruger right on the nose. Kruger blinks but takes it well.
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!
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saric.
It seemed like Kruger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saric misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kruger.

Saric drops Kruger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kruger looks back up at him and smiles so Saric waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Kruger is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saric throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can Saric finish him?
Saric takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zdravko Saric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dustin Kruger's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saric throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Saric with a body shot.
Kruger seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruger thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saric if he has to take too many more of those.
Kruger moves into range and connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Saric.
Kruger throws out a counter right but Saric avoids it with no problem.
Saric is looking to land body kicks.
Saric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Saric misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Kruger releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saric misses with a hook. Kruger ducked under it nicely.
Zdravko Saric is winning the standup battle so far.
Saric lands a front kick.
Kruger throws a shot from downtown. Saric moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Saric on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saric slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kruger tries to land a front kick but Saric steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kruger.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kruger.
Zdravko Saric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saric cracks the inside of Kruger's front leg.
Saric misses with a kick to the body
and Kruger finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruger misses with a low kick.
A quick step to the side and Saric tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruger lands a head kick. Saric smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Zdravko Saric has been cut.
Saric fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kruger is out of range.
Saric checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger cracks Saric with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saric walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger pushes Saric away with a front kick.
Saric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kruger can do to turn this around?
Saric misses with a body kick.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Saric on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saric drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Good exchange - Kruger coming out on top.
Kruger lands a brutal head kick. Saric looks out on his feet and Kruger throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Dustin Kruger!
A victorious Dustin Kruger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Zdravko Saric stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wish to say sori to my fans and its all my fault because i spent to much time in bed with my opponents wife last nite.....'.