PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 3389 p4p, 85 weight class) and Benjamin Kueller (ranked 2631 p4p, 107 weight class). Benjamin Kueller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kruglov
vs
Kueller

171 cm
37
171 lbs
29 - 27 - 4

201 cm
27
265 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Dr Zoidberg Office

Dr Zoidberg Office
Groove Gear

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 29 - 27 - 4, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Kueller!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kueller lands a head shot.
Kruglov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kueller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kruglov throws a big shot that misses.
Kueller throws a body shot but no joy.
Kueller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kruglov lands a body shot.
Kueller looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
Kruglov lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kueller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kueller gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruglov.
Kueller moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
We've been informed that Kueller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kueller lands with a straight right. Kruglov didn't see that one coming.

Kruglov is rocked!
Kruglov tries to clinch up.
Kueller appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Oh Kruglov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kueller misses with a body shot
and Kruglov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kruglov seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller tries to bum rush Kruglov with a series of wild strikes but Kruglov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruglov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Kruglov forces Kueller back against the ropes and clinches.
Kueller lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kruglov tries to land knees in the clinch but Kueller avoids the damage to the body.
Kueller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kueller's face.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Kueller has Kruglov pushed against the ropes.
Kueller misses with a knee strike.
Kueller tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.

Kueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kueller.
Both fighters circling a little - Kruglov finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kueller throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kueller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kruglov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by Kueller.

Kueller scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kruglov to his hands and knees! The ref pushes Kueller away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kruglov got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kueller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kruglov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A combination from Kueller does no damage.

Kueller rushes Kruglov and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Kruglov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kueller takes a shot to the head.
Kruglov using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kruglov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kueller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kueller lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Benjamin Kueller should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
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.

Kruglov swings for the body but Kueller moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Kueller. That snapped Kruglov's head back.
Kueller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruglov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kueller.
A head kick misses from Kueller.
Kueller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruglov lands with a nice body kick.
Kueller tries to clinch but Kruglov moves out of range.
Kruglov throws out a loose jab but Kueller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benjamin Kueller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kueller tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kruglov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kruglov lands with a straight right. Kueller didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kueller.
Kueller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kruglov. Kruglov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Kueller circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kueller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kueller ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
Kruglov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruglov lands a really nice looking cross but Kueller seems unphased.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruglov blocks the leg kick.
Kruglov lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruglov misses the target.
Kueller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kruglov darts in trying to clinch
and Kueller counters with a right hand to the body.
Kueller slips a jab and a cross from Kruglov.
Kruglov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kueller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruglov.

Kruglov tries to keep at a distance but Kueller has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Kruglov on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov lands with a left to the head.
Anton Kruglov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov looking to stall.
Kueller pushes Kruglov back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kruglov checks the leg kick.
Kruglov throws an overhand right that lands on Kueller's shoulder, as Kueller tries to avoid the shot.
Kueller misses with a right hand
and Kruglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kueller avoids the body shot from Kruglov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Kruglov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kueller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kruglov tries to clinch there but Kueller circles away.
Kruglov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kueller finds it's way round the side to connect with Kruglov's head.
Kruglov digs a good hook to Kueller's body.
Kueller misses with a combination
and Kruglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Kruglov misses.
Kueller takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

Kruglov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kueller, pushing him back against the ropes.
Kueller avoiding damage as Kruglov throws knees to the body.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head.
Kueller takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kueller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kueller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Kruglov to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kueller's head backwards.
A punch combination from Kueller misses.
Kruglov appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Kruglov pushes Kueller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kruglov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kueller backwards.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
Kueller tries to land knees in the clinch but Kruglov avoids the damage to the body.
Kruglov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kueller lands a nice elbow.

Kueller manages to break the clinch.
Kueller throws a body punch but Kruglov moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Kruglov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benjamin Kueller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kueller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Kueller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kruglov doesn't seem bothered though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kueller throws a hook to the side of Kruglov's head but Kruglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruglov fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kueller just manages to avoid it.

Kruglov has Kueller up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kueller landing knees to the body.
Kruglov avoids the elbow strike from Kueller, against the ropes.
Kruglov lands a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kueller obliges.
Kueller misses with an elbow over the top.
Kueller blocking some punches.

Kueller escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kueller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kruglov holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kueller backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but Kueller blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Kruglov showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kruglov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!