PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between anderson cro cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Kraken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). anderson cro cop has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

cro cop
vs
Kraken

184 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, anderson cro cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mark Kraken!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cro cop is looking to clinch but Kraken is avoiding it.
Kraken throws a one two combo.
Kraken throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraken looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cro cop takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kraken looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kraken misses with a two punch combination.
Kraken misses with a jab, cross combination.
cro cop tries to bum rush Kraken with a series of wild strikes but Kraken uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraken connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kraken drops cro cop with a nice combination! Kraken dives into cro cop's guard, looking to finish!

cro cop is rocked!
Kraken looking to pass the guard.
Oh cro cop is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kraken is standing up over cro cop. cro cop looks to escape but Kraken dives into side control.
cro cop seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cro cop tries to escape but Kraken is in control.

Kraken has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

cro cop clinches up against the cage.
cro cop wants to break the clinch but can't.
cro cop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
cro cop wants to get back to striking at distance but Kraken won't allow it.
cro cop looking for a takedown.
cro cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kraken has cro cop pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cro cop wants a takedown but no success here.
cro cop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
cro cop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kraken tries to break the clinch but cro cop is controlling the position.
Kraken wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kraken prevents cro cop from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kraken.
cro cop is looking to control Kraken's arms but Kraken gets an underhook and turns him. Now cro cop has his back to the cage.
Kraken is trying to break free.

cro cop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kraken misses with a double jab
and cro cop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kraken scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cro cop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kraken swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kraken throws a predictable looking body shot
and cro cop counters with a head kick.
Kraken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of cro cop's head.
Kraken misses with a combination
and cro cop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice defenses there by cro cop.
cro cop shoots in for a takedown but Kraken shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson cro cop. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cro cop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kraken lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. cro cop is looking to close the distance but Kraken sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! cro cop crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope cro cop is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Mark Kraken!