PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Krujcek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mike nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mike nelson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Krujcek
vs
nelson

210 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Krujcek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, mike nelson!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krujcek keeps the fight on the outside.
nelson scores with a body shot.
Krujcek looks to score with a jab to the body but nelson is just out of range.
nelson shoots in but Krujcek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krujcek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Krujcek lands.
Krujcek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from nelson.
nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krujcek connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

nelson moves into the clinch.
nelson misses with a hook to the ribs.
nelson tries to pull guard but Krujcek holds him up against the cage and eventually nelson drops back down to his feet.
nelson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krujcek walks away with a smile on his face. nelson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
Krujcek misses with a double jab.
Krujcek dives in and grabs nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. nelson pushes down on Krujcek's head and hops out.
Krujcek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from nelson.

Krujcek closes the distance and clinches.
Krujcek taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
nelson can't get the takedown.
Krujcek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite nelson's efforts to push away.
Krujcek tries to break the clinch but nelson is controlling the position.
Krujcek lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt nelson or not.
Krujcek slowing the pace effectively.
Still in the clinch, Krujcek scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krujcek working hard to break the clinch.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch but nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Krujcek misses with a knee to the head.
Krujcek is trying to force a seperation but nelson has the dominant position.
nelson letting Krujcek take a breather here.
nelson has Krujcek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krujcek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
nelson tries for a takedown but Krujcek manages to get underhooks.
nelson looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

nelson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
nelson cracks Krujcek with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
nelson dives in and grabs Krujcek's left leg, looking for a takedown. Krujcek pushes down on nelson's head and hops out.
Krujcek cracks nelson with a right hand to the side of the head.
nelson takes one to the side of the head.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krujcek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A decent looking cross lands there for Krujcek.
No joy there for Krujcek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
nelson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krujcek tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
nelson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krujcek tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krujcek jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
nelson fails with a takedown attempt.
Krujcek connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krujcek throws out a powerful jab.
Krujcek throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krujcek tries a head kick but it misses.
Aleksander Krujcek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krujcek throws and low kick but nelson moves out of range easily.
Nice takedown defense from nelson. No joy for Krujcek on that attempt.
nelson wants to clinch up but Krujcek keeps it at a distance.
nelson moves forwards but Krujcek connects with a nice, crisp jab.
nelson stuffs the takedown.
nelson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krujcek sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten nelson somewhat.
Krujcek misses the jab.
nelson scores with a jab. Krujcek acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Krujcek looks to land a left hand but nelson moved out of range nicely.
Krujcek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nelson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krujcek counters with a straight right hand.
Krujcek pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krujcek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
nelson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krujcek throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krujcek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krujcek scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krujcek misses with a few strikes there.
Krujcek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but nelson was well out of range. Poor timing from Krujcek.
Krujcek is trying hard to land a takedown here. nelson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Krujcek throws a jab when nelson was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Krujcek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

nelson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krujcek's head backwards.
Krujcek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

nelson gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
nelson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krujcek connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
nelson shoots in and drives through. Krujcek sprawls well.
Krujcek moves away from the strike by nelson.
nelson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krujcek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krujcek.
Aleksander Krujcek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krujcek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by nelson.
nelson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krujcek keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Krujcek shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

nelson actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

nelson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krujcek pulls his head out easily.
nelson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Krujcek not landing any meaningful shots this time.
nelson wants to improve his position but Krujcek is controlling well.

nelson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krujcek is nestled in close to nelson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Krujcek seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Krujcek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for nelson on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Krujcek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krujcek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krujcek fails with the takedown.
Krujcek attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Krujcek. No joy for nelson on that attempt.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
nelson moves out of range as Krujcek throws a body kick.
Krujcek throws a leg kick but nelson moved away.
nelson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krujcek throws a left and a right that both miss

and nelson moves into the clinch.

Krujcek manages to break the clinch.
Krujcek throws out a leg kick but nelson moves out of range and Krujcek only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krujcek moves into range and clinches up with nelson.

Krujcek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Krujcek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krujcek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aleksander Krujcek is winning the standup battle so far.
Krujcek throws a solid leg kick but nelson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krujcek.
Krujcek tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and nelson is able to avoid easily.
Krujcek lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Krujcek.
Krujcek misses with a straight right.
nelson staying out of range there.
Good exchange - Krujcek coming out on top.
Krujcek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krujcek looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krujcek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but nelson manages to avoid it.
No luck for nelson with that takedown attempt.
Krujcek tries to close the distance and clinch up but nelson swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
nelson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krujcek.
nelson is trying desperately to land a takedown but Krujcek is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for nelson.
nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krujcek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krujcek connects with a right hand. nelson shakes it off.
nelson slips a jab from Krujcek.

Krujcek clinches up against the cage.
Krujcek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nelson has him pressed against the cage.
nelson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krujcek avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krujcek stalling against the cage.
Krujcek gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from nelson.
nelson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krujcek fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Krujcek misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Krujcek dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krujcek avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krujcek listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Krujcek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Krujcek counters with a straight right hand.
Krujcek looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Krujcek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
nelson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krujcek tried to score with a low kick but nelson checks it.
Krujcek throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
nelson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krujcek throws a series of punches but nelson avoids them all with ease.
nelson blocks a jab.

nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
Krujcek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krujcek is pressed up against the cage. nelson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krujcek down to the mat. Krujcek avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krujcek cracks nelson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
nelson moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by nelson.
Krujcek does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
nelson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Krujcek on the side of the head.
Krujcek connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from nelson misses.
nelson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krujcek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from nelson.
nelson fails with the takedown.
Krujcek lands an overhand right.

Krujcek moves into range and clinches up with nelson.
Krujcek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but nelson has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Krujcek's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krujcek misses with a body kick.
Krujcek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krujcek misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krujcek throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krujcek displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from nelson.
Aleksander Krujcek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of mike nelson.
Krujcek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as nelson throws out the jab.
Krujcek tries to clinch
and nelson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from nelson is defended easily by Krujcek.
Krujcek throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krujcek fails to land with a series of punches.
Krujcek misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Krujcek. No joy for nelson on that attempt.
Krujcek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

nelson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krujcek missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
nelson wants to get back to striking at distance but Krujcek won't allow it.
Krujcek is trying to force a seperation but nelson has the dominant position.
nelson tries to work over Krujcek's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
nelson can't get the takedown.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krujcek has had enough of the clinch but nelson keeps him there for the moment.
nelson has Krujcek pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Krujcek manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krujcek lands a right hand.
nelson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
nelson keeps control of Krujcek as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Krujcek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krujcek manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Krujcek scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krujcek can't break the clinch.
nelson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
nelson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krujcek's efforts to push away.
Krujcek misses with an elbow strike.
Krujcek avoiding damage.
Krujcek looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Krujcek's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krujcek tries to land a leg kick but nelson saw it coming and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from nelson as Krujcek shoots in.
nelson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mike nelson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aleksander Krujcek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
nelson takes a swing at Krujcek's ribcage but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aleksander Krujcek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Krujcek 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aleksander Krujcek!