PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Genco Taico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Krujcek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taico's entrance music is Apaga, mas não bate. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taico
vs
Krujcek

189 cm
23
300 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

210 cm
22
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Genco Taico!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aleksander Krujcek!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krujcek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taico takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taico on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Krujcek does it's job there.
Krujcek fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taico looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Krujcek is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Krujcek lands with a hook. Taico tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A combination from Krujcek does no damage.
Taico stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krujcek.

Taico shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Krujcek has a closed guard, preventing Taico from standing up.
Taico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Taico might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Taico is breathing heavily.
Krujcek is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krujcek wants to stand but Taico is controlling the position.

Taico is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krujcek working a defensive guard here.

Taico thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Taico wants to control from the top but Krujcek keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krujcek doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Taico decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Krujcek's guard.
Taico preventing the sweep.
Krujcek trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krujcek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taico loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taico trying to control but Krujcek is working from the bottom.
Taico thows a big elbow that misses.
Taico prevents Krujcek from getting back to his feet.
Taico throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Taico shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Krujcek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taico missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Taico wants to stand but Krujcek is controlling his posture from full guard.
Krujcek preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Taico with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krujcek wants to stand but Taico is controlling the position.
Krujcek trying to keep a closed guard but Taico is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krujcek wants to stand and escape but Taico is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taico has a takedown stuffed.
Krujcek lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Krujcek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taico gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Krujcek.
Krujcek throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krujcek throws a low kick, looking for Taico's leg but Taico calmly moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taico is looking to clinch but Krujcek is avoiding it.
Krujcek tests Taico's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krujcek throws a chopping leg kick but Taico manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Krujcek dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Taico fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Krujcek fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taico on the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krujcek, right into the meat.
Krujcek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Krujcek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krujcek lands a jab to Taico's midsection.
Aleksander Krujcek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Krujcek.
Taico shoots in but no luck this time.
A left and a right from Krujcek both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taico takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krujcek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taico. Taico circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krujcek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Genco Taico is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krujcek tries to clinch but Taico is having none of it.
Taico fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Genco Taico. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krujcek throws a one two combo.
Krujcek scores with a hook.
Taico will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krujcek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Krujcek cracks Taico with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krujcek dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Krujcek.

Taico looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taico is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Taico throwing shots but Krujcek is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taico seems to be looking for submissions.

Taico seems to be working for a kimura but Krujcek defends the submission attempt.

Taico is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Krujcek has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krujcek looks like he's trying to stand up.
Taico working Krujcek over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taico is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Krujcek has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Taico is working away from the top position though.

Taico seems to be looking for submissions.

Krujcek is defending against the submission attempts here by Taico.
Taico is trying to control. Krujcek wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krujcek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Krujcek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A bone on bone clash there as Taico blocks the leg kick.

Taico is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Krujcek's half guard.

Taico is trying to work for a kimura but Krujcek is defending well.
Taico has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Krujcek pushes Taico off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aleksander Krujcek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Taico tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krujcek slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Taico avoids a punch combination nicely.
Taico blocks a leg kick.
Krujcek cracks Taico with an open hand slap.
Krujcek lands a glancing blow to the side of Taico's head.

Taico closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krujcek wants to improve his position but Taico is controlling well.
Taico scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Taico connects with a nice short shot to Krujcek's temple.
Taico wants to pass the guard but Krujcek is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krujcek can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krujcek is refusing to be controlled, as Taico sits in half guard.
Taico missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Taico is keen to just control but Krujcek is a slippery customer.
Krujcek wants to get back to his feet.
Krujcek trying to control but Taico postures up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Krujcek clinches up with Taico and pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krujcek is looking to control Taico's arms but Taico gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krujcek has his back to the cage.
Taico is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krujcek pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taico prevents Krujcek from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krujcek takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Taico breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krujcek lands a jab-cross combination.

Taico scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krujcek is trying to stand up here but Taico is controlling him well.
Krujcek really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Taico. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Krujcek has hold of Taico's hands but Taico slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Krujcek is defending against the submission attempts here by Taico.

Taico is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Taico is trying to work for a kimura but Krujcek is defending well.
Krujcek keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Taico is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Taico trying to pass the guard but Krujcek defending well.

Taico looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Krujcek is defending against the submission attempts here by Taico.

And that's the end of the fight!
Genco Taico showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krujcek has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

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