PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Primoz Koobek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Koobek's choice of entrance music: Never gonna give you up. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kralaiev
vs
Koobek

191 cm
21
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
18
217 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Primoz Koobek!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev just misses with a punch to the body.
Kralaiev keeps the fight on the outside.
Koobek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Koobek wants to clinch.

Kralaiev clinches up with Koobek and pushes him back against the cage.

Koobek has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kralaiev is trying to keep an underhook but Koobek manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Koobek thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kralaiev's head.
Koobek throwing shots but Kralaiev is blocking nicely.

Kralaiev makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Kralaiev misses with the combination.
Koobek tries to clinch but Kralaiev moves away

and Kralaiev counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Koobek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Koobek is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ivan Kralaiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Primoz Koobek.

Kralaiev manages to break the clinch.
Koobek misses with a takedown
and Kralaiev counters with a stiff right hand.

Kralaiev moves into the clinch.

Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kralaiev forces Koobek back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kralaiev ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kralaiev no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Koobek throws and elbow that misses. Kralaiev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koobek's guard. Nice move by Kralaiev!
Kralaiev slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Koobek wants to stand and escape but Kralaiev is having none of it.
Kralaiev's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kralaiev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koobek keeping full guard, as Kralaiev tries to pass.
Koobek wants to stand and escape but Kralaiev is having none of it.
Kralaiev sitting in guard here, content to control.
Koobek avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kralaiev stands and steps away. Koobek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Koobek takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koobek tries to clinch up
and Kralaiev counters with a big head kick but Koobek shrugs it off.
Koobek looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kralaiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koobek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Koobek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Kralaiev.
Koobek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koobek has his takedown stuffed

and Kralaiev holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kralaiev connects with a high kick.

Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev throws a nice inside leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kralaiev is looking to control Koobek's arms but Koobek gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kralaiev has his back to the cage.

Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koobek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Koobek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kralaiev wants to clinch up but Koobek keeps it at a distance.

Kralaiev clinches up against the cage.

Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kralaiev has managed to clinch.

Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koobek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kralaiev connects with a high kick.

Kralaiev moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koobek closes the distance but Kralaiev moves to the side
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Kralaiev.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kralaiev wants to clinch up but Koobek keeps it at a distance.
Koobek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kralaiev counters with a head kick. That will keep Koobek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Kralaiev instigates a clinch.

Kralaiev escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Primoz Koobek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kralaiev lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Koobek backs up against the cage.

Kralaiev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Kralaiev's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Koobek tries to keep at a distance but Kralaiev has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kralaiev prevents the takedown attempt.

Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.

Kralaiev drives through and clinches with Koobek against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kralaiev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice body kick there by Kralaiev.
Koobek darts in trying to clinch

and Kralaiev counters with a head kick that drops Koobek to the mat! Koobek scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Koobek is rocked!
Kralaiev throws a quick head kick that knocks Koobek silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Kralaiev is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ivan Kralaiev!