PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joakim Kroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Bleak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kroon
vs
Bleak

193 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 7 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joakim Kroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Bleak!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kroon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bleak sprawls well. Bleak wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kroon gets slowly back to his feet.

Bleak feints and as Kroon raises his hands in defense, Bleak changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bleak looking to pass the guard.
Bleak wants to stand but Kroon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kroon is breathing heavily.
Bleak wants to control from the top but Kroon keeps moving.
Bleak wants to stand and escape but instead Kroon has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kroon stops Bleak from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bleak has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kroon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

Kroon closes the distance and clinches.
Bleak stalling in the clinch but Kroon improves position.
Bleak slows down the pace here.
Bleak tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bleak stalling in the clinch.
Bleak tries to circle away but Kroon has him pinned against the cage.
Bleak has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kroon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bleak drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kroon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joakim Kroon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Bleak.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bleak takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bleak jumps guard but Kroon stands there with Bleak around his waist. Bleak gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bleak can't get the takedown.

Kroon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kroon checks a leg kick nicely.

Bleak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kroon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kroon controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak pulls Kroon in close to prevent any damage.
Bleak bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kroon's guard.
Kroon working a defensive guard here.
Bleak advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bleak is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bleak's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bleak scores with punches from side control.

Bleak decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kroon to his feet.
Kroon tries to clinch but Bleak moves out of range.
Bleak scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bleak tries to clinch but Kroon moves out of range.
Bleak wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Bleak dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bleak wants to clinch.
Bleak moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bleak tries to close the distance and clinch but Kroon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kroon gets the takedown into side control.
Bleak avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kroon.
You can see the frustration on Bleak's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kroon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bleak manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bleak wants to get back to full guard.
Kroon is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bleak tries to lock up and control but Kroon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kroon throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Bleak is squirming around, avoiding Kroon's attempts to control the action.

Kroon moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bleak has worked his arm free - good work by Bleak!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kroon just content to control the position.
Bleak wants to get back to his feet but Kroon drags him back down.
Bleak tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kroon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bleak is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bleak takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kroon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kroon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bleak keeps working.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bleak holding on.
An elbow from Kroon crashes against the mat.

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.
Bleak wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bleak is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kroon off and has taken his back!
Kroon trying to control but not successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kroon wants to get back to his feet.
Kroon looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kyle Bleak will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bleak scores a takedown into full mount!
Bleak controlling the pace for now.
Bleak wants to control the pace but Kroon is squirming around nicely.
Bleak working Kroon over with strikes here.

Bleak is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Bleak looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroon is staying active underneath Bleak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kroon wants to get back to his feet.
Kroon is staying active underneath Bleak, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kroon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bleak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kroon is keeping the position for now.

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.
Kroon wants to stand up but Bleak is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bleak scores with a takedown into Kroon's guard.
Kyle Bleak has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bleak wants to control from the top but Kroon keeps moving.
Kroon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kroon can't keep his opponent in guard - Bleak advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bleak prevents Kroon from improving his position.
Bleak missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kroon is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Bleak is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Kroon kicks Bleak off and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kroon missing with a left hand there. Bleak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bleak keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kroon tries to clinch up

and Bleak counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kroon's guard now.
Kroon working a defensive guard here.
Bleak preventing the sweep.
Kroon keeping moving, preventing Bleak from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bleak stopping the sweep attempt from Kroon.
Joakim Kroon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Bleak is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bleak wants to control from the top but Kroon keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Bleak comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bleak winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Bleak!