PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between D Unit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Krull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Krull is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Unit
vs
Krull

205 cm
23
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
145 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

THE STEEL PENN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, D Unit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Krull!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Unit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krull tries to score a power double leg takedown but Unit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krull somewhat.
Krull swats away the attempt to clinch by Unit.
Krull throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Unit's waist but Unit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krull off to one side.
Unit tries to clinch but Krull is having none of it.

Unit darts in and clinches Krull up against the cage.
Unit stops a takedown attempt from Krull.
D Unit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Krull.
Unit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krull's face.
Unit scores with a knee to the head.
Krull is trying to break free.
Unit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Unit lands a good knee to the midsection. Krull won't want to take too many of those.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Krull.
Unit landing knees to the body.
Krull can't get the takedown.
Krull looks gassed!
Krull managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Krull wants a takedown.
Knees in the clinch landing for Unit.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Unit obliges.
Unit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Unit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit tries to land knees in the clinch but Krull avoids the damage to the body.
Krull on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unit is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Unit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Unit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krull avoids it.
Krull goes for a takedown in the clinch but Unit prevents it.

Krull has Unit pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Krull pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Unit tumbling to the mat - Krull dives into Unit's guard.
Krull prevents Unit from getting back to his feet.

Krull is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Unit is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Unit has escaped and now he's on top!
Krull is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Unit stands and steps away. Krull gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Krull fails to land the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krull fails with a takedown attempt.
Unit doesn't manage to clinch there - Krull circles away.
D Unit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Unit moves into the clinch.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Unit connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krull's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Unit obliges.
Unit trying to land knees to the body.
Unit missing with knees to the body.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Unit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit avoiding damage as Krull throws knees to the body.
Unit with a knee to the head.
Unit working Krull over with knees to the body.
Krull is trying to drag Unit to the mat but Unit just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Krull takes a knee to the side of the body.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krull avoids it.

Krull decides to pull guard.
Krull looking for a sweep. Not yet Krull, not yet.
Krull working a defensive guard but Unit manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krull can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Krull tries to buck Unit off but Unit is having none of it.
Krull is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Unit stands up and beckons Krull to his feet.

Unit rushes Krull and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krull is working for takedown but Unit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Krull managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krull avoids it.
Unit misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

D Unit dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krull scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krull thows a huge punch but Unit dodges it nicely.
Krull seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Unit does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Krull working the head and body with strikes.
Krull is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Krull postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Unit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krull, into his guard.

Krull is looking for a triangle here but Unit uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A control attempt from Krull but he's now mounted!
Krull is trying desperately to improve position.
Unit content just to control the position here.

Unit get's back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice takedown defense from Unit. No joy for Krull on that attempt.

Unit gets a clinch.
Krull managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Krull missing with knees to the body.
Krull managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Unit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Unit lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Unit.
Unit crunches a lovely knee into Krull's ribcage.
Unit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krull lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Unit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Unit working Krull over with knees to the body.
Krull is working for takedown but Unit is calmly controlling the position for now.
D Unit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Krull.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krull drops down looking for an ankle pick but Unit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Unit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krull swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Unit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krull fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Unit avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Unit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Unit doesn't manage to clinch there - Krull circles away.
Krull swats away the attempt to clinch by Unit.
Krull avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Krull shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Unit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Unit is pushing Krull's head away, looking to escape. Krull manages to hold on to the position though.
The ground and pound from Krull seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krull looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Krull trying to control the position but Unit is working away.
An elbow from Krull crashes against the mat.

Krull is trying to get an arm triangle but Unit is defending well.
Krull wants to control but Unit is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

D Unit dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krull shoots in looking for a takedown. Unit tries to sprawl out of it but Krull keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Unit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Unit fails in his attempt to clinch.
Unit tries to clinch up.
Unit tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krull paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Krull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Unit manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Krull wants to control from the top but Unit keeps moving.
Unit wants to get back to his feet but Krull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Krull postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Unit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krull, into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unit won't allow Krull to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Unit wants to stand but Krull is controlling his posture from full guard.

Krull is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Unit defends well.
Krull has a closed guard, preventing Unit from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Krull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Unit is aware though and is defending well.
Unit wants to stand but Krull has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Unit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Krull is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krull wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Unit is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Unit is going to stand back up.
Krull missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Krull closes the distance and pushes Unit back into the cage.
Krull looking for a takedown.
Unit landing knees to the body.

That's four 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.
Krull tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Unit just stands there and leans against the cage.
D Unit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Krull.
Unit keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krull's efforts to push away.
Unit scores with a knee to the head.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit with a knee to the head.
Unit trying to land knees to the body.
Unit tries to land knees in the clinch but Krull avoids the damage to the body.
Unit tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krull avoids it.
Unit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krull is defending well for now.
Unit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krull.
Don Krull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krull has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Unit avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
D Unit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Krull blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Unit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krull is defending well for now.
Krull managing to block the knees to the body from Unit.
Unit missing with knees to the body.

Krull is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Unit can't fight it off and eventually Krull manages to take the fight to the floor. Unit looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Krull trying to control but Unit is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Don Krull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Unit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D Unit!