PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Gambacorto Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Gambacorto Jr
vs
Kronic

184 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mark Gambacorto Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kronic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambacorto Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gambacorto Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kronic is fending him off so far but Gambacorto Jr persists. Nope, Kronic circles away and we're back to standing.
Kronic moves in looking to clinch but Gambacorto Jr pushes him off.
Kronic looks for the body kick but Gambacorto Jr saw that one coming.
Kronic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gambacorto Jr blocks a head kick by Kronic.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gambacorto Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Kronic misses.
Kronic tries to clinch up.
Kronic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nate Kronic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gambacorto Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gambacorto Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Gambacorto Jr shoots in and bounces Kronic off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Gambacorto Jr wants to control from the top but Kronic keeps moving.
Kronic wants to stand but Gambacorto Jr is controlling the position.
Gambacorto Jr looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Kronic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gambacorto Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kronic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gambacorto Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gambacorto Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kronic swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kronic misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambacorto Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kronic tries to clinch but Gambacorto Jr moves out of range.
Kronic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gambacorto Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gambacorto Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kronic.
Gambacorto Jr moves away from the strike by Kronic.
Kronic throws a head kick but Gambacorto Jr moves out of range.
Jab by Kronic.
Gambacorto Jr blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kronic tries to clinch up but Gambacorto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Nate Kronic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kronic lands a high kick!
A head kick misses from Kronic.
Kronic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gambacorto Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Gambacorto Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gambacorto Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kronic tries a head kick but it misses.
Gambacorto Jr slips a jab and a cross from Kronic.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronic tries to clinch but Gambacorto Jr moves out of range.
Gambacorto Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kronic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Kronic dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gambacorto Jr blocks a head kick by Kronic.
Kronic is looking to clinch.
Gambacorto Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kronic throws an overhand right that lands on Gambacorto Jr's shoulder, as Gambacorto Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Kronic tries to clinch up but Gambacorto Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Kronic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kronic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Gambacorto Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gambacorto Jr blocks a head kick by Kronic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic avoids the head kick by Gambacorto Jr.
Kronic throws the kick towards the body but Gambacorto Jr avoids it.
Gambacorto Jr throws a body punch but Kronic moves out of range.
Kronic lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kronic gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Gambacorto Jr counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kronic is breathing heavily.
Kronic preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kronic keeping moving, preventing Gambacorto Jr from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto Jr pushing down on Kronic's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Gambacorto Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kronic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gambacorto Jr.

Gambacorto Jr 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.
Gambacorto Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kronic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gambacorto Jr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gambacorto Jr is trying to control. Kronic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kronic tries to kick Gambacorto Jr off in order to stand up. Gambacorto Jr Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Gambacorto Jr with the ground and pound but Kronic regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Gambacorto Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kronic is staying active underneath Gambacorto Jr, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gambacorto Jr tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kronic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kronic looks like he's trying to stand up.

Gambacorto Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Kronic is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronic regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Gambacorto Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Gambacorto Jr dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Kronic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kronic misses with a head kick.
Kronic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Gambacorto Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gambacorto Jr working the strikes but Kronic uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Gambacorto Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kronic wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Gambacorto Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambacorto Jr thows a huge punch but Kronic dodges it nicely.
Gambacorto Jr wants to control but Kronic is keeping him busy.

Gambacorto Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Gambacorto Jr is trying to control. Kronic wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kronic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gambacorto Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Kronic wants to clinch.
Kronic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gambacorto Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Kronic tries to sprawl out of it but Gambacorto Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kronic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kronic fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Kronic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gambacorto Jr shoots in and drives through. Kronic sprawls well.
Kronic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kronic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kronic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses.
Kronic tries to clinch but Gambacorto Jr is having none of it.
Gambacorto Jr blocks a head kick by Kronic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kronic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kronic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gambacorto Jr.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Gambacorto Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gambacorto Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kronic tries to clinch there but Gambacorto Jr circles away.
Kronic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronic tries to land a front kick but Gambacorto Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gambacorto Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Kronic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kronic 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Kronic!