PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Wanderlei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joakim Kroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Wanderlei
vs
Kroon

187 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Art Wanderlei!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joakim Kroon!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wanderlei takes the fight into the clinch.
Kroon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wanderlei slows down the pace here.
Kroon lands a knee to the body.

Wanderlei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanderlei misses with a two punch combination.

Wanderlei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kroon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Wanderlei stands up and beckons Kroon to his feet.
Wanderlei throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wanderlei shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kroon trying to control here.
Kroon taking some punishment here, with Wanderlei in his half guard.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kroon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wanderlei scores with a couple of nice shots.

Wanderlei is working for a kimura but Kroon is defending it quite comfortably.
Wanderlei throwing shots but Kroon is blocking nicely.
Wanderlei passes to full mount!

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.
Wanderlei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kroon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wanderlei working the ground and pound effectively.
Wanderlei scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Wanderlei.
BOOM! Wanderlei connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Wanderlei.

Wanderlei has control of Kroon's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kroon regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wanderlei scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kroon?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wanderlei working for a submission but Kroon is keeping him at bay.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanderlei lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kroon tries to lock up and control but Wanderlei gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wanderlei landing strikes from the mount and Kroon is in trouble!
Wanderlei landing strikes from the mount and Kroon is in trouble!
Wanderlei punishing his opponent with strikes.

Kroon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wanderlei.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wanderlei looking to secure an arm triangle but Kroon defends it well.
Wanderlei pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kroon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wanderlei landing shots from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kroon wants to control but Wanderlei is having none of it.

Wanderlei is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kroon is surviving well by controlling Wanderlei's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Wanderlei dominated that round.
That's time! Wanderlei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wanderlei tries to clinch there but Kroon circles away.
Wanderlei fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wanderlei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wanderlei misses with a two punch combination.
Kroon looks for a takedown but Wanderlei sprawls well.
Wanderlei throws a one two combo.

Wanderlei pushes Kroon up against the cage in a clinch.

Wanderlei has clasped his hands together around Kroon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Wanderlei cracks Kroon with a big elbow.
Wanderlei has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Kroon!
Wanderlei putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Art Wanderlei overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Kroon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wanderlei is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wanderlei is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kroon has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wanderlei landing shots from mount.
Wanderlei landing punches.
Kroon is desperately trying to improve his position but Wanderlei has a good base and remains in mount.
Kroon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The referee warns Kroon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wanderlei is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kroon can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Kroon defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Wanderlei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wanderlei jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kroon is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kroon and Wanderlei has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Kroon takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Wanderlei tries for a kimura but Kroon is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Kroon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroon takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wanderlei landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kroon looks to move to half guard but instead Wanderlei has passed into mount! Damn!
Wanderlei has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kroon's face.
Wanderlei lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wanderlei landing strikes from the mount and Kroon is in trouble!
Wanderlei looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wanderlei breaks from Kroon's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kroon tries to hold on but Wanderlei postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wanderlei is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Wanderlei tries to bum rush Kroon with a series of wild strikes but Kroon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Wanderlei darts in and clinches Kroon up against the cage.

Wanderlei jumps guard.

Wanderlei throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Wanderlei looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kroon wants to pass the guard but Wanderlei is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Art Wanderlei dominated that second round.
That's time! Wanderlei's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Wanderlei closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Wanderlei to work.
Wanderlei has had enough of the clinch but Kroon keeps him there for the moment.

Wanderlei drags the fight down to the ground.

Kroon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wanderlei has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kroon has managed to get both his arms back between Wanderlei's legs - danger averted.

Wanderlei has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kroon off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wanderlei is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kroon can do to turn this around?
Wanderlei wants to clinch up but Kroon keeps it at a distance.

Wanderlei shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kroon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Wanderlei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wanderlei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kroon wants to stand but Wanderlei is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanderlei would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Wanderlei thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wanderlei postures up in Kroon's guard and throws a big left but Kroon blocks it.
Wanderlei is working Kroon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wanderlei throwing strikes but missing.

Wanderlei drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Wanderlei jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wanderlei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wanderlei tries to close the distance and clinch but Kroon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Wanderlei changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kroon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kroon is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Kroon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wanderlei is working Kroon over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wanderlei grinds an elbow into Kroon's temple.
Kroon is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei landing strikes.
Kroon trying his best to control but Wanderlei has mounted him.
Kroon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Wanderlei wants to finish this one by submission but Kroon is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Wanderlei.
Kroon tries to hold on but Wanderlei postures up.
Wanderlei scoring with strikes but Kroon is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroon flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Wanderlei lands with some strikes.
Wanderlei pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Wanderlei is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Kroon is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Art Wanderlei!