PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sev Kritzkiy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse The Governing Body (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kritzkiy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Rasputin by Boney M. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kritzkiy
vs
The Governing Body

200 cm
22
240 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
285 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sev Kritzkiy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesse The Governing Body!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Governing Body plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kritzkiy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Governing Body misses with a low kick.
Kritzkiy misses with the combination.
Jesse The Governing Body seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by The Governing Body.
Kritzkiy closes the distance and clinches up with The Governing Body, looking for a takedown. Kritzkiy pushes The Governing Body against the cage but The Governing Body circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The Governing Body shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kritzkiy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kritzkiy scores a takedown into full mount!
The Governing Body is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Governing Body can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Governing Body wants to hold on but Kritzkiy pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kritzkiy won't let The Governing Body get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kritzkiy controlling the pace for now.
The Governing Body keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
You get the feeling that The Governing Body really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The Governing Body holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kritzkiy tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Governing Body holds on, trying desperately to control.

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.
Kritzkiy tries to control but The Governing Body wriggling away.
The Governing Body tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kritzkiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Governing Body is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body is trying to escape the mount.
The Governing Body blocking the ground and pound.
The Governing Body is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kritzkiy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The Governing Body doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Kritzkiy avoids the attempt from The Governing Body to control.
The Governing Body can't escape the position.

That's four 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.
Kritzkiy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as The Governing Body is looking to escape.
Kritzkiy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The Governing Body tries to reverse the position but Kritzkiy maintains control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Kritzkiy has control of The Governing Body's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and The Governing Body regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesse The Governing Body will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kritzkiy shoots in but no luck this time.
The Governing Body tries to score with a low kick but Kritzkiy moves his leg out of the way.
The Governing Body throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kritzkiy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Governing Body backs up against the cage.
The Governing Body thumps Kritzkiy with a low kick.
The Governing Body defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The Governing Body on the side of the head.
Kritzkiy tries for a takedown but The Governing Body sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sev Kritzkiy. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Governing Body clinches with his opponent.
Kritzkiy has had enough of the clinch but The Governing Body keeps him there for the moment.
The Governing Body with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kritzkiy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Governing Body just stands there and leans against the cage.

Kritzkiy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kritzkiy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kritzkiy closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Governing Body circles away.
Kritzkiy looks to land a left hand but The Governing Body moved out of range nicely.
The Governing Body moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by The Governing Body. That's going to slow Kritzkiy down.
The Governing Body dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kritzkiy. That did some damage!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Governing Body scores with a leg kick.
The Governing Body will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Governing Body feints and then cracks Kritzkiy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kritzkiy down.
A solid leg kick lands there for The Governing Body.
The Governing Body doesn't manage to clinch there - Kritzkiy circles away.
The Governing Body dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kritzkiy. That did some damage!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from The Governing Body. No joy for Kritzkiy on that attempt.
The Governing Body chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kritzkiy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The Governing Body with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jesse The Governing Body seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Governing Body connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from The Governing Body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Governing Body misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

The Governing Body has managed to clinch.
Kritzkiy has had enough of the clinch but The Governing Body keeps him there for the moment.
The Governing Body landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Governing Body lands a nice knee to the body.
The Governing Body with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sev Kritzkiy has been cut.
The Governing Body scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from The Governing Body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Governing Body unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kritzkiy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Governing Body using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

The Governing Body drops Kritzkiy with a big knee straight up the middle! Kritzkiy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A kick lands to the mid section there for The Governing Body.
The Governing Body is looking to clinch but Kritzkiy is avoiding it.
The Governing Body throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kritzkiy.
Kritzkiy looks to score with a jab to the body but The Governing Body is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kritzkiy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The Governing Body misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Governing Body throws a leg kick which misses Kritzkiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Kritzkiy tries to avoid it.
The Governing Body with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jesse The Governing Body is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by The Governing Body.
The Governing Body lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The Governing Body scores with a push kick.
The Governing Body buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Governing Body throws a leg kick which misses Kritzkiy's front leg but catches the back leg as Kritzkiy tries to avoid it.
The Governing Body throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kritzkiy's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse The Governing Body showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sev Kritzkiy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

The Governing Body lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kritzkiy's sensitive parts.
The Governing Body connects with a solid leg kick.
The Governing Body stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Governing Body wants it to stay on the feet.
Kritzkiy looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

The Governing Body moves into the clinch.
The Governing Body lands a nice knee to the body.
Kritzkiy takes a knee right on the jaw!

The Governing Body drops Kritzkiy with a big knee straight up the middle! Kritzkiy is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kritzkiy is rocked!

The Governing Body fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kritzkiy, pushing him back against the cage.
Oh Kritzkiy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Governing Body lands a big knee! That's hurt Kritzkiy! Oh, he's all over the place! The Governing Body lands another knee that sends Kritzkiy to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse The Governing Body!