PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicklas Kroon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sal Right (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kroon
vs
Right

210 cm
26
300 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

218 cm
25
319 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicklas Kroon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sal Right!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slapping leg kick lands for Right.
Right scores with a push kick.
Right feints and then cracks Kroon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kroon down.
Right dodges the punch combination from Kroon.
Kroon throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Sal Right has been cut.
Kroon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Right rushes Kroon and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Right breaks the clinch.
Kroon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kroon is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kroon misses with the combination.
Right misses with a two punch combination.
Kroon takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Nicklas Kroon has been cut.

Right darts in and clinches Kroon up against the ropes.
Right with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Right escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kroon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Right lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nicklas Kroon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Right throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Right scoring well with a low kick there.
Right throws a head kick that Kroon semi-blocks.

Right clinches up with Kroon and pushes him back against the ropes.
Right stalling.
Kroon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kroon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Right breaks the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Right cracks the inside of Kroon's front leg.
Right goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Nicklas Kroon's cut is getting worse.
Right scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Right throws a nice inside leg kick.

Right has closed the distance and engaged Kroon in a clinch.

Right's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kroon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Right lands a jab-cross combination.

Nicklas Kroon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kroon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kroon takes a kick to the side of the head.
Right throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kroon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Right.
Kroon throws the left hand but Right avoids the punch easily.
Right thuds a left hand into Kroon's body.
Right throws a nice head kick!
Right steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kroon.

Right clinches up with Kroon and pushes him back against the ropes.

Right manages to break the clinch.
Kroon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Right lands a head kick. Kroon smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Jeez, Nicklas Kroon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Right takes the fight into the clinch.

Right manages to break the clinch.

Right gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Right looking to slow down the pace here.
Kroon has had enough of the clinch but Right keeps him there for the moment.

Right breaks from the clinch.

Right closes the distance and pushes Kroon back into the ropes.

Right breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kroon swinging wildly here.
Right lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kroon chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Right can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Kroon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Right throws a combination. Kroon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kroon missing with a left hand there. Right was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Right.
Right scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nicklas Kroon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sal Right!