PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Felix Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ramble John Krohn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rios
vs
John Krohn

173 cm
22
173 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

MFS Voodoo Labs - 159 Energy
MFS Voodoo Labs - 159 Energy

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Felix Rios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ramble John Krohn!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krohn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Rios wants to hold on but Krohn pushes him away.
Krohn wants to control but instead Rios manages to regain half guard.
Krohn thows a huge punch but Rios dodges it nicely.
Krohn thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rios to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krohn tries to free his leg and advance position but Rios is retaining full guard.
Krohn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krohn stands up over Rios, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krohn must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krohn postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krohn throws a lazy right hand but Rios sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios looks to land a body kick but Krohn moved away.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Krohn moves out of range easily.
Rios misses with a series of wild punches.
Felix Rios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krohn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rios with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rios is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rios throws a nice head kick!
Rios tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Krohn scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krohn.
Krohn lands a right hook to the body.
Rios is breathing heavily.
Krohn scores with a nice head shot.
Rios has his takedown stuffed
and Krohn counters with a straight right hand.
Rios has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rios there as he acknowledges the shot.

Krohn clinches up with Rios and pushes him back against the cage.
Krohn is trying to break free.

Krohn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Krohn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Krohn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krohn unloads with some shots from mount but Rios bucks and avoids them well.
Krohn misses with a head shot.
Krohn landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krohn misses with a head shot.
Krohn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rios is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rios avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krohn.
Krohn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rios in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Krohn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rios is trying desperately to improve position.
Krohn scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Krohn.

Krohn goes for an armbar but Rios turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rios.
Rios stopping the sweep attempt from Krohn.
Rios looking to sit in guard and control but Krohn gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krohn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramble John Krohn dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krohn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rios but Rios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Krohn shoots for a double leg takedown but Rios sprawls well. He's pushed Krohn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krohn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krohn. That did some damage!
Rios darts in trying to clinch

and Krohn counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Rios's guard now.
Rios utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krohn looking to sit in guard and control but Rios gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krohn controls Rios momentarily but Rios frees himself.
Rios trying to control the position from guard on top but Krohn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn is trying to keep Rios in close.
Krohn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rios is one step ahead there.

Rios has gone for a leg lock! Krohn slips out almost immediately though and dives into Rios's guard.
Krohn postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.

That's two 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.
Krohn looking to sit in guard and control but Rios gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Rios thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krohn is keeping the position for now.
Krohn wants to sweep but no luck.
Krohn pulls Rios in close to prevent any damage.
Ramble John Krohn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krohn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Krohn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krohn closes the distance and clinches up with Rios, looking for a takedown. Krohn pushes Rios against the cage but Rios circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Felix Rios has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ramble John Krohn.
Rios pivots, looking for a leg kick but Krohn is out of range and Rios settles back down.
Krohn avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios slips under a jab from Krohn.
Rios chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krohn avoids the head kick by Rios.
Krohn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Krohn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krohn misses with a head shot. Rios uses the momentum to regain guard.
Krohn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rios manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krohn manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krohn working a defensive guard here.
Rios passes into half guard.
Krohn is trying to control but can't.

Rios is working for a submission of some sort.
Krohn regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ramble John Krohn will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krohn moves into the clinch.
Krohn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rios wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Krohn avoiding damage.
Krohn keeps control of Rios as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Krohn fails to land.
Krohn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Krohn tries for a takedown but Rios manages to get underhooks.
Krohn is trying to stall.
Krohn has a couple of punches blocked by Rios.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krohn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krohn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krohn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Rios drags the fight down to the ground.
Rios preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krohn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krohn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krohn throws and elbow that misses. Rios uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krohn's guard. Nice move by Rios!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krohn holds on and takes a little breather.

Rios decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Krohn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rios's waist but Rios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krohn off to one side.
A head kick misses from Rios.
Krohn avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krohn lands a really nice looking cross but Rios seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krohn misses with an uppercut.
Good exchange - Krohn coming out on top.
Krohn avoids the head kick by Rios.
Rios throws a sloppy head kick and Krohn moves out of range easily.

Krohn rushes Rios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Krohn manages to break the clinch.
Krohn connects with a right hand. Rios shakes it off.
A punch lands to the side of Rios 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Rios blocks the leg kick.

Krohn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rios struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krohn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Krohn tries to score with some ground and pound. Rios controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Krohn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
A lull in the action here as Krohn stalls from top position.
Krohn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rios keeps working.
Ramble John Krohn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Krohn controlling from side mount.
Felix Rios has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krohn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rios keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krohn scores with a jab.

Krohn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Krohn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Krohn with a couple of short strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramble John Krohn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krohn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:30
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramble John Krohn!