PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Kralaiev has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kralaiev
vs
Bond

191 cm
24
240 lbs
6 - 5 - 1

188 cm
25
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 6 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Bond!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses.
Bond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond is having none of it.
Bond avoids the head kick by Kralaiev.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond moves out of range.
Bond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kralaiev tries a head kick but it misses.
Kralaiev throws a head kick but Bond moves out of range.
Bond should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bond lands with a hook. Kralaiev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bond blocks a head kick by Kralaiev.
Bond throws a right and a left that Kralaiev avoids nicely.
Kralaiev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bond.
Kralaiev moves in looking to clinch but Bond pushes him off.
Kralaiev misses with a head kick.
Kralaiev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kralaiev wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond shoots for a takedown but Kralaiev saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
No luck for Bond with that takedown attempt.
Ivan Kralaiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bond.
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kralaiev throws a head kick but Bond moves out of range.
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bond shoots for a double leg takedown but Kralaiev sprawls well. He's pushed Bond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kralaiev moves in looking to clinch but Bond pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kralaiev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No luck for Bond with that takedown attempt.
Ivan Kralaiev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kralaiev but Kralaiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kralaiev throws a head kick but Bond moves out of range.
Kralaiev moves in looking to clinch but Bond pushes him off.
Ivan Kralaiev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kralaiev takes one to the side of the head.
Kralaiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bond fails with a takedown attempt.
Bond punishes Kralaiev's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev tries to clinch up but Bond circles away and keeps his distance.
Bond on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kralaiev. Kralaiev obviously looking to wear him down.
Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.

A big head kick from Kralaiev and Bond is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Bond is rocked!

It looks like James Bond has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bond keeping moving, preventing Kralaiev from controlling successfully.
Kralaiev passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Kralaiev tries for a kimura but Bond is defending well.
Kralaiev is breathing heavily.
Bond prevents Kralaiev from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bond is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bond is trying to get back to full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bond trying to hold on to Kralaiev's head to control him but Kralaiev postures up.
Bond is staying active underneath Kralaiev, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Kralaiev is looking for a kimura here.

Kralaiev is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kralaiev but Kralaiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kralaiev dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bond's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bond blocks a head kick by Kralaiev.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond moves out of range.
Kralaiev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bond shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kralaiev but Kralaiev pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bond scores with a hook.

Kralaiev instigates a clinch.
Kralaiev misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Bond.
Bond lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bond wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kralaiev has him pressed against the cage.
Bond misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bond is trying to break the clinch but Kralaiev has him pressed against the cage.
Bond doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the head but Bond blocks with his arms.
Kralaiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Bond avoids the damage to the body.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bond lands with a right to the head.

Kralaiev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kralaiev throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bond's head.
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bond swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bond throws a body punch but Kralaiev moves out of range.
Bond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kralaiev tries to clinch up but Bond circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kralaiev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kralaiev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kralaiev misses with a body kick.
Kralaiev wants to clinch up but Bond keeps it at a distance.
Bond circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond scores with a sloppy right hand. Kralaiev should have avoided that one.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond is having none of it.
Bond shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kralaiev as he jumps to the side.
Bond just misses with a punch to the body.
Bond lands a body shot.
Kralaiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kralaiev wants to clinch.
Kralaiev throws a nice head kick!

That has opened up James Bond's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kralaiev plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bond shoots for a double leg takedown but Kralaiev sprawls well. He's pushed Bond's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ivan Kralaiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ivan Kralaiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kralaiev slaps away a takedown attempt from Bond, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kralaiev moves in looking to clinch but Bond pushes him off.
Kralaiev tries to clinch up but Bond circles away and keeps his distance.
Ivan Kralaiev is winning the standup battle so far.

Kralaiev forces Bond back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kralaiev.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bond has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bond has had enough of the clinch but Kralaiev keeps him there for the moment.
Kralaiev throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kralaiev's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bond is trying to break the clinch but Kralaiev is controlling him.
Kralaiev with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bond looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kralaiev tries to stall but Bond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kralaiev stalling.
Bond is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bond makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bond cracks Kralaiev with a nice body shot.
Bond wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bond tries to circle away but Kralaiev has him pinned against the cage.
Bond avoiding damage as Kralaiev throws knees to the body.

Kralaiev breaks from the clinch.
Bond digs a good hook to Kralaiev's body.
Bond displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond moves out of range.
Kralaiev takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kralaiev pinned against the cage. Kralaiev gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bond lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ivan Kralaiev will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kralaiev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kralaiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kralaiev throws out a loose jab but Bond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bond misses with a body shot.
Bond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kralaiev sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bond tries for a takedown but Kralaiev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivan Kralaiev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Bond.
Bond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kralaiev.
Bond misses with a body shot
and Kralaiev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kralaiev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bond lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bond keeps the fight on the outside.
Bond takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Kralaiev throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kralaiev is looking to clinch.
Bond is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kralaiev rather than just go for the knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but Bond moves out of range.
Kralaiev lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bond takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kralaiev scores with a head kick.

The cut above James Bond's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bond avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kralaiev tries to clinch up.
Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Kralaiev doesn't manage to clinch there - Bond circles away.
Kralaiev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kralaiev misses with a body shot
and Bond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kralaiev throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kralaiev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bond works Kralaiev's body with a nice hook.
Bond takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kralaiev tries to clinch up.
Kralaiev tries to clinch there but Bond circles away.
Kralaiev has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bond misses with a hook to the body
and Kralaiev counters with a big head kick but Bond shrugs it off.

James Bond's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ivan Kralaiev!