PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce McBrain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sven Kreigmacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sven Kreigmacher has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruce McBrain's chin.

McBrain
vs
Kreigmacher

175 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce McBrain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sven Kreigmacher!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrain misses with a few strikes there.

Kreigmacher clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on McBrain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McBrain is trying to break the clinch but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage.

Kreigmacher breaks the clinch.
Kreigmacher wants to clinch up but McBrain keeps it at a distance.
Kreigmacher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
A punch combination from McBrain misses.
Kreigmacher dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
Kreigmacher slips a jab and a cross from McBrain.

Kreigmacher gets a clinch.
McBrain working hard to break the clinch.
Kreigmacher misses with some punches.

McBrain breaks from the clinch.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McBrain wants to clinch
and Kreigmacher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Kreigmacher pushes McBrain up against the cage in a clinch.
Kreigmacher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McBrain's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on McBrain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McBrain wants to get back to striking at distance but Kreigmacher won't allow it.
McBrain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kreigmacher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBrain is defending well for now.
Kreigmacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBrain's defenses.

It looks like Bruce McBrain has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher trying to land knees to the body.
Kreigmacher working McBrain over with knees to the body.
Kreigmacher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McBrain.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kreigmacher just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBrain's brow.
Kreigmacher comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch but Kreigmacher keeps him there for the moment.
Kreigmacher lands a knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kreigmacher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kreigmacher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McBrain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kreigmacher displaying some good clinch control by pressing McBrain up against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kreigmacher.
McBrain is looking to break free of the clinch but Kreigmacher has double underhooks.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kreigmacher missing with knees to the body.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBrain's efforts to push away.

Kreigmacher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kreigmacher lets loose with a powerful body kick. McBrain will feel that in the morning.
McBrain throws a right and a left that Kreigmacher avoids nicely.
McBrain is breathing heavily.
Kreigmacher throws a nice inside leg kick.
McBrain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McBrain's head.
McBrain throws a combination that misses
and Kreigmacher counters with a good low kick that McBrain was not able to check.

Kreigmacher closes the distance and clinches.
Kreigmacher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kreigmacher working McBrain over with knees to the body.
McBrain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kreigmacher throws a head punch that misses.
Kreigmacher lands an elbow that stopped McBrain in his tracks for a moment.
McBrain managing to block the knees to the body from Kreigmacher.

Kreigmacher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McBrain misses with a wild combination.
Kreigmacher scores with a head kick.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McBrain.
A head kick from Kreigmacher lands but McBrain takes it in his stride.

Kreigmacher moves into the clinch.
Kreigmacher is pushing McBrain up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kreigmacher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McBrain is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher controlling the action here for a moment.
Kreigmacher can't find room to land a body shot as McBrain controls the action.
Kreigmacher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBrain is defending well for now.
Kreigmacher pushes off an throws an elbow but McBrain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McBrain is trying to break free.
McBrain tries to break free but Kreigmacher pushes him back against the cage.
Kreigmacher trying to land knees to the body.
McBrain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McBrain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kreigmacher just misses with a elbow thrown towards McBrain's brow.
Kreigmacher pushes off an throws an elbow but McBrain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McBrain tries to break free but Kreigmacher pushes him back against the cage.
Kreigmacher effectively controlling the action here.
McBrain tries to break free but Kreigmacher pushes him back against the cage.
McBrain dodges an elbow strike from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBrain is trying to break the clinch but Kreigmacher has him pressed against the cage.
McBrain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
McBrain is trying to force a seperation but Kreigmacher has the dominant position.
Kreigmacher prevents McBrain from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McBrain tries to circle away but Kreigmacher has him pinned against the cage.
McBrain blocks a body shot from Kreigmacher.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kreigmacher stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kreigmacher missing with knees to the body.
Kreigmacher tries a knee to the head but McBrain blocks it.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBrain's efforts to push away.
McBrain has had enough of the clinch but Kreigmacher keeps him there for the moment.

McBrain breaks the clinch.
McBrain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreigmacher moves away.
McBrain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreigmacher.
McBrain swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from McBrain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kreigmacher. That's going to slow McBrain down.
McBrain misses with a series of wild punches.
McBrain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kreigmacher backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kreigmacher lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bruce McBrain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from McBrain is predictable there
and Kreigmacher counters with a leg kick.
McBrain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McBrain misses with a series of wild punches.
McBrain looks to land a combination but Kreigmacher avoids it well.
McBrain on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kreigmacher. Kreigmacher obviously looking to wear him down.

Kreigmacher has McBrain up against the cage in a clinch.
Kreigmacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBrain's defenses.
Kreigmacher pushes off an throws an elbow but McBrain leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McBrain blocks an elbow strike.
Kreigmacher trying to land knees to the body.
Kreigmacher is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McBrain is keeping busy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreigmacher prevents McBrain from breaking the clinch.
Kreigmacher trying to stall but McBrain improves his position.

McBrain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McBrain!
Kreigmacher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher connects with a solid leg kick.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Kreigmacher throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kreigmacher scores with a kick to the midsection.
McBrain tries to bum rush Kreigmacher with a series of wild strikes but Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McBrain.
Kreigmacher looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bruce McBrain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kreigmacher closes the distance and pushes McBrain back into the cage.
McBrain can't break the clinch.
Kreigmacher creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McBrain's defenses.
McBrain managing to block the knees to the body from Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kreigmacher manages to break the clinch.
McBrain wants to clinch but Kreigmacher slips to the side
and Kreigmacher counters with an inside leg kick.
Sven Kreigmacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreigmacher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrain tries to bum rush Kreigmacher with a series of wild strikes but Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Kreigmacher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McBrain wants to get back to striking at distance but Kreigmacher won't allow it.
McBrain tries to break the clinch but Kreigmacher is controlling the position.
Kreigmacher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McBrain is defending well for now.
Kreigmacher prevents McBrain from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kreigmacher.
McBrain takes a knee right on the jaw!
McBrain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McBrain's efforts to push away.
Kreigmacher tries to throw a body punch but McBrain avoids it by throwing Kreigmacher back against the cage.
Kreigmacher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBrain blocks an elbow strike.
McBrain takes an elbow to the temple.

McBrain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McBrain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
McBrain looks to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
McBrain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kreigmacher darts in and clinches McBrain up against the cage.
McBrain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kreigmacher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

McBrain breaks the clinch.

Kreigmacher has McBrain up against the cage in a clinch.

Kreigmacher breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McBrain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kreigmacher counters with a nice leg kick.
McBrain throws a right and a left that Kreigmacher avoids nicely.
No joy there for McBrain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kreigmacher plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Kreigmacher clinches up against the cage.
McBrain working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kreigmacher obliges.
Kreigmacher throws a knee to the head but misses.
McBrain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

McBrain breaks from the clinch.
McBrain misses with a combination

and Kreigmacher counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kreigmacher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McBrain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kreigmacher slips a jab and a cross from McBrain.
Kreigmacher lands with a kick to the ribs.
McBrain looks to throw a body kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a low kick, right behind McBrain 's knee.
Kreigmacher tries to close the distance and clinch but McBrain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McBrain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreigmacher.
Kreigmacher lands a high kick!
Kreigmacher scores with a leg kick.
McBrain misses with a few strikes there.
Kreigmacher thumps McBrain with a low kick.
Kreigmacher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McBrain.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kreigmacher.
McBrain attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
McBrain throws a one two combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sven Kreigmacher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce McBrain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

McBrain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McBrain throws a leg kick
and Kreigmacher counters with a big head kick but McBrain shrugs it off.
Kreigmacher lands with a slapping head kick.
McBrain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
McBrain throws a right and a left that both miss.
McBrain swinging wildly here.
Kreigmacher staying out of range there.
Kreigmacher slips a jab and a cross from McBrain.
McBrain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick. That will keep McBrain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Kreigmacher pushes McBrain away with a front kick.
Kreigmacher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
McBrain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kreigmacher scores with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kreigmacher rushes McBrain and presses him up against the cage.
Kreigmacher holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreigmacher crunches a lovely knee into McBrain's ribcage.
McBrain is trying to force a seperation but Kreigmacher has the dominant position.

McBrain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McBrain misses with a series of wild punches.

Kreigmacher gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kreigmacher holding his opponent close, against the cage.

McBrain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kreigmacher throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McBrain.
McBrain tries to bum rush Kreigmacher with a series of wild strikes but Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kreigmacher connects with a high kick.
McBrain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kreigmacher tries to close the distance and clinch up but McBrain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McBrain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kreigmacher thuds his shin into the meat of McBrain's side.
Kreigmacher scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher tries to clinch up but McBrain circles away and keeps his distance.

Kreigmacher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kreigmacher is looking to control McBrain's arms but McBrain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kreigmacher has his back to the cage.
Kreigmacher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McBrain is trying to break free.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

McBrain breaks the clinch.
McBrain throws a right hand that Kreigmacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreigmacher also avoids with ease.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kreigmacher - that will leave a mark!
McBrain misses with a series of wild punches.
Kreigmacher scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McBrain darts in trying to clinch
and Kreigmacher counters with a head kick.
McBrain misses with a double jab.
McBrain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt McBrain.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kreigmacher.
McBrain swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreigmacher.
McBrain throws a right hand that Kreigmacher ducks under and follows up with a left that Kreigmacher also avoids with ease.
Kreigmacher dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
McBrain takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kreigmacher.
McBrain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreigmacher circles away quickly and effectively.
McBrain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McBrain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McBrain looks to land a combination but Kreigmacher avoids it well.
Kreigmacher throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McBrain throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Kreigmacher counters by moving into the clinch.
Sven Kreigmacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreigmacher lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kreigmacher looking to slow down the pace here.
Kreigmacher is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and McBrain has denied him.

McBrain manages to break the clinch.
McBrain tries to bum rush Kreigmacher with a series of wild strikes but Kreigmacher uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McBrain misses with the combination.
Kreigmacher throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kreigmacher dodges the punch combination from McBrain.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kreigmacher, right into the meat.
Kreigmacher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McBrain.
Bruce McBrain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McBrain takes a kick to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sven Kreigmacher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kreigmacher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sven Kreigmacher!