PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lon Sihanouk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sihanouk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Traditional Thai Fighting Music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krueger
vs
Sihanouk

185 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

192 cm
24
210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Freddy Krueger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lon Sihanouk !
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Fedor Mirinova and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sihanouk takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sihanouk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krueger connects with the punch.
Krueger shoots in and drives through. Sihanouk sprawls well.
Both fighters circling a little - Sihanouk finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krueger crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sihanouk - the referee stops the clock and Krueger gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sihanouk . Krueger manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sihanouk .
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Krueger avoids the head kick by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lunges at Krueger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krueger's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krueger blocks the body kick.
Sihanouk misses with a double jab.
Krueger moves out of range of the body kick from Sihanouk .
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sihanouk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Sihanouk lunges at Krueger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Krueger's hand.
Sihanouk throws a body kick that misses.
Sihanouk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krueger. That did some damage!
Sihanouk throws a push kick but Krueger slaps the foot to one side.
Krueger moves in looking to clinch but Sihanouk pushes him off.

Sihanouk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krueger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Sihanouk pulls Krueger in close to his closed guard and prevents Krueger from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger is looking to work some ground and pound but Sihanouk has wrist control.
Krueger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krueger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krueger throwing strikes but missing.
Krueger stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sihanouk swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sihanouk is pulling down on Krueger's head. It's preventing any offense from Krueger, at least for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krueger postures up in Sihanouk 's guard and throws a big left but Sihanouk blocks it.
Krueger looking to sit in guard and control but Sihanouk gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krueger looking for a sweep. Not yet Krueger, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Let's hope that Sihanouk has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Lon Sihanouk has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger slips a jab from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk misses with a low kick as Krueger jumps back.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sihanouk .
A swing and a miss from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger fails to land with a series of punches.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Sihanouk circles away.
Krueger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sihanouk was well out of range. Poor timing from Krueger.
Nice jab there from Sihanouk .
Krueger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krueger takes a swing at Sihanouk 's ribcage but misses.
Sihanouk thuds his shin into the meat of Krueger's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sihanouk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Sihanouk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sihanouk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lon Sihanouk dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Krueger looks for a takedown but Sihanouk sprawls well.
Sihanouk scores with a spinning back kick!
Sihanouk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krueger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice takedown defense from Sihanouk . No joy for Krueger on that attempt.

Krueger is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Sihanouk 's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krueger not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krueger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sihanouk defending well though.
Krueger is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Sihanouk reverses the position - he's now on top in Krueger's guard.
Sihanouk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger controls Sihanouk momentarily but Sihanouk frees himself.
Sihanouk is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Krueger wants to sweep here but Sihanouk controlling him for the moment.
Krueger wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sihanouk is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk tries to pass to full mount but Krueger defends it.
Krueger wants to get back to full guard.

That's four 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.
Krueger moves into full guard.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Sihanouk from controlling successfully.
Krueger controls Sihanouk momentarily but Sihanouk frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lon Sihanouk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sihanouk tries to sprawl but Krueger drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Krueger wants to take a breather but Sihanouk is having none of it.
Krueger lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Krueger thows a huge punch but Sihanouk dodges it nicely.

Krueger looking for a submission but Sihanouk manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Sihanouk keeping moving, preventing Krueger from controlling successfully.
Sihanouk avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Krueger trying to control the position from guard on top but Sihanouk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krueger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krueger throws a big right hand that misses.
Sihanouk trying to control the position.
Sihanouk preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krueger throws a strike but Sihanouk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Sihanouk from controlling successfully.

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.
Krueger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sihanouk trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk preventing the sweep.
Krueger controls Sihanouk momentarily but Sihanouk frees himself.
Krueger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sihanouk taking shots to the head.

It looks like Lon Sihanouk has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk working to try and regain half guard.
Krueger misses with a head shot.
Sihanouk wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Krueger.
Sihanouk avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krueger.
Krueger misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Krueger working Sihanouk over with strikes here.

That has opened up Lon Sihanouk 's cut even more.
Sihanouk suckers Krueger into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Sihanouk is now in Krueger's guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krueger clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lon Sihanouk 's cut.
That's time! Krueger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Krueger missing with a left hand there. Sihanouk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krueger is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sihanouk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Krueger.
Sihanouk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick misses from Sihanouk .
Krueger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Freddy Krueger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krueger throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sihanouk 's waist but Sihanouk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krueger off to one side.
Krueger steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sihanouk . That one must have hurt.
Krueger misses with a takedown attempt - Sihanouk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy Krueger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Krueger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sihanouk is looking to slow Krueger down with leg kicks.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sihanouk .
An inside leg kick lands from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk misses with a body kick.
A left lands for Sihanouk .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sihanouk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Sihanouk as he connects with a hook.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Sihanouk lands but Krueger takes it in his stride.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sihanouk .
Sihanouk looks to land a combination. Krueger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sihanouk misses with a head kick.
Sihanouk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sihanouk scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sihanouk throws a front kick that sends Krueger stumbling back into the cage.
Sihanouk connects with an inside leg kick.
Krueger on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sihanouk connects with a nice looking jab.
Sihanouk thuds his right hand into Krueger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sihanouk lands a really nice looking cross but Krueger seems unphased.
Sihanouk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krueger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sihanouk .
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk scores with a spinning back kick!
Krueger has a takedown stuffed.
Sihanouk throws a combination. Krueger tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk pushes Krueger away with a front kick.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that half lands.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that misses.
Sihanouk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sihanouk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sihanouk throws a nice head kick!
Sihanouk throws a leg kick which misses Krueger's front leg but catches the back leg as Krueger tries to avoid it.
Krueger will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sihanouk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sihanouk throws a front kick that sends Krueger stumbling back into the cage.
A punch lands to the side of Krueger 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sihanouk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slapping body kick lands there for Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Sihanouk throws a head kick but Krueger moves out of range.
Sihanouk lands with a shot to the body.
Sihanouk keeps Krueger at a distance using the push kick.
Krueger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sihanouk scores with a nice body kick.
Sihanouk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk 's corner calls for a 1-2. Sihanouk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sihanouk lands a jab to the nose.
Sihanouk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Krueger takes a step back to recover.
Sihanouk lands a nice looking body kick.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lon Sihanouk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sihanouk .
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sihanouk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sihanouk throws a series of strikes that have Krueger backpedaling.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Sihanouk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sihanouk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sihanouk .
A head kick from Sihanouk lands but Krueger takes it in his stride.
A cross from Sihanouk lands.
Krueger takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sihanouk clobbers Krueger with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Krueger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Krueger's torso.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sihanouk - that will leave a mark!
Sihanouk scores with a nice right hand.
Lon Sihanouk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sihanouk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sihanouk fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krueger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sihanouk connects with an inside leg kick.
Krueger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Krueger takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sihanouk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sihanouk scores with a push kick.
Krueger takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick from Sihanouk lands but Krueger takes it in his stride.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sihanouk !
Sihanouk scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sihanouk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krueger's sensitive parts.
Sihanouk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krueger's sensitive parts.
Sihanouk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krueger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krueger is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sihanouk connects with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lon Sihanouk dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Lon Sihanouk 's cut.
That's time! Krueger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sihanouk .
Krueger throws a jab when Sihanouk was well out of range.
Krueger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krueger takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krueger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sihanouk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sihanouk listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sihanouk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Sihanouk .
A chopping leg kick lands by Sihanouk .
Krueger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Sihanouk scoring well with a low kick there.
Sihanouk scores with a spinning back kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sihanouk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sihanouk lands a head kick!
Sihanouk with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krueger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Sihanouk thumps Krueger with a low kick.
Sihanouk pushes Krueger away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger takes a kick to the side of the head.
Krueger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sihanouk cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krueger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sihanouk paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Krueger's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sihanouk .
Krueger throws a jab but it's blocked by Sihanouk .
An inside leg kick lands from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lands an overhand right.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sihanouk .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sihanouk moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krueger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sihanouk . Sihanouk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sihanouk throws a head kick that half lands.
Sihanouk lands a lovely overhand right.
Sihanouk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sihanouk lands a nice looking body kick.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Krueger's torso.
Sihanouk scores with a nice body kick.
Sihanouk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk cracks Krueger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sihanouk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Krueger's torso.
Sihanouk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sihanouk chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sihanouk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krueger's head.
Krueger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sihanouk . Sihanouk obviously looking to wear him down.
Sihanouk plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sihanouk lands with an uppercut that bounces Krueger off the cage and back into rage.
Krueger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sihanouk explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Krueger has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lands with a kick to the temple. Krueger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sihanouk scores with a jab. Krueger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A solid body kick from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sihanouk lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sihanouk scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sihanouk . Sihanouk obviously looking to wear him down.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sihanouk .
A kick lands to the mid section there for Sihanouk .
A solid body kick from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk throws a head kick that Krueger semi-blocks.
Sihanouk pushes Krueger away with a front kick.
Krueger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sihanouk throws a front kick that sends Krueger stumbling back into the cage.
Sihanouk scores with a leg kick.
Lon Sihanouk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sihanouk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sihanouk .
Sihanouk lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krueger ducks right into an uppercut from Sihanouk .
Sihanouk throws a good cross that connects.
Krueger moves forwards but Sihanouk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crunch! Sihanouk slams his shin into Krueger's torso.
Sihanouk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krueger.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sihanouk lands with a slapping head kick.
Sihanouk scores with a head kick.
Sihanouk connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sihanouk lands a two punch combo.
Sihanouk thuds his shin into the meat of Krueger's side.
Sihanouk scores with a push kick.
Sihanouk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sihanouk throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krueger.
Sihanouk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sihanouk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sihanouk lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sihanouk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Krueger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Sihanouk lands.
Sihanouk is looking to slow Krueger down with leg kicks.
Krueger drops his hands momentarily and Sihanouk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sihanouk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Krueger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sihanouk scores with a head kick. Krueger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Krueger misses with a straight right.
Sihanouk thumps Krueger with a low kick.
Sihanouk throws a front kick that sends Krueger stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lon Sihanouk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sihanouk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 44:49
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 44:49
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 44:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lon Sihanouk ! Lon Sihanouk retains his light heavyweight title!