PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Kraft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miko Tomasko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Kraft
vs
Tomasko

180 cm
25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steven Kraft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Miko Tomasko!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomasko fails to land the takedown.
The fighters circling - Kraft throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kraft stuns Tomasko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomasko misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kraft misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraft. Tomasko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tomasko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kraft misses with a hook. Tomasko ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kraft moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kraft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomasko moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraft works Tomasko's body with a nice hook.
Tomasko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kraft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomasko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kraft.
Kraft stalks Tomasko and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tomasko's face. Tomasko staggers backwards, shaken.
Tomasko tries to clinch there but Kraft circles away.
Tomasko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tomasko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kraft avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kraft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasko moves away.
Tomasko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tomasko misses with a low kick as Kraft jumps back.
Tomasko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kraft.
Tomasko throws a combination that misses
and Kraft counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tomasko tries to close the distance and clinch but Kraft swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomasko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Steven Kraft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Tomasko.
Tomasko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Tomasko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tomasko scores with a kick to the body.
Kraft moves out of range of the body kick.
Kraft with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tomasko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraft looks to land a left hand but Tomasko moved out of range nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tomasko. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraft takes a swing at Tomasko's ribcage but misses.
Tomasko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Steven Kraft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kraft scores with a jab.
Tomasko throws a lazy right hand but Kraft sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomasko looks to clinch
enabling Kraft to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomasko is defended easily by Kraft.
Tomasko slips under a jab.
Kraft throws a body punch but Tomasko moves out of range.
Tomasko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kraft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraft blocks a head kick by Tomasko.
Kraft misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kraft misses with a straight right.
Tomasko closes the distance and clinches up with Kraft, looking for a takedown. Tomasko pushes Kraft against the cage but Kraft circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tomasko wants to clinch but Kraft slips to the side
and Kraft counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kraft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kraft.
Kraft throws a body punch but Tomasko moves out of range.
Tomasko throws a nice looking combination but Kraft bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kraft moves away from the strike by Tomasko.
Kraft defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tomasko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Kraft dominated that round.
That's time! Kraft's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tomasko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kraft.
Kraft throws a hook to the side of Tomasko's head but Tomasko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tomasko throws a head kick that Kraft semi-blocks.
Tomasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tomasko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tomasko throws a chopping leg kick but Kraft manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tomasko wants to clinch up but Kraft keeps it at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Kraft as Tomasko shoots in.
Kraft dodges the punch combination from Tomasko.
Tomasko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kraft counter with a right hand.
Tomasko throws a head kick but Kraft moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kraft. Tomasko does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasko throws a lazy head kick
and Kraft counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kraft throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kraft avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomasko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kraft.
Tomasko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kraft cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tomasko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steven Kraft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Tomasko.
Kraft throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tomasko.
Tomasko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kraft throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tomasko counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kraft circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tomasko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tomasko.
Kraft lands with a cross.
Tomasko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kraft misses with a looping right.
Tomasko shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kraft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kraft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomasko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice sprawl there from Kraft as Tomasko shoots in.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kraft lands with an overhand left.
Tomasko tries a head kick but it misses.
Steven Kraft is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Kraft finds it's way through Tomasko's defenses.
Tomasko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kraft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kraft looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomasko is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Kraft misses
and Tomasko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kraft moves out of range of the body kick from Tomasko.
Tomasko throws a push kick but Kraft slaps the foot to one side.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tomasko is defended easily by Kraft.
Tomasko on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tomasko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tomasko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tomasko wants to clinch
enabling Kraft to counter with a crisp jab.
Steven Kraft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tomasko tries to bum rush Kraft with a series of wild strikes but Kraft uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kraft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Tomasko misses the target.
Tomasko looks to clinch
and Kraft counters with a left to the body.
Kraft circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Kraft dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tomasko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A head kick misses from Tomasko.
Kraft takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kraft ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tomasko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kraft counters with a stiff right hand.
Tomasko shoots for a double leg takedown but Kraft sprawls well. He's pushed Tomasko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tomasko misses with a body kick.
Tomasko tries to bum rush Kraft with a series of wild strikes but Kraft uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasko tries to clinch
and Kraft counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tomasko is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kraft is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Tomasko.
Kraft looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomasko is just out of range.
Kraft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kraft waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tomasko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kraft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kraft lands with a right hand.
Tomasko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kraft throws a looping overhand right but Tomasko ducks down to avoid it.
Kraft looks to land a right hand but Tomasko moved out of range.
Tomasko slips under a jab from Kraft.
Tomasko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kraft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kraft circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kraft counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kraft fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Miko Tomasko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tomasko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kraft paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tomasko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kraft.
Tomasko scores with the left hand. Kraft knows he should have avoided that one.
Tomasko tries to close the distance and clinch but Kraft swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tomasko tries to clinch
and Kraft counters with a stiff right hand.
Kraft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomasko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kraft throws a series of punches but Tomasko moves out of range.
Kraft avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomasko shoots in for a takedown but Kraft shows good takedown defense.
Steven Kraft has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miko Tomasko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tomasko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kraft swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tomasko counters with a left and a right that stings Kraft.
Tomasko doesn't manage to clinch there - Kraft circles away.
Tomasko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kraft misses with a wild body shot.
Tomasko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kraft defends it nicely.
Kraft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomasko manages to avoid it.
Tomasko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kraft falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tomasko makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kraft really felt that one!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kraft pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tomasko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kraft sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steven Kraft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kraft checks a low kick from Tomasko.
Tomasko tries to clinch there but Kraft circles away.
Tomasko wants to clinch but Kraft slips to the side
and Kraft counters with a right hand to the body.
Tomasko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kraft swivels and escapes.
Tomasko shoots in and drives through. Kraft sprawls well.
Tomasko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kraft connects with a jab.
Kraft circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kraft counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Kraft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kraft has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Kraft!