PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taj al Din (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jozka Kruty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). al Din's entrance music is SMOKIN' BUDDAH. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

al Din
vs
Kruty

187 cm
23
217 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
205 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taj al Din!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jozka Kruty!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruty misses the jab.
al Din 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.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses

and al Din counters by clinching up.
Kruty misses with a body punch.
Kruty misses with a punch to the body.
al Din misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din'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.
Kruty takes a shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
al Din takes a shot to the head.
al Din lands with a short punch from the clinch.
al Din has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Still in the clinch, al Din scores with a nice short uppercut.

al Din breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty throws a head kick that half lands.
Kruty misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting al Din counter with a right hand.
Kruty lands a head kick. al Din smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kruty doesn't manage to clinch there - al Din circles away.
Kruty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kruty digs a good body shot into al Din's ribs.
A jab from Kruty finds it's way through al Din's defenses.
Kruty swings for the body but al Din moves out of range.
Kruty tries to score with a low kick but al Din moves his leg out of the way.
al Din swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Kruty tenderised al Din's leg. al Din is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kruty doesn't manage to clinch there - al Din circles away.
Kruty misses with a low kick.
al Din takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty is looking to clinch.
Jozka Kruty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruty steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from al Din. That one must have hurt.
al Din misses with a straight left.
al Din keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kruty.
Kruty cracks a nice hook into al Din's ribs.
al Din avoids the body shot from Kruty.
al Din checks the leg kick.
al Din lands a body shot.
Kruty is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down al Din rather than just go for the knockout.
Kruty misses with a straight left.
Kruty looking to land some kicks to the body here.
al Din feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krutys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kruty tried to score with a low kick but al Din checks it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kruty checks a leg kick.

Kruty gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
al Din blocks a punch to the side of the head.
al Din scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Din.
Kruty prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din throws a head punch that misses.
al Din blocking some punches.
Kruty tried to land a shot to the body but connects with al Din's elbow.
al Din lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruty.
al Din scores with a hook to the body.
Kruty lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty misses with a short punch on the inside.
al Din utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for al Din.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din landing knees to the head.
Kruty lands with a right to the head.
Kruty lands a body shot in the clinch.
al Din looking to stall.
Kruty blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruty pushes al Din back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kruty lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Kruty on the inside.
Kruty misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kruty looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Kruty closes the distance and clinches.
al Din tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
al Din can't find room to land a body shot as Kruty controls the action.
Kruty on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

al Din pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
al Din scores with a leg kick.
Kruty buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty lands with a kick to the ribs.
al Din takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
al Din tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
al Din steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
Kruty chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
al Din connects with a nice looking jab.
al Din throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kruty stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jozka Kruty seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruty misses with a combination
and al Din counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kruty thinking.
al Din swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruty.
al Din misses the shot to the body.
Kruty scores with a jab to the jaw.
A good leg kick by Kruty.
Kruty wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
al Din uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruty.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
Kruty keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a lovely overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kruty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruty off the cage and back into rage.
al Din just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt al Din.
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
al Din misses with a wild body shot.
al Din fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruty checks it well.
Kruty lands with an uppercut that bounces al Din off the cage and back into rage.
al Din shoots in for a double leg but Kruty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
al Din throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kruty lands a jab-cross combination.
Kruty swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling al Din to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts al Din, as that shot connected.
Kruty misses with a head kick.
al Din throws a hook to the side of Kruty's head but Kruty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruty throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from al Din.
al Din misses with a body kick.
Kruty wants to land a leg kick but al Din is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din misses with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from al Din misses.
Kruty looks to score with a jab to the body but al Din is just out of range.
al Din scores with a shot to the body.
Kruty fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kruty throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
al Din looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruty is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Kruty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
al Din throws a nice looking combination but Kruty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kruty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kruty ducks down and throws a hook to the body but al Din moves away.
al Din staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jozka Kruty will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

al Din stuns Kruty with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruty wants to clinch up but al Din keeps it at a distance.
Kruty fails with an attempt to clinch.
al Din uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruty.
Kruty pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick from Kruty is predictable there
and al Din counters with a right hand to the body.
al Din connects with a crisp jab.
Kruty throws a hook but al Din avoids it easily.
Kruty throws a leg kick
and al Din connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kruty tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and al Din is able to avoid easily.
Kruty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kruty throws a leg kick
and al Din counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kruty, right into the meat.
Kruty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Kruty connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kruty wants to slow al Din down by chopping away at his legs.
al Din defending well as Kruty loads up on a big left hand.
al Din lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruty at a distance.
Kruty on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
al Din connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
al Din scores with a jab to the jaw.
al Din misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruty.
al Din moves away from the strike by Kruty.
al Din getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruty lands a nice leg kick that just misses al Din's sensitive parts.
al Din lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din misses with a low kick as Kruty jumps back.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruty's calf.
al Din throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kruty avoids it.
al Din throws a right hand that Kruty ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruty also avoids with ease.
al Din throws the kick towards the body but Kruty avoids it.
al Din throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruty misses with a head kick.
Kruty moves in looking to clinch but al Din pushes him off.
Jab, jab by al Din - just one landing.
al Din thows a leg kick but Kruty checks it
and Kruty counters with a straight right hand.
Kruty checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty 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.
Kruty tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
al Din misses with a double jab.
Kruty misses with a hook.
Kruty on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kruty rushes al Din and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Taj al Din has scored more points in the clinch so far.
al Din lands with a right to the head.
Kruty doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruty throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Kruty.
Kruty blocks a body shot from al Din.
al Din throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from al Din.
Kruty working aggressively here.

al Din breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for al Din with that takedown attempt.
Kruty misses with a lunging right hand
and al Din counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kruty's knee momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruty connects with a body shot.
al Din takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruty misses with a low kick as al Din jumps back.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but al Din paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kruty throws a quick inside leg kick.
al Din takes a swing at Kruty's ribcage but misses.
Kruty is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taj al Din clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kruty throws out a leg kick but al Din moves out of range and Kruty only half commits.
al Din misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kruty checks the leg kick.
al Din loads up on a big right hand but Kruty slips the punch.
al Din throws a shot from downtown. Kruty moves away and avoids it.
Kruty throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by al Din.
Kruty tries to move into range but al Din moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
al Din ducks right into an uppercut from Kruty.
Kruty 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.
Kruty lands with a good body shot.
al Din throws a front kick that sends Kruty stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty throws a leg kick but al Din checks it.
al Din avoids the head kick by Kruty.
Kruty tries to close the distance and clinch but al Din swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruty throws a sloppy head kick and al Din moves out of range easily.
Kruty is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kruty moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruty blocks a jab.

Kruty takes the fight into the clinch.
al Din lands a body shot.
al Din fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from al Din.
al Din tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kruty avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty misses with a punch to the body.
Kruty struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruty.
al Din is looking to break free of the clinch but Kruty has double underhooks.
Kruty scores with a shot to the side of al Din's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kruty struggles to land a body shot inside as al Din controls his hands.

al Din manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kruty looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
al Din misses with a hook.
Kruty fakes the leg kick and cracks al Din in the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
al Din moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruty defending well as al Din loads up on a big left hand.
Donk. Kruty catches al Din right on the button with a cross.
Kruty waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract al Din.
Kruty misses with a body kick.
Kruty misses with a leg kick.

Kruty darts in and clinches al Din up against the cage.

al Din manages to break the clinch.
al Din throws out a loose jab but Kruty uses good head movement to avoid it.
al Din is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
al Din jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kruty avoids the body shot from al Din.
Kruty takes a swing at al Din's ribcage but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
al Din looks for the body kick but Kruty saw that one coming.
al Din doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruty throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
al Din swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
al Din circles away from the clinch attempt.

al Din has managed to clinch.
al Din lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
al Din swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on al Din's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruty misses with a body punch.
al Din tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruty's elbow.
Kruty can't find room to land a body shot as al Din controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Taj al Din will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Kruty looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Kruty misses.
Kruty fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruty wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from al Din. Kruty does a little dance to reset his feet.
al Din misses with a hook. Kruty ducked under it nicely.
Kruty connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed al Din momentarily.
A jab lands there for al Din.
al Din blocks the body kick.
Kruty lands with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruty lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
al Din ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kruty moves away.
Kruty checks a low kick from al Din.
al Din takes one to the side of the head.
al Din lands with a shot to the body.
Kruty lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruty darts in trying to clinch
and al Din counters with a left to the body.
al Din avoids a kick to the body.
Kruty throws a jab when al Din was well out of range.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
Kruty is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
al Din tried to score with a low kick but Kruty checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by al Din.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
al Din tries to land a front kick but Kruty steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kruty lands a nice hook to al Din's body. al Din takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruty misses with a kick to the body.
al Din delivers a nice body kick.
Kruty tries to clinch but al Din is having none of it.
al Din feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kruty's calf.
Kruty takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
al Din scores with a jab.
al Din scores with a nice right hand.
al Din misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for al Din.
al Din throws a shot to the body.
Kruty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruty lands the left hand.
al Din connects with a body shot that sends Kruty's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Kruty. Those never looked like landing.
al Din lands with a hook. Kruty tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kruty scoring well with a low kick there.
Kruty swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and al Din counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
al Din misses with a straight right.

Kruty pushes al Din up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from al Din.
al Din misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruty lands a body punch in the clinch.
al Din working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruty prevents a body shot from al Din.
al Din is trying to force a seperation but Kruty has the dominant position.
al Din throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruty.
Kruty lands a left hand that snaps the head of al Din backwards.
Kruty misses with a punch on the inside.
al Din working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kruty.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice right hand lands inside from al Din.
al Din tries to land a knee to the head but Kruty blocks with his arms.
Jozka Kruty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Taj al Din is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
al Din misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kruty.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Taj al Din.
Well al Din 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Taj al Din!