PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexis Krobanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slawek Chruszczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexis Krobanov has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Krobanov
vs
Chruszczynski

182 cm
20
182 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

171 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexis Krobanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slawek Chruszczynski!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Alexis Krobanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov stuns Chruszczynski with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Chruszczynski clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chruszczynski misses with a knee to the head.
Chruszczynski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chruszczynski taking a breather.
Krobanov wants to break free but Chruszczynski has control.

Krobanov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krobanov throws a good cross that connects.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up.
Krobanov looks to land a combination but Chruszczynski avoids it well.
Krobanov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chruszczynski has time to react.
Krobanov lands a jab to the nose.
Krobanov works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krobanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chruszczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krobanov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Chruszczynski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Krobanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krobanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chruszczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab from Krobanov.
Krobanov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krobanov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Krobanov jabs Chruszczynski to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krobanov lands a slapping body shot.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Krobanov misses with a few strikes there.
Krobanov lands with an overhand left.
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!
Krobanov works over Chruszczynski's head and body with a nice combination.
Chruszczynski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov with a jab.
Krobanov lands a jab-cross combination.
Krobanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krobanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch but Krobanov is avoiding it.
Chruszczynski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krobanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Chruszczynski looks gassed!
Krobanov misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot by Krobanov.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Krobanov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chruszczynski backs up against the cage.
Krobanov misses with the combination.
Krobanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov lands with a nice combination. Chruszczynski backs away looking to recover.
Chruszczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krobanov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Chruszczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Krobanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krobanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chruszczynski.
Krobanov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Krobanov looks to land a combination but Chruszczynski avoids it well.
Chruszczynski moves to clinch but Krobanov breaks away
and Krobanov counters with a nice body shot.
Chruszczynski drops his hands momentarily and Krobanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chruszczynski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Krobanov scores with a four punch combination!
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krobanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski avoids them all with ease.
Chruszczynski slips a jab and a cross from Krobanov.
Krobanov lands with a good body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Chruszczynski throws a series of punches but Krobanov moves out of range.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krobanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chruszczynski throws a nice looking combination but Krobanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Krobanov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chruszczynski drops his hands momentarily and Krobanov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krobanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Krobanov looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chruszczynski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Krobanov feints a jab promting Chruszczynski to slip. Krobanov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chruszczynski slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Krobanov misses with a two punch combination.
Krobanov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Alexis Krobanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Krobanov misses with a two punch combination.
Chruszczynski throws a chopping leg kick but Krobanov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski moves to clinch but Krobanov breaks away
and Krobanov counters with a three punch combo that has Chruszczynski backing up. Chruszczynski nods at Krobanov to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chruszczynski walks into a stiff left hand from Krobanov.
Krobanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chruszczynski can pounce on him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Krobanov throws a shot from downtown. Chruszczynski moves away and avoids it.
Chruszczynski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Chruszczynski throws the left hand but Krobanov avoids the punch easily.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krobanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chruszczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chruszczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chruszczynski wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krobanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krobanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krobanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Krobanov dodges the punch combination from Chruszczynski.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chruszczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chruszczynski moves in looking to clinch but Krobanov pushes him off.
Chruszczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Krobanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chruszczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Krobanov circles away.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Krobanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chruszczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Krobanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krobanov.
The crowd cheers as Krobanov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chruszczynski doesn't seem phased though.
Krobanov takes a swing at Chruszczynski's ribcage but misses.
Krobanov fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Chruszczynski feints a jab promting Krobanov to slip. Chruszczynski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Krobanov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krobanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Krobanov lands a jab to the nose.
Krobanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Krobanov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chruszczynski throws a low kick but Krobanov avoids it.
Krobanov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Krobanov duly obliges.
Chruszczynski dodges the punch combination from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a right and a left that Chruszczynski avoids nicely.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a left hand

and Chruszczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Chruszczynski is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Chruszczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krobanov's efforts to push away.
Krobanov wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Chruszczynski manages to break the clinch.
Chruszczynski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chruszczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Chruszczynski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexis Krobanov dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Chruszczynski tries to clinch up but Krobanov circles away and keeps his distance.
Chruszczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Alexis Krobanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Krobanov throws a series of punches but Chruszczynski moves out of range.
Krobanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chruszczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Krobanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chruszczynski stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Krobanov swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Krobanov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chruszczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krobanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chruszczynski wants to clinch.
Krobanov misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krobanov.
Krobanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chruszczynski moves forwards but Krobanov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice uppercut there from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krobanov.
Krobanov misses with a double jab.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch there but Krobanov circles away.
Chruszczynski is looking to clinch.
Chruszczynski throws a leg kick which misses Krobanov's front leg but catches the back leg as Krobanov tries to avoid it.

Chruszczynski drives through and clinches with Krobanov against the cage.
Chruszczynski lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chruszczynski lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Alexis Krobanov has been cut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chruszczynski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Krobanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krobanov throws a lazy right hand but Chruszczynski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krobanov swats away the attempt to clinch by Chruszczynski.
Chruszczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Chruszczynski drives through and clinches with Krobanov against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Chruszczynski.
Krobanov wants to get back to striking at distance but Chruszczynski won't allow it.
Chruszczynski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chruszczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Chruszczynski takes the fight into the clinch.

Chruszczynski breaks from the clinch.
Krobanov cracks Chruszczynski with a good jab.
Krobanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krobanov cracks a nice hook into Chruszczynski's ribs.
Krobanov lands with a cross.
A jab lands there for Krobanov.
Chruszczynski takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Chruszczynski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Krobanov connects with a crisp jab.
Krobanov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chruszczynski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krobanov checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krobanov lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Krobanov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chruszczynski tries to clinch but Krobanov is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Krobanov.
Chruszczynski takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Krobanov throws a left and a right that both miss

and Chruszczynski counters by moving into the clinch.
Chruszczynski looking to stall.
Krobanov is trying to break the clinch but Chruszczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Krobanov working hard to break the clinch.
Chruszczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chruszczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Chruszczynski.
Slawek Chruszczynski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Chruszczynski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexis Krobanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Krobanov is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Slawek Chruszczynski.
I think Krobanov has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexis Krobanov!