PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kronic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Kronic could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Strife's chin.

Kronic
vs
Strife

174 cm
23
156 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
165 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nate Kronic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, John Strife!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife throws a leg kick that misses.
Strife lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kronic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Strife throws a lazy right hand but Kronic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kronic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strife throws a right hand that Kronic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronic also avoids with ease.
Kronic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Strife closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kronic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strife landing knees to the body.
Strife misses with a knee strike.

Strife escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sloppy strikes from Kronic. Those never looked like landing.
Kronic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Strife.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kronic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Strife bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kronic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kronic slips a jab and a cross from Strife.
Strife looks to land a left hand but Kronic moved out of range nicely.
Strife thows a left - swing and a miss!
Strife swings widly with a right hand
and Kronic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Strife misses.
Strife throws out a powerful jab.
Kronic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Kronic.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Strife there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
John Strife seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kronic swinging wildly here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Strife crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kronic - the referee stops the clock and Strife gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kronic. Strife manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kronic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strife.
Strife misses with a hook
and Kronic counters with a thumping low kick.
Strife lands with a good body shot.
Strife throws a jab but it's blocked by Kronic.
Strife misses with an uppercut
and Kronic counters with a good low kick that Strife was not able to check.
Strife fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kronic manages to avoid it.
Strife walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Strife fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kronic is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic throws a jab when Strife was well out of range.
Strife tries to clinch there but Kronic circles away.
Strife throws a leg kick that misses.
Kronic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kronic throws a leg kick which misses Strife's front leg but catches the back leg as Strife tries to avoid it.
Kronic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strife tries to clinch up.
Strife loads up on a big right hand but Kronic slips the punch.
Strife swings for the body but Kronic moves out of range.
Kronic blocks a jab.

Strife takes the fight into the clinch.
Strife just leaning against Kronic, taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife scores with a shot to the side of Kronic's head.
Strife tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kronic avoids it.
Strife stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kronic working hard to break the clinch.

Strife breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A punch combination from Strife misses.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kronic was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Kronic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strife manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Kronic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strife scores with a jab to the head.
Kronic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Strife dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronic.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Strife in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Strife uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kronic.
A good leg kick by Kronic.
Strife avoids the body shot from Kronic.
A head kick from Strife lands but Kronic takes it in his stride.

It looks like Nate Kronic has been cut.
Strife misses with a low kick.
Strife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kronic misses with a low kick.
Strife lands a jab to Kronic's midsection.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strife fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kronic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kronic lands with a cross.
Kronic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic misses with a two punch combination.
Strife looks to score with a jab to the body but Kronic is just out of range.
Strife scores with a head kick. Kronic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kronic keeps the fight on the outside.
Strife is looking to score with low kicks.
Strife tries to land a front kick but Kronic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strife moves forwards but Kronic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kronic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kronic.
Kronic takes a swing at Strife's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kronic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strife to score with a decent uppercut.
Strife lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kronic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kronic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some wild striking there from Kronic.
Strife thows a leg kick but Kronic checks it
and Kronic counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Strife is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Nate Kronic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strife tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kronic is able to avoid easily.
Kronic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Strife avoids a kick to the body.
Kronic misses with a double jab
and Strife counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kronic's knee momentarily.
Kronic throws a lazy right hand but Strife sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Strife lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kronic circles away quickly and effectively.
Kronic lands a head kick!
Strife is looking to clinch but Kronic is avoiding it.
Strife connects with a leg kick. Kronic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Strife swings for the body but Kronic moves out of range.
Strife throws out a loose jab but Kronic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kronic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kronic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strife tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kronic is able to avoid easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronic misses with a combination
and Strife cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kronic needs to keep his hands up - Strife had a free shot at his head there.
Kronic 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.
A bone on bone clash there as Strife blocks the leg kick.
Strife misses with a wild body shot.
Strife takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strife misses with a looping right.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kronic.
John Strife seems to be getting the better of the standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronic looks to land a combination but Strife avoids it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Strife.
Kronic keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Strife will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nate Kronic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Strife throws a low kick but Kronic moves out of range easily.
Kronic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strife.
Kronic slips a jab from Strife.
Strife lands a body shot.
Strife moves out of range as Kronic throws a body kick.
Strife connects with a single shot there.
Kronic throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strife misses with a straight right.
Strife throws a right hand that Kronic ducks under and follows up with a left that Kronic also avoids with ease.
Kronic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kronic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kronic connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Strife moves away.
Strife lands a nice shot to the body.
A big right from Strife misses.
Strife misses with a low kick.
Kronic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kronic blocks a leg kick.
Kronic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kronic blocks a jab.
Kronic ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A jab from Strife misses.
Kronic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife looks to land a combination. Kronic sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Strife swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A punch combination from Kronic misses.
Strife avoids the head kick by Kronic.
Kronic just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kronic blocks the low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kronic, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strife looks to throw the jab but Kronic is out of range.
A jab from Strife misses.
Strife throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kronic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Strife looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
John Strife is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Strife getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kronic throws a sloppy head kick
letting Strife counter with a right hand.
Strife tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Strife throws a leg kick that misses.
Kronic throws a nice looking combination but Strife bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kronic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kronic blocks a jab.
Strife tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kronic is able to avoid easily.
Kronic swinging wildly here.
Strife fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nate Kronic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife throws a solid leg kick but Kronic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Strife.
Some wild striking there from Strife.
Strife has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kronic.
Strife lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kronic at a distance.
Strife lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strife just misses with a punch to the body.
Strife scores with a jab to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kronic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Strife counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strife thuds a left hand into Kronic's body.
Strife lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kronic's sensitive parts.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Strife comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strife 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Strife!