PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jing Ya Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger has chosen American Idiot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kruger has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ya Xu
vs
Kruger

180 cm
26
204 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

188 cm
27
212 lbs
4 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jing Ya Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hans Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Xu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.

Ya Xu closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kruger's guard.
Kruger looks gassed!
Ya Xu works over Kruger with some ground and pound from guard.
Ya Xu throwing strikes from guard but Kruger blocks nicely.
Ya Xu with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ya Xu works over Kruger with some ground and pound from guard.
Kruger working a defensive guard here.
Ya Xu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ya Xu keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kruger's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ya Xu stands and throws Kruger's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ya Xu in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Xu is chipping away with strikes.
Ya Xu working the ground and pound from side control.
Ya Xu lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kruger down.
Ya Xu grinds an elbow into Kruger's temple.
Ya Xu lands a few punches from side control.
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!
Ya Xu in side control lands a decent elbow.
A big shot lands for Ya Xu! That's hurt Kruger! Will he recover? Ya Xu fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jing Ya Xu!