PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Krasilin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumble has chosen Click Click Boom as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krasilin
vs
Rumble

195 cm
18
230 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

200 cm
18
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Krasilin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Austin Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasilin shoots in for a takedown but Rumble shows good takedown defense.
Rumble will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krasilin throws a right hand that Rumble ducks under and follows up with a left that Rumble also avoids with ease.
Rumble lands with a hook. Krasilin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rumble moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Alex Krasilin has been cut.
Rumble tries to clinch but Krasilin is having none of it.

Krasilin moves into the clinch.
Rumble scores with a shoulder strike.

Krasilin drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krasilin is trying to control the position but Rumble postures up.
Rumble lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krasilin wants to stand and escape but Rumble is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Krasilin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rumble gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Rumble works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasilin tries to get to full guard but Rumble has control of the leg.
Well, if Rumble is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Krasilin wants to control the action here but instead Rumble manages to pass to full mount!
Rumble controlling the pace for now.
Krasilin is desperately trying to improve his position but Rumble has a good base and remains in mount.
Rumble controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumble working the ground and pound effectively.
Rumble controlling the pace for now.
Rumble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krasilin is looking to escape.
Rumble lands a big shot there that rocks Krasilin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumble loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Krasilin scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Rumble land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Rumble stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Rumble!
After winning the bout, Austin Rumble thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.