PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Castaneda Krishnanuevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jao Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krishnanuevo comes into the arena with Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008 blaring out of the sound system. Jao Lai will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Krishnanuevo
vs
Lai

172 cm
26
111 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

184 cm
25
145 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Castaneda Krishnanuevo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jao Lai!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krishnanuevo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lai napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Krishnanuevo cracks Lai with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Krishnanuevo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo working Lai over with strikes.
Lai wants to control but Krishnanuevo is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krishnanuevo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krishnanuevo slows the pace down in half guard.
Krishnanuevo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lai keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krishnanuevo is thwarting Lai's attempts to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai wants to improve his position but Krishnanuevo is controlling well.
Krishnanuevo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lai does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lai wants to control but Krishnanuevo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Jao Lai hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lai tries to clinch up.

Lai closes the distance and pushes Krishnanuevo back into the cage.
Lai is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krishnanuevo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krishnanuevo is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castaneda Krishnanuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lai lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lai lands a right hand.
Lai stops a takedown attempt from Krishnanuevo.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Castaneda Krishnanuevo has been cut.
Lai stalls.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lai tries to land knees in the clinch but Krishnanuevo avoids the damage to the body.
Krishnanuevo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai lands an elbow inside.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Krishnanuevo in his tracks for a moment.
Krishnanuevo looking for a takedown.
Lai is pressed up against the cage. Krishnanuevo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lai down to the mat. Lai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lai tries to clinch up.
Lai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krishnanuevo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Krishnanuevo gets tackled into the cage by Lai. Lai maintains the clinch.
Krishnanuevo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lai pulls his leg out and moves away.
Krishnanuevo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lai.

Krishnanuevo tries to keep at a distance but Lai has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lai throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Lai.
Krishnanuevo wants a takedown.
Lai effectively controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krishnanuevo.
Knees to the body from Lai.
Lai tries a body shot but Krishnanuevo blocks it.
Krishnanuevo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Krishnanuevo is looking to take this one to the mat.
Krishnanuevo tries for a takedown but Lai manages to get underhooks.
A nice left hand lands by Lai.
Krishnanuevo being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Krishnanuevo in his tracks for a moment.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krishnanuevo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lai crunches a lovely knee into Krishnanuevo's ribcage.
Krishnanuevo is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lai working Krishnanuevo over with knees to the body.
Krishnanuevo takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jao Lai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lai lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krishnanuevo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lai moves in looking to clinch but Krishnanuevo pushes him off.
Lai wants to clinch.
Krishnanuevo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lai.
Krishnanuevo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lai wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lai has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krishnanuevo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lai gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lai lands an elbow inside that Krishnanuevo shrugs off.
Krishnanuevo is trying to drag Lai to the mat but Lai just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castaneda Krishnanuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krishnanuevo can't get the takedown.
Lai scores with a shoulder strike.
Krishnanuevo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krishnanuevo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lai gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krishnanuevo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lai stalling the fight.
Lai lands a nice knee to the body.
Lai digs a right hand underneath Krishnanuevo's ribcage. Krishnanuevo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Lai.
Lai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lai obliges.
Krishnanuevo being controlled against the cage.
Lai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krishnanuevo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lai lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai lands an elbow just above Krishnanuevo 's eye.
Lai lands an elbow inside.
Lai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krishnanuevo's defenses.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Krishnanuevo wants to take the fight to the mat but Lai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lai lands a nice elbow.

Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lai digs a right hand into Krishnanuevo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Krishnanuevo's gas tank.
Lai dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lai lands a knee to the head.
Lai scores a nice knee to the body.
Lai effectively controlling the action here.
Krishnanuevo takes a knee right on the jaw!

Krishnanuevo is rocked!
Lai lands a knee to the body.
Oh Krishnanuevo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A bit of stalling here from Lai.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lai.
Lai lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lai landing knees to the body.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krishnanuevo seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krishnanuevo is looking for a takedown.
Krishnanuevo is looking for a takedown.
Lai lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Krishnanuevo looking for a takedown.
A short right from Lai on the inside.
Lai lands a knee to the body.
Lai scores with a hook to the body.
Krishnanuevo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lai after a bit of a struggle.
A knee to the head by Lai.
Lai lands an elbow that stopped Krishnanuevo in his tracks for a moment.
Lai is pushing Krishnanuevo up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lai lands a nice knee to the body.
Lai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jao Lai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lai doesn't manage to clinch there - Krishnanuevo circles away.
Krishnanuevo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lai can pounce on him.
Jao Lai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Krishnanuevo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lai sprawls well. Lai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krishnanuevo gets slowly back to his feet.
Krishnanuevo shoots in but Lai avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lai.
Lai looks to land a body kick but Krishnanuevo moved away.

Lai clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jao Lai seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lai lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krishnanuevo or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lai lands a damaging elbow.
Lai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lai content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lai working Krishnanuevo over with knees to the body.
Lai crunches a lovely knee into Krishnanuevo's ribcage.
Lai lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lai.
Lai lands a knee to the head.
Lai lands an elbow just above Krishnanuevo 's eye.

Jeez, Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lai.
Krishnanuevo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lai taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Lai.
Lai with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo goes for a takedown attempt but Lai pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castaneda Krishnanuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lai clinches up against the cage.
Lai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lai connects with a knee to the head.
Lai lands with a left to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lai obliges.
Lai tries to stall but Krishnanuevo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krishnanuevo avoiding damage as Lai throws knees to the body.
Krishnanuevo wants a takedown.
Lai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Lai lands an elbow just above Krishnanuevo 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jao Lai!