PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sun Kato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Krueger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kato comes to the cage accompanied by STILL BALLIN. Krueger has chosen Freddy's Coming For You as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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!

Kato
vs
Krueger

187 cm
30
220 lbs
23 - 4 - 0

185 cm
27
217 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class 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 23 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sun Kato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Freddy Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krueger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kato.
Krueger throws a hook to the side of Kato's head but Kato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Kato.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Kato. Beautiful body shot.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato tries to land a front kick but Krueger steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Krueger on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kato.
Kato ducks under a wild hook from Krueger.
Kato checks a low kick from Krueger.
Krueger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kato clinches up with Krueger and pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kato.
Kato softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kato scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kato as Krueger tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kato or not.
Krueger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kato avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Krueger is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kato can't fight it off and eventually Krueger manages to take the fight to the floor. Kato looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kato has his hands on Krueger's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kato wants to sweep but no luck.
Krueger throws a strike but Kato rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Krueger keeping moving, preventing Kato from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Krueger is proving hard to escape from.
Kato is pushing down on Krueger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Krueger is fighting to maintain full guard but Kato has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kato wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Krueger uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Kato showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Krueger working for a triangle but Kato defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krueger keeping full guard, as Kato tries to pass.
Kato wants to control from the top but Krueger keeps moving.
Kato is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krueger is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

We're going to have a standup here because Sun Kato wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Krueger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krueger dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kato lands a nice hook to Krueger's body. Krueger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krueger avoids the body shot from Kato.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krueger cracks Kato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands with a kick to the temple. Krueger shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krueger scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krueger, right into the meat.
Krueger checks a low kick from Kato.
Kato uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krueger has time to react.
Kato throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Krueger counters with a three punch combo that has Kato backing up. Kato nods at Krueger to acknowledge the strikes.
Kato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Krueger throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kato.
Krueger lands with a hook. Kato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kato pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kato throws a lazy uppercut
and Krueger counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger throws a body punch but Kato moves out of range.
Krueger cracks Kato with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Krueger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kato on the side of the head.
Kato misses with a low kick as Krueger jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sun Kato will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Sloppy strikes from Krueger. Those never looked like landing.
Krueger takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Krueger stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kato.
Krueger connects with a right hand. Kato shakes it off.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Kato tries a head kick but it misses.
Krueger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Kato gets tackled into the cage by Krueger. Krueger maintains the clinch.
Krueger misses with a knee strike.
Krueger tries to break free but Kato pushes him back against the cage.
Kato avoiding damage.
Kato lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kato is pushing Krueger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krueger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kato misses with a low kick.
Krueger moves out of range as Kato throws a body kick.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger misses with a series of wild punches.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Kato swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krueger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kato scores with the left hand. Krueger knows he should have avoided that one.
Kato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kato moves out of range of the leg kick from Krueger.
Krueger tries to clinch but Kato moves out of range.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kato moves away.
Kato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kato is looking to wear down Krueger with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slow jab from Krueger misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato swings for the body but Krueger moves out of range.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kato. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kato throws a low kick but Krueger moves out of range easily.
Krueger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kato.
Kato scores with a spinning back kick!
Kato lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kato cracks the inside of Krueger's front leg.
Kato takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Krueger takes one to the side of the head.
Krueger connects with a leg kick. Kato looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krueger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kato counters with a solid body kick.
Krueger scores with a one two! Kato had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kato checks the leg kick.
Krueger dodges the punch combination from Kato.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato looks to score with a jab to the body but Krueger is just out of range.
Kato looks to land a right hand but Krueger moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Krueger misses the target.

Krueger has managed to clinch.
Kato cracks Krueger with a nice body shot.
Kato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kato tries to throw a body punch but Krueger avoids it by throwing Kato back against the cage.
Krueger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kato avoids it.
Kato struggles to land a body shot inside as Krueger controls his hands.
Krueger is working for takedown but Kato is calmly controlling the position for now.
Krueger can't find room to land a body shot as Kato controls the action.

Kato manages to break the clinch.
Kato is looking to score with low kicks.
Krueger throws a sloppy body shot
and Kato counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kato lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Krueger at a distance.
Kato throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krueger swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kato.
Krueger thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kato throws a push kick but Krueger slaps the foot to one side.
Krueger throws a poor cross that misses
and Kato counters with a nice uppercut.
Kato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krueger was well out of range. Poor timing from Kato.
Krueger takes a swing at Kato's ribcage but misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Krueger lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kato has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kato and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Krueger misses with a straight left.
Kato slips under a jab from Krueger.
Sun Kato is winning the standup battle so far.
Kato throws a leg kick
and Krueger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kato with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Krueger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krueger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kato manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Sun Kato will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kato's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krueger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Krueger lands a glancing blow to the side of Kato's head.
Krueger missing with a left hand there. Kato was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kato avoids the body shot from Krueger.
Kato throws a looping overhand right but Krueger ducks down to avoid it.
Kato tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kato misses with a looping right.
Kato throws a lazy right hand but Krueger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krueger moves away.
Kato throws a wild body kick that Krueger sees coming a mile off.
Kato loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Krueger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kato manages to avoid it.
Kato connects with a leg kick. Krueger looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger slips a straight right by Kato.
Krueger connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kato. Kato circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kato lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krueger. Kato does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kato. That's going to slow Krueger down.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Krueger chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kato can pounce on him.
Kato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krueger.
Krueger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kato counters with a body kick that stops Krueger in his tracks momentarily.
Krueger looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krueger throws a shot to the body.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Krueger misses the target.
Kato thuds a left hand into Krueger's body.
Krueger has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kato.
Krueger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kato throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger avoids the body shot from Kato.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kato throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krueger stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kato misses with a low kick as Krueger jumps back.
Kato scores with a hook to the body. Krueger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Krueger.
Krueger moves to clinch but Kato breaks away
enabling Kato to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kato.
Krueger throws a looping overhand right but Kato ducks down to avoid it.
Kato misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krueger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kato takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krueger takes a jab right on the kisser.
Krueger is looking to clinch.
Krueger throws an off balance right hand
and Kato counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kato uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krueger.
Kato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krueger.
Kato keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kato scores with a hook to the body. Krueger takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kato throws a right hand that Krueger ducks under and follows up with a left that Krueger also avoids with ease.
Kato darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kato throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kato throws an overhand right that lands on Krueger's shoulder, as Krueger tries to avoid the shot.
Krueger jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kato connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kato does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krueger thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kato, right into the meat.
Freddy Krueger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krueger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That kick from Kato tenderised Krueger's leg. Krueger is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kato.
Krueger misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger throws a shot from downtown. Kato moves away and avoids it.
Krueger dips to his left and cracks Kato with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A good leg kick by Kato.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Kato keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krueger.
Krueger lands with a good body shot.
Kato displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krueger throws out the jab.
Sun Kato is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kato scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krueger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kato scoring well with a low kick there.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.
Krueger misses with an uppercut
and Kato counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Kato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sun Kato!
A victorious Sun Kato thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.