PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kfier Asher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Krull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Asher
vs
Krull

168 cm
22
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Nutrition King

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kfier Asher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Krull!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Asher gets a clinch.
Krull looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Asher works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Asher passes Krull's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Asher seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Asher uses his free foot to push down on Krull's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krull.
Asher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Asher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Asher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Asher lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Krull is rocked!
Asher lands a heavy elbow.
Krull is still in real trouble! Can Asher finish him?
Asher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krull's face.
Krull gets back to half guard.
Asher is taking a breather. Krull says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ground and pound from Asher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asher uses his free foot to push down on Krull's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Krull.
Asher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Asher in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asher lands a big shot to the head and Krull winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kfier Asher!
Kfier Asher retains his featherweight title!