PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Vitali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger comes to the cage accompanied by House Boulevard - Set Me Free. Vitali has chosen Cain's entrance theme as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kruger
vs
Vitali

178 cm
25
172 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

187 cm
30
185 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cain Vitali!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vitali needs to keep his hands up - Kruger had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Kruger.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitali.
Kruger fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kruger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vitali.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vitali.
Vitali lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruger's head.
Vitali steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Vitali thows a body shot but no joy.
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!
Vitali misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vitali misses with a double jab.
Vitali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Vitali.
Kruger avoids the body shot from Vitali.
Kruger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger swings for the body but Vitali moves out of range.
Vitali looks to land a combination. Kruger sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kruger finds it's target.
Kruger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Cain Vitali has been cut.
Kruger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruger misses the shot to the body.
Kruger swings widly with a right hand
and Vitali counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vitali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kruger throws a jab but it's blocked by Vitali.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Vitali.
Kruger scores with a jab. Vitali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Vitali is rocked!
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!

Kruger moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Vitali goes down! Can Kruger finish him!?
Vitali is still in real trouble! Can Kruger finish him?
Kruger tries to free his leg and advance position but Vitali is retaining full guard.
Kruger passes Vitali's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kruger throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruger sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vitali defending well though.
Vitali seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kruger is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vitali sees it coming and defends easily.

Kruger looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Kruger has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Vitali defend it? Kruger steps over the head and cranks it - Vitali is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kruger!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vinicius Kruger!
A pretty intense looking Vinicius Kruger took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.