PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Krush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjy Bronk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krush comes to the cage accompanied by Ego The Living Planet - Monster Magnet. Bronk comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 10 Years - Shoot it out kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Krush
vs
Bronk

189 cm
28
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
29
185 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Krush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjy Bronk!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krush throws a head kick but Bronk moves out of range.

Krush clinches with his opponent.

Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bronk moves to clinch but Krush breaks away
and Krush counters with a nice body shot.
Krush cracks Bronk with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bronk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krush throws a combination that misses
and Krush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Krush moves into the clinch.

Krush escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alexander Krush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krush lands a head kick. Bronk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Krush throws a head kick that half lands.

Krush closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krush.
Krush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bronk backwards.

Krush jumps guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bronk wants to control from the top but Krush keeps moving.
Krush striking off his back but it's not causing Bronk any problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush wants to stand but Bronk is controlling the position.
Krush looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bronk is one step ahead there.

Krush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Krush is looking to stand up but Bronk isn't so interested in that idea.
Bronk scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bronk trying to control the position from guard on top but Krush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Krush pushes Bronk off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Krush lands a head kick!
Alexander Krush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronk staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bronk. Beautiful body shot.
Bronk wants to clinch.
Bronk lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krush thuds his shin into the meat of Bronk's side.
Bronk blocks a head kick by Krush.
Bronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk throws a body punch but Krush moves out of range.
Krush lands a high kick!
Bronk misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Krush misses.

Krush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krush scores with a shot to the side of Bronk's head.
Krush can't find room to land a body shot as Bronk controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Krush creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krush scores with a nice hook to the head.

Krush breaks from the clinch.
Krush throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bronk.
Krush throws a big shot that misses.
Krush misses with a combination
and Krush takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bronk wants to clinch.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Bronk moves out of range easily.
Krush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krush is breathing heavily.
Bronk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush misses with a wild body shot.
Krush keeps the fight on the outside.
Krush misses with a two punch combination.
Krush throws a sloppy head kick and Bronk moves out of range easily.
Bronk lands a nice shot to the body.
Bronk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bronk.
Bronk looks for a takedown but Krush sprawls well.

Krush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krush.

Krush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Krush dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bronk.
Alexander Krush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krush throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Krush clinches.
Bronk tries to pull guard but Krush won't allow it.
Krush works on Bronk's body with a couple of short punches.
Krush lands with a left to the head.

Krush pulls guard successfully.
Krush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bronk got a little sloppy there for a moment and Krush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bronk has managed to get both his arms back between Krush's legs - danger averted.

Krush isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bronk stacks Krush on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bronk!
Bronk trying to control the position but Krush is working away.
Krush taking a bit of punishment here - Bronk scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush is looking to get back to his feet here but Bronk is keeping cool and he's managed to take Krush's back.

Bronk patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Bronk has his opponent's back but Krush is looking to stand. He manages to get to his feet and shakes off Bronk.
Krush throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronk moves in looking to clinch but Krush pushes him off.
Bronk looks for the body kick but Krush saw that one coming.
Bronk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krush tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Krush keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bronk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krush.
Krush throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Krush throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bronk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krush stuffs the takedown.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Bronk dodges the punch combination from Krush.
Krush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krush tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronk has a takedown stuffed.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bronk tries to clinch up.
Krush misses with a head kick.
Bronk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bronk misses with a head kick.
Bronk tries a head kick but it misses.
Bronk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krush.
Bronk shoots in looking for a takedown but Krush manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Krush.
Bronk doesn't manage to clinch there - Krush circles away.
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
A head kick misses from Krush.
Bronk misses with a head kick.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Krush sprawls well. Krush wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bronk gets slowly back to his feet.
Bronk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krush defends it nicely.
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush lands with a kick to the temple. Bronk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Krush closes the distance and clinches.

Bronk successfully pulls guard.
Krush throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bronk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bronk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bronk working the head and body with strikes.
Krush pushes Bronk off looking to stand but Bronk dives back in and keeps control.
Bronk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Bronk is keen to just control but Krush is a slippery customer.
Krush flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krush is in trouble now - Bronk has advanced to mount!
Bronk wants to control the pace but Krush is squirming around nicely.
Bronk looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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 Alexander Krush will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Krush explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That kick from Krush tenderised Bronk's leg. Bronk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Krush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krush lands a head kick!
Krush misses with a few strikes there.
Alexander Krush is winning the standup battle so far.

Krush moves into the clinch.
Bronk tries to pull guard but Krush forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Krush lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bronk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krush pushes Bronk back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krush scores with a shot to the side of Bronk's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krush tries to throw a body punch but Bronk avoids it by throwing Krush back against the cage.
Bronk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Krush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krush throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bronk's head.
Bronk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krush moves away.
Krush looks to land a combination but Bronk avoids it well.

Bronk decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Krush regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krush is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bronk is controlling him.
Krush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bronk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bronk works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Krush is not content to let Bronk control the position.
Bronk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krush is trying to stand back up but Bronk is controlling him
Bronk is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Bronk decides to stand and escape the position.
Bronk works over Krush's head and body with a nice combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bronk is defended easily by Krush.
Alexander Krush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjy Bronk.
Krush works over Bronk's head and body with a nice combination.
Bronk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bronk somewhat.
Krush tries to bum rush Bronk with a series of wild strikes but Bronk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bronk avoids the head kick by Krush.
Krush misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bronk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krush defends it nicely.
Bronk is looking to clinch but Krush is avoiding it.
Bronk is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Krush rather than just go for the knockout.
Bronk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krush but Krush pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bronk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk tries for a takedown but Krush sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krush.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krush. Bronk shrugs it off though.
Krush digs a good body shot into Bronk's ribs.

Krush darts in and clinches Bronk up against the cage.
Benjy Bronk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krush cracks Bronk with a nice body shot.

Krush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bronk is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Krush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krush scores with a head kick.
Bronk avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bronk looks to throw the jab but Krush is out of range.
Bronk throws a head kick that misses.
Bronk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krush misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krush misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from Krush. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander Krush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bronk scores with a decent looking hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Krush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Krush, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Krush!
Alexander Krush took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Give me Rolland Dopard He got lucky he knows he got lucky. Lets do it again!!!!'.