PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Boleslaw Krol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Hrady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krol's entrance music is Rage Against The Machine - Guerrilla Radio. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Krol
vs
Hrady

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Boleslaw Krol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Hrady!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hrady's waist but Hrady gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krol off to one side.

Krol drives through with a takedown into Hrady's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Hrady has his foot on Krol's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krol works his way back into a safe position though.
Hrady not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krol trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krol trying to control but Hrady is working from the bottom.
Hrady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krol wants to pass the guard but Hrady is keeping the position.
Hrady should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Hrady has his foot on Krol's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krol works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hrady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krol is looking to work some ground and pound but Hrady has wrist control.
Hrady wants to sweep here but Krol controlling him for the moment.
Krol tries to free his leg and advance position but Hrady is retaining full guard.
Krol working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krol loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krol postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hrady is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Krol, into his guard.
Krol has a closed guard, preventing Hrady from standing up.
Krol wants to hit a switch here but Hrady passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Krol there!
Hrady controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Even with his hooks in, Hrady manages to miss with strikes from the back.

Krol defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Hrady's arms.
Krol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hrady on the ground.
Krol wants to control his opponent's hands but Hrady gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hrady controlling the positon.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hrady's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Hrady has the hooks in. Krol is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Krol is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hrady is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Krol tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hrady tightening his grip on Krol, looking for the choke.
Krol rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Hrady will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krol will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Krol closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Krol throws a strike but Hrady avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hrady trying to strike off his back.
Krol is working Hrady over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krol trying to control the position from guard on top but Hrady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krol chips away with some ground and pound.
Hrady lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krol!
Hrady punching from mount but Krol doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Krol is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hrady looking to finish with strikes here!
Hrady lands with some strikes.
Hrady can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Krol is looking to escape.
Hrady looking to ground and pound but Krol is blocking nicely.
Hrady trying to control but he's not successful this time.
James Hrady has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hrady sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Krol working to try and regain half guard.
Krol looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Hrady looking for the choke from the back.
Hrady has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Krol's body.
Hrady keeps control of the position as Krol tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrady biding his time, looking for the opening.

Hrady tightening his grip on Krol, looking for the choke.
Krol can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Hrady's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Krol wants to escape the position.
Despite being in a bad position, Krol is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Hrady struggling to land strikes to the head as Krol covers up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krol is really stuck here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Hrady will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hrady fails to land the takedown.

Hrady gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Krol to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Krol trying to control but Hrady is working from the bottom.
Hrady keeping full guard, as Krol tries to pass.
Hrady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hrady has Krol pulled in close to control his posture.
Krol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hrady is keeping the position for now.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hrady is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. James Hrady hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hrady defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krol.
Hrady shoots in and drives through. Krol sprawls well.
Krol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hrady.
James Hrady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hrady showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krol.
Krol shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hrady pinned against the cage. Hrady gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Hrady scores with a takedown into Krol's guard.
Hrady sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Krol's guard.
Krol is looking for a sweep. Hrady is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hrady is trying to work for a kimura but Krol is defending well.
Hrady keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Krol is trying to maintain the position but Hrady is very close to passing his half guard.
Krol keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It looks like Hrady is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hrady blocks the strikes from Krol.
Hrady thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krol's head.
Hrady is trying to control. Krol wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hrady is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

James Hrady has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Krol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Hrady gets tackled into the cage by Krol. Krol maintains the clinch.
Hrady fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boleslaw Krol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Hrady.
Hrady tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hrady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hrady's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krol works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Krol breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Krol closes the distance and clinches.
Krol throws a knee to the head but misses.
Krol taking a breather.
Boleslaw Krol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hrady tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krol looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krol scores with a shoulder strike.

Krol gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hrady regains guard.
Krol throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krol is in close to Hrady's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
James Hrady is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Hrady has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krol can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boleslaw Krol showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hrady has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Hrady!