PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Kroft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marion Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kroft comes to the cage accompanied by Ironman - Black Sabbath. Jeremy Kroft could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marion Polk's chin.

Kroft
vs
Polk

188 cm
26
194 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jeremy Kroft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marion Polk!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk misses with a body kick.
Kroft takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Polk scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A punch combination from Polk misses.
Kroft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Polk manages to avoid it.
Polk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Polk blocks a head kick by Kroft.
Polk misses with a right hand
and Kroft counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kroft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polk's corner calls for a 1-2. Polk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Polk swings for the body but Kroft moves out of range.
Polk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Polk lands a nice hook to Kroft's body. Kroft takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Polk throws a hook to the side of Kroft's head but Kroft sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Polk connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Polk.
Polk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kroft displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Polk throws out the jab.
Polk pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kroft defending well as Polk loads up on a big left hand.
Polk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kroft misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kroft doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Polk tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Polk throws a body kick that misses.
Polk throws a combination. Kroft tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Polk lands a body shot.
Polk displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Polk.
Polk lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Polk lands a jab to the nose.
Kroft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Polk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Polk throws a right hand that misses
letting Kroft counter with a right hand.
Good exchange - Polk coming out on top.
Kroft moves out of range of the body kick.
Polk missing with a left hand there. Kroft was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Polk misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from Polk.

Kroft has closed the distance and engaged Polk in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polk tries to break free but Kroft pushes him back against the cage.
Polk trying to land knees to the body.
Kroft missing with knees to the body.
Polk keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kroft's efforts to push away.
Polk scores with a shot to the side of Kroft's head.

Kroft escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Polk gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kroft counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Polk scores with a jab to the head.
Polk throws an overhand right that lands on Kroft's shoulder, as Kroft tries to avoid the shot.
Kroft uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polk.

Kroft clinches.
Polk stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kroft manages to break the clinch.
Kroft misses with a head kick.
Polk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kroft circles away quickly and effectively.
Kroft has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kroft misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Polk.
Polk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kroft doesn't seem bothered though.
Decent striking displayed by Polk there.
Kroft tries to move into range but Polk moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kroft dodges the punch combination from Polk.
Polk connects with a body shot that sends Kroft's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marion Polk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Polk takes a swing at Kroft's ribcage but misses.
Polk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kroft blocks a jab.
Kroft uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Polk.
Polk throws out a loose jab but Kroft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Polk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Polk misses with a straight left.
Polk misses with a straight right.
Polk looks to land a combination but Kroft avoids it well.
A big right from Polk misses.
Kroft scores with a leg kick.
Polk tries a head kick but it misses.
Polk lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Polk. Kroft does a little dance to reset his feet.
Polk misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kroft throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Polk avoids the head kick by Kroft.
Polk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kroft ducks under a wild hook from Polk.
Polk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Polk misses with a low kick.
Polk jabs Kroft to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Marion Polk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Polk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Polk cracks Kroft with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kroft throws the kick towards the body but Polk avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Polk misses.
Good shot there by Polk.
Polk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Polk keeps the fight on the outside.
Kroft takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Polk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kroft throws out the jab.
Polk misses with a head kick.
Kroft moves out of range of the body kick from Polk.
Kroft keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kroft scores with a kick to the body.
Polk is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kroft lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kroft throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kroft rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Polk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Polk avoids the head kick by Kroft.
A decent looking cross lands there for Polk.
Polk throws a lazy uppercut
and Kroft counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kroft avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kroft tries a head kick but it misses.
Polk missing with a left hand there. Kroft was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Polk misses the target.
Polk tries to land a front kick but Kroft steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kroft misses with a two punch combination.
Polk throws a sloppy head kick and Kroft moves out of range easily.
Polk lands a nice looking body shot.
Kroft is looking to clinch but Polk is avoiding it.
Polk misses with a two punch combination.
Kroft takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kroft keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Polk.
Marion Polk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polk sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kroft moves out of range of the body kick from Polk.
Polk throws a right and a left that Kroft avoids nicely.
Kroft moves away from the strike by Polk.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marion Polk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kroft slips a jab from Polk.
Kroft moves away from the strike by Polk.
Polk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Polk swings widly with a right hand
and Kroft counters with a head kick.
Polk throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Polk throws an overhand right that lands on Kroft's shoulder, as Kroft tries to avoid the shot.
Polk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Polk throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Polk misses.
Kroft uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Polk.
Kroft tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kroft takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Polk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kroft manages to avoid it.
Kroft misses with a kick to the body.
Polk scores with a jab. Kroft acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A head kick from Polk lands but Kroft takes it in his stride.
Polk throws a right hand that misses
and Kroft counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Polk is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kroft lands a big head kick that sends Polk to the canvas! Kroft follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeremy Kroft!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Jeremy Kroft waved his t-shirt featuring Unique Wear and Custom Design's logo in front of the cameras.