PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tranus Vonglolia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Kross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Kross is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Vonglolia
vs
Kross

183 cm
27
179 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

183 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tranus Vonglolia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nick Kross!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kross's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kross duly obliges.
Vonglolia slips a jab and a cross from Kross.
Kross keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kross stalks Vonglolia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vonglolia's face. Vonglolia staggers backwards, shaken.
Kross moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kross goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kross tries to work over Vonglolia's front leg with a kick but Vonglolia checks it.
Nice body kick there by Vonglolia.
Kross throws a leg kick

and Vonglolia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kross gets through Vonglolia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kross scores with a shot to the side of Vonglolia's head.

Vonglolia gets control of Kross's arms and successfully pulls guard. Vonglolia will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kross is looking to work some ground and pound but Vonglolia has wrist control.
Vonglolia controls Kross momentarily but Kross frees himself.
Kross trying to control but Vonglolia is working from the bottom.
Vonglolia wants to get back to his feet but Kross is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonglolia keeping full guard, as Kross tries to pass.
Kross trying to control the position from guard on top but Vonglolia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vonglolia keeping full guard, as Kross tries to pass.
Kross slips nicely into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kross is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vonglolia sees it coming and defends easily.
Kross is looking to take a break and control but Vonglolia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Vonglolia wants to control but Kross is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kross is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Vonglolia tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Nick Kross.
Vonglolia tries to clinch there but Kross circles away.
Kross looks to land a combination but Vonglolia avoids it well.
Kross misses with a wild combination.
Kross throws a leg kick that misses.
Kross lands a jab-cross combination.
Kross fails to land with a series of punches.
Kross looks to land a combination but Vonglolia avoids it well.
Kross stuffs the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross misses with a few strikes there.
Nick Kross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Kross, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nick Kross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kross throws a nice looking combination but Vonglolia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kross looks gassed!
No luck for Vonglolia with that takedown attempt.
A combination from Kross does no damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Kross. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Kross. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Vonglolia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kross lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kross.
Donk. Vonglolia catches Kross right on the button with a cross.
Kross misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vonglolia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tranus Vonglolia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonglolia throws a lazy body kick
and Kross counters with a thumping low kick.
Kross stuffs the takedown attempt from Vonglolia. Vonglolia gets slowly back to his feet.
Kross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonglolia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vonglolia dodges the punch combination from Kross.
Kross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vonglolia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kross misses with a low kick as Vonglolia jumps back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kross misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kross throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vonglolia.
Nice sprawl there from Kross as Vonglolia shoots in.
Kross looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Kross dominated that round.
That's time! Vonglolia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kross tries to bum rush Vonglolia with a series of wild strikes but Vonglolia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vonglolia slips a jab and a cross from Kross.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vonglolia.
Kross lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vonglolia backs up against the cage.
Vonglolia tries for a takedown but Kross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tranus Vonglolia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kross misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kross throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vonglolia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kross throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Vonglolia counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kross!
Vonglolia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kross tries to hold on but Vonglolia pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonglolia prevents Kross from getting the reversal.
Kross is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross tries to control the position but Vonglolia now has his back.
Kross trying to control the hands but Vonglolia won't let him.

Vonglolia is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Kross is defending well though. Vonglolia let's go of the attempt for now.
Vonglolia is trying to stick to Kross's back but Kross is turning into Vonglolia. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Vonglolia's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kross.

Vonglolia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kross gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kross cracks Vonglolia with a solid left hand.
Kross passes Vonglolia's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vonglolia has his hands clasped together around Kross's back. He's all about the action.
Kross with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kross not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vonglolia trying to control from the bottom.
Vonglolia wants to improve his position but Kross is controlling well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kross is trying to control the action in half guard but Vonglolia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kross.
Kross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kross misses with a double jab.

Kross clinches with his opponent.
Kross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kross lands an elbow inside.

Kross has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Vonglolia regains guard immediately.
Kross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nick Kross has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krossis looking to pass into half guard but Vonglolia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vonglolia is in guard.
Kross is looking to sweep but instead, Vonglolia has passed into half guard.
Kross tries to roll over but Vonglolia keeps him under control.
Kross is staying active underneath Vonglolia, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonglolia is thwarting Kross's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vonglolia missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kross is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kross is trying is best to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kross wants to control but Vonglolia is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kross is looking to improve his position.
Vonglolia passes to full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Kross showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kross misses with a few strikes there.
Kross looks to land a combination but Vonglolia avoids it well.

Kross gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vonglolia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vonglolia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kross up against the cage.
Vonglolia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vonglolia swats away the attempt to clinch by Kross.
Vonglolia misses with a takedown attempt - Kross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kross walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vonglolia checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross misses with a few strikes there.
Vonglolia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vonglolia misses with a takedown attempt

and Kross counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tranus Vonglolia. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kross breaks from the clinch.
Kross throws a series of punches but Vonglolia avoids them all with ease.
Vonglolia closes the distance and clinches up with Kross, looking for a takedown. Vonglolia pushes Kross against the cage but Kross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kross lands a jab-cross combination.
Kross swinging wildly here.
Nick Kross seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kross lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vonglolia circles away quickly and effectively.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vonglolia.
Kross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Vonglolia back to the cage. Kross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonglolia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kross as he jumps to the side.
Vonglolia gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kross counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Kross rushes Vonglolia and presses him up against the cage.
Vonglolia tries to break free but Kross pushes him back against the cage.
Kross stalling against the cage.

Kross pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vonglolia wants to clinch.
Kross throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kross throws a series of punches but Vonglolia avoids them all with ease.
Vonglolia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonglolia dodges the punch combination from Kross.
Kross pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vonglolia is out of range and Kross settles back down.
Sloppy strikes from Kross. Those never looked like landing.
Kross slaps away a takedown attempt from Vonglolia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kross throws a series of punches but Vonglolia moves out of range.
Kross tries to bum rush Vonglolia with a series of wild strikes but Vonglolia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kross closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kross!
Kross defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Vonglolia.
Kross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kross throws a combination that misses
and Vonglolia counters with a head kick. That will keep Kross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nick Kross is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonglolia blocks a leg kick.
Kross rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vonglolia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Vonglolia clinches.
Vonglolia is trying to break the clinch but Kross has him pressed against the cage.

Vonglolia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vonglolia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kross swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vonglolia counters with a nice leg kick.
Vonglolia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vonglolia looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kross misses with a double jab.
Kross tries to clinch there but Vonglolia circles away.
Tranus Vonglolia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vonglolia misses with a takedown attempt
and Kross counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vonglolia's knee momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Kross comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kross has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Kross!