PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanki Onki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thane Krios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Onki
vs
Krios

178 cm
22
179 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kanki Onki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thane Krios!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krios ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Onki moves away.
Onki looks for a takedown but Krios sprawls well.
Onki sizes up Krios with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Onki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Onki tries to clinch but Krios is having none of it.
Onki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Krios pinned against the cage. Krios gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Onki moves into the clinch successfully.
Krios can't break the clinch.
Krios throws a punch but it's blocked by Onki.
Krios gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Onki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krios pushes Onki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Krios.
Onki stalling the fight.
Onki is looking to break free of the clinch but Krios has double underhooks.
Krios scores with a shoulder strike.

Krios pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krios misses with a hook.
Krios loads up on a big right hand but Onki slips the punch.
Kanki Onki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krios cracks Onki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Onki fails with a takedown attempt.
Onki moves out of range as Krios strikes.
Krios throws a series of punches but Onki moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onki just misses with a punch to the body.
Onki shoots in looking for a takedown but Krios manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Onki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Onki looks to clinch
and Krios counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krios cracks a nice hook into Onki's ribs.
Krios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Onki.
Krios misses with a looping right.
Krios checks a leg kick nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Krios lands with a light punch inside.
Onki goes for a takedown attempt but Krios pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Onki walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onki looks for a takedown but Krios sprawls well.
Onki slips under a jab from Krios.
Onki fails with the takedown.
Onki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A jab from Krios misses.

Onki rushes Krios and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krios throws a head punch that misses.
Krios misses with some punches.

Krios breaks the clinch.
Onki shoots for a double leg takedown but Krios sprawls well. He's pushed Onki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Onki throws a series of punches but Krios avoids them all with ease.
Onki takes one on the button.
Krios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Onki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Krios.
Onki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Onki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krios.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki fails with the takedown
and Krios counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thane Krios dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Onki is looking to clinch.
Onki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Krios sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Onki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krios lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Onki or not.
Onki stalling in the clinch but Krios improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krios takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Onki is trying to break the clinch but Krios is controlling him.
Krios throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Krios breaks from the clinch.
Krios ducks under a wild hook from Onki.
Krios misses with a hook. Onki ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Krios.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krios misses with a straight left.
Horrible takedown by Onki or perhaps it was just good defense by Krios which made him look bad.
Onki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Krios defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krios keeps the fight on the outside.
Onki looks for a takedown but Krios sprawls well.
Krios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Onki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Onki doesn't manage to clinch there - Krios circles away.
Onki shoots in for a takedown but Krios shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Onki clinches.
Onki is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Krios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Onki backwards.
A short uppercut from Krios.
Krios scores with a shot to the side of Onki's head.
A head punch on the inside from Krios fails to land.
Krios looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Onki tries to circle away but Krios has him pinned against the cage.
Krios lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krios working aggressively here.
Onki is trying to pull guard but Krios turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Onki drags the fight down to the ground.
Krios working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onki has Krios pulled in close to control his posture.
Krios sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krios working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Onki is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Onki throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Krios with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krios with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krios throws an elbow that misses. Onki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krios's guard. Nice move by Onki!
Onki stops Krios from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krios can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krios looking for a sweep. Not yet Krios, not yet.
Onki stops Krios from standing up.
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!
Krios looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krios is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Onki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Onki is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Krios looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thane Krios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Krios lands a glancing blow to the side of Onki's head.
Krios might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice takedown defense from Krios. No joy for Onki on that attempt.
Onki takes one on the button.
Krios misses the jab.
Onki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Krios as he avoids it easily.
Onki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Krios avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kanki Onki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Onki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Krios's waist but Krios gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Onki off to one side.
Krios clobbers Onki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Onki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thane Krios is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krios lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Onki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Onki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Krios but Krios pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Onki walks into a left hand.
Krios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Onki wants to clinch up but Krios keeps it at a distance.
Krios looks to score with a jab to the body but Onki is just out of range.
Nice body punch from Krios.
Krios leaves Onki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Krios. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krios cracks Onki with an open hand slap.
Kanki Onki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Onki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Krios looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Krios's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krios might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Onki kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Krios tries to bench press Onki off him but Onki keeps the position.
Onki wants to control but Krios is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onki is working Krios over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krios is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krios is trying to control Onki's posture but Onki avoids it.

Onki decides to stand back up. Onki steps back and let's Krios get back to his feet.
Onki shoots in for a takedown but Krios shows good takedown defense.
Krios misses with an uppercut.
Krios stuns Onki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krios thows a body shot but no joy.
Onki misses with a double jab.
Onki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krios circles away.
Onki moves in looking to clinch but Krios pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krios throws a lazy uppercut
and Onki counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Krios is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Thane Krios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krios thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krios looks to land a left hand but Onki moved out of range nicely.
Onki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Krios swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Onki throws an off balance right hand
letting Krios counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Onki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Onki clinches up with Krios and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krios misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krios misses with some punches.
Kanki Onki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thane Krios is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krios misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thane Krios comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krios 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thane Krios!
Thane Krios bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.