PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Kramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Bruising (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kramer comes to the cage accompanied by I'm Shipping Up To Boston. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kramer
vs
Bruising

176 cm
21
184 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Kramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alexei Bruising!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruising circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kramer looks for the body kick but Bruising saw that one coming.
Kramer connects with a high kick.
Kramer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bruising connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kramer scrambles back to his feet.
Kramer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bruising cracks Kramer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer avoids the body shot from Bruising.
Bruising misses with an uppercut. Kramer saw that one coming.
Kramer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kramer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bruising throws out the jab.
Bruising wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising throws a low kick but Kramer moves out of range easily.
Kramer throws a low kick but Bruising moves out of range easily.
Kramer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kramer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bruising.
Kramer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bruising swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A swing and a miss from Bruising.
Bruising connects with a nice looking jab.
Bruising throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kramer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bruising throws a body punch but Kramer moves out of range.
Bruising wants to slow Kramer down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice shot lands for Bruising.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kramer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bruising misses the jab.
Bruising cracks Kramer with a good jab.
Kramer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bruising.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.
Kramer throws a lazy uppercut
and Kramer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kramer lands a leg kick that knocks Bruising off balance momentarily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kramer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bruising has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bruising and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kramer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kramer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kramer throws a leg kick but Bruising checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kramer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bruising.
Bruising swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bruising swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bruising misses with a wild body shot.
Bruising misses with a body shot.
Kramer throws a sloppy head kick and Bruising moves out of range easily.
Nice defenses there by Kramer.
Bruising has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Kramer moves into range and clinches up with Bruising.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bruising.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Bruising.
A nice left hand lands by Bruising.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bruising as Kramer tries to tie him up.
Kramer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kramer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bruising creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Kramer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bruising misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Bruising doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bruising lands a hook that snaps the head of Kramer backwards.
Bruising lands with a left to the head.
Bruising swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kramer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bruising misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bruising throws a punch but it's blocked by Kramer.
Bruising misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Kramer on the inside.
Bruising misses with a body punch.
Bruising pushes Kramer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexei Bruising dominated that round.
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.

A leg kick checked by Bruising.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bruising.
Bruising blocks a head kick by Kramer.
A leg kick checked by Bruising.
Bruising swings for the body but Kramer moves out of range.
Kramer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kramer throws a head kick but Bruising moves out of range.
Bruising throws a looping overhand right but Kramer ducks down to avoid it.
Bruising sizes up Kramer with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kramer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bruising thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexei Bruising seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruising's corner calls for a 1-2. Bruising obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A slow jab from Bruising misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruising in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bruising moves out of range of the strikes.
Bruising moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kramer throws a low kick but Bruising avoids it.
The fighters circling - Bruising throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bruising lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bruising smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruising slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruising uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kramer.
Kramer lands a leg kick that knocks Bruising off balance momentarily.
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!
Bruising lands a right hook to the body.
Kramer takes one on the button.
Bruising comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bruising connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kramer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kramer throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bruising's head.
Bruising moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bruising throws a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruising tries to keep at a distance but Kramer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruising.
Bruising working aggressively here.
Bruising tries to work over Kramer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Kramer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruising misses with a low kick.
Bruising lands a jab to the nose.
Bruising scores with a nice right hand.
Kramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kramer wants to clinch.
Bruising misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kramer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bruising thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kramer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bruising connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kramer. Kramer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kramer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kramer lands a glancing blow to the side of Bruising's head.
A shot to the body from Bruising misses
and as Bruising loses concentration momentarily, Kramer counters with a picture perfect head kick! Bruising goes down, out cold! The referee rushed in to check on his condition - I'm sure he'll be ok but that was a massive knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Diego Kramer!
After winning the bout, Diego Kramer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.