PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigantor Ubereem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ubereem might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to -. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ubereem
vs
Kralaiev

200 cm
32
276 lbs
16 - 16 - 0

191 cm
36
240 lbs
19 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigantor Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ubereem.
Kralaiev throws a hook but Ubereem avoids it easily.

Kralaiev moves into the clinch successfully.
Ubereem working hard to break the clinch.
Ubereem avoiding damage as Kralaiev throws knees to the body.
Ubereem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ubereem will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kralaiev up against the cage.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubereem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Kralaiev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ubereem moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev is looking to break free of the clinch but Ubereem has double underhooks.
Kralaiev looking to throw knees to the head but Ubereem is blocking nicely.
Kralaiev misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ubereem.
Ubereem avoiding damage as Kralaiev throws knees to the body.
Ubereem has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kralaiev avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kralaiev with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kralaiev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ubereem's efforts to push away.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ubereem has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kralaiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Ubereem avoids the damage to the body.
Ubereem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ubereem tries to pull guard but Kralaiev forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigantor Ubereem. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kralaiev misses with a knee to the head.
Kralaiev misses with a knee strike.
Ubereem digs a right hand underneath Kralaiev's ribcage. Kralaiev let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kralaiev misses with a knee to the head.
Kralaiev keeps control of Ubereem as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kralaiev.
Ubereem managing to block the knees to the body from Kralaiev.
Ubereem can't find room to land a body shot as Kralaiev controls the action.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ubereem avoids it.
Kralaiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubereem is defending well for now.
A short body shot lands from Ubereem as the two fighters clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kralaiev has Ubereem pressed against the cage, preventing Ubereem from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kralaiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ubereem is defending well for now.
Kralaiev tries to land a knee to the head but Ubereem blocks with his arms.
Ubereem misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kralaiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ubereem blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Ubereem.
Ubereem on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ubereem just leaning against Kralaiev, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Kralaiev 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.

Ubereem shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kralaiev manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kralaiev wants to stand but Ubereem is controlling the position.
Ubereem throws a strike but Kralaiev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Ubereem is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kralaiev is aware though and is defending well.
Ubereem has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ubereem throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralaiev stops Ubereem from standing up.

Ubereem has an active guard here but Kralaiev has managed to pass into half guard.
Ubereem wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is trying to get back to full guard.

Kralaiev gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Ubereem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kralaiev.
Ubereem wants to clinch.

Ubereem knocks Kralaiev to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Kralaiev is rocked!

It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev tries to escape but Ubereem is in control.
Kralaiev is still in real trouble! Can Ubereem finish him?
The crowd goes nuts as Ubereem knocks Kralaiev out cold with a massive hammerfist! Ubereem Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gigantor Ubereem!
Our winner, Gigantor Ubereem, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.