PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thane Krios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

North
vs
Krios

177 cm
22
175 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
176 lbs
6 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good 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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate North!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thane Krios!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Joseph Jones and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

North moves into the clinch.
Krios blocks a punch to the side of the head.
North content to slow the pace in the clinch.
North tries to work over Krios's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norths head.
North dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krios misses with some punches.
North tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Krios.
North misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krios can't find room to land a body shot as North controls the action.

Krios breaks from the clinch.
North tries to clinch but Krios moves out of range.
North ducks under a wild hook from Krios.
Krios scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nate North seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
North tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krios manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North doesn't manage to clinch there - Krios circles away.
North showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krios.

North takes the fight into the clinch.
Krios blocks an uppercut.
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 breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
North doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
North tries to clinch up
and Krios counters with a nice uppercut.
North is looking to clinch.
North tries to clinch there but Krios circles away.
Krios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

North rushes Krios and presses him up against the cage.
Krios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
North swings away with an uppercut that misses.
North misses with a body punch.
North is trying to maintain a safe position but Krios gets an underhook and turns North into the cage.
Krios scores with a shot to the side of North's head.
Krios throws a punch but it's blocked by North.
Krios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Krios.
Krios lands with a left to the head.

It looks like Nate North has been cut.
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 lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for North.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krios lands an uppercut.
Krios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norths head.
Krios tries to break free but North pushes him back against the cage.
Krios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of North backwards.
North looking to slow down the pace here.

Krios breaks the clinch.
North tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Krios counters with a stiff right hand.

North gets tackled into the cage by Krios. Krios maintains the clinch.
North stalls.
Krios working aggressively here.
Krios scores with an uppercut up the middle.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
North throws a head punch that misses.
Krios throws a head punch that misses.
North throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krios wants to break the clinch but can't.
Krios tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Krios manages to break the clinch.
Krios lands with a hook. North tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
North fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krios is looking to clinch.
North tries to clinch up but Krios circles away and keeps his distance.
North uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krios.
North tries to clinch but Krios moves out of range.
Krios misses with a hook. North ducked under it nicely.
Krios lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krios bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of North's head.

North is rocked!

Nate North's cut is getting worse.
Krios lands with a shot to the body.
Krios avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krios connects with the punch.
Oh North is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krios scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. North doesn't seem bothered though.
North seems to have got his legs back now.
Krios dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

North rushes Krios and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
North doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krios displaying some good clinch control by pressing North up against the cage.
Krios prevents a body shot from North.
North tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krios lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krios throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Norths head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krios lands a shoulder strike.
Krios scores with a shot to the side of North's head.
North can't find room to land a body shot as Krios controls the action.
North swings wildly with an uppercut but Krios uses good head movement to avoid it.
North misses with some punches.
Krios lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
North is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Krios working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thane Krios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate North's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krios misses with a looping right.
Krios thuds his right hand into North's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
North tries to clinch but Krios moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krios misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - North looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Krios looks to land a right hand but North moved out of range.
North is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
North doesn't manage to clinch there - Krios circles away.
North wants to clinch up but Krios keeps it at a distance.
Krios circles away from the clinch attempt.
North moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
North tries to close the distance and clinch but Krios swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
North tries to clinch there but Krios circles away.
Nice shot by Krios.
North has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
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 comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
North tries to clinch there but Krios circles away.
North wants to clinch up but Krios keeps it at a distance.
Thane Krios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
North tries to clinch but Krios moves out of range.
Krios connects with the punch.

Nate North's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krios lands an overhand right.
Krios tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but North was well out of range. Poor timing from Krios.
North moves to clinch but Krios breaks away
and Krios counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
North tries to clinch there but Krios circles away.
Krios uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
North tries to clinch up.
North wants to clinch up but Krios keeps it at a distance.

Krios closes the distance and pushes North back into the cage.
North's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krios scores with a shot to the side of North's head.

Jeez, Nate North's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Krios cracks North with a nice body shot.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Krios lands with a left to the head.
Krios lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of North backwards.
Krios lands with a left to the head.
Krios lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krios pushes North back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krios dips a shoulder and cracks North with a mighty uppercut! North falls back against the cage and Krios unloads with a barrage of strikes! North is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Krios screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thane Krios!
Thane Krios decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.