PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lemmy Krusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and All or Nothing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Krusic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Lene Kosti - Warrior. Nothing is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Vegan Reich - The Way It Is. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as All or Nothing enters the cage!

Krusic
vs
or Nothing

170 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

175 cm
39
89 lbs
15 - 24 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lemmy Krusic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, All or Nothing!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nothing tries to sprawl but Krusic drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Nothing is rocked!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krusic thows a huge punch but Nothing dodges it nicely.
Nothing is still in real trouble! Can Krusic finish him?
Nothing manages to get to full guard.
Nothing wants to sweep here but Krusic controlling him for the moment.
Krusic throws an elbow that misses. Nothing uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krusic's guard. Nice move by Nothing!
Krusic working a defensive guard but Nothing passes into half guard.
Nothing is thwarting Krusic's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krusic is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusic wants to get back to full guard.
Krusic trying to control but Nothing postures up.
Nothing trying to control the pace.
Krusic wants to improve his position but Nothing is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lemmy Krusic just wasn't active enough.

Krusic drives through with a takedown into Nothing's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Nothing is pulling down on Krusic's head to control his posture.
Krusic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nothing's guard.
Krusic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krusic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nothing works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krusic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nothing swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krusic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nothing is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nothing looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krusic checks a low kick from Nothing.
Nothing is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Krusic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nothing to the ground. Krusic is now in Nothing's guard.
Nothing has a closed guard, preventing Krusic from standing up.
Krusic looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Nothing looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krusic is one step ahead there.
Krusic is looking to work some ground and pound but Nothing has wrist control.
Krusic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nothing looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krusic scoring with some ground and pound.
Krusic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nothing wants to sweep here but Krusic controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Krusic 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.

Krusic connects with a crisp jab.

Nothing fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krusic, pushing him back against the cage.

Krusic gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Krusic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krusic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krusic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nothing's head.
Krusic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krusic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Nothing manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krusic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Krusic has clasped his hands together around Nothing's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Krusic misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Krusic trying to control the action but Nothing is working from the bottom.
Krusic is trying to ground and pound but Nothing uses the momentary lack of control by Krusic to regain half guard.
Krusic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nothing keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Krusic is working away from the top position though.
Nothing wants to improve his position but Krusic is controlling well.
Nothing is staying active underneath Krusic, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nothing avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krusic.
Nothing wants to improve his position but Krusic is controlling well.
Krusic trying to control the action but Nothing is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krusic is looking to stall here but Nothing recovers full guard.
Krusic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Krusic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Nothing preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krusic throwing strikes from guard but Nothing blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nothing holds on and takes a little breather.
Nothing keeping moving, preventing Krusic from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krusic throws a strike but Nothing rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nothing wants to pass the guard but Krusic is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lemmy Krusic.
Krusic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krusic misses with a combination
and Nothing counters with a series of strikes. Krusic will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lemmy Krusic dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Nothing gets caught napping as Krusic dives in and scores a takedown. Nothing manages to retain guard.
Nothing manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lemmy Krusic overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nothing fails to advance to Krusic's back.
Krusic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Nothing content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusic is just holding on here. Nothing manages to take his back.
Krusic wants to escape the position.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Nothing is looking to control Krusic but Krusic is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lemmy Krusic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nothing has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nothing is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Krusic is defending well though. Nothing let's go of the attempt for now.
Krusic tries to escape the position.
Good control from Nothing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nothing gets his hands free as Krusic looks to control.
All or Nothing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by All or Nothing.

Krusic gets a takedown into half guard.
Krusic trying to control from half guard but Nothing is working away.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to All or Nothing.
Well Krusic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lemmy Krusic!
An out of breath Lemmy Krusic thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.