PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Kralaiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fred Sanford had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Sanford
vs
Kralaiev

186 cm
33
240 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

191 cm
37
240 lbs
20 - 24 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Cynical Truth Vegas
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Cynical Truth Vegas

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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fred Sanford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivan Kralaiev!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kralaiev getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A big left from Kralaiev misses.
Fred Sanford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kralaiev tries to clinch
and Sanford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kralaiev lands a jab to the head.
Kralaiev is looking to clinch but Sanford is avoiding it.
Kralaiev throws a body punch but Sanford moves out of range.
Kralaiev moves out of range of the body kick.

Sanford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kralaiev, pushing him back against the cage.
Kralaiev prevents Sanford from breaking the clinch.
Sanford trying to land knees to the body.
Sanford prevents Kralaiev from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kralaiev.
Sanford avoiding damage as Kralaiev throws knees to the body.
Sanford struggles to land a body shot inside as Kralaiev controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sanford has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but Kralaiev blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanford.
Sanford is trying to break the clinch but Kralaiev is controlling him.
Kralaiev unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kralaiev looking to throw knees to the head but Sanford is blocking nicely.
Sanford pushes off an throws an elbow but Kralaiev leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kralaiev blocks it with crossed arms.
Kralaiev is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanford is defending well for now.
Sanford lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sanford fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands an elbow just above Kralaiev 's eye.

It looks like Ivan Kralaiev has been cut.
Sanford has Kralaiev pushed against the cage.
Kralaiev trying to land knees to the body.
Sanford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sanford stalls.
Kralaiev tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanford avoids the damage to the body.
Sanford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanford misses with a knee strike.
Kralaiev using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kralaiev has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Sanford seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kralaiev can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanford wants to break free but Kralaiev has control.

Sanford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanford scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sanford takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Fred Sanford has been cut.
Sanford looks to score with a jab to the body but Kralaiev is just out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kralaiev moves out of range of the body kick.

Kralaiev gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralaiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanford blocks it with crossed arms.
Sanford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanford missing with knees to the body.
Sanford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kralaiev throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanford blocks it with crossed arms.

Sanford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanford swats away the attempt to clinch by Kralaiev.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kralaiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kralaiev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kralaiev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kralaiev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kralaiev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Fred Sanford will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kralaiev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanford.
Sanford scores with a jab to the body.
Sanford scores with a jab. Kralaiev acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanford tries to score with a low kick but Kralaiev moves his leg out of the way.
Sanford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sanford stuns Kralaiev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kralaiev misses with a head kick.
Sanford attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kralaiev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kralaiev misses with a body shot.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kralaiev.
Kralaiev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanford paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford looks to land a combination but Kralaiev avoids it well.
Sanford drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Kralaiev right on the button. Kralaiev goes down! Sanford follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Sanford gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fred Sanford!
Fred Sanford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.