PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Freddy Krugerman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lithe Tarzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Krugerman
vs
Tarzan

180 cm
23
165 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
28
169 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Freddy Krugerman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lithe Tarzan!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and Krugerman counters with a thumping low kick.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
and Krugerman counters with a nice leg kick.
Lithe Tarzan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krugerman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tarzan's sensitive parts.

Tarzan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Tarzan working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krugerman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Tarzan goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Krugerman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Tarzan but great work by Krugerman.
Tarzan is trying to get back to half guard.
Tarzan is not content to let Krugerman control the position.
Tarzan is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Tarzan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Krugerman wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Krugerman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Tarzan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Krugerman off and has taken his back!
Krugerman trying to get back to his feet but Tarzan is in full control for now.
Tarzan missing with strikes.
Tarzan cracks Krugerman with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Krugerman from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tarzan throws strikes from the back but Krugerman rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Krugerman.
Tarzan throws an elbow that misses. Krugerman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tarzan's guard. Nice move by Krugerman!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman wants to control from the top but Tarzan keeps moving.
Tarzan throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Krugerman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Tarzan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krugerman defends it easily.
We've been hearing that Krugerman has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
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!

Tarzan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krugerman defends it easily.

Tarzan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krugerman defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krugerman trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Tarzan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Krugerman defends it easily.
Krugerman throwing strikes from guard but Tarzan blocks nicely.

Krugerman stands up and waves to Tarzan to follow him.

Tarzan gets a double leg takedown into Krugerman's guard.
Tarzan works over Krugerman with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan advances position into side control!

Tarzan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Krugerman rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Tarzan's guard! Nice work there by Krugerman!
Krugerman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krugerman stopping the sweep attempt from Tarzan.

Tarzan looking for a guillotine here but Krugerman defends easily.

Tarzan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Tarzan is looking for a triangle but Krugerman pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lithe Tarzan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tarzan shoots and misses
and Krugerman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and Tarzan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarzan shoots and misses
and Krugerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Freddy Krugerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lithe Tarzan.
Tarzan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krugerman counters with a left to the body.
Tarzan has his takedown stuffed
and Krugerman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krugerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarzan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krugerman counters with a leg kick.
Krugerman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tarzan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Krugerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarzan is breathing heavily.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
and Krugerman counters with a good low kick that Tarzan was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krugerman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
letting Krugerman counter with a right hand.
Krugerman sizes up Tarzan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Krugerman clinches up with Tarzan and pushes him back against the cage.
Krugerman stalling in the clinch but Tarzan improves position.
Krugerman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Krugerman.

Krugerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tarzan has his takedown stuffed
and Krugerman counters with a head kick. That will keep Tarzan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Tarzan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tarzan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krugerman counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Krugerman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Krugerman throws a shot to the body.
Freddy Krugerman is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarzan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
and Krugerman counters with a nice uppercut.
Krugerman scores with a shot to the body.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a solid body kick.
Krugerman punishes Tarzan's body with a nice straight punch.
Krugerman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a body kick.
Krugerman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tarzan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
and Krugerman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tarzan thinking.
Krugerman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tarzan has time to react.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
and Krugerman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krugerman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krugerman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tarzan, pushing him back against the cage.
Krugerman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tarzan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tarzan goes for a takedown attempt but Krugerman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and Tarzan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krugerman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tarzan takes a step back to recover.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a right hand to the body.
Krugerman moves in looking to clinch but Tarzan pushes him off.
Krugerman lands a nice shot to the body.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krugerman connects with a leg kick. Tarzan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krugerman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Krugerman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan shoots and misses
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Krugerman throws a sloppy head kick and Tarzan moves out of range easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krugerman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tarzan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tarzan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krugerman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Krugerman throws a leg kick which misses Tarzan's front leg but catches the back leg as Tarzan tries to avoid it.
Tarzan fails with the takedown
and Krugerman counters with a good low kick that Tarzan was not able to check.
Krugerman is looking to slow Tarzan down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and Krugerman counters with a straight right hand.
Krugerman throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddy Krugerman dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a big head kick but Tarzan shrugs it off.
Tarzan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tarzan has his takedown stuffed
and Krugerman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Freddy Krugerman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lithe Tarzan.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tarzan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krugerman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tarzan's knee momentarily.
Krugerman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tarzan has his takedown stuffed
and Krugerman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tarzan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tarzan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tarzan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krugerman lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt
and Krugerman counters with a stiff right hand.

Tarzan tries to keep at a distance but Krugerman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tarzan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krugerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.

It looks like Lithe Tarzan has been cut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krugerman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krugerman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krugerman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krugerman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krugerman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Krugerman.
Tarzan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krugerman working aggressively here.
Krugerman is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan is trying to drag Krugerman to the mat but Krugerman just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Tarzan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Krugerman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Tarzan goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krugerman prevents it.
Krugerman lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krugerman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krugerman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tarzan backwards.
Krugerman lands a shoulder strike.

Tarzan is rocked!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tarzan is still on wobbly legs! Can Krugerman finish him?

Krugerman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarzan seems to have recovered his senses.
Tarzan has his takedown stuffed
enabling Krugerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarzan with a lazy takedown attempt

and Krugerman counters by moving into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Krugerman.
Krugerman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krugerman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Krugerman throws a head kick that Tarzan semi-blocks.
Tarzan gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Krugerman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krugerman connects with a single shot there.
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and Krugerman counters with a low kick, right behind Tarzan 's knee.
Krugerman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tarzan at a distance.
Tarzan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krugerman counters with an outside leg kick.
Krugerman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krugerman works the jab nicely.
Krugerman stuns Tarzan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarzan tries for a takedown but Krugerman circles away easily
and Krugerman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Krugerman.
Krugerman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Krugerman lands a glancing blow to the side of Tarzan's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Krugerman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarzan with a poor takedown
enabling Krugerman to counter with a crisp jab.
Tarzan misses with a takedown
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tarzan misses with a takedown attempt
and Krugerman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Krugerman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krugerman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tarzan takes a step back to recover.
Krugerman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Freddy Krugerman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krugerman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddy Krugerman!
Freddy Krugerman 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.