PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krarotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Green will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Krarotrov
vs
Green

179 cm
21
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Krarotrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vince Green!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krarotrov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Green defending well as Krarotrov loads up on a big left hand.
Krarotrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Green as he jumps to the side.
Krarotrov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krarotrov wants it to stay on the feet.
Krarotrov slaps away a takedown attempt from Green, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Green lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krarotrov backs up against the cage.
Krarotrov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krarotrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Green misses with a takedown attempt

and Krarotrov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Green!
Jason Krarotrov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vince Green.
Krarotrov cracks Green with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Green manages to get back to half guard.
Krarotrov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Krarotrov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Krarotrov thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Green's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krarotrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krarotrov is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krarotrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Green wants to control but Krarotrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Green blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krarotrov.
Green won't allow Krarotrov to pass to mount.
Krarotrov slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Krarotrov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Green with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Krarotrov lands strikes from half guard.
Krarotrov is looking to take a break and control but Green is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Green regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krarotrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krarotrov is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krarotrov postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.
Green keeping moving, preventing Krarotrov from controlling successfully.
Green lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krarotrov!
Krarotrov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Krarotrov wants to hold on but Green pushes him away.
Krarotrov manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green prevents Krarotrov from improving his position.
Krarotrov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krarotrov tries to get out of the position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Green is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Krarotrov trying to control but Green postures up.
Green trying to pass the guard but Krarotrov defending well.
Krarotrov tries to roll over but Green keeps him under control.
Krarotrov is pressing down on Green's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Krarotrov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Green postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green controls from within his opponent's guard.
Krarotrov manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krarotrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Green on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krarotrov lands with some strikes.
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!
A nice elbow there by Krarotrov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Krarotrov dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krarotrov looks to score with a jab to the body but Green is just out of range.

It looks like Vince Green has been cut.
Krarotrov shoots in looking for a takedown but Green manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krarotrov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Krarotrov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Green defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krarotrov.
Krarotrov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krarotrov misses with an uppercut
and Green counters with a nice uppercut.
Krarotrov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Green misses with a wild combination.
Green fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Krarotrov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Krarotrov is pressed up against the cage. Green has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krarotrov down to the mat. Krarotrov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krarotrov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Krarotrov. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Green has taken the fight to the clinch.
Green is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Krarotrov fails to land.
Krarotrov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krarotrov is looking to take this one to the mat.

Krarotrov lands a takedown into guard.
Green wants to stand up but Krarotrov is controlling him.
Krarotrov stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krarotrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krarotrov slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Krarotrov throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Krarotrov wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Krarotrov stopping the sweep attempt from Green.
Jason Krarotrov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Krarotrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Green is looking to stand up but Krarotrov isn't so interested in that idea.

Green has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krarotrov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position here.
Green bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krarotrov's guard.
Krarotrov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krarotrov is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Green would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Krarotrov is pulling down on Green's head to control his posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov is trying to keep Green in close.
Green wants to stand but Krarotrov is controlling his posture from full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Jason Krarotrov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The fighters circling - Krarotrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Krarotrov shoots in and gets a takedown into Green's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krarotrov throws a big elbow that misses.
Krarotrov stops Green from standing up.
Green looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krarotrov is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Krarotrov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vince Green's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Green is looking to clinch but Krarotrov is avoiding it.
Krarotrov throws a sloppy body shot
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Krarotrov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Green misses with a takedown attempt - Krarotrov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No joy there for Krarotrov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Green tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Green with a poor takedown
and Krarotrov counters with a one-two to the body.

Green clinches up with Krarotrov and pushes him back against the cage.

Krarotrov has picked Green up - he's going for a ride! Krarotrov dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Green is staying active underneath Krarotrov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Green takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Green keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krarotrov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Krarotrov.
Green trying to control from the bottom.
Krarotrov lands strikes from half guard.
Green is trying to maintain the position but Krarotrov is very close to passing his half guard.
Krarotrov wants to control but Green is keeping him busy.
Krarotrov trying to control the pace.
Krarotrov tries to pass the half guard into mount. Green knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Green wants to control but Krarotrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov wants to take a breather but Green is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Krarotrov misses with a double jab
and Green cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krarotrov blocks a head kick by Green.

Krarotrov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krarotrov stands up over Green, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Krarotrov is working Green over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krarotrov wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
Krarotrov postures up in Green's guard and throws a big left but Green blocks it.
Krarotrov postures up and lands a big shot to Green's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krarotrov postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Green not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Krarotrov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Green's head.
Krarotrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Krarotrov working some strikes from top position.
Krarotrov controlling from the top position.
Krarotrov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Green is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krarotrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krarotrov is in close to Green's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Krarotrov stops Green from standing up.
Green working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Krarotrov.
Krarotrov landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krarotrov trying to control but Green is working from the bottom.
Krarotrov chips away with some ground and pound.

Green is rocked!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krarotrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Green is still in real trouble! Can Krarotrov finish him?
Krarotrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Krarotrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Krarotrov clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Vince Green's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krarotrov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Green to the canvas! Green doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Krarotrov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Krarotrov!