PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slobo Berganovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jizzy Krup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Berganovic
vs
Krup

186 cm
27
180 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

180 cm
34
175 lbs
13 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Slobo Berganovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jizzy Krup!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berganovic looks to throw the jab but Krup is out of range.
Krup misses with a low kick.
Krup jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krup scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krup looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berganovic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Krup lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Berganovic uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Krup moves out of range as Berganovic strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berganovic, as that shot connected.
Berganovic throws a looping overhand right but Krup ducks down to avoid it.
Berganovic moves out of range as Krup strikes.
Krup throws a head kick that half lands.
Berganovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krup's hands.
Berganovic scores with a jab.
Krup connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krup fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krup throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Berganovic.
Krup shoots in for a takedown but Berganovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Berganovic checks a leg kick nicely.
Krup tries to clinch but Berganovic moves out of range.
Krup motions for Berganovic to come forward. Krup throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berganovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krup.
A low kick from Krup misses
and Berganovic counters with a right hand to the body.
Berganovic misses with an uppercut.
Krup moves away from the strike by Berganovic.
Berganovic stuns Krup with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Berganovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Berganovic misses with a straight left.
Krup walks into a left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Krup.
Slobo Berganovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Berganovic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Krup counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krup fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Berganovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berganovic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
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!
Krup slips a straight right by Berganovic.
Berganovic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Vale Tudo Elite Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Berganovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krup can pounce on him.
Krup throws out a loose jab but Berganovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krup misses with a looping left.
Berganovic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Berganovic misses.
Berganovic throws the left hand but Krup avoids the punch easily.
Nice defenses there by Berganovic.
Berganovic misses with a straight left.
Berganovic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Krup counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Krup trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berganovic's guard.
Berganovic keeping moving, preventing Krup from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krup prevents Berganovic from getting back to his feet.
Berganovic keeping moving, preventing Krup from controlling successfully.
Berganovic keeping full guard, as Krup tries to pass.
Berganovic has a closed guard, preventing Krup from standing up.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jizzy Krup wasn't active enough on the ground.
Krup slips under a jab.
Berganovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krup manages to avoid it.
Krup misses with an uppercut. Berganovic saw that one coming.
A big left from Berganovic misses.
Berganovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Berganovic blocks the body kick.
Berganovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Berganovic throws an overhand right that lands on Krup's shoulder, as Krup tries to avoid the shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Berganovic scores with a four punch combination!
Berganovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Krup shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krup showed some decent athleticism there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Krup is working for a kimura but Berganovic is defending it quite comfortably.
Krup tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Berganovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berganovic trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Berganovic manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Krup preventing the sweep.

Krup is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jizzy Krup will probably get the nod.
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.

Krup staying out of range there.
Krup keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Berganovic.
Slobo Berganovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Berganovic misses with an uppercut.
Krup slips a jab and a cross from Berganovic.
Berganovic throws a hook but Krup avoids it easily.
Berganovic steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krup. That one must have hurt.
Krup swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Berganovic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krup.
Left hook, right uppercut from Berganovic.
Krup lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Berganovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berganovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krup.
Berganovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krup slips a jab from Berganovic.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Berganovic throws a big shot that misses.
Krup fails with a takedown attempt.
Krup shoots for a takedown but Berganovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Berganovic throws a big shot that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berganovic. That's going to slow Krup down.
Berganovic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Berganovic throws the left hand but Krup avoids the punch easily.
Berganovic shoots in looking for a takedown but Krup manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Berganovic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Berganovic moves out of range as Krup strikes.
Berganovic lands the left hand.
Berganovic lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krup pivots, looking for a leg kick but Berganovic is out of range and Krup settles back down.
A jab lands there for Berganovic.
Krup throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Berganovic scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Berganovic forces Krup back against the cage and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Krup pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krup fails to land with a series of punches.
Krup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Berganovic.
Krup misses with a double jab.
Berganovic misses with an uppercut
and Krup counters with a straight right hand.
Krup displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Berganovic throws out the jab.
Berganovic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Krup throws a nice looking combination but Berganovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Berganovic.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic cracks Krup with an open hand slap.
Krup moves in looking to clinch but Berganovic pushes him off.
Krup slips under a jab from Berganovic.

Krup closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Berganovic quickly recovers to half guard.
Berganovic gets back to full guard.
Krup trying to stand up but can't free himself from Berganovic's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Berganovic wants to stand but Krup is controlling the position.
Berganovic controlling the position.
Berganovic is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Krup wants to stand but Berganovic has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Berganovic lands a jab to the head.
Berganovic misses with a wild body shot.
Krup lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Berganovic digs a good hook to Krup's body.
Nice cross by Krup.
Berganovic throws a lazy right hand but Krup sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Krup.
Krup takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Krup walks into a stiff left hand from Berganovic.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Berganovic, as that shot connected.
Berganovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Berganovic feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krups jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krup with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Berganovic throws a hook to the side of Krup's head but Krup sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Berganovic lands with an overhand left.
Nice sprawl there from Berganovic as Krup shoots in.
A telegraphed right hand from Berganovic misses the target.
A head kick misses from Berganovic.
Krup is looking to clinch but Berganovic is avoiding it.
Berganovic tries to close the distance and clinch but Krup swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Krup lands with a thumping leg kick.
Berganovic cracks Krup with a right hand to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Berganovic there.

Berganovic fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Krup to the ground. Berganovic is now in Krup's guard.
Jizzy Krup has got the better of the ground game so far.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Krup manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Krup gets control of Berganovic's arms and successfully pulls guard. Krup will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krup is adopting a defensive guard.
Berganovic slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Berganovic stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Krup to get to his feet.
Berganovic connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krup's hands.
Berganovic misses with a straight right.
Berganovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Krup.
Berganovic lands a leg kick that knocks Krup off balance momentarily.
Krup uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Berganovic.
Krup throws a series of punches but Berganovic moves out of range.
A cross from Berganovic lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berganovic scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Berganovic defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Krup.
Berganovic defending well as Krup loads up on a big left hand.
Berganovic cracks Krup with a good jab.

Krup is rocked!
Berganovic cracks Krup with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Krup falls to his knees and Berganovic doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slobo Berganovic!
After the big win, Slobo Berganovic made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ANABOLIC Nutrition 160Q and LAUNDRY 90% and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.