PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzbek Krasavchik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurita Kanazawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanazawa has chosen Yoshu Fukushu - Maximum the Hormone as his entrance music. 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.

Krasavchik
vs
Kanazawa

206 cm
27
265 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Uzbek Krasavchik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kurita Kanazawa!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krasavchik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanazawa.

Kanazawa clinches up against the cage.
Kanazawa blocking some punches.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Uzbek Krasavchik has been cut.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A bit of stalling here from Kanazawa.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanazawa scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krasavchik's defenses.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Krasavchik letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Krasavchik letting Kanazawa take a breather here.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
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!
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa taking a breather.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.

Kanazawa drops Krasavchik with a big knee straight up the middle! Krasavchik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Krasavchik is rocked!
Kanazawa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Uzbek Krasavchik's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kanazawa clinches up against the cage.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kanazawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Oh Krasavchik is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Krasavchik seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Krasavchik in his tracks for a moment.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.

Uzbek Krasavchik's cut is getting worse.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands an elbow that stopped Krasavchik in his tracks for a moment.
Kurita Kanazawa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.

Kanazawa drops Krasavchik with a big knee straight up the middle! Krasavchik is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kanazawa darts in and clinches Krasavchik up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kanazawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kanazawa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa is struggling to control the position.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa avoiding damage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa pressing his opponent against the cage.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurita Kanazawa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Uzbek Krasavchik's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kanazawa moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krasavchik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kanazawa.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krasavchik lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Kanazawa crunches a lovely knee into Krasavchik's ribcage.
Nice elbow from Kanazawa.
Krasavchik is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a good knee to the midsection. Krasavchik won't want to take too many of those.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanazawa lands an elbow just above Krasavchik 's eye.

Uzbek Krasavchik's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa blocks an uppercut.
Kanazawa unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kanazawa scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body.
Kanazawa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krasavchik's face.
Kanazawa landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Krasavchik takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanazawa has Krasavchik pressed against the cage.
Kanazawa lands an elbow inside.
Kanazawa with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.
Kanazawa lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa stalling against the cage.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the body.
Kanazawa landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kanazawa obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A knee to the head by Kanazawa.
Krasavchik misses with some punches.
Kanazawa just leaning against Krasavchik, taking a breather.
Kanazawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krasavchik's defenses.
Knees to the body from Kanazawa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanazawa working Krasavchik over with knees to the body.
Kanazawa is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kanazawa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krasavchik in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kanazawa lands a knee to the head.
Uzbek Krasavchik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanazawa lands a damaging elbow.
Kanazawa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kanazawa landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krasavchik misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kanazawa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krasavchik takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurita Kanazawa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kanazawa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 24:30

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