PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kreese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Polden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kreese might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 'Sweep The Leg, Johnny' by No More Kings. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kreese
vs
Polden

195 cm
19
266 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
25
221 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kreese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kris Polden!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polden throws a right and a left that Kreese avoids nicely.
Kreese 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.

Kreese rushes Polden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Polden is trying to push Kreese away but Kreese has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Kreese breaks the clinch.
Kreese throws a right and a left that Polden avoids nicely.
Polden lands a jab-cross combination.
Kreese throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Polden moves out of range of the strikes.
Kreese shoots in looking for a takedown. Polden tries to sprawl out of it but Kreese keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Polden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kreese looks to throw the jab but Polden is out of range.
Polden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kreese circles away quickly and effectively.

Polden gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreese stands and throws Polden's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kreese working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Polden is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kreese moves into full mount!

Kreese looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Polden squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polden taking shots to the head.

It looks like Kris Polden has been cut.
Polden is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Kreese has taken his back.
Kreese is landing with strikes. Polden can't take much more of this.

Polden is rocked!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kris Polden's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Kreese!
A less than humble John Kreese misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.