PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crack Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krum's choice of entrance music: Viktor Krum will rock you. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hack
vs
Krum

175 cm
25
176 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Crack Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krum.
Krum avoids the head kick by Hack.
Krum stuffs the takedown.
Hack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hack takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Krum wants it to stay on the feet.
Krum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hack is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Krum tests Hack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hack shoots in for a takedown but Krum shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Hack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hack takes a jab right on the kisser.
Hack changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krum tries to avoid it but Hack manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krum to the ground. Krum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Hack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Krum is trying to defend but Hack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hack wants to pass the guard but Krum is defending well.
Krum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack wants to free his trapped foot but Krum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Krum wants to control but Hack is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hack prevents Krum from improving his position.
Hack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krum keeps working.

Hack is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hack is trying to control the action in half guard but Krum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Krum controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Krum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hack.
Hack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krum keeps working.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A good leg kick by Krum.
Hack takes one on the button.

Hack darts in and clinches Krum up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hack tries to land knees in the clinch but Krum avoids the damage to the body.
Our sources have told us that Hack has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Hack wants to stall.
Krum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Krum.
Krum blocks an uppercut.
Krum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Krum - that landed with a thud.
Hack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hack blocking some punches.
Krum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Krum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Krum being controlled against the cage.
Krum is working Hack over against the cage.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krum backwards.
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Krum blocking some punches.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum lands an uppercut.
Krum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Krum.
Hack gets through Krum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krum avoids it.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
Krum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Krum dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crack Hack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hack closes the distance and clinches up with Krum, looking for a takedown. Hack pushes Krum against the cage but Krum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Hack gets a clinch.
Hack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hack.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Krum misses with a body punch.
Hack lands an elbow just above Krum 's eye.
Krum dodges an elbow strike from Hack.
Hack lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krum lands a left hand.
A short right from Krum.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Hack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack blocks an uppercut.
Hack tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Krum smiles and moves away.
Hack checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum scores with a nice right hand.
Krum attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krum throws a series of punches but Hack avoids them all with ease.
Krum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hack.
Hack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Krum swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crack Hack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krum with a jab.
Hack shoots in for a takedown but Krum shows good takedown defense.
Krum cracks Hack with a good jab.

Hack closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krum did well to prevent Hack getting side control.
Krum manages to get to full guard.
Krum keeping moving, preventing Hack from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack throws an elbow that misses. Krum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hack's guard. Nice move by Krum!

Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Krum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hack is keeping the position for now.
Krum trying to control the position from guard on top but Hack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hack looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krum passes into side control.
Krum trying to control the action but Hack is working from the bottom.
Krum happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Krum trying to control the action but Hack is working from the bottom.

Hack throws Krum to one side and escapes!
No luck for Hack with that takedown attempt.
Krum with a jab.
Krum ducks under a wild hook from Hack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Krum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Krum misses with a two punch combination.

Hack gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crack Hack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hack prevents a body shot from Krum.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Krum scores with a hook to the body.
Krum lands a shot to the body.
Krum takes a shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow that stopped Krum in his tracks for a moment.
Hack misses with some punches.
Hack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krum is defending well for now.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Hack tries to work over Krum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Hack.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Hack working Krum over with knees to the body.
Krum prevents a body shot from Hack.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Krum avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack lands a nice elbow.
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Krum leaning against his opponent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krum.
Hack throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krums head.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack throws a punch but it's blocked by Krum.
Krum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hack up against the cage.
Hack lands an elbow inside.
Viktor Krum is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hack missing with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hack just misses with a elbow thrown towards Krum's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
The referee calls for Krum to work.
Nice elbow from Hack.
Hack is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hack tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack trying to control the position but instead, Krum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hack into the cage.
A short right from Krum on the inside.
Crack Hack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krum avoiding damage as Hack throws knees to the body.
Hack tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Hack back against the cage.
Krum managing to block the knees to the body from Hack.
Hack trying to land knees to the body.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack is trying to pull guard but Krum has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum blocking some punches.
Hack lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hack fails to land.
Hack wants a takedown.
Krum digs a right hand underneath Hack's ribcage. Hack let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. Krum won't want to take too many of those.
Hack lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krum.
Hack drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Krum gets the underhooks and prevents it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.