PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korgan Bloodaxe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krum comes to the cage accompanied by Viktor Krum will rock you. 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.

Krum
vs
Bloodaxe

180 cm
25
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
177 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Korgan Bloodaxe!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Krum there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krum looks for the body kick but Bloodaxe saw that one coming.
Krum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Bloodaxe moves into the clinch.
Krum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bloodaxe trying to stall but Krum improves his position.
Bloodaxe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bloodaxe.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Bloodaxe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krum up against the cage.
Krum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Krum.
Krum blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krum.
Bloodaxe tries a knee to the head but Krum blocks it.
Krum scores with a hook to the body.
Krum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bloodaxe prevents a body shot from Krum.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe blocks an uppercut.
Krum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Krum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Krum scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Krum on the inside.
A short left from Krum.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Krum is blocking nicely.
Bloodaxe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krum blocks it with crossed arms.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum can't find room to land a body shot as Bloodaxe controls the action.
A short left from Krum.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch but Krum improves position.
Bloodaxe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bloodaxe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krum.
Krum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bloodaxe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bloodaxe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Krum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Krum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bloodaxe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bloodaxe blocking some punches.
Bloodaxe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Bloodaxe misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe tries to throw a body punch but Krum avoids it by throwing Bloodaxe back against the cage.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Krum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krum.
Krum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum lands a left hand.
Krum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bloodaxe's elbow.
Krum lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe 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.
A head punch on the inside from Krum fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krum.
Krum misses with a punch on the inside.
Bloodaxe is leaning against Krum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Krum lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bloodaxe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bloodaxe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bloodaxe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krum avoids it.
Krum swings wildly with an uppercut but Bloodaxe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bloodaxe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krum lands with a light punch inside.
Bloodaxe misses with a knee to the head.
Krum struggles to land a body shot inside as Bloodaxe controls his hands.
Bloodaxe stalling in the clinch but Krum improves position.
Krum scores with a shoulder strike.
Krum has a couple of punches blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe looking to throw knees to the head but Krum is blocking nicely.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Krum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krum misses with a punch on the inside.
Krum throws a punch but it's blocked by Bloodaxe.
Bloodaxe is looking to control Krum's arms but Krum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bloodaxe has his back to the cage.
Krum misses with the head strike.
Krum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Krum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bloodaxe slips under a jab.
Krum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bloodaxe can do to turn this around?

Bloodaxe clinches up with Krum and pushes him back against the cage.
Krum misses with a body punch.
Krum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Krum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krum lands with a left to the head.

Bloodaxe is rocked!
Krum lands a hook that snaps the head of Bloodaxe backwards.
Bloodaxe is still on wobbly legs! Can Krum finish him?
Krum dips a shoulder and cracks Bloodaxe with a mighty uppercut! Bloodaxe falls back against the cage and Krum unloads with a barrage of strikes! Bloodaxe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Krum screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Krum!
Viktor Krum took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.