PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oleg Kravichenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kravichenko
vs
Souza

190 cm
21
200 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Oleg Kravichenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kravichenko looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Kravichenko lands with a cross.
Souza with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kravichenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Souza dives in and grabs Kravichenko's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kravichenko pushes down on Souza's head and hops out.
Souza shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kravichenko pinned against the ropes. Kravichenko gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kravichenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Souza manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Souza breaks the clinch.
Souza gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kravichenko counters with a straight right hand.
Oleg Kravichenko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronaldo Souza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kravichenko defends well and Souza ends up having to push Kravichenko into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Souza shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kravichenko sprawls well. Kravichenko wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Souza gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kravichenko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kravichenko scores with a jab to the body.
Kravichenko cracks Souza with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Souza is rocked!
Souza has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kravichenko batters Souza with a massive right followed by a huge left! Souza is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Kravichenko lands a final crushing right hand to drop Souza to the mat with a gruesome thud! Kravichenko is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleg Kravichenko!
Oleg Kravichenko thanked the fans post fight for their support.