PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Krukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Bellamy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel Bellamy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Krukowski
vs
Bellamy

181 cm
32
288 lbs
21 - 4 - 0

211 cm
30
292 lbs
16 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 21 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Krukowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Bellamy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellamy slips under a jab.
Krukowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Bellamy is just out of range.
A head kick misses from Krukowski.
Krukowski slips a jab from Bellamy.
Bellamy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bellamy swings for the body but Krukowski moves out of range.
Bellamy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krukowski.
Bellamy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellamy lands with a nice combination. Krukowski backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Kevin Krukowski has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bellamy with a hook.
Bellamy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krukowski.
Krukowski thuds his right hand into Bellamy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bellamy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krukowski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Krukowski looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellamy.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Samuel Bellamy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Krukowski.
Bellamy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krukowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellamy tries to land a leg kick but Krukowski saw it coming and moves away.
Krukowski tries to counter by clinching up but Bellamy breaks away and moves out of range.

Krukowski clinches.
Krukowski fails to pull guard.
Krukowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bellamy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krukowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bellamy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krukowski is defending well for now.

Krukowski breaks from the clinch.
Krukowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bellamy is looking to slow Krukowski down with leg kicks.
Bellamy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bellamy throws a leg kick

and Krukowski counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Krukowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bellamy pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Krukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Bellamy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krukowski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski walks into a straight right hand from Bellamy.
Krukowski is looking to wear down Bellamy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Krukowski closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Krukowski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krukowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bellamy parries the strikes from Krukowski easily there. Krukowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bellamy to escape.
Krukowski fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Krukowski tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Krukowski has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Krukowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Krukowski working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An elbow from Krukowski crashes against the mat.
Bellamy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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!
Bellamy taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krukowski tries to score with some ground and pound. Bellamy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Krukowski tries to move to mount but Bellamy blocks the move with his legs.
Krukowski wants to control but Bellamy is keeping him busy.
Krukowski throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bellamy parries the strikes from Krukowski easily there. Krukowski is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bellamy to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Krukowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Krukowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bellamy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Krukowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Bellamy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bellamy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
As Bellamy tries to get set, Krukowski tries to push him back and clinch up but Bellamy manages to avoid the attempt.
Bellamy fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krukowski checks it well.
Krukowski moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Krukowski keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Krukowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krukowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krukowski just misses with a punch to the body.
Krukowski throws a lazy uppercut
and Bellamy counters with a nice uppercut.
Krukowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bellamy can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krukowski shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bellamy but Bellamy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bellamy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Krukowski's head.
Krukowski misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krukowski.
Kevin Krukowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Bellamy misses with a head kick.
Krukowski ducks right into an uppercut from Bellamy.
Krukowski misses with a takedown attempt - Bellamy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bellamy is looking for the big counter here.
Bellamy misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellamy.
Krukowski tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bellamy manages to circle out of the way.
Bellamy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bellamy lands with a slapping head kick.
Bellamy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Krukowski shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bellamy pinned against the cage. Bellamy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Krukowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bellamy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krukowski went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bellamy tries to clinch up but Krukowski circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krukowski misses with a few strikes there.
A countering left hand to the body from Bellamy misses.
Krukowski throws a lazy right hand but Bellamy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bellamy wants to counter the offense by Krukowski and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski throws a hook to the side of Bellamy's head but Bellamy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Bellamy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Bellamy clinches up with Krukowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Bellamy creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bellamy leaning against his opponent.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bellamy.
Bellamy can't find room to land a body shot as Krukowski controls the action.
Bellamy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krukowski avoids it.
Krukowski takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kevin Krukowski's cut is getting worse.
Bellamy misses with an elbow over the top.
Krukowski blocks a body shot from Bellamy.
Bellamy throws an elbow that misses.
Krukowski working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Come on Bellamy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bellamy misses with a knee strike.
Krukowski tries to pull guard but Bellamy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bellamy trying to land knees to the body.
Krukowski can't get the takedown.
Bellamy lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krukowski.
Bellamy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bellamy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krukowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Bellamy controls his hands.
Bellamy connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Bellamy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Krukowski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krukowski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bellamy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bellamy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bellamy fails to land with a series of punches.
Kevin Krukowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellamy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellamy takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bellamy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krukowski manages to avoid it.
Bellamy misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krukowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Krukowski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellamy throws out the jab.
Krukowski throwing a counter right hand but Bellamy manages to avoid it.
Krukowski misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Krukowski or perhaps it was just good defense by Bellamy, which made it look bad.
Krukowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bellamy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Krukowski swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bellamy counters with a stiff right hand.
Krukowski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bellamy to score with a decent uppercut.

Kevin Krukowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Krukowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bellamy moves away.
Bellamy connects with a high kick.
Krukowski takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Jeez, Kevin Krukowski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krukowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bellamy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellamy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bellamy misses with a body shot.
Krukowski dips to his left and cracks Bellamy with an uppercut!
Krukowski throws a series of punches but Bellamy moves out of range.
Krukowski misses the shot to the body.
Krukowski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bellamy was well out of range. Poor timing from Krukowski.
Bellamy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bellamy wants to clinch up but Krukowski keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellamy misses with a head kick.
Krukowski takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Krukowski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellamy.
Bellamy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A big right from Krukowski misses.
Krukowski looks to land a combination but Bellamy avoids it well.
Bellamy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bellamy lands a head kick. Krukowski smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Samuel Bellamy!
A victorious Samuel Bellamy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.