PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustino Cesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cesar might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bout My Money (Joel Ortiz). Augustino Cesar has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cesar
vs
Kruger

193 cm
20
204 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Augustino Cesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Saul Kruger!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger throws a body punch but Cesar moves out of range.
Kruger swinging wilding here.
A punch lands to the side of Cesar 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cesar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruger.
Cesar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cesar dodges the punch combination from Kruger.
Cesar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Cesar lands.

It looks like Saul Kruger has been cut.
Cesar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruger misses with a combination
and Cesar counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesar misses the jab.
Cesar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kruger looks gassed!
Cesar throws a right hand that Kruger ducks under and follows up with a left that Kruger also avoids with ease.
Cesar throws a combination that misses
and Kruger counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cesar lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruger slips a jab and a cross from Cesar.
Cesar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kruger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cesar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cesar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesar throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kruger tumbling to the canvas!
Cesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cesar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cesar wants to get up but he can't break Kruger's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cesar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cesar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kruger swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kruger looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Cesar stands up and waves to Kruger to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kruger misses with a double jab
and Cesar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cesar takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cesar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cesar avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Kruger catches Cesar right on the button with a cross.
Cesar throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesar counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That has opened up Saul Kruger's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruger throws out a loose jab but Cesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger throws a series of punches but Cesar avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cesar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kruger counters with a one-two to the body.
Cesar walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Augustino Cesar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Saul Kruger's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kruger slips a jab from Cesar.
Cesar throws a right and a left that Kruger avoids nicely.
Cesar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kruger counters with a series of strikes. Cesar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cesar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cesar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Cesar.
Kruger throws a right hand that Cesar ducks under and follows up with a left that Cesar also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Cesar counter with a right hand.
Kruger throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cesar counters with a two punch combo.
Augustino Cesar is winning the standup battle so far.
Cesar throws a hook to the side of Kruger's head but Kruger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cesar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cesar throws a combination that misses
and Kruger counters with a three punch combo that has Cesar backing up. Cesar nods at Kruger to acknowledge the strikes.
A big right from Cesar misses.
Kruger swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cesar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kruger.
Kruger lands a head shot.
Kruger uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruger lands with a straight right. Cesar didn't see that one coming.
Kruger stalks Cesar and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cesar's face. Cesar staggers backwards, shaken.
Some wild striking there from Kruger.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cesar counters with a straight right hand.
Cesar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kruger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kruger tests Cesar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cesar has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cesar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cesar looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kruger connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruger scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Cesar is rocked!
Kruger drops Cesar with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Cesar! Kruger dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Kruger!