PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Krylov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lefteris Patsatzoglou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krylov comes to the cage accompanied by Ready to Fight. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Lefteris Patsatzoglou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Krylov
vs
Patsatzoglou

193 cm
26
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

207 cm
19
284 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sergei Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lefteris Patsatzoglou!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patsatzoglou lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Sergei Krylov has been cut.

Krylov rushes Patsatzoglou and presses him up against the cage.

Patsatzoglou breaks the clinch.

Krylov drops Patsatzoglou with a left and a right! Oh, Patsatzoglou is hurt - Krylov dives into side control looking to finish!

It looks like Lefteris Patsatzoglou has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krylov sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Patsatzoglou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Krylov.
Patsatzoglou keeping his opponent close.
Patsatzoglou sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Krylov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Patsatzoglou defending well though.
Krylov missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krylov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Krylov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Patsatzoglou is doing well to control the position and prevent Krylov from advancing to side control.
Patsatzoglou avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krylov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patsatzoglou desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Krylov misses with a head shot. Patsatzoglou uses the momentum to regain guard.
Krylov throwing strikes from guard but Patsatzoglou blocks nicely.
Krylov throws a big elbow that misses.
Patsatzoglou has his hands on Krylov's head, controlling the position.
Krylov throws a big right hand that misses.
Krylov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krylov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patsatzoglou is trying to keep Krylov in close.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Krylov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Krylov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patsatzoglou seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Patsatzoglou working a defensive guard here.
Patsatzoglou is controlling Krylov's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Krylov loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krylov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patsatzoglou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Patsatzoglou preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov scoring with some ground and pound.
Patsatzoglou utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Krylov throws a strike but Patsatzoglou rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Patsatzoglou is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov keeping full guard, as Patsatzoglou tries to pass.
Patsatzoglou pushes down on Krylov's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Patsatzoglou not doing much here.
Krylov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Patsatzoglou tries to pass to full mount but Krylov defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Patsatzoglou connects with a nice looking jab.
Sergei Krylov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patsatzoglou cracks Krylov with a good jab.
Krylov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Krylov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Patsatzoglou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Krylov here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Patsatzoglou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Patsatzoglou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krylov is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Krylov shuts the power down on Patsatzoglou. Lights out, game over! Krylov is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Sergei Krylov!
During a confident post fight interview, Sergei Krylov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.