PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Kralin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kralin
vs
McGee

180 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

The Red Eye
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alex Kralin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Billy McGee!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kralin closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kralin lands in his opponent's guard.
Kralin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kralin postures up in McGee's guard and throws a big left but McGee blocks it.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kralin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kralin trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Kralin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kralin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kralin throws a big right hand that misses.
McGee wants to sweep here but Kralin controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kralin throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kralin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kralin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kralin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kralin wants to control from the top but McGee keeps moving.
Kralin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kralin thows a big elbow that misses.
Kralin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kralin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kralin throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McGee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kralin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kralin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McGee trying to control but Kralin is working from the bottom.
Kralin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kralin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McGee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McGee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McGee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kralin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kralin looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kralin tries to clinch there but McGee circles away.
McGee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kralin.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.

McGee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kralin is looking to work some ground and pound but McGee has wrist control.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kralin postures up in McGee's guard and throws a big left but McGee blocks it.
Kralin won't allow McGee to get back to his feet.
Kralin trying to control the position from guard on top but McGee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kralin throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kralin throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Kralin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice sprawl there from McGee as Kralin shoots in.
McGee scores with a nice strike.
Kralin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGee as he avoids it easily.
Kralin misses with a body kick.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
McGee misses with a straight left.
McGee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kralin tries to move into range but McGee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kralin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kralin off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Kralin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McGee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kralin fails to land the takedown.
Kralin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McGee but McGee pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McGee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kralin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
McGee scores with a hook.
McGee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGee moves in looking to clinch but Kralin pushes him off.
McGee is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kralin tries to clinch but McGee is having none of it.
McGee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kralin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

McGee gets caught flat footed, as Kralin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
McGee keeping full guard, as Kralin tries to pass.
Kralin throws a big right hand that misses.
McGee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kralin throwing strikes from guard but McGee blocks nicely.
McGee looking for a sweep. Not yet McGee, not yet.
Kralin throwing strikes but missing.
Kralin with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kralin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McGee tries to clinch up but Kralin circles away and keeps his distance.
McGee looks to score with a jab to the body but Kralin is just out of range.
Kralin closes the distance and clinches up with McGee, looking for a takedown. Kralin pushes McGee against the cage but McGee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kralin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGee lands an overhand right.
McGee misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy McGee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kralin swats away the attempt to clinch by McGee.
McGee tries to clinch but Kralin is having none of it.
McGee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
McGee scores with a nice strike.
Kralin ducks under a wild hook from McGee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee looks to land a right hand but Kralin moved out of range.
McGee might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
McGee throws out a loose jab but Kralin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kralin staying out of range there.
McGee throws a series of punches but Kralin moves out of range.
Billy McGee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGee misses with a wild combination.

Kralin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
McGee trying to control the position.
McGee is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kralin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kralin thows a big elbow that misses.
Kralin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kralin trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
Kralin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kralin scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping full guard, as Kralin tries to pass.
Kralin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McGee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kralin distracts McGee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McGee working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kralin.
Kralin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kralin throwing strikes but missing.
Kralin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kralin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McGee's head.
McGee utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kralin trying to control but McGee is working from the bottom.
McGee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kralin is one step ahead there.
Kralin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kralin tries for a takedown but McGee sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Kralin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kralin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Kralin!