PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Krum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katurian Tupolski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tupolski comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mobb Deep - Shook Ones part II kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Krum
vs
Tupolski

180 cm
30
180 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

175 cm
30
182 lbs
18 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

KAISER

Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Krum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Katurian Tupolski!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krum finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Nice shot by Krum.
A big right from Tupolski misses.
Krum fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tupolski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tupolski scores with a leg kick.
Tupolski throws a shot from downtown. Krum moves away and avoids it.
Tupolski throws a half hearted mid kick.
Krum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tupolski looks to land a body kick but Krum moved away.
Krum throws a low kick, looking for Tupolski's leg but Tupolski calmly moves out of range.
Tupolski throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Krum to counter with a crisp jab.
Krum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupolski lands a jab to Krum's midsection.
Krum misses with a body kick.
Krum scores with a decent looking hook.
Krum has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tupolski tries to clinch up.
Tupolski just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKrum.
Tupolski defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand.
Tupolski moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krum.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Krum moves out of range easily.
Krum quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tupolski thumps Krum with a low kick.
Tupolski throws a front kick that sends Krum stumbling back into the cage.
Krum connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Tupolski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krum.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good work by Krum as he checks the leg kick.
Krum looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Tupolski slips a straight right by Krum.
A big right from Tupolski misses.
Tupolski lands a front kick.
Tupolski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tupolski scores with a hook to the body. Krum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Krum smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krum misses with a series of wild punches.
Tupolski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tupolski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krum lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Krum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tupolski looks for the body kick but Krum saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski fakes the leg kick and cracks Krum in the body.
Tupolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krum.
Krum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tupolski moves out of range of the leg kick from Krum.
Krum throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Krum missing with a left hand there. Tupolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupolski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krum misses with a body shot.
Krum throws a hook but Tupolski avoids it easily.
Tupolski flicks out a counter leg kick but Krum steps away.
Krum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tupolski doesn't seem bothered though.
Tupolski looks to score with a jab to the body but Krum is just out of range.
Krum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Krum getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circle momentarily. Tupolski darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tupolski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Krum lands a leg kick that knocks Tupolski off balance momentarily.
Tupolski throws a low kick but Krum moves out of range easily.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slow jab from Tupolski misses its intended target.
Krum scores with a jab.
Krum attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tupolski throws an overhand right that lands on Krum's shoulder, as Krum tries to avoid the shot.
Katurian Tupolski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krum slips a jab from Tupolski.
Krum is looking for a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tupolski. Krum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krum tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krum throws the left hand but Tupolski avoids the punch easily.
Tupolski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tupolski takes one on the button.
A leg kick checked by Krum.
Tupolski throws a wild body kick that Krum sees coming a mile off.
It appears Krum was looking to counter with a kick there.
Krum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tupolski can pounce on him.
Tupolski thows a body kick. Krum tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tupolski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krum misses with a looping right.
Krum misses with a low kick.
Krum misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupolski staying out of range there.
Krum throws out a loose jab but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tupolski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tupolski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krum's hands.
An inside leg kick from Krum misses.
Tupolski fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Krum slips a jab from Tupolski.
Krum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tupolski counters with a body kick.
Tupolski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Krum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krum slips a jab from Tupolski.
Krum looks to land a right hand but Tupolski moved out of range.
Krum misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tupolski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tupolski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tupolski blocks a leg kick.

Tupolski clinches with his opponent.
Tupolski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krum's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Krum finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Krum misses with a double jab.
Tupolski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Viktor Krum is winning the standup battle so far.
Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski sizes up Krum with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tupolski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Krum misses the target.
Krum wants to land a leg kick but Tupolski is out of range.
Tupolski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tupolski connects with a solid leg kick.
Krum defending well as Tupolski loads up on a big left hand.
Tupolski thuds a left hand into Krum's body.
Tupolski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krum throws a big shot that misses.
Tupolski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
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!
Tupolski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tupolski scores with a nice body kick.
Tupolski checks a leg kick.
Tupolski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum takes a swing at Tupolski's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Tupolski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Tupolski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tupolski cracks Krum with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tupolski moves away from the strike by Krum.
Tupolski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tupolski thumps Krum with a low kick.
Tupolski tries to clinch but Krum moves away
and Krum counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Krum blocks a low kick nicely.
Krum throws out a loose jab but Tupolski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krum throws a jab when Tupolski was well out of range.
Krum blocks a jab.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Tupolski slips a jab from Krum.
Krum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Tupolski finds it's way through Krum's defenses.
Krum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tupolski swings for the body but Krum moves out of range.
Krum on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Krum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski throws a low kick but Krum moves out of range easily.
Krum throws a leg kick but Tupolski checks it.
Tupolski replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Krum blocks it well.
Tupolski throws a push kick but Krum slaps the foot to one side.
Krum missing with a left hand there. Tupolski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tupolski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krum can pounce on him.
Tupolski throws a front kick that sends Krum stumbling back into the cage.
Krum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tupolski throws a sloppy head kick and Krum moves out of range easily.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Krum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Krum connects with a leg kick. Tupolski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Krum lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tupolski is looking to land body kicks.
Tupolski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krum.
Tupolski ducks under a wild hook from Krum.
Krum throws a looping overhand right but Tupolski ducks down to avoid it.
Krum scores with a leg kick.
Krum moves out of range of the body kick.
Krum slips a jab from Tupolski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tupolski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tupolski.
Tupolski blocks a head kick by Krum.
Tupolski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krum.
Krum throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tupolski counters with a thumping low kick.
Krum staying out of range there.
Tupolski connects with a nice looking jab.
Krum throws a hook to the side of Tupolski's head but Tupolski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krum bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tupolski throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tupolski missing with a left hand there. Krum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tupolski works Krum's body with a nice hook.
Tupolski moves out of range as Krum strikes.
Tupolski misses with a body kick.
Krum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tupolski is out of range and Krum settles back down.
Tupolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tupolski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tupolski. Tupolski obviously looking to wear him down.
Krum walks into a straight right hand from Tupolski.
Krum keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for Tupolski.
Tupolski cracks the inside of Krum's front leg.
A swing and a miss from Krum.
Tupolski lands a nice looking body kick.
Krum misses with a hook. Tupolski ducked under it nicely.
Tupolski swings for the body but Krum moves out of range.
Krum moves out of range as Tupolski strikes.
Tupolski connects with a nice looking jab.
Tupolski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krum throws out a leg kick but Tupolski moves out of range and Krum only half commits.
Tupolski throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Tupolski.

Tupolski drives through and clinches with Krum against the cage.

Tupolski manages to break the clinch.
Tupolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Katurian Tupolski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Krum slips a jab from Tupolski.
Krum pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tupolski is out of range and Krum settles back down.
Tupolski lands a front kick.
Nice jab there from Krum.
Krum is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krum pushes Tupolski away with a front kick.
Krum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krum scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krum.
Tupolski moves out of range of the body kick from Krum.
Krum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tupolski lands a leg kick that knocks Krum off balance momentarily.
Tupolski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Krum 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.
Tupolski misses with a kick to the body.
Tupolski throws a low kick but Krum avoids it.
Krum is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Tupolski misses with a few strikes there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Krum checks a leg kick.
It looked like Krum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tupolski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Tupolski misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Krum throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tupolski throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tupolski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krum.
Krum takes one to the chin there.
Krum tries to score with a low kick but Tupolski moves his leg out of the way.
Tupolski lands with an uppercut that bounces Krum off the cage and back into range.
A punch combination from Krum misses.
Good leg kick by Tupolski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krum is looking to score with low kicks.
Krum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tupolski.
Tupolski slips a straight right by Krum.
Krum throws a solid leg kick but Tupolski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Krum.
Tupolski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Krum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tupolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krum's sensitive parts.
Krum lands a lovely overhand right.
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!
Tupolski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Tupolski responds with a good body kick, but Krum manages to step out the way in time.
Viktor Krum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katurian Tupolski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krum throws a sloppy head kick and Tupolski moves out of range easily.
Tupolski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krum checks it well.
Tupolski throws a body shot but no joy.
Tupolski smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Krum.
Tupolski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tupolski.
Krum takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big left from Krum misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tupolski. Krum shrugs it off though.
Krum misses with a head kick.
Krum connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krum. That's going to slow Tupolski down.
Krum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupolski.
Krum takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Tupolski.
Krum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tupolski tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski connects with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski defending well as Krum loads up on a big left hand.
Krum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tupolski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A big left from Krum misses.
Tupolski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krum's sensitive parts.
Krum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tupolski. That's going to slow Krum down.
Krum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Tupolski.
Krum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tupolskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Krum is looking to slow Tupolski down with leg kicks.
Krum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tupolski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tupolski has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tupolski looks to land a body kick but Krum moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Krum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tupolski misses with a looping left.
Tupolski connects with a single shot there.
Tupolski throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tupolski tests Krum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Krum misses with a looping right.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Krum, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tupolski.
Tupolski doesn't manage to clinch there - Krum circles away.
Tupolski feints and then cracks Krum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krum down.
A big left from Krum misses.
Tupolski throws a low kick, looking for Krum's leg but Krum calmly moves out of range.
Tupolski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krum's head.
Krum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tupolski.
Good work by Tupolski as he checks the leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Tupolski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tupolski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krum looks to throw the jab but Tupolski is out of range.
Tupolski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tupolski scores with a one two! Krum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tupolski scores with a spinning back kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Katurian Tupolski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tupolski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katurian Tupolski!
Katurian Tupolski spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.