PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Winkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Winkle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kruglov
vs
Winkle

171 cm
21
176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

189 cm
20
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Russian Bears Nutrition

M.O. Fight Wear

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, John Winkle!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winkle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Winkle fails with the takedown
and Kruglov counters with a right hand to the body.
A lazy left from Kruglov finds it's target.

Winkle shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Winkle was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Winkle swings around for an armbar but Kruglov sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Winkle's guard.

Kruglov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruglov dips to his left and cracks Winkle with an uppercut!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruglov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winkle walks into a left hand.

Winkle is rocked!

Kruglov closes the distance and clinches.
Winkle is still on wobbly legs! Can Kruglov finish him?
Winkle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kruglov walks away with a smile on his face. Winkle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kruglov lands a big right hand that sends Winkle crashing to the mat! Kruglov stays standing though and waves Winkle back to his feet!
Kruglov cracks Winkle on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Winkle falls backwards against the cage. Kruglov follows up with more strikes that drop Winkle to his knees. Kruglov keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Winkle! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anton Kruglov!
Anton Kruglov made sure to mention his sponsor, Russian Bears Nutrition in his post fight interview.