PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Anselmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Kruschewsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruschewsky comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Duke Ellington & John Coltrane - In a Sentimental Mood kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Anselmo
vs
Kruschewsky

182 cm
24
188 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

174 cm
25
189 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Troy Anselmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Kruschewsky!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anselmo misses with a hook

and Kruschewsky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anselmo's guard.

Anselmo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Kruschewsky is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
I was talking to Anselmo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Anselmo misses with a hook to the ribs.

Kruschewsky breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anselmo looks to throw the jab but Kruschewsky is out of range.
Anselmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruschewsky manages to avoid it.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand

and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruschewsky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anselmo defending well though.
Kruschewsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anselmo's head.
Kruschewsky misses with a head shot. Anselmo uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kruschewsky wants to control from the top but Anselmo keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kruschewsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kruschewsky looking to pass the guard.
Kruschewsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kruschewsky distracts Anselmo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes but missing.
Kruschewsky landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Anselmo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruschewsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kruschewsky working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kruschewsky won't allow Anselmo to sweep him here.
Kruschewsky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Anselmo tries to bum rush Kruschewsky with a series of wild strikes but Kruschewsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruschewsky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Anselmo misses with a lunging right hand

so Kruschewsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kruschewsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anselmo keeping moving, preventing Kruschewsky from controlling successfully.
Kruschewsky postures up and lands a big shot to Anselmo's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruschewsky lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anselmo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kruschewsky is looking to work some ground and pound but Anselmo has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruschewsky pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Anselmo is keeping the position for now.
Kruschewsky throws a big elbow that misses.
Kruschewsky throws a strike but Anselmo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kruschewsky is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anselmo trying to control but Kruschewsky is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anselmo wanted to stand there but Kruschewsky had control of the position.
Kruschewsky has control of Anselmo's left arm, preventing Anselmo from doing any damage.
Kruschewsky manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Anselmo manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kruschewsky keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Anselmo's head.
Kruschewsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Anselmo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruschewsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Anselmo is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Kruschewsky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anselmo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kruschewsky moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anselmo swings widly with a right hand

so Kruschewsky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kruschewsky looking to pass the guard.
Kruschewsky won't allow Anselmo to get back to his feet.
Kruschewsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kruschewsky scoring with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kruschewsky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kruschewsky throwing strikes from guard but Anselmo blocks nicely.
Kruschewsky trying to control the position from guard on top but Anselmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruschewsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anselmo throws a poor cross that misses

and Kruschewsky counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anselmo won't be happy with that.
Kruschewsky postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kruschewsky working the head and body with strikes.
Kruschewsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Anselmo's head but Anselmo avoids it well.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Anselmo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kruschewsky throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kruschewsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound from side control.
Kruschewsky advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kruschewsky lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anselmo hang on?
Kruschewsky is landing with some decent strikes but Anselmo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruschewsky breaks from Anselmo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anselmo because Kruschewsky loaded up on that one.
Carlos Kruschewsky has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kruschewsky breaks from Anselmo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kruschewsky landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kruschewsky throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kruschewsky with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky cracks Anselmo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kruschewsky sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Anselmo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kruschewsky lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Anselmo is rocked!
Kruschewsky throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Anselmo because Kruschewsky loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruschewsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Anselmo?
Kruschewsky looking to ground and pound but Anselmo is blocking nicely.
Kruschewsky looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oh Anselmo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anselmo holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kruschewsky tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Anselmo seems to have got his legs back now.
Kruschewsky working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruschewsky postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Anselmo out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kruschewsky goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carlos Kruschewsky!