PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy Laliberte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Guy Laliberte has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Laliberte
vs
Kruger

190 cm
21
251 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

196 cm
23
280 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Guy Laliberte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roman Kruger!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Ron Honeybunn and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Laliberte misses
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Laliberte misses with a body kick.
Kruger checks a low kick from Laliberte.
Kruger with a nice cross.
A jab from Kruger misses.
A head kick by Laliberte misses
and Kruger counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kruger takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Laliberte takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruger moves forwards but Laliberte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Laliberte thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kruger if he has to take too many more of those.
Laliberte looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruger is just out of range.
A left lands for Kruger.
Guy Laliberte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laliberte lands with a hook. Kruger tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Laliberte throws a looping overhand right but Kruger ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laliberte misses with a kick to the body.
Laliberte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruger scores with a punch to the head.
Kruger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laliberte 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.
Kruger looks to score with a jab to the body but Laliberte is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kruger checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kruger just misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger throws a big shot that misses.
Laliberte misses with a head kick.
Kruger jabs at Laliberte's body.
A low kick from Laliberte is predictable there
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
Kruger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Laliberte throws a head kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kruger misses with an uppercut.
Laliberte looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruger takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kruger looks to land a left hand but Laliberte moved out of range nicely.
Laliberte misses with a hook.
Kruger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger ducks under a wild hook from Laliberte.
Kruger is looking for the big counter here.
Kruger loads up on a big right hand but Laliberte slips the punch.
Kruger lands a jab to the nose.
Kruger drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
An inside leg kick lands from Laliberte.
Laliberte throws a lazy body kick
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruger checks a low kick from Laliberte.
Kruger ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laliberte swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Laliberte misses with a series of wild punches.
Kruger checks the leg kick.
Laliberte uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruger.
Laliberte throws a head kick but Kruger moves out of range.
Kruger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruger darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Kruger misses.
Kruger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laliberte misses with an uppercut
and Kruger counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Laliberte.
Laliberte moves away from the strike by Kruger.
Kruger is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Laliberte had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Laliberte cracks the inside of Kruger's front leg.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Laliberte.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Laliberte.
Kruger misses with a hook. Laliberte ducked under it nicely.
Laliberte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Kruger misses.
Kruger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruger throws a predictable looking body shot
and Laliberte counters with a thumping low kick.
Laliberte is looking to land body kicks.
It seemed like Kruger was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruger throws a right hand that misses
and Laliberte counters with a body kick.
Laliberte swings widly with a right hand
and Kruger counters with a straight right hand.
Laliberte looks to throw the jab but Kruger is out of range.
Kruger throws a shot to the body.
Kruger punishes Laliberte's body with a nice straight punch.
Kruger misses with a right hand
and Laliberte counters with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laliberte uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Kruger dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kruger connects with the punch.
Laliberte lands with an uppercut that bounces Kruger off the cage and back into range.
Laliberte blocks a jab.
Laliberte ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
Kruger scores with a hook to the body. Laliberte takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Laliberte.
Laliberte throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kruger to counter with a crisp jab.
Laliberte swings for the body but Kruger moves out of range.
Good work by Kruger as he checks the leg kick.
Laliberte rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kruger cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laliberte uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kruger.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Laliberte might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Laliberte looks to throw a body kick
and Kruger counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruger scores with a jab. Laliberte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laliberte throws a leg kick

and Kruger counters with a crisp right hand that drops Laliberte! Kruger lets Laliberte back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Laliberte is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruger fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Laliberte square on the jaw! Damn, Laliberte is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Roman Kruger!
After winning the bout, Roman Kruger thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.