PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Crote
vs
Kruger

175 cm
33
154 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

182 cm
35
165 lbs
18 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Paul Kruger!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from De Crote misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kruger! But no joy.
De Crote 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.
Kruger scores with a head kick.
De Crote checks the leg kick.
Kruger tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A head kick misses from De Crote.
De Crote attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kruger looks to land a combination but De Crote avoids it well.
De Crote missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Crote misses the jab.
De Crote takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
De Crote thows a leg kick but Kruger checks it
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Kruger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Crote throws a shot from downtown. Kruger moves away and avoids it.
And Kruger responds with a good body kick, but De Crote manages to step out the way in time.
Kruger tries to close the distance and clinch but De Crote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kruger checks a leg kick nicely.
Kruger throws a combination but it was largely blocked by De Crote.
De Crote tried to counter with a leg kick but Kruger avoided it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Crote fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
De Crote tries a low kick but Kruger avoids it.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - De Crote had a free shot at his head there.
Nice defenses there by De Crote.
Kruger scores with a head kick.
Piere De Crote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kruger checks it well.
Kruger misses with a head kick.
Kruger gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Crote missing with a left hand there. Kruger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Crote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Crote blocks a head kick by Kruger.
Piere De Crote is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Crote throws out a loose jab but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Crote lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kruger connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Crote. De Crote circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
De Crote throws a jab when Kruger was well out of range.
Kruger sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kruger has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Crote.
Kruger blocks a leg kick.
Kruger fails to land the takedown.
Kruger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
De Crote throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
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!
Kruger moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kruger lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kruger.
De Crote looks for the body kick but Kruger saw that one coming.
Kruger throws out a counter right but De Crote avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger avoids the head kick by De Crote.
Kruger fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and De Crote has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
De Crote throws a sloppy head kick
and Kruger counters with a stiff right hand.
De Crote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

De Crote tries to keep at a distance but Kruger has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Crote misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Crote pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
De Crote swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruger uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Crote pushes Kruger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Crote.
De Crote lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
De Crote throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruger.
De Crote fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Crote tries to stall but Kruger uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruger lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
De Crote blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruger looking to throw knees to the head but De Crote is blocking nicely.
Kruger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
Kruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruger tries to land a knee to the head but De Crote blocks with his arms.
Kruger has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Crote seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kruger can turn it around.
De Crote misses with a punch to the body.
De Crote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Crote lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as De Crote controls the action.
Kruger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Piere De Crote has been cut.
Kruger misses with a knee to the head.
De Crote lands with a light punch inside.
Kruger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. De Crote is defending well for now.
De Crote lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Crote misses with some punches.
Kruger lands an elbow inside.
De Crote works on Kruger's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Crote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruger's elbow.
De Crote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Crote struggles to land a body shot inside as Kruger controls his hands.
De Crote blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.
Kruger lands with a left to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for De Crote.
De Crote misses with the head strike.
De Crote managing to block the knees to the body from Kruger.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Crote.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
De Crote misses with some punches.
Come on De Crote - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but De Crote uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Crote working aggressively here.
De Crote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Crote gets through Kruger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Crote's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Paul Kruger will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piere De Crote's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

De Crote turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruger blocks a low kick nicely.
Kruger misses with a wild combination.
De Crote fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kruger just manages to avoid it.
A cross from Kruger lands.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Crote.
Kruger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Crote pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruger moves into range and connects with a jab.
De Crote jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruger blocks a head kick by De Crote.

Kruger moves into the clinch.
Kruger throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger lands a shoulder strike.
De Crote stalling against the cage.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A knee to the head by Kruger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
De Crote misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kruger cracks De Crote with a nice body shot.
Kruger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kruger lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
Kruger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Crote blocks it with crossed arms.
Kruger lands a good knee to the midsection. De Crote won't want to take too many of those.
De Crote dodges an elbow strike from Kruger.
Kruger tries a knee to the head but De Crote blocks it.
De Crote misses with a body punch.
Kruger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Crote.
Kruger throws an elbow but it misses.
Kruger is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from De Crote.
Kruger lands a nice knee to the body.
Kruger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Crote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kruger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De Crote is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kruger's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kruger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but De Crote blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Crote presses Kruger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kruger is breathing heavily.
De Crote is pushing Kruger up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Kruger.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
De Crote lands a shoulder strike.
De Crote blocks an uppercut.

De Crote breaks from the clinch.
De Crote slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
De Crote connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruger momentarily.
De Crote tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
De Crote ducks under a wild hook from Kruger.
De Crote slips under a jab.
De Crote half committed to a counter leg kick.
De Crote takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruger. De Crote does a little dance to reset his feet.
De Crote misses with a lunging right hand
and De Crote takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kruger shoots in but De Crote avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Crote pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kruger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
De Crote is looking to land body kicks.

Kruger clinches.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
De Crote lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Crote working some nice short punches in the clinch.
De Crote misses with a body punch.
Kruger misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Crote misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kruger.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Kruger controls the action.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kruger.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Crote.
Kruger can't find room to land a body shot as De Crote controls the action.
De Crote scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kruger is rocked!
De Crote tries a body shot but Kruger blocks it.
De Crote lands an uppercut.
Kruger is still on wobbly legs! Can De Crote finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Crote lands a body shot.
Kruger throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Crote lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, De Crote scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Crote lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruger backwards.
Kruger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Crote creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kruger's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kruger drops to his knees and De Crote pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Piere De Crote!
Piere De Crote bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.