PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Von Magnaron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Magnaron
vs
Kruglov

175 cm
24
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

171 cm
25
176 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Von Magnaron!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magnaron throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Kruglov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov tries to move into range but Magnaron moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Magnaron misses with a wild body shot.
Kruglov has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kruglov moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnaron misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kruglov counter with a right hand.

Kruglov closes the distance and pushes Magnaron back into the cage.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Magnaron.
Magnaron on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magnaron misses with the head strike.
Kruglov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Magnaron is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magnaron.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kruglov throws a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kruglov.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov lands a good knee to the midsection. Magnaron won't want to take too many of those.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Magnaron is defending well for now.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kruglov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Kruglov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Magnaron cracks Kruglov with a nice body shot.
Magnaron tries for a takedown but Kruglov manages to get underhooks.
I was talking to Magnaron's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magnaron.
Magnaron lands with a short shot to the head.
Magnaron's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov connects with a knee to the head.
Kruglov letting Magnaron take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnaron.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
Magnaron avoiding damage as Kruglov throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Magnaron.
Kruglov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magnaron's elbow.
Kruglov missing with knees to the body.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov connects with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Magnaron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Magnaron - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnaron has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Kruglov.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Magnaron controls his hands.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.

Magnaron pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Magnaron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov looks to land a left hand but Magnaron moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov misses with a wild body shot.

Magnaron closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Magnaron lands in his opponent's guard.
Kruglov 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.
Magnaron wants to control from the top but Kruglov keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kruglov holds on and takes a little breather.
Kruglov wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Magnaron is now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Kruglov dominated that round.
That's time! Magnaron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A left lands for Kruglov.

Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Magnaron.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Anton Kruglov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but Magnaron blocks with his arms.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magnaron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Magnaron avoiding damage as Kruglov throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kruglov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Magnaron stalling in the clinch but Kruglov improves position.
Kruglov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Magnaron tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a knee strike.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Magnaron.
Kruglov misses with a hook to the ribs.

Magnaron manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Magnaron looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kruglov is one step ahead there.
Magnaron keeping moving, preventing Kruglov from controlling successfully.
Magnaron tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kruglov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kruglov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magnaron.
Kruglov wants to counter with a clinch but Magnaron pushes him away.
Magnaron throws a nice looking combination but Kruglov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruglov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnaron.
Decent striking displayed by Magnaron there.
Magnaron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Magnaron's head.
Magnaron ducks under a wild hook from Kruglov.
It looked like Magnaron wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice jab there from Magnaron.
Kruglov digs a good body shot into Magnaron's ribs.
Magnaron throws a hook to the side of Kruglov's head but Kruglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Magnaron.
Kruglov throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Anton Kruglov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Kruglov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Magnaron.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Kruglov.
Magnaron is looking to counter punch.
Magnaron throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruglov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruglov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnaron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left lands for Magnaron.
Kruglov throws a combination that misses
and Magnaron counters with a straight right hand.
Magnaron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magnaron throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kruglov connects with a right hand. Magnaron shakes it off.
Magnaron moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.

Kruglov has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Kruglov working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
Magnaron fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
Magnaron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Magnaron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnaron tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Magnaron back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnaron.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
Magnaron tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Magnaron back against the cage.
Magnaron controlling the action here for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Kruglov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A shot to the body from Magnaron misses
and Kruglov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magnaron misses with a looping left.
Kruglov misses with a lunging right hand
and Magnaron counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnaron throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruglov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Magnaron manages to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Magnaron saw that one coming.
Magnaron moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.
Magnaron throws an off balance right hand
and Kruglov counters with a straight right hand.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Magnaron was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Magnaron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruglov misses the target.
Kruglov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Magnaron at a distance.
Magnaron moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Magnaron misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov looks to throw the jab but Magnaron is out of range.
Magnaron has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with Magnaron's head.
Kruglov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Kruglov wants to counter with a clinch but Magnaron pushes him away.
Kruglov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Magnaron is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kruglov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Magnaron uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruglov.
Magnaron lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Magnaron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruglov throws a hook but Magnaron blocks it.
Nice uppercut lands for Kruglov. That snapped Magnaron's head back.
Anton Kruglov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kruglov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Magnaron sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kruglov throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kruglov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov slips a jab and a cross from Magnaron.
Magnaron moves out of range as Kruglov strikes.
Kruglov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Magnaron counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruglov throws a poor cross that misses
and Magnaron counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kruglov missing with a left hand there. Magnaron was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for Kruglov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kruglov is looking to slow Magnaron down with leg kicks.
Kruglov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnaron cracks Kruglov with a right hand to the side of the head.
Magnaron misses with a wild combination.
Kruglov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruglov lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron works Kruglov's body with a nice hook.
Nice shot lands for Magnaron.
Magnaron misses with a straight left.
Kruglov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magnaron's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kruglov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Magnaron scrambles back to his feet.
Kruglov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kruglov wants it to stay on the feet.
Magnaron moves out of range of the strikes.
Magnaron lands a jab to the nose.
Magnaron throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a combination

and Magnaron counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kruglov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Magnaron is controlling him well.
Kruglov tries to buck Magnaron off but Magnaron is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron just content to control the position.
Kruglov looking for a sweep but Magnaron has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Magnaron tries to control but Kruglov wriggling away.
Magnaron controlling the position easily from mount.
Kruglov tries to hold on but Magnaron pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Von Magnaron did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kruglov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Magnaron throws a hook but Kruglov avoids it easily.
Kruglov swings widly with a right hand
and Magnaron cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magnaron takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Magnaron scores with a shot to the body.
Kruglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Magnaron counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kruglov scores with a jab to the head.
Magnaron moves forwards but Kruglov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Magnaron blocks a jab.
Magnaron blocks a low kick nicely.
Magnaron swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A big right from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov looks to score with a jab to the body but Magnaron is just out of range.
Magnaron uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kruglov.
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!

Magnaron scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Magnaron is pressing down on Kruglov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kruglov is holding on for now.
Kruglov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruglov trying to control from the bottom.
Kruglov keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kruglov is trying to stand back up but Magnaron is controlling him
Kruglov works his way to full guard. Good work.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kruglov manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kruglov crunches a lovely knee into Magnaron's ribcage.
Magnaron cracks Kruglov with a nice body shot.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron is working for takedown but Kruglov is calmly controlling the position for now.
Magnaron swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Magnaron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnaron misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magnaron lands a left hand.
Magnaron tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magnaron fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Magnaron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
A short uppercut from Magnaron.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Magnaron misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magnaron.
Magnaron lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kruglov cracks Magnaron with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
Magnaron misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruglov lands with a left to the head.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Magnaron lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnaron.
Magnaron works on Kruglov's body with a couple of short punches.
Magnaron softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Kruglov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magnaron has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Kruglov on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magnaron misses with a body punch.
Magnaron works on Kruglov's body with a couple of short punches.
Magnaron blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruglov digs a right hand underneath Magnaron's ribcage. Magnaron let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Magnaron.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by Magnaron.
Magnaron leaning against his opponent.
Magnaron leaning against his opponent.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Magnarons head.
Magnaron stalling in the clinch but Kruglov improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magnaron backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Magnaron's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kruglov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Magnaron.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Magnaron blocks a jab.
Kruglov cracks Magnaron with an open hand slap.
Magnaron fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruglov manages to avoid it.
Kruglov throws an overhand right that lands on Magnaron's shoulder, as Magnaron tries to avoid the shot.
Magnaron is looking for a counter combo.
Magnaron ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruglov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Magnaron.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov misses with a two punch combination.
Magnaron appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Magnaron misses with a few strikes there.
Magnaron connects with a crisp jab.
Kruglov is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a lunging right hand
and Magnaron counters with a stiff right hand.
Magnaron lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruglov at a distance.
Kruglov swings for the body but Magnaron moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Magnaron misses the target.
A big right from Magnaron misses.
Kruglov throws a leg kick but Magnaron sees it coming and moves out of range.
Magnaron throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Magnaron feints and as Kruglov raises his hands in defense, Magnaron changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Von Magnaron overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kruglov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kruglov keeping moving, preventing Magnaron from controlling successfully.
Kruglov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Von Magnaron has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kruglov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magnaron stopping the sweep attempt from Kruglov.
Kruglov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Magnaron in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Magnaron looks to land a left hand but Kruglov moved out of range nicely.
Kruglov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Magnaron.
A counter left hand to the body from Magnaron misses its target.
Magnaron has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Magnaron there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nice uppercut there from Magnaron.
Magnaron lands a jab to Kruglov's midsection.
Magnaron walks into a left hand.
Kruglov looks to land a right hand but Magnaron moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Magnaron on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kruglov lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Magnaron misses the target.
Kruglov tries to counter with a clinch but Magnaron shakes him off and moves away.
Kruglov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kruglov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruglov misses with an uppercut. Magnaron saw that one coming.
Kruglov lands a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kruglov, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magnaron throws a hook but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnaron ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Magnaron. Kruglov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruglov scores with a punch to the head.
Magnaron staying out of range there.
Magnaron throws the left hand but Kruglov avoids the punch easily.
Magnaron moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kruglov throws a looping overhand right but Magnaron ducks down to avoid it.
Kruglov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Magnaron looks to land a combination but Kruglov avoids it well.
Kruglov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Magnarons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Von Magnaron.
I think Kruglov has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:49
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anton Kruglov! Anton Kruglov retains his welterweight title!
Anton Kruglov seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.