PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Kruger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Rumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kruger's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter The Spingbok Ninja. Rumble has chosen Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kruger
vs
Rumble

193 cm
25
243 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

200 cm
31
263 lbs
17 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Aspire Nutrition
Bullet Proof System

Blue Moon

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Kruger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Barney Rumble!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruger checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rumble misses with a looping left.
Rumble lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kruger at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rumble. Kruger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab, jab by Kruger - just one landing.

It looks like Barney Rumble has been cut.
Kruger blocks a jab.
Rumble circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rumble throws a poor cross that misses
and Kruger counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kruger scores with a spinning back kick!
Rumble tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruger shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A low kick from Rumble misses

and Kruger counters with a nice right hand that sends Rumble toppling to the canvas! Rumble scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kruger finish him?!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rumble swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rumble misses with a leg kick
and Kruger counters with a right hand to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruger blocks the leg kick.
Kruger misses with a body kick.
Rumble connects with a body shot.
Kruger needs to keep his hands up - Rumble had a free shot at his head there.
Kruger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rumble throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rumble.
Kruger's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rumble under the eye.

That has opened up Barney Rumble's cut even more.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rumble.
Rumble fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruger manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Kruger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rumble misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barney Rumble seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kruger misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruger missing with a left hand there. Rumble was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A low kick from Rumble is predictable there
and Kruger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rumble lands a nice looking body kick.

Rumble moves into the clinch.
Kruger misses with a body punch.
Kruger digs a right hand into Rumble's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rumble's gas tank.
Kruger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rumble's elbow.
Kruger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rumble prevents a body shot from Kruger.
Kruger prevents a body shot from Rumble.
Kruger avoids a wild elbow strike from Rumble.
Kruger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger blocks an elbow strike from Rumble.
Kruger scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Kruger.
Rumble throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rumble blocks an uppercut.
Kruger tries to work over Rumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rumble has a couple of punches blocked by Kruger.
Kruger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

The cut above Barney Rumble's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kruger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruger tries to work over Rumble's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kruger swings wildly with an uppercut but Rumble uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
Rumble pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kruger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruger avoids a wild elbow strike from Rumble.
Rumble landing knees to the head.
Rumble swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kruger fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rumble lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rumble backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rumble just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kruger's brow.
Rumble blocks an uppercut.
Kruger stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruger cracks Rumble with a nice body shot.
Rumble looks winded!
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger lands a body shot.
Kruger pushes Rumble back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kruger is stalling here.
Kruger lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kruger misses with a punch to the body.
Kruger lands a shot to the body.
Kruger cracks Rumble with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dustin Kruger dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Rumble's cut.
That's time! Kruger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nice shot lands for Kruger.
Kruger moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Dustin Kruger is winning the standup battle so far.
Kruger throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rumble misses with a left hand
and Kruger counters with a crisp right that sends Rumble to the canvas! Kruger follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dustin Kruger!
A victorious Dustin Kruger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.