PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Dariusz Hitman (ranked 9595 p4p, 872 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 24197 p4p, 934 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Hitman
vs
Krause

183 cm
20
170 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Venom Combat Sports

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dariusz Hitman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Krause misses.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hitman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Hitman has Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Hitman.
Krause lands a body punch in the clinch.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Hitman.
Hitman lands a hook that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Krause doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause misses with some punches.
Hitman tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Hitman throws a head punch that misses.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Hitman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Hitman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
Hitman lands a nice shot to the body.
Krause lands an uppercut.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
Krause lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Hitman tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Hitman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitman lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause blocking some punches.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Krause.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krause.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hitman throws a punch but it's blocked by Krause.
Krause lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause lands a shot to the body.
Hitman lands with a light punch inside.
Krause scores with a shoulder strike.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman lands a right hand.
Krause blocks a body shot from Hitman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman misses with some punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Hitman.
Hitman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Krauses head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dariusz Hitman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Hitman moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Krause slips under a jab.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hitman throws out the jab.
Krause moves out of range as Hitman strikes.
Krause is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Hitman's shoulder, as Hitman tries to avoid the shot.
Hitman wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hitman.
Nice body punch from Hitman.
Hitman tries to clinch but Krause is having none of it.
Hitman works Krause's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause slips a jab from Hitman.
Krause appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hitman misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Krause misses
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hitman.
Hitman moves out of range as Krause strikes.
Hitman is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Krause stuns Hitman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Hitman misses with a body shot.

Krause pushes Hitman up against the ropes in a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Krause.
Krause lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Krause.
Hitman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause blocks a body shot from Hitman.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause digs a right hand underneath Hitman's ribcage. Hitman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Krause - that landed with a thud.
Krause scores with a shot to the side of Hitman's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause working aggressively here.
Hitman tries to work over Krause's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Hitman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hitman tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Hitman back against the ropes.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
Hitman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Hitman fails to land.
Hitman misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause works on Hitman's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hitman misses with the head strike.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Hitman uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Hitman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hitman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hitman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hitman throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause swings for the body but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krause thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hitman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hitman manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Krause.
Hitman tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hitman blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman misses the jab.
A slow jab from Hitman misses its intended target.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Hitman misses the target.
Krause clobbers Hitman with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hitman fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause throws a right hand that misses
and Hitman counters with a stiff right hand.
Krause throws a nice looking combination but Hitman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hitman misses with an uppercut.
Hitman throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause keeps the fight on the outside.
Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws a jab when Hitman was well out of range.
Dariusz Hitman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause lands a jab to the nose.
Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Hitman throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dariusz Hitman is winning the standup battle so far.
Hitman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hitman misses with a looping right.
Krause tries to bum rush Hitman with a series of wild strikes but Hitman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitman wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Krause now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nice body punch from Hitman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hitman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Hitman swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
Hitman connects with a body shot that sends Krause's belly button to the back.
Krause throws a series of punches but Hitman moves out of range.
Hitman jabs at Krause's body.
Krause throws a hook but Hitman blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Hitman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hitman misses the target.
Hitman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hitman jabs Krause right on the nose. Krause blinks but takes it well.
Krause misses with a looping left.

Krause moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Kaine Krause just about did enough to take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hitman scores with a jab.
Hitman throws a body shot but no joy.
Hitman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krause. Krause circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hitman scores with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hitman.
Hitman throws a jab but it's blocked by Krause.
Hitman tries to clinch up.
Hitman lands with a hook. Krause tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Krause has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hitman cracks Krause with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A big left from Krause misses.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws a hook to the side of Hitman's head but Hitman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Krause misses its intended target.
Hitman ducks under a wild hook from Krause.
A little feinted left hand from Hitman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krause dips to his left and cracks Hitman with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hitman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Hitman misses with a body punch
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
An attempted straight right counter from Hitman misses the target.
Hitman tries to bum rush Krause with a series of wild strikes but Krause uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hitman sets himself, and Krause steps forward looking for the clinch! Hitman avoids it this time.
Hitman lands a jab to Krause's midsection.
Hitman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause throws a shot from downtown. Hitman moves away and avoids it.
Krause scores with a jab. Hitman acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hitman lands a nice looking body shot.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krause connects with a crisp jab.
Krause throws a lazy uppercut
and Hitman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hitman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krause.
Hitman loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Krause throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hitman.
Hitman tries to clinch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Hitman.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hitman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krause looks to score with a jab to the body but Hitman is just out of range.
A jab from Hitman misses.
Krause swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hitman moves in looking to clinch but Krause pushes him off.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Krause gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hitman.
Hitman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Krause back to the ropes. Hitman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Krause with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hitman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krause was well out of range. Poor timing from Hitman.
Krause throws a jab when Hitman was well out of range.
Hitman misses with a shot to the body

and Krause holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short uppercut from Hitman.
Krause working aggressively here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Krause.
Krause lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hitman misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hitman can't find room to land a body shot as Krause controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Dariusz Hitman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Hitman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hitman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krause staying out of range there.
Hitman sets himself, and Krause steps forward looking for the clinch! Hitman avoids it this time.
Hitman blocks a jab.
Hitman is looking to counter punch.
Krause lands the left hand.
Hitman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hitman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.

Hitman moves into the clinch successfully.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Hitman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Hitman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Krause.
Hitman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krause backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Krause scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Krause.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Hitman blocks an uppercut.
Hitman lands a nice uppercut.
Krause makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hitman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hitman.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hitman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hitman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitman misses with a body punch.
Krause lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Krause throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hitmans head.
Hitman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Krause.
Hitman prevents a body shot from Krause.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hitman.
Hitman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hitman backwards.
Krause presses Hitman against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hitman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Krause lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Krause lands with a right to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hitman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hitman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hitman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Krause lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Krause 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 Alan Glass scores the fight for Dariusz Hitman!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Kaine Krause!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Kaine Krause!

Kaine Krause wins by split decision! Kaine Krause retains his welterweight title!