PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between John Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konrad Kriz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Fury
vs
Kriz

182 cm
18
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Konrad Kriz!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriz blocks a jab.
Fury with a nice cross.
John Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Kriz's ribs.
A combination from Fury does no damage.
Fury will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fury connects with a body shot that sends Kriz's belly button to the back.
Fury misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriz.
Fury seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kriz throws an off balance right hand
letting Fury counter with a right hand.
Fury misses with an uppercut. Kriz saw that one coming.
Kriz slips a jab from Fury.

Kriz clinches up with Fury and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kriz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriz tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Kriz back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kriz backwards.
Fury prevents a body shot from Kriz.
A short left from Kriz.
Kriz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kriz.
Kriz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kriz on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Fury creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fury tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Kriz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kriz scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Kriz.
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!
Kriz blocks a body shot from Fury.
Kriz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kriz works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriz scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.

Fury is rocked!
Kriz presses Fury against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kriz.
Oh Fury is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Kriz is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fury misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kriz lands an uppercut.
Kriz swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriz lands a shot to the body.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury seems to have got his legs back now.
Kriz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kriz misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Kriz.
Fury is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Kriz.
Kriz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kriz lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Kriz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kriz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriz lands a hook that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Kriz lands with a left to the head.
Kriz scores with a hook to the body.
Kriz misses with a punch to the body.
Kriz is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kriz digs a right hand into Fury's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fury's gas tank.
A right handed body shot lands from Kriz.
Kriz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kriz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fury or not.
Kriz pushes Fury back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good body shot from Kriz.
Kriz scores with a hook to the body.
Kriz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Kriz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right handed body shot lands from Kriz.
Kriz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kriz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kriz lands a shoulder strike.
Kriz scores with a hook to the body.

Kriz breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Fury with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Fury looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Fury get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!
Kriz has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Kriz scores with a shot to the body.
Kriz circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Fury tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Kriz wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Konrad Kriz!
Konrad Kriz is the new middleweight champion!