PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell House (ranked 1877 p4p, 276 weight class) and Anton Kruglov (ranked 644 p4p, 104 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

House
vs
Kruglov

178 cm
25
180 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

171 cm
27
184 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Maxwell House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House lands with a right hand.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Kruglov is just out of range.
House has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Tōshi in the buildup to the fight.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Kruglov tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
House throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
House throws a front kick aimed at Kruglov's knee but Kruglov avoids it well.
Kruglov tries a quick counter leg kick but House is wise to it.
House staying out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from House misses its target.
Kruglov has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
House tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
House chopping away at his opponent's legs.
House defending well as Kruglov loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruglov cracks a nice hook into House's ribs.
The crowd cheers as House lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kruglov doesn't seem phased though.
Kruglov throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruglov avoids the body shot from House.
Kruglov misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
Nice cross by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws out a loose jab but House uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kruglov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kruglov.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
House blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kruglov tries to land knees in the clinch but House avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House takes a knee right on the jaw!
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kruglov stalling the fight.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House misses with some punches.
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruglov lands a shoulder strike.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov leaning against his opponent.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House scores with a shoulder strike.
House misses with some punches.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Kruglov.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kruglov.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov trying to land knees to the body.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House gets through Kruglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Kruglov.
House lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov lands a right hand.

House breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruglov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a right hand
and House counters with a series of strikes. Kruglov will be more careful next time no doubt.
House clobbers Kruglov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Kruglov is rocked!
House slips under a jab from Kruglov.
Kruglov is still on wobbly legs! Can House finish him?
A swing and a miss from House.
Nice defenses there by House.
Kruglov seems to have recovered his senses.
Kruglov scores with a jab. House acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
House misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Kruglov counters by clinching up.
House lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
House is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
House lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

House defending well as Kruglov loads up on a big left hand.
That kick from House tenderised Kruglov's leg. Kruglov is trying to keep his angry face on.
House misses with a hook. Kruglov ducked under it nicely.
House avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
Kruglov jabs House to the body, keeping him at a distance.
House throws a head kick that misses.
Anton Kruglov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruglov throws out the jab.
Kruglov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
House lands a jab to Kruglov's midsection.
Kruglov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
House listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
House avoids the head kick by Kruglov.
House throws a nice inside leg kick.
House throws a hook to the side of Kruglov's head but Kruglov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House wants to land a leg kick but Kruglov is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by House!
House bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruglov's head.
Kruglov wants to clinch up but House keeps it at a distance.
Kruglov moves out of range as House throws a body kick.
A low kick from House misses
and Kruglov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House throws a leg kick but Kruglov checks it.
Kruglov throws out a counter right but House avoids it with no problem.
House throws a big shot that misses.
Kruglov misses with a hook. House ducked under it nicely.
Kruglov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
House throws a nice outside leg kick.

Kruglov clinches up with House and pushes him back against the cage.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov misses with the head strike.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houses head.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
A short right hand to the side of the head by House.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
House lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kruglov tries to work over House's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kruglov is looking to clinch but House is avoiding it.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Kruglov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before House has time to react.
A punch lands to the side of House 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kruglov throws a head kick but House moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and House tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruglov tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruglov throws a head kick that misses.
House has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kruglov finds it's way round the side to connect with House's head.
House blocks a jab.
House cracks Kruglov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Kruglov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kruglov moves away from the strike by House.
Kruglov appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
House dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kruglov. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Kruglov.
Maxwell House is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
A big left from Kruglov misses.
Kruglov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
House misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kruglov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kruglov thuds a left hand into House's body.
A jab lands there for Kruglov.
House has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from House there as he acknowledges the shot.
House throws a leg kick but Kruglov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
House misses with a wild body shot.
House looks to throw the jab but Kruglov is out of range.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
House throws a jab when Kruglov was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anton Kruglov will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kruglov clinches with his opponent.
Kruglov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kruglov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kruglov tries a knee to the head but House blocks it.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruglov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but House blocks with his arms.
Kruglov stalling in the clinch.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and House avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House misses with the head strike.
Anton Kruglov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov throws an elbow but it misses.
Kruglov misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, House scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kruglov gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from House.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
A left hand lands to the body for House.
House pushes Kruglov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
House digs a right hand into Kruglov's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kruglov's gas tank.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Kruglov.
Maxwell House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by House.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House misses with a hook from the clinch.
House throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
House prevents a body shot from Kruglov.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
House throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruglovs head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for House.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kruglov has a couple of punches blocked by House.
Kruglov looking to throw knees to the head but House is blocking nicely.
House lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov avoiding damage.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
House lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kruglov lands a left hand.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by House.
House working aggressively here.
House throws a head punch that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kruglov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite House's efforts to push away.
Kruglov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
House being controlled against the cage.

House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
House misses with a straight right.

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 Maxwell House.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:29

The fight is ruled a draw!