PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kari Krossi (ranked 4041 p4p, 488 weight class) and Anus Rhammar (ranked 3174 p4p, 400 weight class). Krossi comes to the cage accompanied by Blümchen - Ich bin wieder hier. Anus Rhammar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Krossi
vs
Rhammar

191 cm
27
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
26
221 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kari Krossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anus Rhammar!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhammar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rhammar throws a low kick but Krossi avoids it.
Kari Krossi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rhammar jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Krossi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Krossi keeps control of Rhammar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhammar tries to circle away but Krossi has him pinned against the cage.

Krossi manages to break the clinch.
Rhammar gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rhammar moves out of range as Krossi throws a body kick.
Krossi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rhammar's sensitive parts.
Krossi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krossi is looking to clinch but Rhammar is avoiding it.
Krossi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Krossi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rhammar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krossi throws a right hand that misses
and Rhammar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krossi thinking.
Krossi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Krossi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rhammar looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhammar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Krossi. Krossi obviously looking to wear him down.
Krossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krossi throws a wild body kick that Rhammar sees coming a mile off.
Rhammar lands a leg kick that knocks Krossi off balance momentarily.
Krossi blocks a low kick nicely.
Krossi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krossi takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rhammar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krossi throws out the jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krossi. That's going to slow Rhammar down.
Krossi throws a leg kick but Rhammar moved away.
Rhammar throws a body punch but Krossi moves out of range.
Krossi swings for the body but Rhammar moves out of range.
Rhammar flicks out a counter leg kick but Krossi steps away.
Rhammar throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krossi.
Krossi throws out a powerful jab.
Rhammar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rhammar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krossi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krossi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krossi misses with a looping right.
Krossi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rhammar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Krossi throws a head kick but Rhammar moves out of range.
Rhammar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krossi.
Krossi with a nice cross.

Rhammar is rocked!
Rhammar takes a swing at Krossi's ribcage but misses.
Krossi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rhammar misses with a low kick.
Rhammar misses with a low kick.
Krossi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rhammar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krossi misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Krossi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krossi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rhammar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rhammar lands a glancing blow to the side of Krossi's head.
Rhammar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rhammar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krossi.
Rhammar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krossi.
Krossi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krossi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krossi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rhammar throws a fast counter high kick but Krossi manages to duck under it in time.
Rhammar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rhammar moves out of range as Krossi throws a body kick.
Rhammar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krossi looks to throw the jab but Rhammar is out of range.
Krossi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krossi throws a lazy right hand but Rhammar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krossi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krossi lands a really nice looking cross but Rhammar seems unphased.
Rhammar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rhammar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krossi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rhammar connects with a crisp jab.
Rhammar scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Krossi catches Rhammar right on the button with a cross.
Krossi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rhammar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Krossi lands with a slapping head kick.
Krossi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rhammar.
Krossi scores with a nice strike.
Rhammar is still on wobbly legs! Can Krossi finish him?
Rhammar misses with an uppercut. Krossi saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krossi throws a hook but Rhammar blocks it.
Rhammar seems to have recovered his senses.
Krossi throws a head kick but Rhammar moves out of range.
Krossi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kari Krossi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Krossi's corner calls for a 1-2. Krossi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rhammar needs to keep his hands up - Krossi had a free shot at his head there.
Rhammar misses with a hook.

Krossi closes the distance and pushes Rhammar back into the cage.

Krossi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rhammar is looking to slow Krossi down with leg kicks.
Rhammar misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Krossi coming out on top.
Krossi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Krossi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rhammar blocks a low kick nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Krossi. Rhammar shrugs it off though.
Rhammar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kari Krossi is winning the standup battle so far.

Krossi lands a big right hand that sends Rhammar crashing to the mat! Krossi stays standing though and waves Rhammar back to his feet!
Rhammar is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krossi doesn't manage to clinch there - Rhammar circles away.
Rhammar takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krossi drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rhammar right on the button. Rhammar goes down! Krossi follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Krossi gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kari Krossi!
Kari Krossi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.