PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Melankomas Caria (ranked 1753 p4p, 232 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 22995 p4p, 805 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Caria
vs
Krause

186 cm
21
171 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Melankomas Caria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Caria misses with a shot to the body
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Krause connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Caria moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause throws a big shot that misses.
Krause is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Caria needs to keep his hands up - Krause had a free shot at his head there.
Caria misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a right hand to the body.
Krause takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caria misses the jab.
Caria scores with a hook to the body. Krause takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause misses with a double jab.
Caria connects with a single shot there.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caria smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws out a leg kick but Caria moves out of range and Krause only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Nice straight punches there by Caria. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caria.
Krause scores with a sloppy right hand. Caria should have avoided that one.
Krause fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caria looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caria takes one to the side of the head.
Caria misses with a low kick.
Caria misses with a body kick.
Krause throws an overhand right that lands on Caria's shoulder, as Caria tries to avoid the shot.
Krause punishes Caria's body with a nice straight punch.
Krause misses with a right hand
and Caria counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A low kick from Caria is predictable there

and Krause counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caria.
A short uppercut from Caria.
Our sources have told us that Caria has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Krause scores with a hook to the body.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caria misses with a body punch.
Krause swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands a left hand.
Caria has a couple of punches blocked by Krause.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause pushes Caria back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krause has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Caria seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Krause can turn it around.
Caria scores with a shoulder strike.
Caria works on Krause's body with a couple of short punches.
Krause working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caria lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Krause.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Krause blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kaine Krause will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krause looks to land a combination but Caria avoids it well.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria tries to clinch up but Krause circles away and keeps his distance.
Krause 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.
Caria tries a head kick but it misses.
Caria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krause manages to avoid it.
Caria missing with a left hand there. Krause was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krause misses with a jab, cross combination.
Krause fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria avoids the body shot from Krause.
Caria misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caria.
Nice straight punches there by Krause. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Krause.

Krause has Caria up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krause has him pressed against the ropes.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caria blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaine Krause seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Krause blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caria.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Caria lands a left hand.
Caria blocks an uppercut.
Caria tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caria working aggressively here.
Krause lands a shoulder strike.
Caria wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Krause.
Krause working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caria lands a body punch.
Caria blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Krause fails to land.
Krause lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krause works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Caria.
Caria misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krause lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Krause fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria struggles to land a body shot inside as Krause controls his hands.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Krause has a couple of punches blocked by Caria.
Krause takes a shot to the head.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Caria lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Krause backwards.
Krause tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Caria tries to throw a body punch but Krause avoids it by throwing Caria back against the ropes.
Krause working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Krause creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caria tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caria tries a body shot but Krause blocks it.
Caria gets through Krause's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Caria steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krause.

Caria pushes Krause up against the ropes in a clinch.
Krause misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krause.
Caria misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Caria misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Caria.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Caria.
Caria lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Krause or not.

Caria manages to break the clinch.
Krause lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caria throws an off balance right hand
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Caria scores with a jab to the head.
Caria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caria throws out a loose jab but Krause uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause staying out of range there.
Kaine Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Caria takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
Krause moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Caria throws the kick towards the body but Krause avoids it.
Caria scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caria throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krause to score with a decent uppercut.
Caria attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caria on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krause takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krause tries to move into range but Caria moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krause throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caria throws a looping overhand right but Krause ducks down to avoid it.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause with a jab.
Krause fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause moves away from the strike by Caria.
Caria takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Caria uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krause.
Krause swings for the body but Caria moves out of range.
A slow jab from Caria misses its intended target.
Caria jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krause cracks Caria with an open hand slap.
Caria loads up on a big right hand but Krause slips the punch.
Caria swings widly with a right hand
and Caria takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caria misses the shot to the body.
Krause wants to counter the offense by Caria and move into the clinch position.
Caria throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krause.
Caria misses with a looping left.
Caria fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Krause has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause slips under a jab from Caria.
A swing and a miss from Caria.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause throws a leg kick but Caria sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krause swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Melankomas Caria did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's time! Back to the action!

Caria throws a body punch but Krause moves out of range.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
Caria thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Caria.
Caria misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Caria does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Caria on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Caria looks to score with a jab to the body but Krause is just out of range.
Krause steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Caria.
Krause fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caria 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.
Krause cracks Caria with a right hand to the side of the head.
A big left from Krause misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Krause misses the target.
Caria tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caria throws a shot from downtown. Krause moves away and avoids it.
Krause throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Krause darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Caria darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Caria uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws out a powerful jab.
Krause smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Krause throws a body punch but Caria moves out of range.
Krause lands a jab to the head.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Krause has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krause there as he acknowledges the shot.
Krause lands a nice shot that snaps Caria's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krause uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caria.
A good leg kick by Krause.
Caria throws a lazy right hand but Krause sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Krause lunges at Caria with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caria's hand.
Krause keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Caria finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Krause connects with a single shot there.
Caria takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Caria throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Caria throws a sloppy body shot
and Krause counters with a nice uppercut.
Krause ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caria getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Krause steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caria.
Krause throws a hook but Caria blocks it.
Krause connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Caria does no damage.
Krause throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caria sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caria lands a leg kick that knocks Krause off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaine Krause dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Krause on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Caria gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krause misses with a wild body shot.
Krause blocks a jab.
Caria lands a front kick.
Krause bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krause ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Krause clobbers Caria with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Krause throws a front kick aimed at Caria's knee but Caria avoids it well.
Caria takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Krause uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caria.
Krause throws a low kick, looking for Caria's leg but Caria calmly moves out of range.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caria.
Caria attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caria takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Caria coming out on top.
Melankomas Caria has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause misses with a lunging right hand
and Caria connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caria throws out the jab.
Caria scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Caria fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Caria.
Caria tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caria takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Krause loads up on a big right hand but Caria slips the punch.
Caria looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Krause checks a leg kick nicely.
Caria 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.
Krause scores with a nice head shot.
A low kick from Caria misses
and Krause counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Caria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
Caria takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caria tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caria misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Caria staying out of range there.
Caria takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caria throws a leg kick
and Krause cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick lands from Caria.
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caria moves away.
It looked like Caria wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caria takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krause throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krause with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krause lands with a hook. Caria tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caria throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause lands a glancing blow to the side of Caria's head.
Caria comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 46:50
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!