PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili (ranked 21898 p4p, 678 weight class) and Thomas Krakow (ranked 4975 p4p, 478 weight class). Dzhugashvili comes to the cage accompanied by Slav’sya, Otechestvo nashe svobodnoye!. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
vs
Krakow

167 cm
23
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
30
160 lbs
4 - 8 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dzhugashvili misses with a series of wild punches.
Dzhugashvili throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Krakow drives through with a takedown into Dzhugashvili's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Dzhugashvili pushes Krakow off and gets back to his feet.

Dzhugashvili closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Krakow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dzhugashvili tries to bum rush Krakow with a series of wild strikes but Krakow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dzhugashvili looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dzhugashvili rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krakow moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Dzhugashvili has closed the distance and engaged Krakow in a clinch.
Krakow looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Krakow to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dzhugashvili turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Dzhugashvili manages to end up in side control.
Krakow tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dzhugashvili cracks Krakow with a big right hand but Krakow just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dzhugashvili scoring with punches and elbows.

Dzhugashvili is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Krakow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Dzhugashvili tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dzhugashvili has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dzhugashvili with the ground and pound but Krakow regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakow is looking for a sweep. Dzhugashvili is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Krakow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Dzhugashvili is looking for a kimura here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dzhugashvili is looking for a kimura but Krakow is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dzhugashvili to get the leverage.
Dzhugashvili with the ground and pound but Krakow uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Krakow looking for a sweep. Not yet Krakow, not yet.
Dzhugashvili working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dzhugashvili is working Krakow over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dzhugashvili's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dzhugashvili landing some decent shots from guard.

Krakow is rocked!

It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
Dzhugashvili throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dzhugashvili lands a couple of elbows.
Dzhugashvili landing some decent shots from guard.
Krakow is still in real trouble! Can Dzhugashvili finish him?
Dzhugashvili won't allow Krakow to get back to his feet.
Krakow seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krakow looks winded!
Dzhugashvili throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dzhugashvili landing with the ground and pound.

That has opened up Thomas Krakow's cut even more.
Dzhugashvili gets to his feet and stands over Krakow, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Krakow felt that one! Dzhugashvili unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Krakow from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili!
Post fight, an emotional Joseph Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili said 'I CLAIM THIS VICTORY FOR THE MOTHERLAND.'.