PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Krakow (ranked 6895 p4p, 611 weight class) and Petro Pspic (ranked 22051 p4p, 701 weight class). Petro Pspic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krakow
vs
Pspic

180 cm
31
160 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

178 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Krakow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Petro Pspic!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krakow avoids the head kick by Pspic.
Pspic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krakow.
Krakow has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Krakow shoots in looking for a takedown. Pspic tries to sprawl out of it but Krakow keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pspic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krakow appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Pspic 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pspic. That's going to slow Krakow down.
Pspic jabs at Krakow's body.
A combination from Pspic does no damage.
Pspic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pspic wants it to stay on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pspic.

It looks like Thomas Krakow has been cut.
A combination from Pspic does no damage.
Pspic throws a head kick but Krakow moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pspic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krakow tries to clinch but Pspic moves out of range.
Pspic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic looks to score with a jab to the body but Krakow is just out of range.
Pspic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pspic throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Krakow looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pspic!
Krakow cracks Pspic with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Pspic is trying to improve his position.
Krakow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Krakow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pspic keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pspic is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakow scoring with punches from side control.
Pspic is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Krakow is working for a submission of some sort.
Pspic wants to improve his position but Krakow is controlling well.
Krakow is thwarting Pspic's attempts to control the position.

Pspic pushes Krakow off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pspic.
Pspic throws a left and a right that both miss
and Krakow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krakow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krakow is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pspic.
Pspic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pspic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krakow appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Krakow shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pspic sprawls well. Pspic wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krakow gets slowly back to his feet.
Petro Pspic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krakow steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pspic. That one must have hurt.
Pspic throws a right and a left that Krakow avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow is looking to clinch but Pspic is avoiding it.
Pspic scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Pspic as Krakow shoots in.
Pspic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Krakow fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Krakow is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Pspic. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Pspic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krakow wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Krakow fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pspic manages to avoid it.
Pspic moves out of range as Krakow throws a body kick.
Krakow tries to clinch but Pspic is having none of it.
Krakow doesn't manage to clinch there - Pspic circles away.
Pspic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krakow.
Pspic lands a jab to Krakow's midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Pspic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petro Pspic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
That's time! Krakow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pspic waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Krakow. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Krakow to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Krakow keeping moving, preventing Pspic from controlling successfully.
Pspic stands up over Krakow, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pspic controlling from the top position.
Pspic landing some decent shots from guard.
Pspic cracks Krakow with a solid left hand.
Pspic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Krakow's head.
Pspic working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Krakow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Petro Pspic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pspic's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pspic sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pspic lands a couple of elbows.
Pspic wants to control from the top but Krakow keeps moving.
Krakow not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pspic throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krakow throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Pspic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Pspic wants to control from the top but Krakow keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pspic cracks Krakow with a solid left hand.
Pspic won't allow Krakow to sweep him here.
Pspic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pspic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pspic throws a right and a left that Krakow avoids nicely.
Pspic tries to bum rush Krakow with a series of wild strikes but Krakow uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Pspic does no damage.
Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pspic blocks a head kick by Krakow.
Krakow throws a wild body kick that Pspic sees coming a mile off.
Pspic scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Thomas Krakow's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pspic misses with a two punch combination.
Krakow shoots in looking for a takedown but Pspic manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krakow's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A combination from Pspic does no damage.
Pspic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krakow.
Petro Pspic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pspic pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Krakow wants to clinch up but Pspic keeps it at a distance.
Pspic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krakow shoots in but no luck this time.
Krakow shoots for a takedown but Pspic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krakow dives in for a single leg takedown but Pspic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Petro Pspic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pspic misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Pspic misses.
Nice takedown defense from Pspic. No joy for Krakow on that attempt.
Pspic fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krakow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pspic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick misses from Pspic.
Krakow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pspic digs a good hook to Krakow's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pspic closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas Krakow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pspic lands a jab-cross combination.

Krakow closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Krakow lands in his opponent's guard.

Pspic has his feet on Krakow's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pspic throws a head kick but Krakow moves out of range.
Krakow appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pspic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petro Pspic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas Krakow's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Krakow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Pspic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pspic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Krakow feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Pspic manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Pspic lands a knee to the body.
Pspic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krakow.
Pspic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krakow tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pspic smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pspic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pspic lands a nice shot to the body.
Pspic keeps Krakow at a distance using the push kick.
Pspic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pspic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pspic explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Pspic lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Krakow backs up against the cage.
Pspic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Krakow is rocked!
Pspic misses with a head kick.
Oh Krakow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krakow takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krakow on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krakow seems to have got his legs back now.
Pspic digs a good hook to Krakow's body.
Krakow takes a kick to the side of the head.

Thomas Krakow's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A head kick from Pspic lands but Krakow takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pspic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Pspic.
Pspic jabs at Krakow's body.
Krakow takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pspic fails to land with a series of punches.
Krakow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Pspic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pspic.
Pspic just misses with a punch to the body.
Pspic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pspic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pspic just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKrakow.
Pspic looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Krakow closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pspic to the mat! Pspic manages to get full guard.

Pspic is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Pspic.
Krakow will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Pspic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Krakow backwards.
Krakow trying to stall but Pspic improves his position.
Pspic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Krakow is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pspic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pspic tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krakow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pspic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Krakow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Pspic.
Krakow takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pspic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pspic lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pspic working Krakow over with knees to the body.
Pspic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pspic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pspic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Pspic.
Pspic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krakow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pspic unloads a knee to the mid-section. Krakow lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pspic creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Pspic.
Pspic lands a good knee to the midsection. Krakow won't want to take too many of those.
Pspic connects with a nasty looking knee right to Krakow's face.
Knees to the body from Pspic.
Pspic connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pspic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pspic landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pspic lands a right hand.
Thomas Krakow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Petro Pspic is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pspic cracks Krakow with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Petro Pspic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pspic has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 25:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Petro Pspic!
During a confident post fight interview, Petro Pspic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.