PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 273 p4p, 43 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 585 p4p, 86 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Imbula might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ~Apache~. Kriel has chosen Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar as his entrance music. Cheik Imbula could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jan Kriel's chin.

Imbula
vs
Kriel

185 cm
29
180 lbs
17 - 10 - 1

178 cm
29
181 lbs
20 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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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 17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imbula looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kriel lands the left hand.
Imbula works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Jan Kriel has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Imbula.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Imbula. Kriel shrugs it off though.
Imbula cracks a nice hook into Kriel's ribs.
Imbula connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kriel momentarily.
Imbula throws a lazy head kick
and Kriel counters with a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Imbula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kriel doesn't seem phased though.

Kriel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kriel ducks under a wild hook from Imbula.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula lands a glancing blow to the side of Kriel's head.
Kriel is still on wobbly legs! Can Imbula finish him?
Imbula misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kriel.
Kriel seems to have recovered his senses.
Kriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Imbula throws a head kick that misses
and Kriel counters with a nice low kick that buckles Imbula's knee momentarily.
Imbula misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Imbula misses with an uppercut. Kriel saw that one coming.
Imbula throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Imbula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Imbula is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A head kick misses from Imbula.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Imbula scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kriel fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Imbula has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Imbula looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Imbula bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Imbula throws a low kick, looking for Kriel's leg but Kriel calmly moves out of range.
Kriel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Imbula moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cheik Imbula seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Imbula throws a chopping leg kick but Kriel manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Imbula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big left from Imbula misses.
A little jabbing left from Kriel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kriel tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imbula scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Imbula lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kriel at a distance.
Imbula displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kriel throws out the jab.
Imbula throws a half hearted mid kick.
Imbula scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kriel takes one to the chin there.
Imbula lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kriel takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Imbula.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Imbula throws a front kick aimed at Kriel's knee but Kriel avoids it well.
Imbula throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kriel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Imbula cracks a nice hook into Kriel's ribs.
Imbula takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Imbula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Imbula.

Imbula feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kriel sprawling to the canvas! Kriel rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Imbula finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cheik Imbula dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Kriel's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Imbula throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Imbula. Beautiful body shot.
A good leg kick by Imbula.
Kriel takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kriel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Imbula has got the better of the exchanges.
Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Imbula counters with a huge left! Kriel is in big trouble! He's backing up but Imbula isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Kriel from any more damage. A dominating finish by Imbula!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cheik Imbula!
A very excited looking Cheik Imbula rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.