PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Fagaro (ranked 652 p4p, 87 weight class) and Jan Kriel (ranked 812 p4p, 110 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kriel's choice of entrance music: Fokofpolisiekar - Fokofpolisiekar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fagaro
vs
Kriel

180 cm
32
168 lbs
20 - 17 - 0

178 cm
30
181 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

Riner Clothing and Laundry (85%)
Sin City Allstars

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 20 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Don Fagaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fagaro swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Fagaro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Kriel.
Fagaro lands with a nice body punch.
Kriel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fagaro momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kriel throws a right hand that misses
and Fagaro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fagaro slips a jab from Kriel.
Kriel connects with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel swinging wildly here.
Fagaro connects with a single shot there.
Fagaro scores with a shot to the body.
Kriel has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fagaro finds it's way round the side to connect with Kriel's head.
Fagaro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kriel misses with a looping right.
Fagaro was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fagaro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kriel.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Fagaro is just out of range.
Fagaro misses with a right hand
and Kriel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriel blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Kriel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A bone on bone clash there as Fagaro blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Fagaro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kriel.
Fagaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fagaro.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Fagaro moved away.
Fagaro swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kriel lands the left hand.
Fagaro misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fagaro has Kriel up against the cage in a clinch.
Kriel is trying to stall.
Kriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fagaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kriel trying to land knees to the body.
Kriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Fagaro avoids the damage to the body.
Fagaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fagaro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fagaro blocks an elbow strike from Kriel.
Fagaro lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Fagaro fails to land.
Kriel lands an uppercut.
Kriel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kriel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fagaro backwards.
Kriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Kriel.
A short right from Kriel on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fagaro has a couple of punches blocked by Kriel.
Kriel lands with a right to the head.
Fagaro lands a nice uppercut.
Fagaro is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kriel works on Fagaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Fagaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Fagaro is rocked!
Kriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh Fagaro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kriel scores a nice knee to the body.
Fagaro is breathing heavily.
Kriel scores with a hook to the body.
Fagaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro seems to have got his legs back now.
Kriel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kriel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kriel presses Fagaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Kriel.
Kriel lands with a right to the head.
Kriel lands a shot to the body.
Fagaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fagaro prevents a body shot from Kriel.
Kriel lands with a right to the head.
Kriel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Fagaro is holding his hands too far apart here. Kriel throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Fagaro is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jan Kriel!
After the fight, Jan Kriel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Don Fagaro was interviewed post fight and said 'I hope he stubs his toe getting out of the cage!'.