PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 1811 p4p, 212 weight class) and Inspektor Dee (ranked 2137 p4p, 232 weight class). Desi Kraag has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kraag
vs
Dee

193 cm
30
270 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

205 cm
26
245 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Inspektor Dee!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dee clinches up against the cage.

Kraag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kraag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kraag lands a nice looking body shot.
Dee throws a series of punches but Kraag avoids them all with ease.
Kraag misses the shot to the body.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kraag.
Dee misses with a combination
and Kraag makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

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

Kraag's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Inspektor Dee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Dee, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kraag throws a body punch but Dee moves out of range.
Kraag throws a sloppy body shot
and Dee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Dee has Kraag up against the cage in a clinch.
Kraag can't break the clinch.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dee is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dee prevents Kraag from breaking the clinch.
Dee lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
A short left from Dee.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kraag is trying to force a seperation but Dee has the dominant position.
Kraag wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kraag is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dee lands a good knee to the midsection. Kraag won't want to take too many of those.
Kraag has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dee cracks Kraag with a nice body shot.
Kraag is breathing heavily.
Kraag can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Desi Kraag. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kraag wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dee lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dee with a knee to the head.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dee landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kraag's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to land a knee to the head but Kraag blocks with his arms.
Dee throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kraag blocks it with crossed arms.
Dee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dee obliges.
Dee using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dee.
Dee lands a hook that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
Dee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
Dee lands a nice knee to the body.
Dee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kraag lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dee cracks Kraag with a nice body shot.
Kraag jumps guard but Dee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A right hook to the body lands for Dee.
Dee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dee lands a hook that snaps the head of Kraag backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dee.
Dee pushes Kraag back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dee connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kraag's face.
Dee with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kraag seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dee can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee lands a shoulder strike.

Kraag is rocked!
Dee lands a body punch.
Oh Kraag is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right from Dee on the inside.
Dee scores a nice knee to the body.
Dee unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kraag! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Dee is unloading with more strikes now! Kraag drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Inspektor Dee!
A very excited looking Inspektor Dee made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.