PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azor Ahai (ranked 786 p4p, 1171 weight class) and Dexter Krampus (ranked 105 p4p, 159 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ahai
vs
Krampus

188 cm
33
210
19 - 12 - 0

190 cm
40
208
25 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Urban Fighter
Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Azor Ahai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krampus defending well as Ahai loads up on a big left hand.
Krampus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ahai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Krampus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahai's sensitive parts.
Dexter Krampus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahai staying out of range there.
Ahai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Krampus looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ahai displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ahai under the eye.
Nice cross by Ahai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus lands an overhand right.
Ahai throws a leg kick which misses Krampus's front leg but catches the back leg as Krampus tries to avoid it.
Ahai stalks Krampus and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Krampus's face. Krampus staggers backwards, shaken.
A shot to the liver by Krampus. Beautiful body shot.
Ahai connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice combination there by Ahai.
Ahai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krampus throws a hook but Ahai avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Krampus gets a takedown into half guard.
Ahai is looking to improve his position.
Krampus sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ahai defending well though.
Ahai keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ahai is refusing to be controlled, as Krampus sits in half guard.
Krampus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahai avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Krampus.
Ahai moves into full guard.
Krampus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krampus cracks Ahai with a solid left hand.
Krampus wants to control from the top but Ahai keeps moving.
Krampus postures up in Ahai's guard and throws a big left but Ahai blocks it.
Krampus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krampus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krampus is working Ahai over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krampus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Krampus stopping the sweep attempt from Ahai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai is working hard here to advance position.
Krampus throws a big elbow that misses.
Krampus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus postures up in Ahai's guard and throws a big left but Ahai blocks it.
Krampus postures up in Ahai's guard and throws a big left but Ahai blocks it.
Krampus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ahai's head.
Krampus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krampus is in close to Ahai's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ahai managing to control the position.
Krampus throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus won't allow Ahai to sweep him here.
Krampus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Krampus wants to control from the top but Ahai keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Krampus working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krampus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ahai works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krampus slips nicely into half guard.
Krampus lands strikes from half guard.
Ahai is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ahai is trying to stand.
Ahai desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krampus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ahai is fending him off so far but Krampus persists. Nope, Ahai circles away and we're back to standing.
Ahai looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krampus moves away.
Krampus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ahai tries to avoid it but Krampus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ahai to the ground. Ahai escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ahai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krampus's head backwards.
Krampus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ahai.
Ahai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ahai lands a head kick!
Krampus lands a right hook to the body.
Ahai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ahai feints and then cracks Krampus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Krampus down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahai throws out a powerful jab.

That has opened up Dexter Krampus's cut even more.
Ahai avoids the body shot from Krampus.
Azor Ahai is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Krampus throws a big shot that misses.
Krampus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krampus. That's going to slow Ahai down.
Good leg kick by Krampus.
Ahai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ahai slips a jab and a cross from Krampus.
Ahai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Krampus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ahai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ahai dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Krampus. That did some damage!
Krampus misses with a takedown attempt - Ahai sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Krampus.
Krampus looks to score with a jab to the body but Ahai is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ahai moves away from the strike by Krampus.
Krampus slips under a jab from Ahai.
Krampus misses with a left hand
and Ahai counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ahai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krampus moves away.
Ahai cracks Krampus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krampus misses with a hook. Ahai ducked under it nicely.
Krampus throws a looping overhand right but Ahai ducks down to avoid it.
Krampus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ahai pinned against the cage. Ahai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nice defenses there by Krampus.
A jab from Ahai misses.
Ahai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ahai throws a lazy uppercut
and Krampus counters with a stiff right hand.
Azor Ahai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ahai gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ahai misses with a low kick.
Krampus's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ahai connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Krampus scrambles back to his feet.
Krampus ducks right into an uppercut from Ahai.
The fighters circling - Ahai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krampus looks for the body kick but Ahai saw that one coming.
Krampus lands with an uppercut that bounces Ahai off the cage and back into range.
Ahai slips under a jab.
It looked like Ahai was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Krampus.
Ahai uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Krampus has time to react.

The cut above Dexter Krampus's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahai. Krampus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahai misses with a looping right.
Krampus cracks Ahai with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krampus tries to land a front kick but Ahai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ahai slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Krampus.
Krampus defending well as Ahai loads up on a big left hand.
Krampus throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ahai on the side of the head.

Ahai is rocked!
Krampus blocks the body kick.
Oh Ahai is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krampus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ahai.
Ahai seems to have got his legs back now.
Ahai looks to land a left hand but Krampus moved out of range nicely.
A left and a right from Ahai both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Krampus misses
and Ahai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Krampus thinking.
Krampus misses with a jab to the body
and Ahai counters with a thumping low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Krampus.
Ahai walks into a jab.
Nice shot by Ahai.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Azor Ahai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dexter Krampus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Ahai looks to land a left hand but Krampus moved out of range nicely.
Krampus was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Krampus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ahai manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Ahai.
A big right from Ahai misses.
It seemed like Krampus was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Krampus darts in and clinches Ahai up against the cage.
Krampus throws a punch but it's blocked by Ahai.

Krampus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ahai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krampus lands with a good body shot.
Krampus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ahai. Ahai obviously looking to wear him down.
Krampus thuds a left hand into Ahai's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Krampus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krampus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ahai counters with a nice uppercut.
Krampus tries to move into range but Ahai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ahai. Ahai obviously looking to wear him down.
Krampus scores with a three punch combo!
Krampus tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ahai defends well and Krampus ends up having to push Ahai into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krampus. Ahai does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahai throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Ahai, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krampus lands a nice hook to Ahai's body. Ahai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ahai misses with a looping left.
Krampus tries a head kick but it misses.
Krampus misses with a hook. Ahai ducked under it nicely.
Ahai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krampus.
Ahai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ahai steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krampus. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ahai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krampus.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krampus misses with a body shot.
Ahai is looking to counter punch.
Ahai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Krampus has a takedown stuffed.
Azor Ahai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Krampus.
Krampus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Krampus there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ahai scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ahai.
Ahai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Krampus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krampus throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krampus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ahai blocks a jab.
Krampus misses with a low kick.
Ahai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Krampus now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krampus delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahai's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahai obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krampus throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Ahai to counter with a crisp jab.
Ahai lands with an uppercut that bounces Krampus off the cage and back into range.
Krampus lands with a nice body kick.
Ahai connects with a right hand. Krampus shakes it off.
Krampus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ahai throws a head kick that misses.
Ahai stuffs the takedown.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krampus throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ahai stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ahai.
Ahai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ahai.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krampus lands with a good body shot.
Krampus works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ahai throws a jab but it's blocked by Krampus.
Krampus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Krampus's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick from Krampus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krampus is looking to slow Ahai down with leg kicks.
Nice shot lands for Krampus.
Ahai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ahai.
Krampus moves out of range of the body kick from Ahai.
A punch lands to the side of Krampus 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ahai misses with a head kick.
Krampus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Azor Ahai.
I think Ahai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:29

The fight is ruled a draw!