PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wally Kruschev (ranked 282 p4p, 599 weight class) and Vlad Darko (ranked 49 p4p, 96 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kruschev might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Pissed Off and Mad About it (Texas Hippie Coalition). Darko is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Ominous Drumming. This should be fireworks!

Kruschev
vs
Darko

185 cm
30
173
19 - 9 - 1

178 cm
39
180
23 - 13 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Wally Kruschev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 2, fighting out of New York, Vlad Darko!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruschev tests Darko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kruschev connects with a crisp jab.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruschev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruschev has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Darko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kruschev can pounce on him.
Kruschev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
Darko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruschev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darko.
Kruschev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kruschev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruschev misses with a body kick.
Kruschev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Darko circles away quickly and effectively.
Darko misses with a head kick.
Kruschev misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kruschev is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kruschev scores with a punch to the head.
Kruschev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Darko's head.
Kruschev throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Darko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.
Darko appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kruschev swings away with a body shot that misses
and Darko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kruschev momentarily.
Darko throws a looping overhand right but Kruschev ducks down to avoid it.
Kruschev scoring well with a low kick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darko drops his hands momentarily and Kruschev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Darko scores with a one two! Kruschev had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kruschev misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kruschev tries a head kick but it misses.
Good leg kick by Kruschev.
Kruschev with a jab.
Kruschev dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Darko. That did some damage!
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev connects with an inside leg kick.
Kruschev swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Darko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kruschev scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev lands a right hook to the body.
Kruschev avoids the body shot from Darko.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruschev connects with the punch.
Kruschev misses the shot to the body.
Kruschev with a nice calf kick.
Kruschev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kruschev misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Darko was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruschev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kruschev misses with an uppercut
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Darko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darko slips a straight right by Kruschev.
Darko staying out of range there.
Kruschev misses with a lunging right hand
and Darko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Darko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wally Kruschev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Darko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Darko takes one to the side of the head.
Kruschev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruschev misses the jab.
Wally Kruschev is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruschev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Darko moves out of range of the body kick.
Kruschev misses with a shot to the body
and Darko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kruschev lands with a hook. Darko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruschev cracks Darko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kruschev throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruschev throws a lazy uppercut
and Darko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Kruschev dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kruschev throws a jab when Darko was well out of range.
Wally Kruschev is winning the standup battle so far.
Darko scores with a hook to the body. Kruschev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kruschev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kruschev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kruschev defending well as Darko loads up on a big left hand.
Darko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruschev.
Kruschev digs a good body shot into Darko's ribs.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev connects with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
A little jabbing left from Darko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Kruschev misses.
Darko replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kruschev blocks it well.
Kruschev connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Darko's hands.
Kruschev is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Darko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruschev lands a nice hook to Darko's body. Darko takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruschev lands with a right hand.
Darko misses with a left hand
and Kruschev makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kruschev misses with a kick to the body.
Kruschev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darko feints and then cracks Kruschev's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kruschev down.
Kruschev throws an overhand right that lands on Darko's shoulder, as Darko tries to avoid the shot.
Darko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kruschev.
Kruschev throws a big shot that misses.
Darko swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Darko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kruschev has got the better of the exchanges.
Kruschev thuds a left hand into Darko's body.
Kruschev connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Darko checks the leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev lands a body shot.
Kruschev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darko flicks out a counter leg kick but Kruschev steps away.
Jab by Kruschev.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Darko misses.
Darko looks to land a left hand but Kruschev moved out of range nicely.
Darko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kruschev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruschev missing with a left hand there. Darko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruschev scores with a nice head shot.
Darko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kruschev lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Darko drops his hands momentarily and Kruschev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kruschev throws a body punch but Darko moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev scores with the left hand. Darko knows he should have avoided that one.
Kruschev lands with a thumping leg kick.
Darko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kruschev lands a front kick.
Darko misses with a hook
and Kruschev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Darko slips a jab from Kruschev.
That kick from Kruschev tenderised Darko's leg. Darko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Darko ducks under a wild hook from Kruschev.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Darko slips under a jab from Kruschev.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruschev scores with a shot to the body.
Darko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kruschev throws out the jab.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Darko moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Darko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruschev's head.
Kruschev clobbers Darko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kruschev scores with a nice strike.
Darko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kruschev takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Darko needs to keep his hands up - Kruschev had a free shot at his head there.
Darko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kruschev.
Kruschev fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Darko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wally Kruschev dominated that second round.
That's time! Kruschev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kruschev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Darko.
And Darko responds with a good body kick, but Kruschev manages to step out the way in time.
Darko moves away from the strike by Kruschev.
Kruschev works the jab nicely.
Kruschev lands with a shot to the body.
Kruschev lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Darko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Darko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruschev manages to avoid it.
Kruschev moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruschev.
Kruschev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Darko can do to turn this around?
Darko staying out of range there.
Darko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruschev scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kruschev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darko tries to clinch but Kruschev moves out of range.
Darko blocks a jab.
Kruschev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Darko.
A lazy left from Kruschev finds it's target.
Kruschev dips to his left and cracks Darko with an uppercut!
Kruschev looks to land a right hand but Darko moved out of range.
Kruschev lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Darko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
Darko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Darko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kruschev circles away.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.
Vlad Darko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruschev throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Darko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Darko lands a lovely overhand right.
Kruschev lands a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruschev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kruschev misses with a straight left.
Darko slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Kruschev misses.
Nice shot by Kruschev.
Kruschev throws out a powerful jab.
Kruschev with the inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darko is looking to land body kicks.
Kruschev connects with a looping right hand.
Kruschev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kruschev drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kruschev cracks Darko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kruschev takes a swing at Darko's ribcage but misses.
Kruschev paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruschev darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Darko 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.

Kruschev is rocked!
Kruschev works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oh Kruschev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruschev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kruschev seems to have got his legs back now.

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!
Kruschev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kruschev moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kruschev scores with a hook.
Kruschev digs a good body shot into Darko's ribs.
Kruschev jabs at Darko's body.
Kruschev throws a body shot but no joy.
Darko looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruschev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Darko was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruschev.
Kruschev looks to score with a jab to the body but Darko is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darko! But no joy.

Darko throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Kruschev stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Darko follows into mount!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kruschev avoids a series of strikes thrown by Darko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Kruschev showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruschev, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Kruschev!
A very excited looking Wally Kruschev 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.