PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Rodriguez (ranked 610 p4p, 354 weight class) and Boris Krylov (ranked 82 p4p, 53 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Krylov's choice of entrance music: For Heavy Metal we will die!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodriguez
vs
Krylov

190 cm
27
220
11 - 5 - 0

203 cm
28
212
18 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Heavy Metal Drugs
Conviction

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nick Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Boris Krylov!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez lands a nice shot that snaps Krylov's head back.
Krylov moves out of range of the strikes.
Krylov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rodriguez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Krylov rushes Rodriguez and presses him up against the cage.
Krylov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rodriguez prevents a body shot from Krylov.
Krylov is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Krylov to the mat but Krylov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Krylov scores with a shot to the side of Rodriguez's head.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov lands with a left to the head.
Krylov is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Krylov down to the mat. Krylov avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krylov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Krylov closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Krylov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Donk. Krylov catches Rodriguez right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Nick Rodriguez has been cut.
Krylov swinging wildly here.
Krylov misses with a body punch
and Krylov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krylov misses with a head kick.
Krylov stuns Rodriguez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez defending well as Krylov loads up on a big left hand.
Boris Krylov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez misses the shot to the body.
Krylov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Krylov scores with a punch to the head.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Krylov misses with a jab to the body
and Rodriguez counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt
and Krylov counters with a nice uppercut.
Rodriguez misses with an uppercut
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Rodriguez misses its intended target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov just misses with a punch to the body.
A cross from Rodriguez lands.

It looks like Boris Krylov has been cut.
Rodriguez misses the body punch
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Rodriguez. That snapped Krylov's head back.
Rodriguez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krylov.
An attempted straight right counter from Rodriguez misses the target.
Krylov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Krylov tries a head kick but it misses.
A little feinted left hand from Rodriguez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krylov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rodriguez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krylov misses the body punch
and Rodriguez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Krylov thuds a left hand into Rodriguez's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krylov.
Rodriguez swings for the body but Krylov moves out of range.
Krylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rodriguez doesn't seem bothered though.
Krylov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Krylov throws a right and a left that Rodriguez avoids nicely.
Rodriguez throws a hook but Krylov avoids it easily.
Rodriguez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Krylov counters with a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Krylov dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Krylov lands a big head kick that sends Rodriguez tumbling to the mat! Krylov takes a step backwards and waves Rodriguez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
A big right from Rodriguez misses.
Krylov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rodriguez throws a leg kick
and Krylov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Rodriguez is rocked!
Krylov jabs at Rodriguez's body.
Oh Rodriguez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rodriguez with a poor takedown
and Krylov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodriguez seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Krylov has Rodriguez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Krylov fails to land.

Krylov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Krylov circles away easily
and Krylov counters with a straight right hand.
Krylov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krylov lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rodriguez's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krylov closes the distance and pushes Rodriguez back into the cage.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nick Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krylov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Krylov.
Rodriguez blocking some punches.
Krylov prevents the takedown attempt.
Krylov has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rodriguez seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Krylov can turn it around.
Krylov swings wildly with an uppercut but Rodriguez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krylov lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krylov lands a shoulder strike.
Rodriguez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Krylov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Krylov prevents the takedown attempt.
Krylov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Krylov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krylov.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krylov cracks a nice hook into Rodriguez's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krylov circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Rodriguez to the canvas! Rodriguez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Krylov keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Krylov!
After winning the bout, Boris Krylov thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.