PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krisko Kurtev (ranked 803 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Felix Krnacova (ranked 117 p4p, 187 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Kurtev
vs
Krnacova

189 cm
34
193
21 - 27 - 0

190 cm
45
195
32 - 34 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisko Kurtev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 34 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Felix Krnacova!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krnacova scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kurtev is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krnacova's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krnacova's back!
You can see the frustration on Krnacova's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Kurtev is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Krnacova defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Krnacova tries to escape the position.
Krnacova covering up well and avoiding damage.
Kurtev has the hooks in. Krnacova is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Krnacova is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Kurtev has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Krnacova! Can he survive? No! He's out! Kurtev gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Krisko Kurtev!
Krisko Kurtev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.