PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Apolo (ranked 4743 p4p, 4540 weight class) and Krypton Brussard (ranked 540 p4p, 530 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Apolo
vs
Brussard

186 cm
19
189
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
190
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Apolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krypton Brussard!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a low kick, right behind Apolo 's knee.
Brussard with a nice calf kick.
Apolo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a slapping leg kick.
Apolo throws a hook but Brussard blocks it.
Apolo swings for the body but Brussard moves out of range.
Brussard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Brussard lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick from Brussard, right into the meat of the thigh.
Apolo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Apolo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Brussard throws a push kick but Apolo slaps the foot to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo throws a body shot but no joy.
Apolo needs to keep his hands up - Brussard had a free shot at his head there.
Brussard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Apolo.
Brussard does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Apolo scores with the left hand. Brussard knows he should have avoided that one.
Brussard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Apolo slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Apolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brussard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from Apolo misses
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brussard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Apolo misses with a wild body shot.
Apolo misses the body punch
and Brussard counters with a good low kick that Apolo was not able to check.
Brussard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brussard connects with a leg kick.
Brussard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Apolo.
Apolo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Apolo is able to avoid easily.
Brussard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Brussard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Apolo is looking to wear down Brussard with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Apolo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Brussard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Apolo. That did some damage!
Apolo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Apolo.
Apolo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard looks to land a left hand but Apolo moved out of range nicely.
Apolo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brussard.
Brussard thinks about the counter body kick.
Brussard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brussard.
Brussard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apolo.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brussard with a jab.
Brussard tries to score with a low kick but Apolo moves his leg out of the way.
Apolo misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice kick to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krypton Brussard dominated that round.
That's time! Apolo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Brussard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Brussard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Brussard.
Apolo misses with an uppercut
and Brussard counters with a nice leg kick.
Apolo throws a jab when Brussard was well out of range.
Brussard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Apolo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Brussard throws a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brussard keeps Apolo at a distance using the push kick.
Brussard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brussard throws a leg kick which misses Apolo's front leg but catches the back leg as Apolo tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Apolo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brussard.
Brussard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Brussard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Brussard tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Brussard lands a nice shot that snaps Apolo's head back.
Brussard slips a straight right by Apolo.
Brussard looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brussard scores with a leg kick.
Apolo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Apolo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Brussard with the inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Apolo.
Apolo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brussard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Apolo takes a swing at Brussard's ribcage but misses.
Brussard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Brussard avoids the body shot from Apolo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Brussard has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Apolo throws a right hand that Brussard ducks under and follows up with a left that Brussard also avoids with ease.
Brussard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Brussard fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Apolo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brussard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Apolo blocks the low kick.
Krypton Brussard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brussard looks to land a body kick but Apolo moved away.
Apolo misses with a body shot
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Apolo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Apolo looks to land a right hand but Brussard moved out of range.
Nice jab there from Brussard.
Brussard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Apolo.
Apolo looks to land a combination but Brussard avoids it well.
Brussard throws a half hearted mid kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brussard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Apolo misses the target.
Brussard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Brussard misses with a low kick as Apolo jumps back.
Apolo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Brussard avoids the body shot from Apolo.
Apolo stuns Brussard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Apolo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Apolo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Apolo throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brussard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brussard!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krypton Brussard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a stiff right hand.
Apolo blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Apolo misses
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Apolo does no damage.
Brussard tries a quick counter leg kick but Apolo is wise to it.
Apolo misses with a double jab
and Brussard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Apolo really felt that one!
Apolo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brussard counters with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Apolo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice inside leg kick there by Brussard. That's going to slow Apolo down.
Apolo throws a jab but it's blocked by Brussard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard scores with a jab.
A slapping body kick lands there for Brussard.
Apolo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Brussard.
Apolo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Apolo just misses with a punch to the body.
Apolo throws a combination that misses
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Apolo shrugs it off.
Brussard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Apolo has time to react.
Apolo throws a hook but Brussard blocks it.
Brussard only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A jab from Apolo misses.
Brussard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Brussard.
A slow jab from Apolo misses its intended target.
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a nice uppercut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brussard.
A chopping leg kick lands by Brussard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Apolo throws a lazy uppercut
and Brussard counters with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Brussard!
Brussard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Apolo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Apolo misses with a left hand
and Brussard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Apolo connects with a nice looking jab.
Apolo throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice body kick.
Brussard slips under a jab from Apolo.
Brussard throws out a counter right but Apolo avoids it with no problem.
Brussard slips a jab from Apolo.
Brussard throws out a counter right but Apolo avoids it with no problem.
Brussard attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Brussard lands a slapping body shot.
Brussard chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Apolo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Apolo blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Apolo throws a poor cross that misses
and Brussard counters with a good, hard body kick but Apolo shrugs it off.
Brussard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Apolo's sensitive parts.
Brussard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Apolo throws out a loose jab but Brussard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brussard lands a nice hook to Apolo's body. Apolo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard looks for the body kick but Apolo saw that one coming.
Brussard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Apolo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Apolo backing away here, and Brussard unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kimo Apolo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krypton Brussard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Apolo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brussard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krypton Brussard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Brussard has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krypton Brussard!
A relieved looking Krypton Brussard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.