PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Karter (ranked 2859 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 345 p4p, 293 weight class). Kruczek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born To Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Karter could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dionizy Kruczek's chin.

Karter
vs
Kruczek

185 cm
21
190
2 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
185
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Conquer

Conviction
Bondi MMA ðŸï¸

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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, John Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Karter throwing a counter right hand but Kruczek manages to avoid it.
Karter lands a jab to the nose.
Kruczek's coach down at Gold Samurai's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kruczek's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kruczek tries to clinch up but Karter circles away and keeps his distance.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Kruczek looking to score a takedown here. Karter is defending well but Kruczek drives through and ends up in Karter's guard.
Kruczek tries to free his leg and advance position but Karter is retaining full guard.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Karter keeps moving.
Karter is controlling Kruczek's posture.
Kruczek trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek throwing strikes but missing.
Karter has control of Kruczek's left arm, preventing Kruczek from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Karter looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruczek has his takedown stuffed
and Karter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
John Karter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kruczek takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Karter cracks Kruczek with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kruczek looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Karter finish him?

It looks like Dionizy Kruczek has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
John Karter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dionizy Kruczek.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kruczek.
Karter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Slaughter Houze in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter with a nice calf kick.
Karter moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kruczek is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
Karter missing with a left hand there. Kruczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruczek moves in looking to clinch but Karter pushes him off.
Karter with a hook.
Kruczek fails with a takedown attempt.
Karter lands with a hook. Kruczek tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruczek as he connects with a hook.
Karter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kruczek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek shoots for a double leg takedown but Karter sprawls well. He's pushed Kruczek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kruczek with a poor takedown

and Karter counters with a nice right hand that sends Kruczek toppling to the canvas! Kruczek scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Karter finish him?!

Kruczek is rocked!
Kruczek scores with a nice head shot.
Kruczek is still on wobbly legs! Can Karter finish him?
Karter throws a hook to the side of Kruczek's head but Kruczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruczek seems to have recovered his senses.
Karter misses with the combination.
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!

Kruczek scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Karter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kruczek on the ground.
Karter tries to roll over but Kruczek keeps him under control.
Karter trying to control from the bottom.
Kruczek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kruczek thows a huge punch but Karter dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Kruczek controlling the action here.
Karter wants to control but Kruczek is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kruczek controlling the action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek tries to clinch
letting Karter counter with a right hand.
Kruczek scores with a decent looking hook.

Kruczek clinches.
Kruczek has a couple of punches blocked by Karter.

Karter manages to break the clinch.
Kruczek misses with a takedown
and Karter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

John Karter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dionizy Kruczek's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Karter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Karter drops Kruczek with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kruczek looks back up at him and smiles so Karter waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Kruczek walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kruczek limp body while Karter jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Karter!
John Karter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.