PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Krypton Brussard (ranked 1433 p4p, 661 weight class) and Mehmet Shakaromanov (ranked 198 p4p, 96 weight class). Brussard comes into the arena with New Jack Hustler blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Brussard
vs
Shakaromanov

185 cm
21
190
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
188
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krypton Brussard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mehmet Shakaromanov!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Shakaromanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brussard, as that shot connected.
Shakaromanov looks to land a right hand but Brussard moved out of range.
As Shakaromanov backs away, Brussard returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Brussard throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Shakaromanov ducks under a wild hook from Brussard.
Shakaromanov connects with a jab.
A jab from Brussard misses.
Brussard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shakaromanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brussard's head.
Shakaromanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brussard.
Shakaromanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brussard.
Brussard misses with a looping right.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard staying out of range there.
We've been told by Brussard's head coaches at Fist of Fury Training Center that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov lands with a straight right. Brussard didn't see that one coming.
Brussard lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Brussard jabs Shakaromanov right on the nose. Shakaromanov blinks but takes it well.
Brussard misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Brussard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shakaromanov.
Brussard swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Shakaromanov counter with a right hand.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Shakaromanov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov lands a slapping body shot.
Brussard walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brussard misses with a looping left.
Brussard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakaromanov checks a low kick from Brussard.
Shakaromanov misses with a double jab
and Brussard counters with a nice body shot.
Brussard 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.
Brussard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Shakaromanov. That's going to slow Brussard down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard jabs at Shakaromanov's body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brussard.
Brussard looks to land a body kick but Shakaromanov moved away.
Shakaromanov scores with the left hand. Brussard knows he should have avoided that one.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook.

Shakaromanov drops Brussard with a beautiful combination! Brussard stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Shakaromanov is looking for the KO!
Shakaromanov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Shakaromanov misses.
Shakaromanov moves out of range as Brussard strikes.
Shakaromanov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Brussard had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Shakaromanov blocks the body kick.
Brussard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Shakaromanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brussard.
Nice defenses there by Brussard.
Brussard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shakaromanov at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brussard.
A big right from Shakaromanov misses.
Shakaromanov takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shakaromanov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brussard.
Brussard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mehmet Shakaromanov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Nice jab there from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brussard can pounce on him.
Shakaromanov swings widly with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shakaromanov's knee momentarily.
Shakaromanov throws a nice head kick!
Shakaromanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Shakaromanov tries a head kick but it misses.
Shakaromanov misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Shakaromanov.
Brussard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brussard ducks under a wild hook from Shakaromanov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Brussard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brussard 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.
A jab from Shakaromanov misses.
Shakaromanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brussard punishes Shakaromanov's body with a nice straight punch.
Brussard shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Shakaromanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mehmet Shakaromanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brussard slips a jab from Shakaromanov.
Brussard lands a right hook to the body.
Brussard lands a nice hook to Shakaromanov's body. Shakaromanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Brussard.
Shakaromanov misses with a two punch combination.
Shakaromanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shakaromanov looks to throw the jab but Brussard is out of range.
Brussard looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shakaromanov throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard counters with a low kick, right behind Shakaromanov 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Brussard misses.
Shakaromanov throws a hook to the side of Brussard's head but Brussard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brussard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shakaromanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard throws a shot from downtown. Shakaromanov moves away and avoids it.
Shakaromanov swings widly with a right hand
letting Brussard counter with a right hand.
Brussard throws a right hand that misses
and Shakaromanov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shakaromanov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shakaromanov takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Shakaromanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brussard ducks right into an uppercut from Shakaromanov.
Brussard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brussard misses with a low kick as Shakaromanov jumps back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Brussard misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Shakaromanov blocks the leg kick.
Brussard fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shakaromanov.
Brussard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shakaromanov.
Brussard connects with a body shot that sends Shakaromanov's belly button to the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brussard misses with a low kick.
Brussard misses with a wild body shot.
Shakaromanov throws out a counter right but Brussard avoids it with no problem.
Shakaromanov throws a lazy right hand but Brussard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shakaromanov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Brussard takes a step back to recover.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Krypton Brussard will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Brussard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakaromanov.
Brussard throws a leg kick
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Brussard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov throws a head kick but Brussard moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Brussard.
The fighters circling - Shakaromanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brussard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shakaromanov's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Brussard, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shakaromanov avoids the body shot from Brussard.
Brussard slips under a jab.
Brussard jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shakaromanov throws an off balance right hand
and Brussard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brussard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakaromanov.
Brussard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brussard wants to land a leg kick but Shakaromanov is out of range.
Shakaromanov throws out a counter right but Brussard avoids it with no problem.
Brussard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Shakaromanov misses with a lunging right hand
and Brussard counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brussard connects with an inside leg kick.
Brussard throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Brussard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakaromanov.
Brussard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brussard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shakaromanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Shakaromanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brussard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakaromanov misses with a hook. Brussard ducked under it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Shakaromanov blocks the leg kick.
Shakaromanov throws out a counter right but Brussard avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brussard lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Shakaromanov does no damage.
Brussard is looking to counter punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Shakaromanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shakaromanov scores with a nice body kick.
Shakaromanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Brussard.
Brussard misses with an uppercut. Shakaromanov saw that one coming.
Brussard throws out a loose jab but Shakaromanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakaromanov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Brussard tests Shakaromanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard misses with a wild body shot.
Brussard digs a good hook to Shakaromanov's body.
Brussard misses with a low kick.
Shakaromanov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shakaromanov throws out a loose jab but Brussard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shakaromanov tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shakaromanov throws a big shot that misses.
Brussard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakaromanov missing with a left hand there. Brussard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brussard throwing a counter right hand but Shakaromanov manages to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krypton Brussard clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Brussard swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brussard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brussard scoring well with a low kick there.
Brussard throws a lazy right hand but Shakaromanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brussard misses with a right hand
and Shakaromanov counters with a nice body kick.
Brussard misses with a leg kick
and Brussard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakaromanov throws a right and a left that Brussard avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brussard looks for the body kick but Shakaromanov saw that one coming.
Shakaromanov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brussard. Brussard obviously looking to wear him down.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Shakaromanov.
Brussard lands with a cross.
Brussard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shakaromanov at a distance.
Jab from Brussard.
Brussard avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Brussard on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brussard throws a low kick but Shakaromanov moves out of range easily.
Brussard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shakaromanov throws a right hand that misses
and Brussard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov drops his hands momentarily and Brussard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brussard slips a straight right by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov looks to land a right hand but Brussard moved out of range.
Shakaromanov misses with an uppercut
enabling Brussard to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brussard slips a straight right by Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov looks to land a left hand but Brussard moved out of range nicely.
Brussard throwing a counter right hand but Shakaromanov manages to avoid it.
Brussard throws a leg kick but Shakaromanov sees it coming and moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Brussard. Beautiful body shot.
Brussard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Shakaromanov misses the target.
Brussard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakaromanov.
Brussard takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brussard scores with a sloppy right hand. Shakaromanov should have avoided that one.
Shakaromanov swings widly with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shakaromanov misses with a left hand
and Brussard counters with a stiff right hand.
Shakaromanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Brussard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Shakaromanov lands an overhand right.
Brussard moves out of range of the body kick.
Brussard appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brussard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shakaromanov throws the left hand but Brussard avoids the punch easily.
Brussard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakaromanov moves away.
Shakaromanov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brussard counters with a good low kick that Shakaromanov was not able to check.
Shakaromanov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Brussard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shakaromanov is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Shakaromanov thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Krypton Brussard had his way with Mehmet Shakaromanov in that round.
That's time! Brussard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Brussard cracks Shakaromanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Brussard just misses with a punch to the body.
Shakaromanov misses with a hook. Brussard ducked under it nicely.
Brussard scores with the left hand. Shakaromanov knows he should have avoided that one.
Brussard throws the kick towards the body but Shakaromanov avoids it.
Brussard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shakaromanov 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.
Brussard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shakaromanov in his tracks.
Shakaromanov steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brussard. That one must have hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brussard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Brussard slips a straight right by Shakaromanov.
Brussard looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Shakaromanov misses with a looping right.
Brussard throws a low kick but Shakaromanov avoids it.
Shakaromanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Brussard is looking to chop away at Shakaromanov's legs.
It seemed like Shakaromanov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Shakaromanov throws a head kick but Brussard moves out of range.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shakaromanov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shakaromanov misses with a right hand
and Brussard counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brussard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shakaromanov.
Shakaromanov throws out a counter right but Brussard avoids it with no problem.
Brussard throws a jab when Shakaromanov was well out of range.
Shakaromanov throws a lazy uppercut
and Brussard counters with an outside leg kick.
Jab, jab by Shakaromanov - just one landing.
Brussard throws a jab but it's blocked by Shakaromanov.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Shakaromanov.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice straight punches there by Brussard. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brussard.
Shakaromanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakaromanov misses with an uppercut
and Brussard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Shakaromanov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brussard pushes Shakaromanov away with a front kick.
Shakaromanov slips under a jab from Brussard.
Brussard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shakaromanov.
Brussard misses with an uppercut
enabling Shakaromanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Shakaromanov lands a head shot.
Shakaromanov connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brussard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shakaromanov is out of range and Brussard settles back down.
Brussard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Brussard misses with a looping left.
A little jabbing left from Shakaromanov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Brussard throws a leg kick
and Shakaromanov counters with a left and a right that stings Brussard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slow jab from Shakaromanov misses its intended target.
Brussard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakaromanov.
Brussard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brussard walks into a straight right hand from Shakaromanov.
Mehmet Shakaromanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krypton Brussard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brussard blocks a jab.
Brussard fires out a quick counter leg kick but Shakaromanov just manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Krypton Brussard.
Well Brussard has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Krypton Brussard!
Krypton Brussard retains his middleweight title!
An out of breath Krypton Brussard thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.