PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kullo Kross (ranked 999 p4p, 1786 weight class) and Ernesto Valerio (ranked 127 p4p, 223 weight class). Valerio has chosen God is a DJ - Faithless as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kross
vs
Valerio

189 cm
29
215
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
207
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Kersikov's Vitamin Clinic (160)

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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 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kullo Kross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ernesto Valerio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valerio dips to his left and cracks Kross with an uppercut!
Valerio misses with a looping right.
Valerio defending well as Kross loads up on a big left hand.
Valerio misses with a body shot
enabling Kross to counter with a crisp jab.
Valerio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kross counters with an outside leg kick.
Valerio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Valerio as he connects with a hook.
Valerio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valerio stuns Kross with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Valerio. Beautiful body shot.
Valerio misses with a straight left.
Kross throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kross looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kross throws a push kick but Valerio slaps the foot to one side.
Kross slips under a jab.
Valerio scores with a jab. Kross acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Valerio tests Kross's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Valerio misses the shot to the body.
Kross throws a shot from downtown. Valerio moves away and avoids it.
Valerio throws an off balance right hand
and Kross counters with a stiff right hand.
A lazy body kick from Kross
and Valerio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kross thinking.
Kross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Valerio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valerio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kross was well out of range. Poor timing from Valerio.
Valerio misses with a two punch combination.
Valerio throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kross stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Valerio misses the target.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Valerio blocks a leg kick.
Valerio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valerio misses with an uppercut
and Kross counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Ernesto Valerio has been cut.
Valerio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valerio misses with a right hand
and Kross counters with a nice uppercut.
Valerio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kross displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valerio throws out the jab.
Valerio misses the body punch
and Kross counters with a nice uppercut.
Kross thows a left - swing and a miss!
Valerio swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kross counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kross lands a leg kick that knocks Valerio off balance momentarily.
Valerio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kross avoids the body shot from Valerio.
An attempted straight right counter from Kross misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kross lands with a hook. Valerio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Valerio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Valerio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kross manages to avoid it.
Kross tried to counter with a leg kick but Valerio avoided it.
Valerio swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kross works the jab nicely.
Valerio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Valerio takes a swing at Kross's ribcage but misses.
Kross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Valerio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ernesto Valerio will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Valerio's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Valerio throws an off balance right hand
and Kross makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Valerio really felt that one!
Kross misses with an uppercut.
Valerio misses with a body shot
and Kross counters with a solid body kick.
Valerio just misses with a punch to the body.
Valerio throws an off balance right hand

and Kross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Valerio! Kross lets Valerio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Valerio misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valerio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valerio moves out of range as Kross throws a body kick.
Valerio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Valerio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Valerio throws a lazy uppercut

and Kross counters with a crisp right hand that drops Valerio! Kross lets Valerio back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Valerio is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kross throws a looping overhand right but Valerio ducks down to avoid it.
Valerio is still on wobbly legs! Can Kross finish him?
Kullo Kross is winning the standup battle so far.
Valerio lands a nice hook to Kross's body. Kross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Valerio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valerio seems to have recovered his senses.
Kross throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Valerio counters with a left to the body.
Valerio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kross manages to avoid it.
Kross pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kross.
Kross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Valerio throws a hook but Kross avoids it easily.
Kross connects with a right hand. Valerio shakes it off.
Valerio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross takes one to the side of the head.
Valerio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kross.
Valerio throws out a counter right but Kross avoids it with no problem.
Valerio throws a big shot that misses.

Kross sends Valerio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kross is motioning to the referee to let Valerio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valerio throws an overhand right that lands on Kross's shoulder, as Kross tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Kross.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Valerio might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kross has got the better of the exchanges.
A swing and a miss from Valerio.
Valerio scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice shot by Kross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kross throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Kross misses its intended target.
Valerio misses with a body punch
and Kross counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kross fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valerio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Valerio throws a body punch but Kross moves out of range.
Kross swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kross misses with a hook.
Valerio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kross rather than just go for the knockout.
Valerio just misses with a punch to the body.
Kross throws a low kick but Valerio avoids it.
Kross slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valerio blocks a head kick by Kross.
Valerio misses with a body shot.
Kross was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kross throws the left hand but Valerio avoids the punch easily.
Kross looks to throw a body kick
and Valerio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kross takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Valerio swings for the body but Kross moves out of range.
As Valerio backs away, Kross returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Valerio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Valerio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Valerio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kullo Kross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Valerio's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kross throws a wild body kick that Valerio sees coming a mile off.
A solid body kick from Kross.
Valerio throws a sloppy body shot
and Kross counters with a leg kick.
Kross takes a swing at Valerio's ribcage but misses.
Valerio has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kross finds it's way round the side to connect with Valerio's head.
Kross throws a body shot but no joy.
Valerio checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kross swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kross takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Valerio takes a swing at Kross's ribcage but misses.
Ernesto Valerio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valerio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Valerio scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Kross.
Valerio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kross takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Valerio.
Valerio takes a swing at Kross's ribcage but misses.
Kross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Valerio can do to turn this around?
Valerio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kross.
It looked like Kross wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Valerio avoids a kick to the body.
Valerio moves out of range of the strikes.
Valerio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kross throws out a loose jab but Valerio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Valerio swings for the body but Kross moves out of range.
Kross throwing a counter right hand but Valerio manages to avoid it.
Valerio misses with a right hand
and Kross counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kross walks into a left hand.
Valerio looks to score with a jab to the body but Kross is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Valerio misses
and Kross cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valerio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Kross sends Valerio crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kross is motioning to the referee to let Valerio up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That has opened up Ernesto Valerio's cut even more.
Kross connects with a nice cross there... Valerio is looking wobbly and Kross recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Valerio to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kross jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kullo Kross!
A very excited looking Kullo Kross made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.