PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 1404 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Boryslav Margera (ranked 141 p4p, 125 weight class). Kruczek comes to the cage accompanied by Born To Raise Hell. Margera has chosen Daniel Lioneye - The King of Rock 'n' Roll as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kruczek
vs
Margera

185 cm
28
169
13 - 11 - 0

175 cm
24
160
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boryslav Margera!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Chris Edwards and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruczek with a nice cross.
Margera lands with a shot to the body.
Kruczek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab from Kruczek.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruczek connects with a body shot.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Margera as he jumps to the side.
Margera scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Kruczek.
Kruczek takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kruczek defending well as Margera loads up on a big left hand.
Kruczek drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczek takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kruczek tries to move into range but Margera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Margera misses with an uppercut.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kruczek swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera lands a nice shot that snaps Kruczek's head back.
Margera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kruczek manages to avoid it.
Margera misses with a looping left.
Margera 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.
Margera scores with a nice right hand.
Kruczek just misses with a punch to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Margera as he connects with a hook.
Margera throws a lazy right hand but Kruczek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Kruczek.
Kruczek is looking to clinch but Margera is avoiding it.
Kruczek's corner calls for a 1-2. Kruczek obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kruczek has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Shinobi Martial Arts & Ninjutsu in the buildup to the fight.
Margera tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kruczek swats away the attempt to clinch by Margera.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Kruczek takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek misses with a leg kick.
Kruczek fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Margera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Margera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Kruczek was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Margera.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Margera sees it coming and checks it nicely.
It seemed like Margera was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kruczek digs a good hook to Margera's body.
Margera uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruczek.
Kruczek looks to score with a jab to the body but Margera is just out of range.
Margera misses the body punch

and Kruczek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Margera pulls Kruczek in close to prevent any damage.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek stays in close to Margera's body and controls the position.
Kruczek trying to control the position from guard on top but Margera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Margera being controlled here, momentarily.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Margera has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.
Boryslav Margera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Margera takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

Kruczek fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Margera sprawls well initially but Kruczek persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kruczek prevents Margera from improving his position.
Margera trying to hold on to Kruczek's head to control him but Kruczek postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera gets full guard.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kruczek stopping the sweep attempt from Margera.
Kruczek sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Margera holds on and takes a little breather.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Margera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruczek is looking to wear down Margera with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Margera moved away.
Margera is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch but Kruczek swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Margera lands a jab.
Kruczek takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Margera stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kruczek.
Margera will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
Margera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruczek.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Margera.
Margera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kruczek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kruczek walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Margera checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kruczek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kruczek darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Kruczek finds it's way through Margera's defenses.
Kruczek misses with a body shot.
Kruczek throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Kruczek 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.

Margera clinches with his opponent.
Margera tries to land a knee to the head but Kruczek blocks with his arms.
Margera misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.

Kruczek breaks the clinch.
Margera cracks a nice hook into Kruczek's ribs.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kruczek circles away quickly and effectively.
Kruczek feinted with a counter takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kruczek. Margera does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch combination from Kruczek misses.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Kruczek slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kruczek darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kruczek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Margera misses.
Margera with a hook.
Margera tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruczek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruczek is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Kruczek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Margera is trying to defend but Kruczek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Margera regains full guard. Nicely done.
Margera wants to sweep here but Kruczek controlling him for the moment.
Kruczek seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kruczek has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dionizy Kruczek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera looking for a sweep. Not yet Margera, not yet.
Kruczek trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kruczek sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Margera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Margera pulls Kruczek in close to his closed guard and prevents Kruczek from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kruczek is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kruczek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Margera works Kruczek's body with a nice hook.
Kruczek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Margera lands a jab to Kruczek's midsection.
Margera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruczek will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kruczek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Kruczek throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Margera misses with a straight left.
Margera with a nice cross.
Kruczek misses with a body shot
and Margera counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kruczek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Margera at a distance.
Margera blocks a jab.
Kruczek lands with a thumping leg kick.
Margera lands a jab to Kruczek's midsection.
Kruczek getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Margera has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kruczek throws a right hand that misses
and Margera counters with a straight right hand.
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 Dionizy Kruczek will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kruczek moves away from the strike by Margera.
Margera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Margera swings widly with a right hand

and Kruczek counters with a shoot takedown. Margera fights it but they end up in guard.
Kruczek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Margera trying to control the position here.
Kruczek stays in close to Margera's body and controls the position.
Kruczek wants to control from the top but Margera keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kruczek preventing the sweep.
Margera trying to keep a closed guard but Kruczek is proving a slippery customer.
Kruczek is fighting to break Margera's control of his arms but Margera is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kruczek looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera keeping moving, preventing Kruczek from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kruczek rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Kruczek closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kruczek wants to control but Margera is keeping him busy.
Margera tries to buck Kruczek off but Kruczek is having none of it.

Kruczek tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Margera tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera tries to get to full guard but Kruczek has control of the leg.
Kruczek controlling the action here.
Kruczek wants to lay and pray for a moment but Margera keeps working.
Kruczek content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Margera is trying is best to control the position here.
Kruczek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boryslav Margera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Margera is refusing to be controlled, as Kruczek sits in half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Margera. Kruczek does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kruczek lands a slapping body shot.
Boryslav Margera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Margera scores with a hook.
Margera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kruczek lands an overhand right.
Kruczek uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Margera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Margera forces Kruczek back against the cage and clinches.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Margera misses with a body punch.

Kruczek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margera missing with a left hand there. Kruczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruczek wants to land a leg kick but Margera is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Margera checks a leg kick.

Margera tries to sprawl but Kruczek drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek prevents Margera from improving his position.
Margera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Margera pulls Kruczek in to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kruczek won't allow Margera to sweep him here.
Kruczek slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dionizy Kruczek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kruczek being controlled here momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kruczek, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionizy Kruczek!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Dionizy Kruczek waved his t-shirt featuring Conviction's logo in front of the cameras.