PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kamil Krahujec (ranked 2863 p4p, 4775 weight class) and Diziz Sparta Jr (ranked 353 p4p, 491 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sparta Jr's choice of entrance music: Just like you imagined. Kamil Krahujec has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Krahujec
vs
Sparta Jr

190 cm
30
213
10 - 15 - 1

188 cm
28
222
1 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kamil Krahujec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Diziz Sparta Jr!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sparta Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.

Sparta Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sparta Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Sparta Jr is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krahujec has managed to free his arm - good work.
Krahujec is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec is looking to control Sparta Jr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krahujec avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sparta Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krahujec's coaches at Brloh have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.

Sparta Jr seems to be looking for submissions.
Krahujec is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sparta Jr wants to pass the guard but Krahujec is defending well.

Sparta Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Krahujec is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Sparta Jr is working for a submission of some sort.
Krahujec is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Krahujec looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sparta Jr wants to take a breather but Krahujec is having none of it.
Sparta Jr sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Krahujec defending well though.

Sparta Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Krahujec is looking for a sweep. Sparta Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec wants to control but Sparta Jr is keeping busy.
Sparta Jr is keen to just control but Krahujec is a slippery customer.
Krahujec wants to get back to full guard.
Krahujec manages to get to full guard.
Sparta Jr throws a big right hand that misses.

Sparta Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Krahujec avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sparta Jr stands and throws Krahujec's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Krahujec parries the strikes from Sparta Jr easily there. Sparta Jr is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Krahujec to escape.
Krahujec tries to bench press Sparta Jr off him but Sparta Jr keeps the position.
Krahujec is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec can't do much from the bottom here.
Krahujec is looking to regain half guard here but Sparta Jr keeps moving and retains side control.
Sparta Jr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Krahujec's legs.

Sparta Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Krahujec is defending well.
Krahujec tries to bench press Sparta Jr off him but Sparta Jr keeps the position.

Sparta Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Krahujec is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Sparta Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krahujec, who protects the arm well.
An elbow from Sparta Jr crashes against the mat.
Krahujec struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta Jr fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Sparta Jr tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sparta Jr has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sparta Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Krahujec is avoiding damage well.
Sparta Jr tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Sparta Jr tries for a kimura but Krahujec is defending well.

Sparta Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krahujec, who protects the arm well.
Krahujec is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sparta Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krahujec keeps working.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Diziz Sparta Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Krahujec's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Krahujec scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Sparta Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Sparta Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparta Jr wants to sweep here but Krahujec controlling him for the moment.
Krahujec working some strikes from top position.

Sparta Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krahujec gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krahujec has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Krahujec distracts Sparta Jr with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krahujec lands a couple of digs.
Diziz Sparta Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krahujec is working Sparta Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krahujec working some strikes from top position.
Krahujec landing with the ground and pound.
Krahujec postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sparta Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krahujec can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sparta Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sparta Jr trying to control but Krahujec is working from the bottom.

Krahujec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Krahujec keeping moving, preventing Sparta Jr from controlling successfully.
Sparta Jr might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Krahujec haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Krahujec looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sparta Jr passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Sparta Jr wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Krahujec, who protects the arm well.
Krahujec is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krahujec manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Krahujec manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Krahujec is trying to keep Sparta Jr in close.
Sparta Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Krahujec.
Sparta Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Krahujec looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sparta Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Krahujec is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sparta Jr throwing strikes but missing.

Krahujec working for a triangle but Sparta Jr defends it easily.

Krahujec looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krahujec looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sparta Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Sparta Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Krahujec swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Krahujec lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Sparta Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Krahujec defends well.
Sparta Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krahujec's guard.

Sparta Jr slips nicely into half guard.

Sparta Jr is working for a kimura but Krahujec is defending it quite comfortably.

Sparta Jr is looking for a kimura but Krahujec is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sparta Jr to get the leverage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sparta Jr is thwarting Krahujec's attempts to control the position.

Krahujec actively working from the bottom here.

Sparta Jr is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Krahujec is just riding it out for now. Sparta Jr eventually gives up the hold.
Sparta Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Krahujec is defending against the submission attempts here by Sparta Jr.
Sparta Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krahujec is looking for a sweep. Sparta Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sparta Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krahujec wants to improve his position but Sparta Jr is controlling well.
Sparta Jr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Kamil Krahujec will probably get the nod.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Krahujec shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sparta Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Sparta Jr, not yet.
Krahujec is working Sparta Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krahujec stopping the sweep attempt from Sparta Jr.

Sparta Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Krahujec can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Krahujec postures up and lands a big shot to Sparta Jr's brow.
Krahujec is working Sparta Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Sparta Jr is rocked!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krahujec's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sparta Jr is still in real trouble! Can Krahujec finish him?
Krahujec loads up on a big left hand. Sparta Jr felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Krahujec looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Sparta Jr can't hide his disappointment, as Krahujec celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamil Krahujec!
Diziz Sparta Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'Time to think about a new career. I love training.'.