PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mo Ali (ranked 5377 p4p, 4547 weight class) and Drew Krueger (ranked 510 p4p, 463 weight class). Mo Ali has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ali
vs
Krueger

195 cm
21
238
0 - 1 - 0

203 cm
20
270
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

BANZAI NUTRITION

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mo Ali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Drew Krueger!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Krueger swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Donk. Ali catches Krueger right on the button with a cross.
Ali looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Krueger clinches with his opponent.
Krueger lands a nice uppercut.
Ali pushes Krueger back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ali lands a nice uppercut.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krueger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ali cracks Krueger with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Krueger doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krueger takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krueger on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Decent striking displayed by Ali there.
Ali misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krueger slips a jab from Ali.
Ali throws a body kick that misses.
The crowd cheers as Krueger lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Mo Ali has been cut.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali misses with a series of wild punches.
Ali swats away the attempt to clinch by Krueger.
A big right from Ali misses.
Ali misses with a head kick.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krueger.

Krueger gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ali working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Ali.
Krueger scores with a shot to the side of Ali's head.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've been informed that Krueger has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ali's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Ali pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands a jab to the nose.
Krueger misses the body punch
and Ali counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ali lands a really nice looking cross but Krueger seems unphased.
Krueger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krueger.
Krueger takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Ali.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krueger looks for a takedown but Ali sprawls well.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ali is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ali with the inside leg kick.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Ali takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Krueger misses with a body shot.
Ali fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krueger closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mo Ali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali lands a nice hook to Krueger's body. Krueger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Krueger scores with a jab to the body.
Ali thuds his right hand into Krueger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ali connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Krueger cracks Ali with a right hand to the side of the head.

Mo Ali's cut is getting worse.
Ali scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Krueger digs a good hook to Ali's body.
Krueger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Krueger now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Krueger with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ali to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ali throws a poor cross that misses
and Ali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Krueger takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Krueger lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mo Ali dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Krueger misses with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Ali.
Krueger just misses with a punch to the body.
Ali lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big right from Ali misses.
Krueger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Krueger misses the shot to the body.
Ali takes a swing at Krueger's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Krueger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krueger wants to counter with a clinch but Ali pushes him away.
Krueger swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali throwing a counter right hand but Krueger manages to avoid it.
Ali is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krueger can do to turn this around?
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krueger takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mo Ali is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Krueger has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krueger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Krueger scores with a body shot.

Krueger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Krueger tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Krueger back against the cage.
Krueger taking a breather.
Ali misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger cracks Ali with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Krueger has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ali has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Krueger throws a head punch that misses.
Ali presses Krueger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Krueger is controlling the position.
Krueger slowing the pace effectively.
Krueger will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ali up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Krueger lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali controlling the action here for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krueger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Ali trying to control the position but instead, Krueger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ali into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali tries to throw a body punch but Krueger avoids it by throwing Ali back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Krueger.

Mo Ali's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Krueger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ali tries to break free but Krueger pushes him back against the cage.
Krueger keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ali's efforts to push away.
Krueger struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Krueger - that landed with a thud.
Krueger has Ali pressed against the cage.
Ali wants to get back to striking at distance but Krueger won't allow it.
Ali lands a hook that snaps the head of Krueger backwards.
Krueger misses with a punch on the inside.
Krueger working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krueger working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Ali.
Ali blocking some punches.
A short right from Ali.

Ali breaks the clinch.
Krueger lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ali circles away from the clinch attempt.
Krueger doesn't manage to clinch there - Ali circles away.
Ali connects with a nice looking jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ali here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ali lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali connects with a crisp jab.
Krueger tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ali manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
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 Mo Ali will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mo Ali's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A swing and a miss from Ali.
Ali looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali throws a right hand that misses
letting Krueger counter with a right hand.
Krueger ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Krueger saw that one coming.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Krueger slips the punch.
Ali misses with a left hand
and Krueger counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Jeez, Mo Ali's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mo Ali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Drew Krueger!