PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kreuger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maksim Drozdov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Drozdov's choice of entrance music: T .W .A .T . - Too Rude For Radio. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Maksim Drozdov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kreuger
vs
Drozdov

188 cm
19
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jason Kreuger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maksim Drozdov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreuger scores with a body shot.
Kreuger leaves Drozdov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kreuger as Drozdov shoots in.
Kreuger swinging wildly here.
Kreuger misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Drozdov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Drozdov swats away the attempt to clinch by Kreuger.
Kreuger defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drozdov.
Jason Kreuger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maksim Drozdov.
Drozdov looks gassed!
Kreuger doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Drozdov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kreuger!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Drozdov landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drozdov throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drozdov thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kreuger defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Drozdov.
Drozdov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Drozdov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drozdov thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Drozdov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kreuger wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kreuger is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Drozdov.
Drozdov sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kreuger is squirming around, avoiding Drozdov's attempts to control the action.
Drozdov thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kreuger tries to buck Drozdov off but he can't manage it.
Kreuger avoids a series of strikes thrown by Drozdov.
Kreuger is squirming around, avoiding Drozdov's attempts to control the action.

Drozdov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jason Kreuger will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kreuger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kreuger drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kreuger tries to stand but Drozdov is controlling from the bottom.
Kreuger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Drozdov pulls Kreuger in to control the position.

Drozdov is working an open guard so Kreuger takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kreuger misses with a two punch combination.

Drozdov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kreuger is looking to stand up but Drozdov isn't so interested in that idea.
Drozdov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kreuger is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drozdov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Drozdov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drozdov won't allow Kreuger to get back to his feet.
Drozdov connects with a couple of short punches.
Kreuger is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drozdov is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drozdov sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kreuger.

Drozdov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drozdov scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreuger is trying to stand back up but Drozdov is controlling him
Drozdov working over Kreuger with some ground and pound. Kreuger looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Still in half guard, Drozdov seems content to control.
Drozdov throwing shots but Kreuger is blocking nicely.
Drozdov trying to control the action but Kreuger is working from the bottom.
Drozdov throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drozdov stops Kreuger from getting back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drozdov swings for the body but Kreuger moves out of range.
Kreuger misses with a series of wild punches.
Drozdov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kreuger counters with a nice leg kick.
Drozdov misses with a takedown
enabling Kreuger to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maksim Drozdov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kreuger blocks a low kick nicely.
Drozdov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kreuger circles away.
Kreuger is looking to clinch.
Kreuger has his takedown stuffed

and Drozdov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kreuger won't be happy with that.
Kreuger knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drozdov on the ground.
Drozdov working the ground and pound but Kreuger is defending the strikes.
Drozdov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kreuger keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kreuger is pushing Drozdov's head away, looking to escape. Drozdov manages to hold on to the position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Drozdov has hold of Kreuger's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Kreuger tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Drozdov cranks the arm and Kreuger screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Kreuger, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Maksim Drozdov!