PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Kruegel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Nielsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kruegel
vs
Nielsen

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Kruegel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Nielsen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruegel swinging wildly here.
Kruegel misses with a double jab.
Kruegel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nielsen counters with a straight right hand.
Kruegel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kruegel.
Kruegel throws a right hand that Nielsen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nielsen also avoids with ease.
Nielsen lunges at Kruegel with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruegel's hand.
Nielsen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruegel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kruegel moves to clinch but Nielsen breaks away
and Nielsen counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kruegel is rocked!
Junior Kruegel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kruegel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nielsen.
Oh Kruegel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kruegel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nielsen.
Kruegel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nielsen counters with a huge right that knocks Kruegel out cold! Nielsen is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Brian Nielsen!