PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tomura Krakakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bucky Pluto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Krakakos
vs
Pluto

192 cm
26
220 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
216 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tomura Krakakos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bucky Pluto!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pluto connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krakakos momentarily.
Krakakos jabs Pluto to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Krakakos slips a straight right by Pluto.
Krakakos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pluto. That one must have hurt.
Pluto misses with a body shot.
Pluto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pluto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krakakos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krakakos avoids the head kick by Pluto.
Pluto misses with a straight right.
Krakakos throws out a leg kick but Pluto moves out of range and Krakakos only half commits.
Krakakos avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Decent striking displayed by Pluto there.
Pluto lands a nice looking body shot.

Krakakos moves into range and clinches up with Pluto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krakakos lands a hook that snaps the head of Pluto backwards.

Krakakos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Krakakos. Beautiful body shot.
Pluto looks to land a body kick but Krakakos moved away.
A solid body kick from Pluto.
Pluto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Krakakos misses.
Krakakos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pluto misses with an uppercut.
Krakakos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krakakos scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pluto in his tracks.
Pluto ducks under a wild hook from Krakakos.
Krakakos throws a wild body kick that Pluto sees coming a mile off.
Pluto throws a low kick but it's checked well by Krakakos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krakakos moves away from the strike by Pluto.
Krakakos with a hook.
Krakakos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tomura Krakakos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krakakos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pluto.
Krakakos lands an overhand right.

Pluto is rocked!
Krakakos moves in close and cracks Pluto with a massive right hand! Pluto, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Krakakos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tomura Krakakos!
Tomura Krakakos retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Tomura Krakakos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.