PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zackary House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donald Krump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

House
vs
Krump

212 cm
18
214 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

179 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zackary House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donald Krump!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krump drives through with a takedown into guard.

House escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Krump gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Krump looking to pass the guard.
Krump trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but House manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krump throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House with a flurry of punches that miss.
House really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
House won't allow Krump to get back to his feet.
House is fighting to break Krump's control of his arms but Krump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
House will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
House wants to stand but Krump is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krump is pulling down on House's head to control his posture.

Krump looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
House wants to get up but he can't break Krump's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Krump lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

House will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Krump wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Krump looking to pass the guard.

House throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Krump got a little sloppy there for a moment and House has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Krump has managed to get both his arms back between House's legs - danger averted.
Krump lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House has his foot on Krump's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Krump works his way back into a safe position though.
Krump tries to free his leg and advance position but House is retaining full guard.
Krump wants to stand and escape but instead House has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Krump throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krump seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
House stopping the sweep attempt from Krump.
Krump seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Krump wants to get back to his feet but House is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Krump drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Krump taking a breather here.
Krump tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
House is looking to regain half guard here but Krump keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Krump dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Krump rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
Krump lands with a right to the head.
Krump is stalling here.
House is pushing Krump up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Krump is trying to trip House. He has hold of a leg but House is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Krump persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Krump is looking to stand up but House won't let him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krump wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
Krump lands a couple of digs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krump trying to stand up but can't free himself from House's guard.
Krump looking to sit in guard and control but House gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Krump is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

House looking for submissions off his back.
House is refusing to be controlled, as Krump sits in half guard.
Nice strikes from Krump there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krump is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
House manages to get to full guard.
Krump landing with the ground and pound.
Krump seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

House looking for a guillotine here but Krump defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Krump controls the pace.

House looking for subs off his back but Krump has passed one foot through into half guard.
Krump controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House is looking to improve his position.
Krump is trying to control. House wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Krump is trying to work for a kimura but House is defending well.
Krump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

House actively working from the bottom here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donald Krump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A momentary lapse in concentration from House enables Krump to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. House manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
House is striking off his back. Krump thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Krump wants to stand but House has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
House wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krump not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Krump tries to pass the half guard into mount. House knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Krump wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krump wants to stand up but House is controlling the position.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Krump looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Krump takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

House is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Krump pulls his head out easily.
Krump lands with a punch from half guard.
Donald Krump has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krump seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

House looking for submissions off his back.
Krump should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krump is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Krump wants to control but House is keeping him busy.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Donald Krump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Krump shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House being controlled here, momentarily.

House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

House looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
House preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

House gets caught napping as Krump dives in and scores a takedown. House manages to retain guard.
Krump is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
House keeping moving, preventing Krump from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krump engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Donald Krump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krump has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donald Krump!