PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Krylov (ranked 3640 p4p, 354 weight class) and Savage Samaritan (ranked 4719 p4p, 434 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krylov
vs
Samaritan

177 cm
27
167 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

167 cm
27
155 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sergei Krylov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Savage Samaritan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krylov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Samaritan.
Samaritan fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Samaritan or perhaps it was just good defense by Krylov, which made it look bad.
Sergei Krylov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Savage Samaritan.
Krylov digs a good hook to Samaritan's body.
Samaritan takes one to the side of the head.
Krylov works Samaritan's body with a nice hook.

Samaritan tries to sprawl but Krylov drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Samaritan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krylov.
Samaritan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Samaritan tries to roll over but Krylov keeps him under control.
Samaritan scores with a few weak punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krylov is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Samaritan sees it coming and defends easily.
Samaritan moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krylov trying to control but Samaritan is working from the bottom.
Krylov's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Samaritan isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Krylov stacks Samaritan on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Krylov!
Krylov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Samaritan keeps working.
Samaritan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Samaritan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Krylov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Samaritan is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Krylov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Krylov wants to control but Samaritan is keeping him busy.
Samaritan trying to get back to full guard but Krylov takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Krylov landing punches.
Samaritan wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Krylov.
Samaritan tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krylov with good strikes from the mount here!
Krylov wants to control the pace but Samaritan is squirming around nicely.
Samaritan is looking to get to half guard.
Krylov controlling from mount.
Samaritan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Krylov landing shots from mount.
Samaritan is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krylov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Samaritan is trying to escape the mount.
Samaritan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krylov.
Samaritan tries to reverse the position but Krylov maintains control.
Samaritan bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Krylov wants to get back to his feet but Samaritan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Samaritan lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergei Krylov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Samaritan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krylov circles away.
Samaritan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Krylov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Samaritan moves away.
Krylov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Samaritan doesn't seem bothered though.
Krylov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Samaritan can do to turn this around?

Samaritan shoots in and bounces Krylov off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Krylov is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samaritan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krylov has momentary wrist control but Samaritan slips an elbow through the middle.
Samaritan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Krylov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Krylov tries to get out of the position.
Samaritan is working Krylov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Samaritan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krylov wants to stand up but Samaritan is controlling him.
Samaritan advances position into side control!
Samaritan has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Krylov!
Krylov is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Samaritan is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Krylov is rocked!
A big strike lands for Samaritan! That's really hurt Krylov and he's turned his back - Samaritan keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Samaritan jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Savage Samaritan!
An out of breath and clearly excited Savage Samaritan thanked Quark's for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).