PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Krampus (ranked 461 p4p, 65 weight class) and Deviante Russell (ranked 552 p4p, 79 weight class). Deviante Russell acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Krampus
vs
Russell

190 cm
31
208 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

188 cm
28
206 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Brooklyn Apothecary
Urban Fighter

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dexter Krampus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Deviante Russell!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Krampus.

It looks like Deviante Russell has been cut.
Russell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Krampus.
Russell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Krampus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A big left from Krampus misses.
Russell works the jab nicely.
Russell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krampus throws a hook to the side of Russell's head but Russell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krampus closes the distance and clinches up with Russell, looking for a takedown. Krampus pushes Russell against the cage but Russell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krampus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Russell misses with a straight left.
Krampus appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Russell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Russell swings for the body but Krampus moves out of range.
Krampus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Russell jabs at Krampus's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krampus lands a jab to the head.
Russell wants to clinch up but Krampus keeps it at a distance.
Russell cracks a nice hook into Krampus's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Krampus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Russell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Russell loads up on a big right hand but Krampus slips the punch.
Jab, jab by Russell - just one landing.
Krampus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Russell connects with a crisp jab.
Krampus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Russell misses with a body shot

and Krampus counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Krampus.
Russell swings wildly with an uppercut but Krampus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krampus is looking for a takedown.

Krampus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krampus tries to land a leg kick but Russell saw it coming and moves away.
Krampus throws the left hand but Russell avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Russell throws a body shot but no joy.
Krampus has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Zimmer Babies in the buildup to the fight.
Russell throws a series of punches but Krampus moves out of range.
Krampus fires out a quick counter leg kick but Russell just manages to avoid it.
Russell jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Krampus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Russell cracks Krampus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Russell drives through and clinches with Krampus against the cage.
Krampus tries to throw a body punch but Russell avoids it by throwing Krampus back against the cage.
Russell takes a shot to the head.
Krampus lands a hook to the side of the head.
Russell blocks an uppercut.
Russell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krampus lands with a short shot to the head.
Krampus misses with a short punch on the inside.

Krampus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krampus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Russell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krampus was well out of range. Poor timing from Russell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krampus ducks right into an uppercut from Russell.
Krampus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Russell throws out the jab.
Russell moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the body from Krampus misses
and Russell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice body punch from Russell.
Russell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krampus.
Russell shoots in for a takedown but Krampus shows good takedown defense.
Krampus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Russell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Krampus lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Russell at a distance.
Krampus throws an overhand right that lands on Russell's shoulder, as Russell tries to avoid the shot.
Krampus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Krampus stuns Russell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Russell throws a body punch but Krampus moves out of range.
Russell lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Krampus.
Russell walks into a jab.

That has opened up Deviante Russell's cut even more.
Krampus with a poor takedown
and Russell counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Krampus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Krampus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Russell has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Krampus misses with a body shot.
Russell slaps away a takedown attempt from Krampus, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Krampus fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krampus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Krampus cracks Russell with a good jab.
Russell connects with a jab.
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 Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Russell scores with a shot to the body.
Russell with a nice cross.
Russell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Krampus.
Krampus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Russell.
Krampus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Dexter Krampus's cut is getting worse.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
Krampus wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
Krampus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Russell is out of range and Krampus settles back down.
Russell misses the shot to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Krampus misses its target.
Deviante Russell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krampus misses with a looping left.
Russell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Russell just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krampus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Krampus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Russell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Russell defending against the ground and pound.
Krampus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krampus creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Russell sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Russell is looking to regain half guard here but Krampus keeps moving and retains side control.
Russell keeps trying to improve his position.

Krampus tries for a kimura but Russell is defending well.
Russell regains half guard.
Russell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Russell taking some punishment here, with Krampus in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russell is looking for a sweep. Krampus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Russell taking some punishment here, with Krampus in his half guard.
Krampus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Russell works his way to full guard. Good work.

Russell looking for a guillotine here but Krampus defends easily.
Russell wants to sweep here but Krampus controlling him for the moment.
Krampus scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Russell looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Krampus passes into half guard.
Krampus drops an elbow to the side of Russell's head.
Krampus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Russell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Russell taking some punishment here, with Krampus in his half guard.
Krampus takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Russell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Krampus is trying to control the action in half guard but Russell is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krampus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krampus passes to side control.

Krampus is trying to get an arm triangle but Russell is defending well.
Krampus scoring with punches from side control.

The cut above Deviante Russell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Russell wants to control but Krampus postures up.
Russell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krampus working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dexter Krampus dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Russell avoids the body shot from Krampus.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Deviante Russell's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dexter Krampus!
A very excited looking Dexter Krampus rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.