PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Kray (ranked 1983 p4p, 259 weight class) and Gustaf Bjornson (ranked 2648 p4p, 316 weight class). Gustaf Bjornson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Markus Kray's chin.

Kray
vs
Bjornson

180 cm
21
173 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
18
175 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Paradise Health and Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Markus Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gustaf Bjornson!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kray tries to bum rush Bjornson with a series of wild strikes but Bjornson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bjornson cracks Kray with an open hand slap.

It looks like Markus Kray has been cut.
Kray staying out of range there.
Bjornson missing with a left hand there. Kray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Kray clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bjornson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kray prevents Bjornson from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kray.
Bjornson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray leaning against his opponent.
Kray stalling.
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray stalling the fight.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gustaf Bjornson has been cut.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Bjornson tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray lands an elbow inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson working hard to break the clinch.
Bjornson tries to break the clinch but Kray is controlling the position.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray keeps control of Bjornson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornson is trying to push Kray away but Kray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kray lands a knee to the body.
Bjornson looks winded!
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kray is pushing Bjornson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch but Kray keeps him there for the moment.
Kray is stalling here.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bjornson's defenses.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray connects with a knee to the head.
Kray's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
A bit of stalling here from Kray.
Kray with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Gustaf Bjornson's cut even more.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
Bjornson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Kray landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch but Kray keeps him there for the moment.
Bjornson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
Kray is struggling to control the position.
Kray prevents Bjornson from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bjornson up against the cage.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kray with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bjornson is trying to break free.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
Kray has Bjornson pressed against the cage, preventing Bjornson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kray landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kray obliges.
Kray connects with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Bjornson tries to break free but Kray pushes him back against the cage.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Kray.
Bjornson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bjornson can't break the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow that stopped Bjornson in his tracks for a moment.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Gustaf Bjornson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kray landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've been informed that Bjornson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kray lands a knee to the head.

Bjornson is rocked!
Kray landing knees to the head.
Bjornson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kray finish him?
Bjornson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Markus Kray dominated that round.
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.

Kray moves into the clinch.
Bjornson seems to have recovered his senses.
Bjornson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Bjornson wants to break free but Kray has control.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kray takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kray lands an elbow just above Bjornson 's eye.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bjornson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kray lands an elbow just above Bjornson 's eye.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bjornson is trying to push Kray away but Kray has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kray using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kray effectively controlling the action here.
Kray is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bjornson can do to turn this around?
Kray avoiding damage.
Nice elbow from Kray.
Kray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bjornson's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornson is trying to force a seperation but Kray has the dominant position.
Kray lands a knee to the body.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Bjornson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kray has double underhooks.
Kray lands a nice elbow.
Kray with a knee to the head.
Kray scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Kray.
Kray working Bjornson over with knees to the body.
Bjornson is breathing heavily.
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kray lands an elbow inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kray has him pressed against the cage.
Bjornson is trying to break the clinch but Kray is controlling him.
Kray working Bjornson over with knees to the body.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Bjornson tries to circle away but Kray has him pinned against the cage.
Kray connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bjornson's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Bjornson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Bjornson wants to get back to striking at distance but Kray won't allow it.
Kray scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kray lands an elbow inside that Bjornson shrugs off.
Kray lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kray.
Kray has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kray.
Kray creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bjornson's defenses.

Gustaf Bjornson's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kray gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bjornson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kray lands a knee to the head.
Kray has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Bjornson - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Kray, and another! Bjornson is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Markus Kray!
Markus Kray seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.