PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ford Prefect (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Krestner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Prefect might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mos Def - "Mathematics". Krestner comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Remember the Name kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Ford Prefect has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Prefect
vs
Krestner

177 cm
19
166 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Hell's Balls Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ford Prefect!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Krestner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krestner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prefect throws out the jab.
Prefect throws a jab but it's blocked by Krestner.

Krestner gets a takedown into half guard.
Prefect blocking the ground and pound attempt from Krestner.
Prefect moves into full guard.
Prefect lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krestner!
Krestner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prefect looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krestner is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krestner tries to lock up and control but Prefect gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Prefect punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prefect punishing his opponent with strikes.
Krestner is looking to improve his position but Prefect isn't that keen on the idea.
Prefect 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.
Prefect lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krestner is bucking up trying to escape but Prefect cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krestner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Krestner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Prefect dominating with strikes here.
Prefect working the ground and pound effectively.

Krestner is rocked!
Prefect working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Krestner is still in real trouble! Can Prefect finish him?
Prefect blocks Krestner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Krestner seems to have recovered his senses.
Prefect landing strikes from the mount.
Krestner is desperately trying to improve his position but Prefect has a good base and remains in mount.
Prefect will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Prefect is going olschool here, as he tries to force Krestner to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Krestner shrugs it off.
Krestner is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Prefect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Prefect with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Prefect blocks Krestner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Krestner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Prefect avoids the attempt from Krestner to control.
Prefect landing punches.
Krestner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prefect. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Prefect lands a nice shot to the head.
Krestner wants to control but Prefect is having none of it.
Krestner throwing hammer fists to the chest of Prefect. What's that going to do exactly?
Krestner is trying to escape the mount.
Prefect with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prefect blocks Krestner's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Prefect has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Krestner's face.
Krestner is trying desperately to improve position.
Prefect raining down shots from the mount!
Krestner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Prefect lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Prefect landing strikes from the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Prefect is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Krestner can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Krestner manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Krestner is looking for a sweep. Prefect is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krestner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Prefect thows a big elbow that misses.
Krestner has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Prefect has passed into side control.
Prefect is chipping away with strikes.
Krestner wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Krestner tries to improve position but can't.
Krestner looks gassed!
Prefect landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Krestner throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Prefect in side control lands a decent elbow.
Krestner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prefect grinds an elbow into Krestner's temple.
Prefect scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Krestner to see if he's OK.
Krestner is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Prefect dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Prefect throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krestner.
Prefect fails to land with a series of punches.
Prefect swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Krestner fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Prefect sprawls well initially but Krestner persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Prefect looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Prefect flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Krestner is looking for a kimura here.
Prefect is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Krestner's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Krestner's back!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prefect avoiding Krestner 's attempts to control his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krestner grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Prefect lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Krestner can't escape the position.

Prefect tightening his grip on Krestner, looking for the choke.
Krestner takes a big shot to the side of the head.

Prefect seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Krestner's chin but Krestner turns very nicely into Prefect's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Krestner.
Krestner must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Krestner makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Prefect utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krestner is in close to Prefect's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Prefect lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Krestner!
Krestner is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krestner is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Krestner wants to control but Prefect is having none of it.
Prefect is landing with some decent strikes but Krestner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Krestner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Prefect in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Prefect raining down shots from the mount!
Ford Prefect overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Krestner tries to hold on but Prefect postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prefect lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Krestner hang on?
Krestner tries to hold on but Prefect pushes him away.
Prefect lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Krestner is working to get back to half guard.
Prefect in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Prefect lands a heavy elbow.
Krestner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Prefect pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krestner swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Prefect scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Krestner?
Prefect fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Prefect is landing with some decent strikes but Krestner is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Prefect looking for a guillotine from mount but Krestner is having none of it.
Prefect with good strikes from the mount here!
Prefect avoids the attempt from Krestner to control.
Krestner regains half guard.

Prefect is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Krestner doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Prefect.

Krestner is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Prefect pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ford Prefect dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krestner misses with a double jab
and Prefect counters with a nice uppercut.
Prefect throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Prefect throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ford Prefect is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krestner slips under a jab from Prefect.
Prefect throws a jab but it's blocked by Krestner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krestner looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Prefect!
Krestner breaks from Prefect's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Prefect tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krestner cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Krestner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prefect flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Prefect tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Krestner lands a heavy elbow.
Krestner postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Prefect looks a forlorn figure.
Krestner is landing with some decent strikes but Prefect is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Prefect is looking to get to half guard.
Krestner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Prefect hang on?

Prefect is rocked!
Krestner landing punches.
Oh Prefect is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Krestner postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Prefect bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Krestner and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Krestner!
Shane Krestner is the new lightweight champion!