PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Dyrdek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirlo Crokakk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Dyrdek has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dyrdek
vs
Crokakk

195 cm
19
255 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Robert Dyrdek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirlo Crokakk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crokakk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mirlo Crokakk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Crokakk or perhaps it was just good defense by Dyrdek which made him look bad.

Crokakk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Dyrdek is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Crokakk off and has taken his back!
Dyrdek landing with strikes.
Can Crokakk hold on?! Dyrdek is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Dyrdek is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Dyrdek gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Dyrdek gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Dyrdek apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Crokakk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Mirlo Crokakk has been cut.
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!
Dyrdek tries for a takedown but Crokakk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dyrdek throws a shot to the body.
Crokakk looks gassed!
Crokakk tries to clinch there but Dyrdek circles away.
Crokakk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crokakk waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dyrdek.
Dyrdek throws a shot to the body.
Dyrdek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Dyrdek changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crokakk looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Dyrdek lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Crokakk is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dyrdek connects with a decent elbow.
Dyrdek working the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyrdek lands an elbow.
Crokakk looking for a sweep but Dyrdek has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Dyrdek with a couple of short strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crokakk can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dyrdek lands a big elbow.
Crokakk working to try and regain half guard.
BOOM! Dyrdek connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dyrdek with a couple of short strikes.
Crokakk is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Dyrdek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crokakk's face.
Dyrdek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dyrdek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crokakk is looking to get to half guard.
Dyrdek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crokakk is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek with good strikes from the mount here!
Dyrdek prevents Crokakk from getting the reversal.
Dyrdek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crokakk swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Dyrdek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Crokakk is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dyrdek landing shots from mount.
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!
Crokakk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dyrdek punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dyrdek working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dyrdek lands with some strikes.
Dyrdek lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crokakk is desperately trying to improve his position but Dyrdek has a good base and remains in mount.
Dyrdek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crokakk?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dyrdek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dyrdek content just to control the position here.
Crokakk is in a horrible position here. Dyrdek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crokakk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dyrdek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crokakk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dyrdek 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.
Crokakk wants to try and get back to his feet.
Dyrdek with a couple of short strikes.
Dyrdek will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crokakk is working to get back to half guard.
Dyrdek with a couple of short strikes.
Crokakk really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dyrdek. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek lands a big shot there that rocks Crokakk but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dyrdek working the ground and pound effectively.
Crokakk is trying to escape the mount.
Dyrdek is landing with some decent strikes but Crokakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dyrdek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crokakk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dyrdek looking to finish Crokakk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crokakk!
Dyrdek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dyrdek unloading with bombs!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dyrdek with a couple of short strikes.
Dyrdek scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dyrdek putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dyrdek landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Dyrdek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirlo Crokakk's cut.
That's time! Dyrdek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crokakk is looking to clinch.
Dyrdek shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dyrdek ducks under a wild hook from Crokakk.
Dyrdek throws a series of punches but Crokakk avoids them all with ease.
Crokakk lands a jab to the head.
Dyrdek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dyrdek misses with a few strikes there.
Crokakk tries for a takedown but Dyrdek circles away easily
and Dyrdek counters with a nice uppercut.
Crokakk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dyrdek as he jumps to the side.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dyrdek!
Crokakk shoots in but no luck this time.
Robert Dyrdek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirlo Crokakk.
Dyrdek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dyrdek throws a hook but Crokakk avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dyrdek throws a body punch but Crokakk moves out of range.
Crokakk closes the distance but Dyrdek moves to the side
and Dyrdek counters with a series of strikes. Crokakk will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crokakk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dyrdek pinned against the cage. Dyrdek gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dyrdek!
Crokakk sizes up Dyrdek with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Robert Dyrdek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Dyrdek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crokakk!
A nice elbow there by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek working the ground and pound effectively.
Crokakk takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dyrdek is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crokakk can do to turn this around?
Crokakk is looking to get to half guard.
Dyrdek lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Crokakk hang on?
Dyrdek lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dyrdek cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crokakk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dyrdek cracks Crokakk with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dyrdek scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crokakk?
Dyrdek is landing with some decent strikes but Crokakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crokakk tries to reverse the position but Dyrdek maintains control.
Dyrdek is landing with some decent strikes but Crokakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crokakk tries to reverse the position but Dyrdek maintains control.
Dyrdek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dyrdek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crokakk's face.
Crokakk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dyrdek.
Dyrdek is landing with some decent strikes but Crokakk is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dyrdek prevents Crokakk from getting the reversal.
A nice elbow there by Dyrdek.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crokakk is squirming around, avoiding Dyrdek's attempts to control the action.
Crokakk is in a horrible position here. Dyrdek smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Crokakk is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Crokakk tries to reverse the position but Dyrdek maintains control.
Crokakk swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Crokakk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dyrdek postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crokakk looks a forlorn figure.
Crokakk is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
You get the feeling that Crokakk really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crokakk tries to reverse the position but Dyrdek maintains control.
Dyrdek controlling the position easily from mount.
Dyrdek landing strikes from the mount and Crokakk is in trouble!
Crokakk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crokakk tries to hold on but Dyrdek postures up.
Dyrdek working Crokakk over with strikes here.
Dyrdek landing strikes from the mount.
Dyrdek unloading with bombs!
Crokakk is squirming around, avoiding Dyrdek's attempts to control the action.
Dyrdek with shots to the head and body - Crokakk looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crokakk is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dyrdek with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robert Dyrdek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirlo Crokakk's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dyrdek tries for a takedown but Crokakk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crokakk tries for a takedown but Dyrdek circles away easily
and Dyrdek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crokakk with a poor takedown
enabling Dyrdek to counter with a crisp jab.
Dyrdek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dyrdek.
Crokakk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dyrdek counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dyrdek lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Crokakk wants to clinch but Dyrdek slips to the side

and Dyrdek counters with a single leg into guard. Crokakk didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyrdek working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dyrdek throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crokakk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dyrdek.
Crokakk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dyrdek.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crokakk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dyrdek is one step ahead there.
Dyrdek stops Crokakk from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crokakk trying to control the position.
Dyrdek postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice straight punches there by Dyrdek. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dyrdek.
Dyrdek shoots for a double leg takedown but Crokakk sprawls well. He's pushed Dyrdek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crokakk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dyrdek is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Crokakk tries to clinch but Dyrdek moves out of range.
Crokakk tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dyrdek cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dyrdek throws an overhand right that lands on Crokakk's shoulder, as Crokakk tries to avoid the shot.
Crokakk walks into a straight right hand from Dyrdek.

Dyrdek darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crokakk wants to get back to his feet.
Dyrdek looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crokakk tries to get to full guard but Dyrdek has control of the leg.
Dyrdek is trying to control the action in half guard but Crokakk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dyrdek missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Robert Dyrdek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dyrdek thows a huge punch but Crokakk dodges it nicely.
Crokakk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dyrdek.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crokakk wants to clinch but Dyrdek slips to the side
and Dyrdek counters with a straight right hand.

Crokakk bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crokakk tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Dyrdek is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crokakk's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dyrdek wants to control but Crokakk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
It looks like Crokakk is going to stand back up.
Crokakk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Crokakk is looking to stall here but Dyrdek recovers full guard.
Dyrdek keeping full guard, as Crokakk tries to pass.
Dyrdek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dyrdek scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crokakk on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crokakk wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dyrdek lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crokakk has a hand on Dyrdek's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Dyrdek takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Dyrdek has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crokakk's face.
Crokakk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crokakk is looking to improve his position but Dyrdek isn't that keen on the idea.
Dyrdek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dyrdek fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dyrdek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dyrdek landing strikes from the mount and Crokakk is in trouble!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dyrdek pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dyrdek misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Mirlo Crokakk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robert Dyrdek is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crokakk is squirming around, avoiding Dyrdek's attempts to control the action.
Dyrdek thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robert Dyrdek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dyrdek has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Dyrdek!