PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silent Bob (ranked 741 p4p, 600 weight class) and Che Von Cru (ranked 109 p4p, 92 weight class). Cru has chosen the stranger as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bob
vs
Cru

184 cm
29
185
11 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
185
13 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silent Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Che Von Cru!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob misses with a hook. Cru ducked under it nicely.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Cru connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Cru throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cru missing with a left hand there. Bob was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cru.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru is looking to chop away at Bob's legs.
Bob on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cru throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cru moves out of range as Bob throws a body kick.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bob checks the leg kick.
Bob seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bob takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cru lands with a hook. Bob tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cru throws a looping overhand right but Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a low kick as Cru jumps back.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cru! But no joy.
Cru misses with a looping right.
Bob throws a low kick but Cru avoids it.
Cru takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cru fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bob is out of range.
Cru fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bob walks into a jab.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bob wants to land a leg kick but Cru is out of range.
Cru tries a quick counter leg kick but Bob is wise to it.
Cru buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bob with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A low kick from Cru is predictable there
and Bob counters with an outside leg kick.
Nice shot by Cru.
Cru bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob 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.
Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
Bob scores with a leg kick.
Cru lands a leg kick that knocks Bob off balance momentarily.
Bob misses with a hook. Cru ducked under it nicely.
Cru throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bob sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cru throws a leg kick which misses Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob tries to avoid it.
Cru is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bob had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cru throws out a leg kick but Bob moves out of range and Cru only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cru's sensitive parts.
Bob lands with an overhand left.
A slow jab from Cru misses its intended target.
Cru wants to clinch.
Bob lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bob circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cru tries to work over Bob's front leg with a kick but Bob checks it.
Bob swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cru throws a leg kick that misses.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cru bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cru scores with a one two! Bob had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cru slips a jab from Bob.
Cru throws out a counter right but Bob avoids it with no problem.
Cru keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nice shot by Cru.
Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cru.
Cru fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bob blocks a low kick nicely.
Cru lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cru shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cru blocks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Bob.
Cru misses with a looping right.
Cru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cru uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bob has time to react.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cru moves away.
Cru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bob delivers a nice body kick.

Cru gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cru blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Bob.
Cru misses with a punch to the body.
Bob jumps guard but Cru stands there with Bob around his waist. Bob gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cru.
A left hand lands to the body for Cru.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob.
Bob misses with some punches.
Cru fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cru.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.

Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cru connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
Bob delivers a nice body kick.
Cru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cru uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.

Cru closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cru swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Cru - that landed with a thud.
Cru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
Bob lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A leg kick checked by Cru.
Silent Bob has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob misses with a low kick.
Bob throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Bob misses.
Some wild striking there from Cru.
Bob lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cru throws a jab when Bob was well out of range.
Bob takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Che Von Cru seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cru misses with a low kick.
Cru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bob throws a low kick but Cru avoids it.
Cru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bob moves into the clinch.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cru takes a shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Cru lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob working aggressively here.
Silent Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob cracks Cru with a nice body shot.
Cru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bob.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bob.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cru.
Bob lands a left hand.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cru scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bob breaks from the clinch.
Bob throws a body punch but Cru moves out of range.
Cru lands a jab.
Cru throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cru throws out a leg kick but Bob moves out of range and Cru only half commits.
Bob misses with a low kick as Cru jumps back.
Cru throws a big shot that misses.
That kick from Cru tenderised Bob's leg. Bob is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cru misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob throws a jab when Cru was well out of range.
Cru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cru.
Bob throws a front kick aimed at Cru's knee but Cru avoids it well.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bob has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Bob pushes Cru up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bob.
Bob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cru lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bob backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cru.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cru misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cru blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob pushes Cru back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cru doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob is trying to break free.
Bob lands a body punch.
Cru working aggressively here.
Cru throws a head punch that misses.
Cru misses with the head strike.
Cru pushes Bob back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cru has a couple of punches blocked by Bob.
Cru swings wildly with an uppercut but Bob uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bob.

Bob breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bob, as that shot connected.
Cru on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cru wants to clinch up but Bob keeps it at a distance.
Cru staying out of range there.
Cru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bob 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.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.
Cru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob throws a good cross that connects.
Bob scores with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru slips under a jab from Bob.
Cru connects with a looping right hand.
Cru defending well as Bob loads up on a big left hand.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Cru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Cru throws out a counter right but Bob avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru with a nice calf kick.
Bob throws a low kick but Cru avoids it.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Donk. Bob catches Cru right on the button with a cross.
Cru lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bob throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru tries to counter with a clinch but Bob shakes him off and moves away.
Cru will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru 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.
Bob throws a low kick but Cru avoids it.
A jab from Cru finds it's way through Bob's defenses.
Bob smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob tries to close the distance and clinch but Cru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bob throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cru throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Cru misses.
Bob checks a leg kick nicely.
Bob misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Silent Bob will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bob's head.
Bob with the inside leg kick.
Cru tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bob paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bob takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bob 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.
Cru throws a chopping leg kick but Bob manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bob throws the kick towards the body but Cru avoids it.

Cru gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cru fails to land.
Bob struggles to land a body shot inside as Cru controls his hands.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Cru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cru tries to work over Bob's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Cru on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Bob.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob misses with a body punch.

Bob pulls Cru into guard.

Bob is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cru has his hands clasped together but Bob extends and breaks Cru's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Bob.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Silent Bob!
During a confident post fight interview, Silent Bob thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.