PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Dos Anjos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joell Crack Pitcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dos Anjos
vs
Crack Pitcher

180 cm
21
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

5th Round

[JMFC] Slaughterhouse 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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Dos Anjos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joell Crack Pitcher!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack Pitcher throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Anjos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crack Pitcher leaves Dos Anjos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dos Anjos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crack Pitcher is fending him off so far but Dos Anjos persists. Nope, Crack Pitcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Dos Anjos ducks under a wild hook from Crack Pitcher.
Joell Crack Pitcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Anjos walks into a left hand.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping right.
Crack Pitcher throws a low kick, looking for Dos Anjos's leg but Dos Anjos calmly moves out of range.
Crack Pitcher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crack Pitcher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crack Pitcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crack Pitcher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dos Anjos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dos Anjos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crack Pitcher sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Dos Anjos. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher tries to land a leg kick but Dos Anjos saw it coming and moves away.
Crack Pitcher fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice defenses there by Dos Anjos.
Crack Pitcher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dos Anjos is breathing heavily.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination. Dos Anjos tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Luiz Dos Anjos has been cut.
Nice cross by Crack Pitcher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crack Pitcher misses with a low kick.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crack Pitcher throws a chopping leg kick but Dos Anjos manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Joell Crack Pitcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Anjos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crack Pitcher lands with an overhand left.
Crack Pitcher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Anjos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crack Pitcher dips to his left and cracks Dos Anjos with an uppercut!
Crack Pitcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crack Pitcher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dos Anjos.
Crack Pitcher misses with a double jab.
Crack Pitcher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crack Pitcher lands a head shot.
Dos Anjos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Dos Anjos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crack Pitcher scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher misses with a hook.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook to the side of Dos Anjos's head but Dos Anjos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crack Pitcher throws a solid leg kick but Dos Anjos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher misses with a low kick.
Dos Anjos fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Crack Pitcher. No joy for Dos Anjos on that attempt.
Crack Pitcher tests Dos Anjos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crack Pitcher throws a right hand that Dos Anjos ducks under and follows up with a left that Dos Anjos also avoids with ease.
Crack Pitcher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher lands a nice shot that snaps Dos Anjos's head back.
Crack Pitcher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crack Pitcher is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Dos Anjos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crack Pitcher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crack Pitcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dos Anjos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crack Pitcher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crack Pitcher lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crack Pitcher lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice sprawl there from Crack Pitcher as Dos Anjos shoots in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joell Crack Pitcher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luiz Dos Anjos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crack Pitcher looks to land a combination. Dos Anjos sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Dos Anjos is rocked!
Crack Pitcher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dos Anjos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Oh Dos Anjos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Some bone on bone action there as Dos Anjos checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crack Pitcher cracks Dos Anjos with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Dos Anjos falls to his knees and Crack Pitcher doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joell Crack Pitcher!