PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Bumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crim
vs
Bumin

173 cm
19
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Alpha-Omega

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bumin!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crim's hands.
Crim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bumin.
Bumin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crim has time to react.

Crim darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crim not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crim is looking to pass Bumin's guard but actually Bumin recovers to full guard.
Crim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Crim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crim is looking to work some ground and pound but Bumin has wrist control.
Crim trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bumin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crim shoots in looking for a takedown. Bumin tries to sprawl out of it but Crim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Bumin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bumin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Crim gets the takedown into side control.
Bumin pushes Crim away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crim gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Crim goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bumin rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crim's guard! Nice work there by Bumin!
Crim has a closed guard, preventing Bumin from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bumin wanted to stand there but Crim had control of the position.
Crim is trying to control the position but Bumin postures up.
Crim 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.
Crim thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Bumin misses the target.
Nice body punch from Bumin.
Crim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bumin.
Bumin blocks a jab.
Crim walks into a stiff left hand from Bumin.
Bumin swings for the body but Crim moves out of range.
Bumin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crim dives in and grabs Bumin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bumin pushes down on Crim's head and hops out.
Crim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Crim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Bumin finds it's way through Crim's defenses.
Bumin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Bumin misses.
Bumin tests Crim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Bumin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bumin gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crim is looking to advance position but Bumin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Crim is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Bumin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crim flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Crim is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Thomas Crim will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A big right from Bumin misses.
A jab from Bumin finds it's way through Crim's defenses.
Crim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bumin.
Bumin misses with a wild body shot.
Crim fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Bumin misses the target.
Bumin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crim was well out of range. Poor timing from Bumin.
Crim misses the jab.
Bumin blocks a jab.
Bumin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crim's head.
Crim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bumin.

Crim darts in and clinches Bumin up against the ropes.
Bumin wants to break the clinch but can't.

Crim breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crim blocks a jab.
Bumin lands a glancing blow to the side of Crim's head.
Bumin scores with a sloppy right hand. Crim should have avoided that one.
Crim blocks a jab.
Crim throws a lazy right hand but Bumin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bumin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crim throws a leg kick but Bumin checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crim is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bumin.
Bumin scores with a hook to the body. Crim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circling - Bumin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bumin stuffs the takedown attempt from Crim. Crim gets slowly back to his feet.
Crim throws a hook to the side of Bumin's head but Bumin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bumin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crim.
Bumin misses with a wild combination.
Crim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bumin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Crim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Bumin's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Crim misses with a head shot.
Bumin is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Crim fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crim lands a heavy elbow.
Crim won't let Bumin get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crim with good strikes from the mount here!
Crim with good strikes from the mount here!
Bumin wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Crim sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin is trying to stand up.

Crim working for a guillotine from mount but Bumin is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crim 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.
Crim tries to control but Bumin wriggling away.
Crim is landing with some decent strikes but Bumin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crim putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Crim looking to secure an arm triangle but Bumin defends it well.
Crim lands with some strikes.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Crim wants to finish this one by submission but Bumin is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crim.
Crim throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bumin because Crim loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Crim dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bumin lands the left hand.

Crim shoots in and bounces Bumin off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Crim throwing strikes from guard but Bumin blocks nicely.
Crim postures up in Bumin's guard and throws a big left but Bumin blocks it.
Bumin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bumin wants to stand but Crim is controlling the position.
Crim with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim connects with a couple of short punches.
Crim wants to control from the top but Bumin keeps moving.
Bumin is looking to stand up but Crim isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crim misses with a straight left.
Bumin throws out a loose jab but Crim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crim slips a jab from Bumin.
Crim staying out of range there.
Bumin misses with a hook.
Bumin misses with a looping right.
A big left from Bumin misses.
Crim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bumin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two 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.

Crim gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Crim has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bumin clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Bumin looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Crim looking for the choke but no joy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Will Crim go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Crim throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin is covering up but some of the strikes from Crim are getting through and doing damage.

Crim working for a choke but Bumin reverses nicely into Crim 's guard.
Bumin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crim's guard.

Crim has his foot on Bumin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bumin works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crim has a closed guard, preventing Bumin from standing up.
Crim striking off his back but it's not causing Bumin any problems.
Crim striking off his back but it's not causing Bumin any problems.

Bumin is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Crim has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bumin is looking to defend but Crim has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bumin! Crim pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bumin taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Thomas Crim!