PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Crisp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Crisp
vs
Blaze

195 cm
22
211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Rock Hard Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bill Crisp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Aafke Stam and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaze lands with a right hand.
Crisp stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaze throws a right and a left that Crisp avoids nicely.
Crisp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crisp fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blaze closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crisp fails with an attempt to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crisp scores a nice knee to the body.
Crisp landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crisp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Blaze is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Blaze as Crisp tries to tie him up.
Crisp lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crisp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Blaze up against the cage.
Blaze is trying to drag Crisp to the mat but Crisp just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crisp tries a knee to the head but Blaze blocks it.
Blaze wants a takedown but no success here.
Crisp landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crisp pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bill Crisp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.

Blaze turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Blaze trying to control the action but Crisp is working from the bottom.
Blaze controlling the position from side mount.
Blaze is looking to take a break and control but Crisp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Blaze working the body and head with strikes.
Crisp pushes Blaze away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Blaze gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crisp being controlled for a moment.
Blaze is putting a hurting on Crisp here, landing some big shots from side control.
Blaze really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crisp. 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze working away.
Crisp is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Crisp is breathing heavily.
Crisp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blaze taking a breather here.
Blaze lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Crisp down.
Crisp is pushing Blaze's head away, looking to escape. Blaze manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blaze lands some shots froms side control.
Blaze is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crisp's shoulder. That is not cool.
Blaze cracks Crisp with a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crisp will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blaze working the head with strikes.
Crisp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Blaze has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Blaze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crisp will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Blaze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Blaze working the head and body with strikes.
Crisp on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Blaze staying calm.
Blaze wants to control but Crisp is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice defenses there by Blaze.
Danga de danga de dang - Blaze scores with a four punch combination!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crisp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Blaze closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Crisp to the mat! Crisp manages to get full guard.
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!
Blaze has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Crisp is proving hard to escape from.
Crisp wants to stand up but Blaze is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blaze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crisp keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crisp wants to stand but Blaze is controlling the position.
Crisp keeping full guard, as Blaze tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Blaze throws a right and a left that Crisp avoids nicely.
Blaze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crisp's hands.
Crisp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blaze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crisp wants to clinch.

Blaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Blaze wants to control the pace but Crisp is squirming around nicely.
Blaze controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Let's hope that Blaze has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisp is squirming around, avoiding Blaze's attempts to control the action.
Blaze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Blaze.
Blaze controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crisp tries to close the distance and clinch but Blaze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blaze misses with a few strikes there.
Crisp doesn't manage to clinch there - Blaze circles away.

Crisp gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Crisp working for a triangle but Blaze defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Blaze trying to control but Crisp is working from the bottom.
Crisp will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Blaze is in close to Crisp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Blaze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Blaze looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Blaze postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze postures up and lands a big shot to Crisp's brow.
Blaze tries to free his leg and advance position but Crisp is retaining full guard.
Blaze trying to move into half guard but instead Crisp has managed to sweep!
Crisp trying to stand up but can't free himself from Blaze's guard.
Blaze looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Blaze manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Blaze working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Blaze connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Blaze controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blaze lands a big elbow.
Johnny Blaze has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crisp really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Blaze looking to control and managing it successfully.
Blaze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Blaze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crisp tries to clinch but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze loads up on a big right hand but Crisp slips the punch.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Crisp ducks down to avoid it.

Blaze gets the takedown into side control.
Blaze takes a little break here. Crisp wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Crisp is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Blaze asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Blaze tries to move to mount but Crisp blocks the move with his legs.
Blaze in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crisp tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crisp is trying to control Blaze's posture but Blaze avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crisp will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Crisp wants to get back to his feet but Blaze drags him back down.
Blaze is working Crisp over with some ground and pound from side control.
Crisp is trying to control Blaze's posture but Blaze avoids it.

Blaze stands up.
Blaze scores with a punch to the head.

Blaze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee warns Crisp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Blaze takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crisp wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Blaze controlling the pace for now.
Blaze has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crisp's face.
Blaze controlling the pace for now.
Blaze landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Crisp really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Blaze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crisp is in a horrible position here. Blaze smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Blaze sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blaze's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

Despite being in the dominant position, Johnny Blaze just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blaze wants to clinch but Crisp slips to the side
enabling Crisp to counter with a crisp jab.

Blaze shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Crisp is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Blaze pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blaze stops Crisp from getting back to his feet.
Blaze looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crisp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Blaze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crisp wants to improve his position but Blaze is controlling well.
Crisp wants to control but Blaze is keeping busy.
Bill Crisp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaze with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crisp taking some punishment here, with Blaze in his half guard.
Blaze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Johnny Blaze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaze blocks the strikes from Crisp.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blaze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Blaze!