PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Crack Atoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Atoa
vs
Crippler

185 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Crack Atoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crippler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crippler dodges the punch combination from Atoa.
Atoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crippler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Atoa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crippler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Atoa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Atoa.
Crippler fails to land with a series of punches.
Crippler shoots in for a double leg but Atoa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Atoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Crippler is just out of range.
Atoa throws a leg kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crippler.
Crippler throws a jab when Atoa was well out of range.
Crippler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Atoa.
Crippler looks to land a combination but Atoa avoids it well.
Atoa misses with the combination.
Atoa avoids the head kick by Crippler.
Crippler looks gassed!
Atoa pushes Crippler away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Atoa is looking to score with low kicks.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Atoa checks a leg kick.

Atoa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Atoa postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Atoa looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Atoa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crippler, up you get!
Atoa misses with a two punch combination.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Atoa is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa throws a hook but Crippler avoids it easily.

Crippler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Atoa to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Atoa really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Atoa stands up from Crippler's guard - Atoa perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crippler slips a jab and a cross from Atoa.
Atoa misses with a few strikes there.
Atoa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crippler tries to clinch there but Atoa circles away.

Atoa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crippler sprawls well initially but Atoa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.
Atoa sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa trying to mount his opponent but Crippler defends it.
Still in half guard, Atoa seems content to control.

Atoa stands up out of the half guard.
Atoa swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Atoa thumps Crippler with a low kick.

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.
Crippler thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Atoa if he has to take too many more of those.
Atoa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Atoa tries to bum rush Crippler with a series of wild strikes but Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crippler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Atoa pinned against the cage. Atoa gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crippler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Atoa lands a head kick. Crippler smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A combination from Atoa does no damage.
Atoa works Crippler's body with a nice hook.
Crippler tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Crippler throws a leg kick which misses Atoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Atoa tries to avoid it.
Crippler lands a high kick!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Atoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Atoa leaves Crippler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Atoa throws a hook but Crippler blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crack Atoa dominated that round.
That's time! Atoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Atoa is looking to slow Crippler down with leg kicks.
Atoa throws a lazy right hand but Crippler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crippler throws a head kick but Atoa moves out of range.
Crippler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atoa.
Crippler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Atoa.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crippler, right into the meat.
Atoa misses with a few strikes there.
Atoa tries to bum rush Crippler with a series of wild strikes but Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Atoa throws a shot from downtown. Crippler moves away and avoids it.
Crippler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Atoa.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crippler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atoa manages to avoid it.
Crippler tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crippler tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Atoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crippler was well out of range. Poor timing from Atoa.
Atoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Atoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Atoa closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Crippler is not content to let Atoa control the position.
Crippler is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Atoa has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Atoa controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Atoa decides to stand back up.
Atoa misses with a low kick.
Atoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Crippler is just out of range.
Crippler tries to clinch up but Atoa circles away and keeps his distance.
Atoa tries for a takedown but Crippler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Atoa dodges the punch combination from Crippler.
Crippler pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Atoa misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Atoa wants to land a leg kick but Crippler is out of range.
Atoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crippler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Atoa throws a one two combo.
Crippler lands with a slapping head kick.
Nice shot lands for Atoa.
Nice takedown defense from Atoa. No joy for Crippler on that attempt.
A head kick by Atoa misses
and Crippler counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Atoa is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Atoa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crippler with a lazy takedown attempt

and Atoa counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Atoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Atoa stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Atoa throws a right and a left that Crippler avoids nicely.
Atoa throws a nice looking combination but Crippler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Atoa throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crippler is defended easily by Atoa.
Atoa takes a swing at Crippler's ribcage but misses.
Crack Atoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crippler.
Atoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Atoa takes a swing at Crippler's ribcage but misses.
Crippler thumps Atoa with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crack Atoa dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Atoa connects with a body shot.
Crippler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Atoa.

Crippler clinches up with Atoa and pushes him back against the cage.
Crippler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Atoa has him pressed against the cage.
Crippler trying to stall but Atoa improves his position.

Atoa works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Atoa decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crippler, up you get!
Atoa keeps the fight on the outside.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crippler.
Crippler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crippler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crippler misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crippler tries a head kick but it misses.
Atoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Crippler shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crippler dodges the punch combination from Atoa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler fails with the takedown

and Atoa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atoa.
Atoa has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crippler wants to stand and escape but Atoa is having none of it.

Atoa gets to his feet - Crippler follows without any prompting.
Atoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crippler cracks the inside of Atoa's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler tries for a takedown but Atoa circles away easily
and Atoa counters with a two punch combo.
Crack Atoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Crippler.
Crippler moves out of range of the strikes.
Atoa throws a leg kick

and Crippler counters by moving into the clinch.
Crippler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Atoa tries for a takedown but Crippler manages to get underhooks.
Crippler tries to break the clinch but Atoa is controlling the position.
Crippler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crippler tries to circle away but Atoa has him pinned against the cage.
Crippler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Atoa smiles and moves away.
Atoa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Atoa thows a leg kick but Crippler checks it
and Crippler counters with a nice leg kick.
Atoa misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crippler misses its intended target.
Crippler avoids the body shot from Atoa.
Crippler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Atoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A chopping leg kick lands by Atoa.
Crippler throws a head kick but Atoa moves out of range.
Crippler walks into a jab.
Crippler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Atoa is looking to wear down Crippler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Atoa wants to slow Crippler down by chopping away at his legs.
Crippler wants to clinch up but Atoa keeps it at a distance.
Crippler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Atoa throws out the jab.
Atoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Crippler moves in looking to clinch but Atoa pushes him off.
Crippler has a takedown stuffed.
Atoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crippler throws a head kick that misses.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.
Crippler tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Atoa misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Atoa.
Crippler throws a sloppy head kick and Atoa moves out of range easily.
Atoa throws a head kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crippler. That's going to slow Atoa down.
Atoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crippler shoots for a takedown but Atoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Atoa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.

Atoa looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Joe Crippler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crack Atoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Atoa uses his free foot to push down on Crippler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Crippler.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crack Atoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Atoa, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crack Atoa!