PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marco Noriega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dog Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Noriega
vs
Crazy

176 cm
19
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Noriega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dog Crazy!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Noriega blocks the body kick.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Crazy lands a big head kick that sends Noriega tumbling to the mat! Crazy takes a step backwards and waves Noriega back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Marco Noriega has been cut.
Crazy wants to clinch.
Noriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noriega throws a jab when Crazy was well out of range.
Crazy throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
Crazy misses with a wild body shot.
Dog Crazy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Noriega.
Noriega just misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy looks to land a combination. Noriega sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crazy wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Noriega blocks a head kick by Crazy.
Crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crazy throws a sloppy head kick and Noriega moves out of range easily.
Crazy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crazy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Noriega paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to clinch up but Noriega keeps it at a distance.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy tries to bum rush Noriega with a series of wild strikes but Noriega uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Noriega fails with a takedown attempt.
Noriega keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy throws a right and a left that Noriega avoids nicely.
Crazy is looking to clinch.
Crazy throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy lands a with a good body shot.
Noriega walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crazy is looking to clinch.
Crazy is looking to land body kicks.
Crazy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A cross from Crazy lands.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Noriega avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Noriega looks to score with a jab to the body but Crazy is just out of range.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Noriega swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to clinch there but Noriega circles away.
Crazy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crazy throws a series of strikes that have Noriega backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crazy lands a jab to Noriega's midsection.
Crazy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crazy throws a series of punches but Noriega avoids them all with ease.
Crazy tries to clinch but Noriega is having none of it.
Crazy tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Crazy both land. Nice combination.

Marco Noriega's cut is getting worse.
Crazy misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dog Crazy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Noriega's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crazy is looking to clinch.
Crazy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crazy lands with a kick to the ribs.
Crazy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crazy moves in looking to clinch but Noriega pushes him off.
Crazy tries to clinch but Noriega is having none of it.
A left and a right from Crazy both land. Nice combination.
Crazy moves in looking to clinch but Noriega pushes him off.
Noriega circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Noriega swats away the attempt to clinch by Crazy.
Crazy tries to clinch but Noriega moves out of range.
Crazy tries to close the distance and clinch but Noriega swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy tries to clinch up but Noriega circles away and keeps his distance.
Crazy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Noriega dives in and grabs Crazy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Crazy pushes down on Noriega's head and hops out.

Crazy lands a big head kick that sends Noriega tumbling to the mat! Crazy takes a step backwards and waves Noriega back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Noriega is rocked!
A head kick by Crazy - that's a beauty! Noriega is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Crazy can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dog Crazy!