PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Crier
vs
Vinicius

170 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 Las Vegas, Johnny Crier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Vinicius!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crier gets a clinch.
Crier misses with a body punch.
Crier is working for takedown but Vinicius is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crier keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vinicius's efforts to push away.
Crier is pressed up against the cage. Vinicius has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crier down to the mat. Crier avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crier is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vinicius wants a takedown.
Crier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vinicius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Crier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vinicius wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crier has him pressed against the cage.
Vinicius lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crier backwards.
Vinicius dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crier wants a takedown but no success here.
Crier tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vinicius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Vinicius is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Vinicius prevents the takedown attempt.
Crier throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crier is leaning against Vinicius and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Vinicius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crier fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Vinicius fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vinicius.
Vinicius has a takedown stuffed.
Vinicius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vinicius tries to clinch there but Crier circles away.
Vinicius tries to clinch

and Crier counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crier.
Crier drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vinicius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vinicius is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Crier manages to break the clinch.
Vinicius with a poor takedown

and Crier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Vinicius looks gassed!
Crier is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crier is working for a submission of some sort.
Vinicius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crier. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Vinicius avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crier.
Crier drops an elbow to the side of Vinicius's head.
Vinicius tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Vinicius is defending against the submission attempts here by Crier.
Vinicius is trying to get back to full guard.

Crier looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vinicius can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius won't allow Crier to pass to mount.
Vinicius moves into full guard.
Crier throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vinicius works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crier throwing strikes but missing.
Crier pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinicius is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crier accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vinicius tries to clinch
and Vinicius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vinicius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vinicius circles away from the clinch attempt

and Vinicius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinicius is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crier pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vinicius blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vinicius lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Vinicius.

Vinicius breaks from the clinch.

Crier instigates a clinch.

Vinicius wants the takedown. Crier is fighting it off but Vinicius persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Crier's guard against the cage.
Crier is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vinicius throws and elbow that misses. Crier uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Vinicius's guard. Nice move by Crier!
Vinicius wants to get back to his feet but Crier is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crier 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.

Crier tries to clinch there but Vinicius circles away.
Crier tries to close the distance and clinch but Vinicius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Crier closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Vinicius to the mat! Vinicius manages to get full guard.
Vinicius trying to keep a closed guard but Crier is proving a slippery customer.
Crier advances to half guard.
Vinicius tries to kick Crier off but Crier keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Vinicius is defending against the submission attempts here by Crier.
Vinicius is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Crier.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crier is keen to just control but Vinicius is a slippery customer.

Crier is trying for a kimura here. Vinicius looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Crier wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnny Crier!