PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Red (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thorocules Crittitus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Red
vs
Crittitus

180 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

190 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Red!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thorocules Crittitus!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red misses with a body shot.
Red looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Crittitus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Red. Red obviously looking to wear him down.
Crittitus shoots in looking for a takedown. Red tries to sprawl out of it but Crittitus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Red manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Red doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Crittitus moves into the clinch.

Crittitus is trying to trip Red. He has hold of a leg but Red is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Crittitus persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Crittitus passes Red's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Crittitus stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Red dodges the punch combination from Crittitus.
Crittitus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Red has his takedown stuffed

and Crittitus counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Crittitus passes Red's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crittitus scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Crittitus in particular looking to stall.
Red is in trouble now - Crittitus has advanced to mount!
Crittitus looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crittitus wants to finish this one by submission but Red is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Crittitus.
Crittitus looking to control and managing it successfully.

Crittitus working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crittitus 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 four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Despite being in the dominant position, Thorocules Crittitus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Red tries to keep at a distance but Crittitus has taken the fight into the clinch.

Crittitus drags the fight down to the ground.
Red postures up.
Crittitus bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Red's guard.
Crittitus passes Red's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorocules Crittitus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crittitus shoots in and bounces Red off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crittitus stands and throws Red's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Crittitus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crittitus tries to score with some ground and pound. Red controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crittitus thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crittitus prevents Red from escaping the position.

Crittitus decides to stand up, so the ref orders Red to his feet.
Red avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crittitus misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Crittitus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crittitus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Red wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Red is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Crittitus lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Red trying to control but not successfully.
Crittitus keeps control of the position as Red tries to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Crittitus is hanging on to Red's back as he tries to escape.
Thorocules Crittitus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Good control from Crittitus.
Crittitus looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Crittitus connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Red to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crittitus scores with punches and elbows.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

Red preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Crittitus.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crittitus has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thorocules Crittitus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Crittitus shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crittitus was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crittitus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Crittitus 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crittitus lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crittitus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Red is trying desperately to improve position.
Red tries to lock up and control but Crittitus gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crittitus controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crittitus lands a big elbow.
Crittitus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crittitus looking to finish Red with some ground and pound. This is bad for Red!
Crittitus takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Thorocules Crittitus just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick misses from Crittitus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crittitus moves into range and clinches up with Red.
Red can't break the clinch.

Crittitus manages to break the clinch.
Crittitus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Red swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crittitus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Red sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Red keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crittitus tries to clinch up.
Horrible takedown by Crittitus or perhaps it was just good defense by Red which made him look bad.
Kevin Red has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thorocules Crittitus.
Crittitus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crittitus throws a body punch but Red moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crittitus fails to land the takedown.
Red pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Red throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crittitus counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Crittitus thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crittitus looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crittitus is trying to control the action in half guard but Red is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Red moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thorocules Crittitus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crittitus 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thorocules Crittitus!