PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between robby crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Christ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

crump
vs
Christ

180 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, robby crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jesus Christ!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ is trying hard to land a takedown here. crump sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
crump misses with a few strikes there.

Christ moves into the clinch.
crump stops a takedown attempt from Christ.
crump is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Christ gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Christ trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Christ as the two fighters clinch.

crump has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Christ regains guard immediately.
Christ is controlling crump's posture.
Christ working a defensive guard here.

Christ throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Christ is pulling down on crump's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ has a closed guard, preventing crump from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Christ scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Christ doesn't manage to clinch there - crump circles away.
crump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from crump.
crump shoots and misses

and Christ counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Christ tries to stand but can't do so whilst crump controls his leg.
Christ looks gassed!
crump wants to control but Christ is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ blocks the strikes from crump.
crump is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Christ's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Christ's back!
crump is landing with strikes from the back.

Christ is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
crump is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
crump avoids the attempt from Christ to control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Christ tries to reverse the position but crump maintains control.
crump wants to control the pace but Christ is squirming around nicely.
Christ is wriggling around trying to escape.

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.
Christ takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Christ is looking to get to half guard.
crump trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Christ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
crump scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Christ?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jesus Christ will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

crump misses with a takedown

and Christ counters with a shoot takedown. crump fights it but they end up in guard.
Christ won't allow crump to sweep him here.
Christ stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. crump swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Christ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Christ wants to control from the top but crump keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
crump trying to control the position.
crump wants to sweep here but Christ controlling him for the moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
crump goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Christ tries to clinch up but crump circles away and keeps his distance.

crump darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Christ is staying active underneath crump, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christ pushes crump off and gets back to his feet.
crump throws a nice outside leg kick.
crump takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

crump instigates a clinch.
Christ tries to pull guard but crump won't allow it.
Christ stalling against the cage.

crump jumps guard and drags Christ to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
crump keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ wants to pass the guard but crump is keeping the position.
crump is trying to keep Christ in close.
crump is really struggling to control Christ but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Christ showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Christ is fighting to break crump's control of his arms but crump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

crump looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
crump looking to control.
crump tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Christ controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Christ looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jesus Christ will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Christ closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Christ lands in his opponent's guard.
crump trying to control the position.
crump keeping moving, preventing Christ from controlling successfully.

crump is looking for a triangle but Christ pushes his legs off easily.
crump is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
crump is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Christ stops crump from standing up.

Christ got a little sloppy there for a moment and crump has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Christ has managed to get both his arms back between crump's legs - danger averted.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Christ shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. crump is trying to defend but Christ finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Christ lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ controlling the action here.
Christ looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks crump with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
crump is looking for a sweep. Christ is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Christ performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Christ decides to stand and escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
crump fails with the takedown

and Christ counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Christ stops crump from getting back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Christ in particular looking to stall.
crump is trying to stand back up but Christ is controlling him
Christ scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Christ is keen to just control but crump is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Christ is trying to control. crump wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Christ is looking for a kimura here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Christ closes this distance looking for a takedown but crump circles away.
crump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Christ shoots in and bounces crump off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
robby crump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jesus Christ is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Christ trying to control the position from guard on top but crump is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Christ comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Christ 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Christ!