PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stan Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop has chosen love hurts as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Best
vs
Cro Cop

192 cm
24
200 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

185 cm
24
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stan Best!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Best looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jab by Best.
Cro Cop checks the leg kick.
Cro Cop looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Best is fending him off so far but Cro Cop persists. Nope, Best circles away and we're back to standing.
Cro Cop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Best throws out the jab.
Best lands a jab to the head.
Cro Cop shoots in looking for a takedown. Best tries to sprawl out of it but Cro Cop keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Best manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice takedown defense from Best. No joy for Cro Cop on that attempt.
Stan Best has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Cro Cop.
Cro Cop shoots for a double leg takedown but Best sprawls well. He's pushed Cro Cop's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cro Cop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cro Cop tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Best swivels and escapes.
Cro Cop shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Best pinned against the cage. Best gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop moves forwards but Best connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Best misses with a hook. Cro Cop ducked under it nicely.
Best scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cro Cop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Best.
Cro Cop is trying hard to land a takedown here. Best sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cro Cop looks gassed!
Cro Cop avoids a punch combination nicely.
Best looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Best scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cro Cop looks for a takedown but Best sprawls well.
Stan Best is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cro Cop circles away quickly and effectively.
Cro Cop is trying desperately to land a takedown but Best is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Cro Cop.
No joy there for Best, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Best misses with a jab, cross combination.
Best throws a series of punches but Cro Cop moves out of range.
Cro Cop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cro Cop is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Best.
Best throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Cro Cop feints and as Best raises his hands in defense, Cro Cop changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cro Cop forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cro Cop trying to mount his opponent but Best defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Best!
Best knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cro Cop on the ground.

Cro Cop is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Cro Cop extends the arm and Best is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mirko Cro Cop!