PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Uri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy cracks heads and he dont care. Sam Uri has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crack Corn
vs
Uri

180 cm
26
165 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
24
165 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

F.ighters U.nlimited K.lothing C.ompany ☯

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Uri!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uri fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Uri takes one to the chin there.

Uri gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crack Corn to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Uri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crack Corn defends well.
Uri is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Crack Corn drops back looking for a leg! Uri is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Uri manages to kick Crack Corn off! Crack Corn jumps back into Uri's guard.

Uri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crack Corn defends it easily.
Crack Corn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Uri tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crack Corn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crack Corn thows a big elbow that misses.

Crack Corn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Crack Corn is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Uri is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Uri has escaped and now he's on top!
Crack Corn wants to get back to his feet but Uri is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Crack Corn working for a triangle but Uri defends it easily.
Uri pushing down on Crack Corn's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Uri wants to work for an arm triangle but Crack Corn is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Uri is looking for a kimura but Crack Corn is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Uri to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn wants to get back to his feet.
Uri wants to take a breather but Crack Corn is having none of it.
Crack Corn throws a strike from the bottom but Uri passes into side control!
Crack Corn manages to get back to half guard.
Uri wants to stand but Crack Corn has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Uri looks gassed!
Crack Corn misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Uri tries to pass to full mount but Crack Corn defends it.
Crack Corn gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crack Corn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Uri can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Uri trying to control but Crack Corn is working from the bottom.

Crack Corn pushes Uri off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crack Corn throws a body punch but Uri moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Crack Corn as Uri shoots in.

Uri decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crack Corn wants to get back to his feet.

Uri seems to be working for a kimura but Crack Corn defends the submission attempt.

Crack Corn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Uri is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Uri is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crack Corn sees it coming and defends easily.
Crack Corn looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack Corn wants to get back to full guard.

Uri is trying to work for a kimura but Crack Corn is defending well.
Uri is trying to control the action in half guard but Crack Corn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Crack Corn kicks off Uri and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sam Uri 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.

Crack Corn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Crack Corn duly obliges.
Uri jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jimmy Crack Corn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uri looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crack Corn thuds his right hand into Uri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uri fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Uri.
Jimmy Crack Corn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Uri.
Crack Corn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Uri.
Crack Corn lands a really nice looking cross but Uri seems unphased.
Crack Corn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Uri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crack Corn!
Crack Corn keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Uri is breathing heavily.
Crack Corn is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn wants to control but Uri is having none of it.

Uri goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Crack Corn is on top in guard.
Crack Corn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Uri is keeping the position for now.

Uri had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Crack Corn defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crack Corn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Crack Corn pushes down on Uri's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crack Corn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Uri's head.
Crack Corn thows a huge punch but Uri dodges it nicely.
Uri is refusing to be controlled, as Crack Corn sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uri is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crack Corn throwing shots but Uri is blocking nicely.
Crack Corn prevents Uri from improving his position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The crowd cheers as Crack Corn lands an impressive looking overhand right. Uri doesn't seem phased though.

Crack Corn closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uri manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Uri slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Uri is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crack Corn is trying to maintain the position but Uri is very close to passing his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn is trying to stand back up but Uri is controlling him
Crack Corn trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Uri is trying to work for a kimura but Crack Corn is defending well.

Uri seems to be working for a kimura but Crack Corn defends the submission attempt.

Uri is looking for a kimura here.
Uri is looking to advance position but Crack Corn won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Crack Corn kicks Uri off and gets back to his feet.

Crack Corn closes the distance and clinches.

Crack Corn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Crack Corn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Uri sneaks back into half guard.
Uri keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Uri gets back to full guard.
Crack Corn trying to control but Uri is working from the bottom.
Uri is pulling down on Crack Corn's head to control his posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Crack Corn dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Uri throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crack Corn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Uri has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crack Corn is working away from the top position though.
Crack Corn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Uri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crack Corn.
Ground and pound from Crack Corn.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Uri blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crack Corn.
Uri gets full guard.

Uri is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Crack Corn defends well.
Crack Corn connects with a couple of short punches.
Crack Corn connects with a couple of short punches.

Uri looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crack Corn stopping the sweep attempt from Uri.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Uri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Uri throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Uri keeping full guard, as Crack Corn tries to pass.
Uri preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crack Corn distracts Uri with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Uri looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crack Corn is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Uri misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crack Corn.
Crack Corn stuns Uri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two 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.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Uri is defended easily by Crack Corn.
A bone on bone clash there as Uri blocks the leg kick.
Crack Corn misses with a series of wild punches.
Crack Corn defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Uri.
Uri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Crack Corn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Crack Corn is fighting off a takedown attempt but Uri is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Crack Corn to the mat. Crack Corn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Uri drops back looking for a leg! Crack Corn is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crack Corn manages to kick Uri off! Uri jumps back into Crack Corn's guard.
Uri wants to control from the top but Crack Corn keeps moving.
Uri pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crack Corn is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Uri is controlling him.
Crack Corn controls Uri momentarily but Uri frees himself.
Crack Corn wants to stand up but Uri is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Crack Corn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Crack Corn is working an open guard so Uri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Crack Corn throws an overhand right that lands on Uri's shoulder, as Uri tries to avoid the shot.
Jimmy Crack Corn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Uri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crack Corn manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uri won't allow Crack Corn to get back to his feet.

Uri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sam Uri has got the better of the ground game so far.
Uri stops Crack Corn from standing up.
Crack Corn trying to control the position.
Uri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Uri wants to control from the top but Crack Corn keeps moving.

Uri is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crack Corn is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crack Corn has escaped and now he's on top!
Crack Corn passes into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sam Uri.
I think Uri has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Uri!