PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Shifflett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Churko Cridell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shifflett comes to the cage accompanied by System Of A Down - Toxicity. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shifflett
vs
Cridell

182 cm
23
222 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ray Shifflett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Churko Cridell!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cridell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shifflett swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shifflett tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cridell swivels and escapes.
Cridell misses with a wild combination.
Cridell looks to score with a jab to the body but Shifflett is just out of range.
Cridell with a poor takedown

and Shifflett counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shifflett drops an elbow to the side of Cridell's head.
Shifflett working over Cridell with some ground and pound. Cridell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Shifflett works his way into full mount!
Shifflett working Cridell over with strikes here.
Shifflett scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cridell is working to get back to half guard.
Cridell wants to control but Shifflett is having none of it.
Shifflett fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shifflett breaks from Cridell's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Shifflett lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cridell looks gassed!
Shifflett looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Shifflett with the ground and pound from mount.

Cridell is rocked!
Shifflett postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Cridell out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Shifflett goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ray Shifflett!