PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Crede (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Heracles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crede comes to the cage accompanied by London Dungeon by The Misfits. Ross Crede could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Zeus Heracles's chin.

Crede
vs
Heracles

181 cm
20
248 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

188 cm
22
273 lbs
10 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Balls Recovery

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Ross Crede!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Zeus Heracles!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crede misses with a double jab.
A big left from Heracles misses.
Heracles throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crede.
Crede ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heracles misses with a body shot.

Crede changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Heracles looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crede misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Crede with the ground and pound but Heracles regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crede works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crede misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heracles is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Heracles manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
Crede with the ground and pound but Heracles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Crede postures up.
Crede missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heracles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crede.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crede trying to control the position from guard on top but Heracles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crede misses with a straight right.
Crede dives in and grabs Heracles's left leg, looking for a takedown. Heracles pushes down on Crede's head and hops out.
Crede swings for the body but Heracles moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Heracles as Crede shoots in.
Heracles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Heracles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crede keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crede keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crede.
Heracles connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heracles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crede misses the shot to the body.
Heracles scores with a nice strike.
Heracles misses with the combination.
Crede throws a lazy right hand but Heracles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Crede does it's job there.
Heracles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Heracles misses with a shot to the body
and Crede connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crede throws a body punch but Heracles moves out of range.
Heracles takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Heracles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crede.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Heracles checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crede takes a swing at Heracles's ribcage but misses.
Heracles blocks a jab.
Crede misses with a straight left.
Crede misses with a looping right.
Crede is looking to land body kicks.
Heracles walks into a straight right hand from Crede.
Heracles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heracles jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Heracles lands with a shot to the body.
Zeus Heracles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heracles looks to land a combination but Crede avoids it well.
Heracles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Heracles tries to bum rush Crede with a series of wild strikes but Crede uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Crede dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crede throws a hook but Heracles avoids it easily.
Heracles is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crede ducks under a wild hook from Heracles.
Jab from Crede.

Crede shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crede showed some decent athleticism there.
Crede passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crede unloads with some shots from mount but Heracles bucks and avoids them well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crede misses with a head shot.
Heracles blocking the ground and pound.
Crede throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Crede misses with a head shot.
Crede unloads with some shots from mount but Heracles bucks and avoids them well.
A nice elbow there by Crede.
Heracles holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Crede tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heracles blocking the ground and pound.
Crede working the ground and pound effectively.
Crede looking to finish with strikes here!
Crede landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crede working some short elbows here. He postures up to throw some more ground and pound but Heracles slips a leg through to get back to half guard. Nice work.
Crede with the ground and pound but Heracles uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Heracles working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crede.
Crede tries to free his leg and advance position but Heracles is retaining full guard.
Heracles pulls Crede in close to prevent any damage.
Crede is looking to work some ground and pound but Heracles has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crede throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crede loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crede throws a strike but Heracles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Heracles gets to his feet - Crede follows without any prompting.
Heracles walks into a jab.
Crede throws a sloppy body shot
and Heracles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crede throws a shot from downtown. Heracles moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ross Crede dominated that second round.
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!

Crede pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crede throws a leg kick
and Heracles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crede thows a body shot but no joy.
Crede lands with a straight right. Heracles didn't see that one coming.
Heracles swings for the body but Crede moves out of range.
Heracles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crede moves away.
Heracles keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crede lands a body shot.
Crede misses with a body shot.
Crede misses the shot to the body.
Crede has a takedown stuffed.
A swing and a miss from Crede.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crede shoots in but Heracles avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Crede. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crede avoids the body shot from Heracles.
Heracles moves out of range of the strikes.
Crede tries for a takedown but Heracles circles away easily
and Heracles counters with a nice uppercut.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crede here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Heracles gets caught flat footed, as Crede shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crede missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crede thows a big elbow that misses.
Crede has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crede is fighting to break Heracles's control of his arms but Heracles is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Heracles is trying to control the position but Crede postures up.
Heracles seems keen to control Crede's posture.
Crede trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crede in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Heracles is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crede lands a jab to Heracles's midsection.
Crede misses with a looping left.
Crede keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crede misses the shot to the body.
Zeus Heracles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crede scores with a jab. Heracles acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ross Crede is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Crede misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Crede. That snapped Heracles's head back.
Zeus Heracles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heracles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crede moves away from the strike by Heracles.
Crede fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crede throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Crede.
Crede misses the body punch
and Heracles counters with a one-two to the body.
Crede takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heracles misses with a combination
and Crede counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ross Crede is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut lands for Crede. That snapped Heracles's head back.
Heracles connects with a body shot.
Heracles fails to land with a series of punches.
Heracles swinging wildly here.
Heracles misses with a wild body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ross Crede.
Well Crede has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ross Crede!