PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between WB Crisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Gambler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). WB Crisse could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jonny Gambler's chin.

Crisse
vs
Gambler

180 cm
18
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
173 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, WB Crisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jonny Gambler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Crisse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crisse will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gambler. Crisse does a little dance to reset his feet.
A right-left combo lands from Gambler.

It looks like WB Crisse has been cut.
Crisse fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crisse.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for WB Crisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crisse fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gambler connects with a body shot.
Crisse blocks the body kick.
Gambler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Gambler swinging wildly here.
A lazy left from Gambler finds it's target.
Gambler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gambler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gambler stuffs the takedown attempt from Crisse. Crisse gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gambler stalks Crisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crisse's face. Crisse staggers backwards, shaken.
Crisse tries for a takedown but Gambler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gambler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crisse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gambler misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gambler misses the shot to the body.
Crisse throws a body punch but Gambler moves out of range.
Crisse misses with a low kick as Gambler jumps back.
Gambler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crisse shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gambler as he avoids it easily.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crisse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gambler manages to avoid it.
Gambler throws a series of punches but Crisse moves out of range.
Gambler looks to land a combination but Crisse avoids it well.
Jonny Gambler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gambler looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gambler misses with a double jab.
Gambler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambler fails to land with a series of punches.
Crisse moves out of range of the strikes.
Crisse throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gambler's waist but Gambler gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crisse off to one side.
Gambler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crisse.
Gambler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crisse rather than just go for the knockout.
Crisse slips a jab and a cross from Gambler.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crisse lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Gambler has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gambler and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gambler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Gambler wants it to stay on the feet.
Gambler slaps away a takedown attempt from Crisse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gambler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisse shoots for a takedown but Gambler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gambler lands a jab to the head.
Crisse looks for a takedown but Gambler sprawls well.
Crisse looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Crisse shoots for a takedown but Gambler saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Crisse feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Gambler working for a triangle but Crisse defends it easily.
Crisse slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gambler is trying to get back to his feet.

Crisse looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Crisse in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Gambler is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). WB Crisse!