PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Demon Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Crack Atoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cro Cop comes into the arena with Kanye West - Stronger blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cro Cop
vs
Atoa

175 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
130 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]
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Bare Knuckle Clothing [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Demon Cro Cop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Crack Atoa!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cro Cop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Atoa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cro Cop avoids the body shot from Atoa.
Atoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Atoa misses with a wild body shot.
Cro Cop throws a lazy right hand but Atoa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cro Cop takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

It looks like Demon Cro Cop has been cut.
Cro Cop is looking to clinch but Atoa is avoiding it.
Atoa dips to his left and cracks Cro Cop with an uppercut!
Atoa misses with a wild combination.
Cro Cop looks to score with a jab to the body but Atoa is just out of range.
Cro Cop throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Atoa counter with a right hand.
Cro Cop fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cro Cop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Atoa.
Atoa lands a jab to Cro Cop's midsection.
Atoa misses with an uppercut. Cro Cop saw that one coming.
Cro Cop doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cro Cop forces Atoa back against the cage and clinches.
Cro Cop lands with a light punch inside.
Cro Cop lands a left hand that snaps the head of Atoa backwards.
Cro Cop misses with the head strike.
Atoa taking a breather.
Atoa throws an elbow but it misses.
Cro Cop lands with a short shot to the head.
Cro Cop lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cro Cop stalls.
Cro Cop is working Atoa over against the cage.
Atoa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cro Cop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Atoa's elbow.
Cro Cop softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cro Cop misses with a body punch.
Cro Cop holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cro Cop misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa blocks an uppercut.
Cro Cop manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cro Cop lands with a left to the head.
Cro Cop swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cro Cop working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop working Atoa over with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Atoa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cro Cop is leaning against Atoa and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Atoa wants to break free but Cro Cop has control.
Cro Cop lands a nice uppercut.
Cro Cop leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop presses Atoa against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Atoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cro Cop.
Atoa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cro Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atoa's efforts to push away.
Atoa letting Cro Cop take a breather here.
A hook to the body from Cro Cop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Atoa blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cro Cop.
A short right from Cro Cop on the inside.

Atoa breaks the clinch.
Atoa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Atoa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cro Cop on the side of the head.
Atoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Atoa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cro Cop counters with a one-two to the body.
Cro Cop cracks Atoa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cro Cop just misses with a punch to the body.
Cro Cop looks to clinch
and Atoa counters with a three punch combo that has Cro Cop backing up. Cro Cop nods at Atoa to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cro Cop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cro Cop takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Atoa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cro Cop counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Cro Cop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Cro Cop's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Atoa throws a right and a left that Cro Cop avoids nicely.
Cro Cop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Atoa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Atoa throws a body punch but Cro Cop moves out of range.
Atoa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cro Cop blocks the body kick.
Cro Cop throws a shot from downtown. Atoa moves away and avoids it.
Cro Cop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Atoa.
Cro Cop drops his hands momentarily and Atoa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A punch combination from Atoa misses.
Cro Cop lands a head shot.
Atoa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Atoa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cro Cop.
Atoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cro Cop lands with a thumping leg kick.
Atoa looks for the body kick but Cro Cop saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Atoa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cro Cop.
Cro Cop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Atoa moves out of range as Cro Cop strikes.
Atoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Cro Cop is just out of range.
Cro Cop fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Atoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Atoa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cro Cop ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Good work by Cro Cop as he checks the leg kick.
Crack Atoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Atoa scores with a jab to the head.
Atoa throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cro Cop counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Crack Atoa has been cut.
Demon Cro Cop is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Atoa is breathing heavily.
Cro Cop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cro Cop moves out of range of the body kick from Atoa.
Cro Cop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Atoa slips under a jab.
No joy there for Atoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Atoa misses the body punch
and Cro Cop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cro Cop misses with a looping right.
Atoa misses with a jab to the body
and Cro Cop counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cro Cop lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cro Cop tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Cro Cop cracks Atoa with an open hand slap.
Atoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cro Cop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cro Cop tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Atoa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A shot to the body from Atoa misses
and Cro Cop counters with an inside leg kick.
Cro Cop lands a slapping body shot.
Cro Cop lands a slapping body shot.
Cro Cop is looking to slow Atoa down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop tries to bum rush Atoa with a series of wild strikes but Atoa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cro Cop lands with a nice body punch.
A jab from Cro Cop misses.
Cro Cop connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Atoa momentarily.
Atoa ducks right into an uppercut from Cro Cop.
Atoa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cro Cop doesn't manage to clinch there - Atoa circles away.
Cro Cop throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cro Cop tries to clinch but Atoa is having none of it.
Cro Cop wants to clinch.
Cro Cop closes the distance looking to clinch
and Atoa counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Atoa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Atoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cro Cop throws out the jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cro Cop.
Atoa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cro Cop counters with a nice body shot.
Cro Cop fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cro Cop feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Atoa's calf.
Atoa misses with a combination
and Atoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cro Cop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cro Cop moves into range and connects with a jab.
Atoa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cro Cop rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cro Cop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Atoa's sensitive parts.
Cro Cop throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Atoa.
Cro Cop lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Cro Cop dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Atoa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Atoa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cro Cop moves in looking to clinch but Atoa pushes him off.

Cro Cop has managed to clinch.
Cro Cop is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cro Cop stalling in the clinch but Atoa improves position.
Cro Cop keeps control of Atoa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cro Cop works on Atoa's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Cro Cop - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hook to the body lands for Cro Cop.
Cro Cop pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Cro Cop - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cro Cop gets through Atoa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Atoa in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cro Cop fails to land.
Atoa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cro Cop keeps control of Atoa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cro Cop lands a right hand.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cro Cop takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cro Cop lands a shot to the body.
Cro Cop controlling the action here for a moment.
Atoa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cro Cop stalls.
Cro Cop lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Atoa backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cro Cop keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Atoa's efforts to push away.
Good body shot from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atoas head.

Atoa breaks the clinch.
Cro Cop misses the jab.
Cro Cop loads up on a big right hand but Atoa slips the punch.
Cro Cop takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cro Cop swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Cro Cop gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Atoa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cro Cop has him pressed against the cage.
Cro Cop throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Atoas head.
Cro Cop lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Cop lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Atoa or not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cro Cop.
A body shot lands from Cro Cop.
Atoa digs a right hand into Cro Cop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cro Cop's gas tank.
Cro Cop lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cro Cop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Atoa being controlled against the cage.
Cro Cop has Atoa pressed against the cage, preventing Atoa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cro Cop doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cro Cop lands a right hand.
Cro Cop misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cro Cop.
Cro Cop lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cro Cop is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Atoa can do to turn this around?
Atoa is trying to break free.
Cro Cop lands a body punch.
Atoa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Atoa takes a shot to the head.
Atoa has had enough of the clinch but Cro Cop keeps him there for the moment.
Cro Cop lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cro Cop is stalling here.
Cro Cop lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cro Cop stalling the fight.
Atoa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Cro Cop to work.
Atoa blocks the elbow strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demon Cro Cop showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cro Cop 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 Atkins scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demon Cro Cop!