PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Castaneda Krishnanuevo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Christoforidis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krishnanuevo comes to the cage accompanied by Guru Josh Project - Infinity 2008. Castaneda Krishnanuevo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krishnanuevo
vs
Christoforidis

172 cm
22
133 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

169 cm
27
135 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Castaneda Krishnanuevo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anton Christoforidis!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Steve Montenegro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christoforidis misses with a two punch combination.
Krishnanuevo slips under a jab from Christoforidis.
Christoforidis catches Krishnanuevo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Christoforidis throws a body punch but Krishnanuevo moves out of range.
Christoforidis lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Castaneda Krishnanuevo has been cut.
Christoforidis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krishnanuevo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Christoforidis tries to avoid it but Krishnanuevo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Christoforidis to the ground. Christoforidis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Christoforidis misses the shot to the body.
Krishnanuevo shoots in for a takedown but Christoforidis shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Castaneda Krishnanuevo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Christoforidis as Krishnanuevo shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krishnanuevo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Christoforidis as he avoids it easily.
Christoforidis looks to land a combination but Krishnanuevo avoids it well.

Krishnanuevo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Krishnanuevo showed some decent athleticism there.
Krishnanuevo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoforidis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krishnanuevo trying to control but Christoforidis is working from the bottom.
Krishnanuevo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krishnanuevo wants to pass the guard but Christoforidis is keeping the position.
Christoforidis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo throws a strike but Christoforidis rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Krishnanuevo tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Christoforidis postures up.
Christoforidis stopping the sweep attempt from Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo trying to strike off his back.
Krishnanuevo 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.
Krishnanuevo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Krishnanuevo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Krishnanuevo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Christoforidis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krishnanuevo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Krishnanuevo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Krishnanuevo looks to land a strike but Christoforidis avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Krishnanuevo is looking to work some ground and pound but Christoforidis has wrist control.
Krishnanuevo looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo looking to sit in guard and control but Christoforidis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Krishnanuevo wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Krishnanuevo holds on and takes a little breather.
Krishnanuevo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krishnanuevo wants to sweep here but Christoforidis controlling him for the moment.
Krishnanuevo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Krishnanuevo looking for a sweep. Not yet Krishnanuevo, not yet.
Krishnanuevo has a closed guard, preventing Christoforidis from standing up.
Krishnanuevo throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Krishnanuevo is trying to control the position but Christoforidis postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Krishnanuevo dodges the punch combination from Christoforidis.
A big right from Christoforidis misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christoforidis throws a right and a left that Krishnanuevo avoids nicely.
Christoforidis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
No luck for Krishnanuevo with that takedown attempt.
Christoforidis misses with a few strikes there.
Anton Christoforidis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Krishnanuevo with that takedown attempt.
Krishnanuevo shoots for a double leg takedown but Christoforidis sprawls well. He's pushed Krishnanuevo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anton Christoforidis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Castaneda Krishnanuevo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Krishnanuevo fails with the takedown.
Krishnanuevo slips a jab and a cross from Christoforidis.
Krishnanuevo shoots in looking for a takedown but Christoforidis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Krishnanuevo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krishnanuevo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christoforidis taking some punishment here, with Krishnanuevo in his half guard.
Krishnanuevo stalling away here and it's allowed Christoforidis to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Krishnanuevo won't allow Christoforidis to sweep him here.
Christoforidis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Krishnanuevo is working Christoforidis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Krishnanuevo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Krishnanuevo is working Christoforidis over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo throwing strikes but missing.
Krishnanuevo wants to control from the top but Christoforidis keeps moving.
Krishnanuevo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Krishnanuevo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Krishnanuevo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Christoforidis's head.
Krishnanuevo throws and elbow that misses. Christoforidis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Krishnanuevo's guard. Nice move by Christoforidis!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krishnanuevo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krishnanuevo tries to control but Christoforidis wriggling away.
Christoforidis holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Krishnanuevo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Krishnanuevo 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.
Krishnanuevo looking to ground and pound but Christoforidis is blocking nicely.
Krishnanuevo unloads with some shots from mount but Christoforidis bucks and avoids them well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Krishnanuevo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Krishnanuevo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
BOOM! Krishnanuevo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Christoforidis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krishnanuevo misses with a head shot.
Krishnanuevo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Christoforidis avoids a series of strikes thrown by Krishnanuevo.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Krishnanuevo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A nice elbow there by Krishnanuevo.
Krishnanuevo looking to finish Christoforidis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Christoforidis!
Krishnanuevo with shots to the head and body - Christoforidis looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Castaneda Krishnanuevo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Christoforidis 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight for Castaneda Krishnanuevo!
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Castaneda Krishnanuevo!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Castaneda Krishnanuevo!

Castaneda Krishnanuevo wins by unanimous decision!