PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wakanda Akecheta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Crul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wakanda Akecheta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Akecheta
vs
Crul

175 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wakanda Akecheta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Crul!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crul shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Akecheta as he avoids it easily.
Crul looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Crul shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Akecheta but Akecheta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akecheta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crul takes a step back to recover.
Akecheta scores with a leg kick.
Thiago Crul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akecheta scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akecheta.
Crul takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crul stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Akecheta.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Akecheta.
Akecheta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Akecheta lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crul has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Akecheta.
Akecheta thumps Crul with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akecheta connects with a solid leg kick.
Crul has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crul takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Akecheta moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akecheta.
No luck for Crul with that takedown attempt.
Wakanda Akecheta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thiago Crul.
Akecheta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Akecheta scores with a leg kick.
Akecheta throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Akecheta is looking to slow Crul down with leg kicks.
Akecheta turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Good leg kick by Akecheta there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Akecheta is looking to slow Crul down with leg kicks.
Akecheta fakes the leg kick and cracks Crul in the body.
Akecheta fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crul.
Crul takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Akecheta.
Akecheta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akecheta pushes Crul away with a front kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akecheta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crul steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Akecheta. That one must have hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Akecheta throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Akecheta.
Akecheta moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Akecheta, right into the meat.
Akecheta connects with a solid leg kick.
Akecheta scores with a spinning back kick!
Crul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akecheta wants to clinch.
Crul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body kick there by Akecheta.
Akecheta feints and then cracks Crul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crul down.
Akecheta scores with a spinning back kick!
Akecheta throws a quick inside leg kick.
Akecheta connects with a solid leg kick.
Akecheta lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crul takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta is looking to slow Crul down with leg kicks.
Akecheta is looking to slow Crul down with leg kicks.
Crul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Akecheta lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crul's sensitive parts.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Akecheta closes the distance and clinches.
Crul managing to block the knees to the body from Akecheta.
Crul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.
Akecheta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crul.
Akecheta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akecheta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside.
Akecheta landing knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Akecheta as Crul tries to tie him up.
Akecheta scores a nice knee to the body.
Crul avoiding damage as Akecheta throws knees to the body.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crul avoids it.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crul's defenses.

It looks like Thiago Crul has been cut.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.
Crul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crul dodges an elbow strike from Akecheta.
Knees to the body from Akecheta.
Akecheta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Crul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akecheta using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Akecheta missing with knees to the body.
Crul managing to block the knees to the body from Akecheta.
Akecheta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akecheta obliges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Akecheta.
Akecheta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Akecheta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Akecheta lands an elbow that stopped Crul in his tracks for a moment.
Akecheta comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside that Crul shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Akecheta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wakanda Akecheta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Crul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Akecheta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Akecheta feints and then cracks Crul's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crul down.
Akecheta lands with a nice body kick.
Wakanda Akecheta is winning the standup battle so far.
Akecheta connects with a solid leg kick.
Crul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crul takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Crul walks forward, straight into a front kick from Akecheta.
Crul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crul tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Akecheta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow.
Akecheta lands an elbow just above Crul 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
Crul is breathing heavily.
Akecheta unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Akecheta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crul can do to turn this around?
Akecheta misses with an elbow strike.
Akecheta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akecheta missing with knees to the body.
Crul avoids the elbow strike from Akecheta, against the cage.
Crul takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akecheta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Akecheta lands an elbow that stopped Crul in his tracks for a moment.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Akecheta.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Akecheta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crul.
Akecheta misses with an elbow over the top.
Crul blocks an elbow strike from Akecheta.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akecheta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Akecheta lands a nice knee to the body.
Akecheta tries to land knees in the clinch but Crul avoids the damage to the body.
Akecheta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crul avoids it.
Akecheta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Thiago Crul's cut even more.
Crul is trying to break the clinch but Akecheta is controlling him.
Akecheta working Crul over with knees to the body.
Akecheta trying to land knees to the body.
Crul takes an elbow to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta lands an elbow just above Crul 's eye.
Crul takes a knee to the side of the body.
Akecheta lands a nice knee to the body.
Akecheta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crul's defenses.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crul avoids it.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Akecheta throws an elbow but misses.
Crul is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Akecheta is keeping busy.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.

The cut above Thiago Crul's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crul blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Akecheta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crul's brow.
Crul takes an elbow to the temple.
Akecheta gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Akecheta misses with an elbow over the top.
Akecheta landing knees to the body.
Akecheta lands an elbow just above Crul 's eye.
Crul takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Akecheta.
Crul takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta misses with an elbow strike.
Akecheta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crul avoids a wild elbow strike from Akecheta.
Akecheta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crul avoids it.
Akecheta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crul's defenses.
Crul is trying to break the clinch but Akecheta has him pressed against the cage.
Crul takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Akecheta obliges.
Crul blocks an elbow strike from Akecheta.
Crul avoiding damage as Akecheta throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Akecheta lands a nice knee to the body.
Akecheta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crul creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Akecheta.
Akecheta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Akecheta pushes off an throws an elbow but Crul leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crul takes an elbow to the forehead.
Akecheta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crul's defenses.
Crul on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.

Thiago Crul's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akecheta lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Akecheta.
Crul avoids the elbow strike from Akecheta, against the cage.
Akecheta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Akecheta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crul blocks an elbow strike.
Akecheta unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crul lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Akecheta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Akecheta lands a damaging elbow.
Akecheta lands an elbow just above Crul 's eye.
Akecheta lands an elbow inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thiago Crul's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wakanda Akecheta!