PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Cro Crap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yehuda Mandelcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yehuda Mandelcorn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Cro Crap
vs
Mandelcorn

150 cm
20
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Cro Crap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yehuda Mandelcorn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandelcorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cro Crap misses with a few strikes there.
Mandelcorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cro Crap avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mandelcorn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like Mirko Cro Crap has been cut.
Mandelcorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cro Crap backs up against the cage.
Mandelcorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cro Crap takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mandelcorn drops Cro Crap with a beautiful combination! Cro Crap stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mandelcorn is looking for the KO!

Cro Crap is rocked!
Cro Crap is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cro Crap moves in looking to clinch but Mandelcorn pushes him off.
Oh Cro Crap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mandelcorn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn's corner calls for a 1-2. Mandelcorn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Mandelcorn is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cro Crap paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cro Crap ducks right into an uppercut from Mandelcorn.
Cro Crap on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mandelcorn keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mandelcorn is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cro Crap takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandelcorn misses with a wild combination.
Cro Crap seems to have got his legs back now.
Mandelcorn stalks Cro Crap and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cro Crap's face. Cro Crap staggers backwards, shaken.
Mandelcorn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mandelcorn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mandelcorn!
Cro Crap throws the kick towards the body but Mandelcorn avoids it.
Cro Crap throws a hook but Mandelcorn avoids it easily.
Mandelcorn looks to land a combination but Cro Crap avoids it well.

Cro Crap fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mandelcorn, pushing him back against the cage.
Cro Crap is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mandelcorn stalling in the clinch.
Mandelcorn wants to get back to striking at distance but Cro Crap won't allow it.
Cro Crap could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Mandelcorn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandelcorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cro Crap takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mandelcorn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mandelcorn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cro Crap on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mandelcorn. Mandelcorn obviously looking to wear him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cro Crap takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cro Crap wants to clinch.
Cro Crap tries to clinch up.
Cro Crap fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro Crap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandelcorn misses with a leg kick.
Mandelcorn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cro Crap.
Cro Crap has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mandelcorn 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 Cro Crap has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cro Crap and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Mandelcorn.
Cro Crap checks a low kick from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cro Crap rather than just go for the knockout.
Mandelcorn drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mandelcorn lands a two punch combo.
Mandelcorn fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Mandelcorn finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mandelcorn!
A shot to de liver by Mandelcorn. Beautiful body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Cro Crap blocks the leg kick.
Mandelcorn lands a really nice looking cross but Cro Crap seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cro Crap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandelcorn is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mandelcorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mandelcorn misses with a few strikes there.
Mandelcorn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cro Crap swings widly with a right hand
and Mandelcorn counters with a one-two to the body.
A left and a right from Mandelcorn both land. Nice combination.
Cro Crap avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cro Crap dodges the punch combination from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn thuds his right hand into Cro Crap's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mandelcorn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn scores with a jab. Cro Crap acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mandelcorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mandelcorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mandelcorn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cro Crap closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mandelcorn circles away.
Mandelcorn throws a right and a left that Cro Crap avoids nicely.
Cro Crap throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cro Crap counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Cro Crap. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Mandelcorn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandelcorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Cro Crap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cro Crap bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mandelcorn lands an overhand right.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mandelcorn!
Mandelcorn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Cro Crap had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cro Crap is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mandelcorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cro Crap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mandelcorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cro Crap avoids a kick to the body.
Mandelcorn wants to slow Cro Crap down by chopping away at his legs.
Mandelcorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandelcorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cro Crap backs up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cro Crap's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cro Crap changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mandelcorn tries to avoid it but Cro Crap manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mandelcorn to the ground. Mandelcorn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Good exchange - Mandelcorn coming out on top.
Cro Crap throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mandelcorn counters with a straight right hand.
Mandelcorn lands with a nice combination. Cro Crap backs away looking to recover.
Mandelcorn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cro Crap doesn't manage to clinch there - Mandelcorn circles away.
Mandelcorn works Cro Crap's body with a nice hook.
Mandelcorn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mandelcorn blocks a leg kick.
Mandelcorn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cro Crap misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mandelcorn throws a series of punches but Cro Crap avoids them all with ease.
Cro Crap wants to clinch
and Mandelcorn counters with a series of strikes. Cro Crap will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Mandelcorn misses.
A jab from Mandelcorn does it's job there.
Some wild striking there from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yehuda Mandelcorn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Crap shoots and misses
and Mandelcorn counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mirko Cro Crap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mandelcorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandelcorn displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mandelcorn connects with a single shot there.
Mandelcorn misses with a few strikes there.
Mirko Cro Crap is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mandelcorn tries a head kick but it misses.
Yehuda Mandelcorn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cro Crap on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cro Crap misses with a combination
and Mandelcorn counters with a three punch combo that has Cro Crap backing up. Cro Crap nods at Mandelcorn to acknowledge the strikes.
Yehuda Mandelcorn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mandelcorn throws a nice looking combination but Cro Crap bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mandelcorn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cro Crap on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mandelcorn's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mandelcorn duly obliges.
Mandelcorn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A nice combination there by Mandelcorn.
Cro Crap lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mandelcorn's sensitive parts.
Mandelcorn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cro Crap wants to clinch
and Mandelcorn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn scores with a three punch combo!

Cro Crap closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Mandelcorn to the mat! Mandelcorn manages to get full guard.
Cro Crap works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mandelcorn missing with punches from the bottom.
Mandelcorn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cro Crap is working away from the top position though.
Cro Crap wants to take a breather but Mandelcorn is having none of it.
Mandelcorn tries to get to full guard but Cro Crap has control of the leg.
Mandelcorn is pressing down on Cro Crap's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cro Crap trying to control but Mandelcorn is working from the bottom.
Mandelcorn wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mandelcorn swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Cro Crap both land. Nice combination.
Cro Crap tries to clinch up.
Cro Crap lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mandelcorn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cro Crap moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cro Crap looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cro Crap shoots in for a takedown but Mandelcorn shows good takedown defense.
Cro Crap is looking to clinch but Mandelcorn is avoiding it.
Mandelcorn misses with a double jab.
Mandelcorn connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn misses with a combination

and Cro Crap counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mandelcorn's guard now.
Cro Crap wants to control from the top but Mandelcorn keeps moving.
Mandelcorn pulls Cro Crap in close to his closed guard and prevents Cro Crap from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cro Crap trying to control but Mandelcorn is working from the bottom.
Cro Crap might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cro Crap wants to stand but Mandelcorn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mandelcorn keeping moving, preventing Cro Crap from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yehuda Mandelcorn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Cro Crap's cut.
That's time! Cro Crap's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Mandelcorn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cro Crap tries to clinch
and Mandelcorn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cro Crap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mandelcorn paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cro Crap shoots in but Mandelcorn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mandelcorn lands a jab to the head.
Mandelcorn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandelcorn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cro Crap looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mandelcorn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cro Crap backs up against the cage.
Mandelcorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cro Crap tries to clinch but Mandelcorn moves away
and Mandelcorn counters with a one-two to the body.
Cro Crap wants to clinch
and Mandelcorn counters with a left and a right that stings Cro Crap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cro Crap walks into a jab.
Cro Crap misses with a body shot
and Mandelcorn counters with a nice uppercut.
Cro Crap throws a sloppy head kick and Mandelcorn moves out of range easily.
Cro Crap on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cro Crap lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandelcorn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mandelcorn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cro Crap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mandelcorn misses with a few strikes there.
Mandelcorn lands with a nice combination. Cro Crap backs away looking to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mandelcorn.
Mandelcorn misses with a wild combination.
Mandelcorn throws out a powerful jab.
Mandelcorn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mandelcorn misses with a head kick.
Cro Crap misses with a combination
letting Mandelcorn counter with a right hand.
Cro Crap looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mandelcorn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mandelcorn lands a jab-cross combination.
Cro Crap tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Mandelcorn counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mandelcorn misses with a double jab
and Cro Crap counters with a nice body kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Mandelcorn!

Cro Crap scores with a takedown into Mandelcorn's guard.
Mandelcorn striking off his back but it's not causing Cro Crap any problems.
Mandelcorn keeping moving, preventing Cro Crap from controlling successfully.
Mandelcorn is trying to control the position but Cro Crap postures up.
Mandelcorn wants to stand and escape but Cro Crap is having none of it.
Cro Crap wants to stand and escape but instead Mandelcorn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Mandelcorn landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandelcorn trying to control but Cro Crap is working from the bottom.

Cro Crap throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mandelcorn uses it to pass to side control.
Cro Crap on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cro Crap manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cro Crap controlling the position for now.
Mandelcorn is controlling the pace.
Cro Crap avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mandelcorn.

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.
Cro Crap is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mandelcorn's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mandelcorn's back!
Mandelcorn trying to control the action but Cro Crap just sinks the hooks in.
Mandelcorn is in bad spot here.
Mandelcorn breaks Cro Crap's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mandelcorn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mandelcorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cro Crap is keeping the position for now.
Mirko Cro Crap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Cro Crap is looking for a triangle but Mandelcorn pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yehuda Mandelcorn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mandelcorn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yehuda Mandelcorn!