PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Christopher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crosby has chosen Twiztid - Hahahaha as his entrance music. Chris Crosby looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Christopher
vs
Crosby

170 cm
20
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryan Christopher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Christopher gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Christopher controlling the pace.
Christopher is looking to advance position but Crosby won't allow it.
Crosby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Christopher.
Christopher is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby is trying to stand.

Christopher is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Crosby has managed to free his arm - good work.
Christopher trying to control the pace.
Christopher passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Crosby!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Christopher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crosby blocking the ground and pound.
Christopher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christopher content just to control the position here.
Crosby looks gassed!
Christopher is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crosby tries to buck Christopher off but he can't manage it.
Christopher landing strikes from the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Christopher working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Christopher 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.
Christopher controlling his opponent.
Christopher has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crosby's face.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Christopher controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Christopher dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A head kick misses from Christopher.
Crosby throws a head kick that misses.
Christopher scores with a jab.
Christopher misses with a leg kick.

Christopher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crosby!
Christopher thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Christopher controlling from mount.

Christopher looking to secure an arm triangle but Crosby defends it well.
Crosby is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher controlling from mount.
Christopher seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Crosby for as long as he can get away with.

That's two 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.
Christopher thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Christopher.
Christopher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bryan Christopher just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Christopher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crosby!
Christopher controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christopher looking to control but Crosby is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Christopher looking to control and managing it successfully.
Christopher punching from mount but Crosby doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Christopher dominated that second round.
That's time! Christopher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Christopher shoots in and bounces Crosby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Christopher lands a couple of digs.
Christopher throwing strikes but missing.
Crosby is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crosby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Christopher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christopher is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Christopher trying to move into half guard but instead Crosby has managed to sweep!
Christopher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Christopher seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Christopher looking for a sweep. Not yet Christopher, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Christopher trying to control the position.
Christopher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Christopher has control of Crosby's left arm, preventing Crosby from doing any damage.
Christopher's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Christopher is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Christopher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crosby has him pressed against the cage.
Crosby lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crosby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Christopher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crosby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Christopher takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Bryan Christopher has been cut.
Crosby lands a knee to the body.
Christopher is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crosby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Christopher works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Christopher has had enough of the clinch but Crosby keeps him there for the moment.
Crosby throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Christopher wants to get back to striking at distance but Crosby won't allow it.
Crosby lands an elbow just above Christopher 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Christopher successfully pulls guard.
Christopher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crosby tries to stand but Christopher is controlling from the bottom.
Crosby being controlled here momentarily.
Chris Crosby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crosby postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Christopher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Christopher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Christopher!