PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Need (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Need
vs
Crudd

185 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Apollo Need!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Crudd!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Need gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Need fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Crudd sprawls well initially but Need persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Need wants to get back to his feet.
Crudd is refusing to be controlled, as Need sits in half guard.
Crudd preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Need takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crudd keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Need is trying to control the action in half guard but Crudd is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Need wants to work for an arm triangle but Crudd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crudd is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Need fails with a takedown attempt.
Need looks for a takedown but Crudd sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crudd throws a combination. Need tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crudd lands with a kick to the temple. Need shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Need is rocked!
Crudd drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Need right on the button. Need goes down! Crudd follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Crudd gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Crudd!