PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Crizanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Redenbacher's choice of entrance music: Danger Zone. Orville Redenbacher has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crizanto
vs
Redenbacher

200 cm
26
210 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
17 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dominic Crizanto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher ducks under a wild hook from Crizanto.
Redenbacher misses with a low kick.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick but Crizanto checks it.
Redenbacher explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Crizanto moves into the clinch successfully.
Still in the clinch, Redenbacher scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crizanto tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Redenbacher's elbow.
Redenbacher lands a nice shot to the body.
Redenbacher lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crizanto keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redenbacher's efforts to push away.
Redenbacher lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Redenbacher lands a shoulder strike.
Redenbacher struggles to land a body shot inside as Crizanto controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Crizanto as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Crizanto cracks Redenbacher with a nice body shot.
Crizanto misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crizanto misses with a punch to the body.
Crizanto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crizanto lands with a left to the head.
Crizanto lands with a short shot to the head.
Redenbacher throws a head punch that misses.
Crizanto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Redenbacher tries to throw a body punch but Crizanto avoids it by throwing Redenbacher back against the cage.
Crizanto tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Redenbacher throws a punch but it's blocked by Crizanto.
Crizanto lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crizanto tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crizanto misses with a punch on the inside.
Redenbacher's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redenbacher prevents a body shot from Crizanto.
Crizanto misses with a body punch.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Redenbacher.
Crizanto pushes off an throws an elbow but Redenbacher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Redenbacher avoids a wild elbow strike from Crizanto.
Redenbacher lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Crizanto fails to land.
A short uppercut from Redenbacher.
Crizanto cracks Redenbacher with a nice body shot.

Redenbacher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crizanto tries a head kick but it misses.
Crizanto's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Redenbacher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crizanto scrambles back to his feet.
Redenbacher thumps Crizanto with a low kick.
Crizanto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redenbacher.
Crizanto drops his hands momentarily and Redenbacher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redenbacher cracks Crizanto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Redenbacher wants to clinch up but Crizanto keeps it at a distance.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crizanto jabs Redenbacher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That kick from Crizanto tenderised Redenbacher's leg. Redenbacher is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Crizanto misses the target.
Crizanto throws a leg kick but Redenbacher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crizanto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Redenbacher scores with a body shot.
Redenbacher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crizanto.
Crizanto wants to clinch
and Redenbacher counters with an outside leg kick.
Redenbacher fails to land with a series of punches.
Crizanto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redenbacher connects with a body shot.
Crizanto throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Redenbacher tries to work over Crizanto's front leg with a kick but Crizanto checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crizanto misses with a wild body shot.
Crizanto walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Redenbacher checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crizanto moves in looking to clinch but Redenbacher pushes him off.
Redenbacher's corner calls for a 1-2. Redenbacher obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Redenbacher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Redenbacher tests Crizanto's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redenbacher tries to close the distance and clinch but Crizanto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crizanto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redenbacher fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crizanto misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Redenbacher counters with a nice uppercut.
Crizanto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orville Redenbacher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Redenbacher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crizanto.
Crizanto misses with a kick to the body.

Redenbacher closes the distance and clinches.
Redenbacher misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crizanto lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Redenbacher lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Redenbacher scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Redenbacher.
Redenbacher misses with some punches.
Crizanto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Redenbacher.
Crizanto tries to stall but Redenbacher uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redenbacher misses with some punches.

Redenbacher manages to break the clinch.
Redenbacher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crizanto at a distance.
Crizanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the side of Crizanto's head but Crizanto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crizanto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redenbacher moves away.
Crizanto misses with a wild body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Crizanto. Those never looked like landing.
Redenbacher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Crizanto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Redenbacher cracks the inside of Crizanto's front leg.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redenbacher connects with a body shot that sends Crizanto's belly button to the back.
Crizanto lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crizanto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crizanto throws a front kick aimed at Redenbacher's knee but Redenbacher avoids it well.
Redenbacher misses with a hook to the body

and Crizanto holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Redenbacher lands with a light punch inside.
Crizanto swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orville Redenbacher seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crizanto lands a right hand that snaps the head of Redenbacher backwards.
Redenbacher working aggressively here.
Redenbacher lands with a left to the head.
Crizanto softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crizanto blocking some punches.
Redenbacher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crizanto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Redenbacher lands a hook to the side of the head.

Redenbacher breaks the clinch.
Crizanto looks to land a combination but Redenbacher avoids it well.
Redenbacher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crizanto. Crizanto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crizanto tries to close the distance and clinch but Redenbacher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redenbacher.
Crizanto connects with a body shot.
Crizanto is looking to clinch.
Redenbacher fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crizanto has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A swing and a miss from Redenbacher.
Crizanto moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Crizanto misses with a lunging right hand
and Redenbacher counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redenbacher with a nice cross.

Crizanto is rocked!
Redenbacher connects with an inside leg kick.
Redenbacher checks a low kick from Crizanto.
Good work by Redenbacher as he checks the leg kick.
Redenbacher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Redenbacher cracks Crizanto with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Redenbacher.

Oooooh!!! Redenbacher has knocked Crizanto down with a huge combo! Redenbacher steps away and waves a wobbly Crizanto back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Crizanto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Redenbacher fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crizanto.
Crizanto is looking to wear down Redenbacher with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redenbacher lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Crizanto head around and knocks him out cold! Redenbacher hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Orville Redenbacher!
Orville Redenbacher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.