PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teofilo Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wu Chulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crespo
vs
Chulu

185 cm
22
213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
208 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Teofilo Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wu Chulu!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo shoots in looking for a takedown but Chulu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crespo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Chulu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Teofilo Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo moves out of range of the body kick.
Crespo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Chulu. Chulu obviously looking to wear him down.

Crespo clinches with his opponent.
Chulu taking a breather.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Chulu is blocking nicely.
Chulu is pressed up against the cage. Crespo has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chulu down to the mat. Chulu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Chulu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crespo is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chulu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crespo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulu tries to clinch up but Crespo circles away and keeps his distance.
Crespo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Crespo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Chulu!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chulu wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crespo.
Chulu wants to hold on but Crespo pushes him away.
Crespo with the ground and pound from mount.
Chulu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chulu is in a horrible position here. Crespo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Chulu is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo working Chulu over with strikes here.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crespo controlling from the full mount.
Chulu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Chulu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crespo controlling from the full mount.
Chulu is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crespo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Crespo with the ground and pound from mount.
Crespo 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.
Chulu squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crespo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crespo controlling his opponent.
Crespo prevents Chulu from getting the reversal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo scoring with strikes but Chulu is staying in there.
Crespo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chulu hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crespo with a couple of short strikes.
Crespo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crespo lands a big shot there that rocks Chulu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Crespo is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chulu to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chulu shrugs it off.
Crespo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulu tries to hold on but Crespo postures up.
Crespo lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Crespo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crespo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Chulu as he avoids it easily.

Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Chulu.
Crespo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crespo managing to block the knees to the body from Chulu.
Crespo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crespo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crespo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crespo is trying to break the clinch but Chulu is controlling him.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Chulu has him pressed against the cage.
Crespo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crespo looking to throw knees to the head but Chulu is blocking nicely.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chulu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chulu tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chulu throws a knee to the head but misses.

Crespo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crespo seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Crespo is looking for a triangle but Chulu pushes his legs off easily.

Crespo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Chulu stopping the sweep attempt from Crespo.
Chulu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crespo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chulu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Chulu is looking to stand up but Crespo won't let him.

Crespo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crespo wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crespo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chulu!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo lands a nice shot to the head.
Chulu tries to reverse the position but Crespo maintains control.

Crespo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chulu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Crespo lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crespo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crespo landing strikes from the mount.
Crespo lands a nice shot to the head.
Teofilo Crespo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo lands a big elbow.
Crespo with a couple of short strikes.
Crespo scoring with strikes but Chulu is staying in there.

Crespo is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Chulu can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crespo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crespo punishing his opponent with strikes.

Crespo has hold of Chulu's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chulu manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crespo lands a big shot there that rocks Chulu but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teofilo Crespo dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Chulu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Crespo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Chulu's half guard.
Crespo controlling the action here.
Chulu is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Teofilo Crespo.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Chulu shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crespo.
Crespo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crespo has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Teofilo Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo fails with the takedown.
Wu Chulu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Chulu avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crespo darts in and clinches Chulu up against the cage.
Chulu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crespo is keeping busy.
Crespo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chulu trying to control the position but instead, Crespo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chulu into the cage.
Crespo managing to block the knees to the body from Chulu.
Crespo landing knees to the body.
Crespo wants to break free but Chulu has control.
Crespo lands a knee to the body.

Crespo has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Chulu regains guard immediately.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crespo is controlling him.
Crespo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Crespo working some strikes from top position.
Crespo controlling from the top position.
Chulu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Teofilo Crespo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Chulu doesn't manage to clinch there - Crespo circles away.

Crespo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chulu manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crespo stands up over Chulu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crespo stays in close to Chulu's body and controls the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chulu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wu Chulu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Teofilo Crespo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Crespo stands up and waves to Chulu to follow him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Teofilo Crespo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crespo, 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Teofilo Crespo!