PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vitali Pfeifer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Petit Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Criss has chosen La danse des canards as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Vitali Pfeifer has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Vitali Pfeifer seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Pfeifer
vs
Petit Criss

170 cm
26
145 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

164 cm
29
147 lbs
15 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Russian Top Team Nutrition
Russian Top Team Nutrition

Adrenaline

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vitali Pfeifer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Le Petit Criss!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Criss misses with a wild body shot.
Criss connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pfeifer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Criss finds it's way round the side to connect with Pfeifer's head.
Pfeifer moves out of range of the body kick from Criss.
Criss throws a shot from downtown. Pfeifer moves away and avoids it.
Vitali Pfeifer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pfeifer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Criss throws a hook but Pfeifer avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pfeifer misses the target.
Criss throws the left hand but Pfeifer avoids the punch easily.
Pfeifer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Criss.
Pfeifer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Pfeifer duly obliges.
A telegraphed right hand from Criss misses the target.
Criss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Pfeifer drops Criss with a right and a left! Pfeifer comes rushing in but Criss regains his composure and manages to keep Pfeifer in guard.

Criss is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pfeifer advances to half guard.
Criss is still in real trouble! Can Pfeifer finish him?
Well, if Pfeifer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Pfeifer tries to stand and escape but Criss is controlling the position.
Well, if Pfeifer is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Criss seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vitali Pfeifer.
Criss throws a quick inside leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Criss.
Criss connects with a right hand. Pfeifer shakes it off.
Criss looks to throw the jab but Pfeifer is out of range.
Pfeifer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pfeifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pfeifer wants to land a leg kick but Criss is out of range.
Pfeifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Criss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A lazy left from Pfeifer finds it's target.
Criss thows a body shot but no joy.
Criss throws a jab but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Criss lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Criss lands a two punch combo.
Pfeifer jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pfeifer throws a body kick that misses.
Criss lands a lovely overhand right.
Criss takes a swing at Pfeifer's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Criss misses with a straight left.
Pfeifer lands a two punch combo.
Pfeifer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer tries to score with a low kick but Criss moves his leg out of the way.
Criss is looking to land body kicks.
Criss throws a nice looking combination but Pfeifer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Criss throws out a loose jab but Pfeifer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Criss checks a leg kick.
Pfeifer scores with a one two! Criss had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Criss. That snapped Pfeifer's head back.
Pfeifer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pfeifer lands a jab to Criss's midsection.
Pfeifer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Criss manages to avoid it.
Nice cross by Pfeifer.
Criss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Criss misses with a series of wild punches.
Sloppy strikes from Pfeifer. Those never looked like landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Criss lands a right hook to the body.
Pfeifer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Criss checks the leg kick.
Criss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Criss just misses with a punch to the body.
Criss throws a series of punches but Pfeifer moves out of range.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pfeifer avoids the body shot from Criss.
Pfeifer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Pfeifer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Pfeifer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Pfeifer.
Criss tries a head kick but it misses.
Pfeifer tries to bum rush Criss with a series of wild strikes but Criss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Criss misses the shot to the body.
Pfeifer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Criss misses with a looping right.
Criss tries a head kick but it misses.
Criss lands with a hook. Pfeifer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pfeifer moves away from the strike by Criss.
Pfeifer throws a series of punches but Criss moves out of range.
Criss lands a nice looking body shot.
Criss drops his hands momentarily and Pfeifer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Criss misses the target.
Criss lands with an overhand left.
Pfeifer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Criss is out of range.
Criss throws a right and a left that Pfeifer avoids nicely.
Criss lands a slapping body shot.
Pfeifer is working the combinations to good effect here.
Pfeifer throws a shot from downtown. Criss moves away and avoids it.
Criss lands a nice looking body shot.
Pfeifer throws a chopping leg kick but Criss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice shot by Criss.
Criss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Criss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pfeifer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Criss.
Pfeifer lands with a nice body punch.
Criss scores with a decent looking hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vitali Pfeifer will probably get the nod.
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.

Criss throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pfeifer misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Criss finds it's way through Pfeifer's defenses.
Pfeifer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pfeifer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Criss's calf.
Pfeifer misses with a straight right.
A solid body kick from Pfeifer.
Criss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Criss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick
and Criss counters with a nice uppercut.
Pfeifer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Criss looks to score with a jab to the body but Pfeifer is just out of range.
Pfeifer digs a good hook to Criss's body.
Criss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pfeifer.
Criss throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
Pfeifer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Criss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Criss takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pfeifer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pfeifer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pfeifer lands a jab to the nose.
A left lands for Criss.
Pfeifer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Pfeifer throws a jab when Criss was well out of range.
Vitali Pfeifer is winning the standup battle so far.
Pfeifer cracks Criss with a good jab.
Pfeifer throws a push kick but Criss slaps the foot to one side.
Pfeifer misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pfeifer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pfeifer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Criss.
Criss misses with a body shot.
Pfeifer looks to land a right hand but Criss moved out of range.
Criss misses with a wild body shot.
Pfeifer takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Criss misses the jab.
Criss blocks a low kick nicely.
Pfeifer takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Criss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Criss throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Criss throws a shot to the body.
Criss throws a jab but it's blocked by Pfeifer.
Pfeifer throws a leg kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pfeifer.
Criss lands a lovely overhand right.
Criss thumps Pfeifer with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pfeifer. Criss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Criss avoids nicely.
Criss is looking to slow Pfeifer down with leg kicks.
Criss thumps Pfeifer with a low kick.
Criss throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Criss misses.
Pfeifer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pfeifer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Criss counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pfeifer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Criss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Criss, right into the meat.
Criss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pfeifer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pfeifer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Criss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pfeifer moves forwards but Criss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Criss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Criss!
Criss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Criss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Criss scores with a sloppy right hand. Pfeifer should have avoided that one.
Pfeifer throws a right and a left that Criss avoids nicely.
Criss scores with a hook to the body. Pfeifer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pfeifer misses the shot to the body.
Pfeifer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Criss throws out the jab.
Pfeifer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pfeifer tries to work over Criss's front leg with a kick but Criss checks it.
Pfeifer misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pfeifer throws a nice looking combination but Criss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pfeifer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Criss was well out of range. Poor timing from Pfeifer.
Pfeifer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pfeifer throws a hook but Criss blocks it.
Criss lands a really nice looking cross but Pfeifer seems unphased.

Pfeifer is rocked!
Criss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pfeifer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Pfeifer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pfeifer tries to move into range but Criss moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Criss lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Pfeifer falls backwards - clearly groggy! Criss dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Le Petit Criss!
An out of breath and clearly excited Le Petit Criss thanked Adrenaline for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).