PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rudell Crim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Garland Oars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crim comes to the cage accompanied by Go To Sleep B1TCH!. Rudell Crim is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Crim
vs
Oars

179 cm
33
221 lbs
18 - 10 - 1

200 cm
26
264 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rudell Crim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Garland Oars!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oars clinches.
Oars fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crim lands a left hand.
Oars has a couple of punches blocked by Crim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oars.
Oars goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crim prevents it.
Crim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crim has a couple of punches blocked by Oars.
Oars is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crim.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oars.

Crim decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crim is looking to stand up but Oars isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crim uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Oars throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Oars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crim sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crim misses with a few strikes there.
Crim avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Oars has closed the distance and engaged Crim in a clinch.
Crim lands a hook that snaps the head of Oars backwards.
Crim changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oars fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Oars scores with a sloppy right hand. Crim should have avoided that one.
Oars looks to score with a jab to the body but Crim is just out of range.
Crim shoots in but no luck this time.

Oars shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Oars showed some decent athleticism there.
Oars prevents Crim from standing back up.
Oars trying to control the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oars is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crim tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Oars manages to move to mount!
Crim tries to buck Oars off but he can't manage it.
Oars trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Oars unloads with some shots from mount but Crim bucks and avoids them well.
Crim wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oars content just to control the position here.
Crim really wants to buck Oars off and get back to his feet.
Oars can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crim is looking to escape.
Oars looking to control and managing it successfully.
Oars trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Crim really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Oars takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Oars won't let Crim get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Oars trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crim is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crim.
Oars scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Oars jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oars tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crim swivels and escapes.
Oars darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crim misses with a straight left.
Oars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crim scores with a jab.
Oars throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crim counters with a three punch combo that has Oars backing up. Oars nods at Crim to acknowledge the strikes.
Oars tries to clinch up.
Crim stuffs the takedown attempt from Oars. Oars gets slowly back to his feet.
Oars is looking to clinch but Crim is avoiding it.
Oars swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crim.
Garland Oars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crim looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Oars misses.
Crim cracks Oars with a good jab.
Rudell Crim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oars lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Crim closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crim blocks a body shot from Oars.
Crim has a couple of punches blocked by Oars.
Oars blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crim misses with some punches.
Crim tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oars backwards.
Crim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crim is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rudell Crim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garland Oars.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oars throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oars working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crim.
Crim working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oars working aggressively here.
Oars misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oars.
Oars's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oars is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crim is defending well.
Oars has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crim is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Oars.
Crim lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oars backwards.
Crim tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crim working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oars.
Crim lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oars blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crim lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oars.
Oars is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oars is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A short left from Crim.
Crim looking to slow down the pace here.
Rudell Crim has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crim swings wildly with an uppercut but Oars uses good head movement to avoid it.

Crim's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oars waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crim.
Crim shoots in but no luck this time.
Oars looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crim is fending him off so far but Oars persists. Nope, Crim circles away and we're back to standing.
Crim lands with a cross.

Oars shoots in and gets a takedown into Crim's guard.

Crim has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Oars off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crim lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Oars has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Oars and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oars.

Oars moves into the clinch.
Oars has a couple of punches blocked by Crim.
Oars misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crim misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crim looking to stall.
Oars lands with a left to the head.
Crim softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Oars.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Crim.
Crim misses with a punch on the inside.
Oars is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oars blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rudell Crim dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crim walks into a stiff left hand from Oars.

Oars closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crim quickly recovers to half guard.
Oars wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crim keeps working.
Crim is trying to stand up here but Oars is controlling him well.
Crim might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Crim makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Oars misses with an uppercut.
Oars shoots in for a takedown but Crim shows good takedown defense.
Oars throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oars works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crim slaps away a takedown attempt from Oars, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Oars shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crim sprawls well. Crim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Oars gets slowly back to his feet.
Rudell Crim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Garland Oars.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oars just misses with a punch to the body.
Garland Oars seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Oars connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crim swats away the attempt to clinch by Oars.
Crim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crim avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oars is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Oars is looking to clinch.
Oars misses with a lunging right hand
and Crim counters with a three punch combo that has Oars backing up. Oars nods at Crim to acknowledge the strikes.

Crim has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crim has a couple of punches blocked by Oars.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oars blocking some punches.
Crim gets through Oars's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crim fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crim wants to take the fight to the mat but Oars manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crim misses with the head strike.
Crim lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Oars backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crim.
Oars lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crim backwards.
Oars misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crim makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oars taking a breather.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Oars creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oars has a couple of punches blocked by Crim.
Oars lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oars takes a shot to the head.
Oars gets through Crim's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crim lands a nice uppercut.
Oars softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oars is looking to control Crim's arms but Crim gets an underhook and turns him. Now Oars has his back to the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Oars drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crim gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Oars takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oars swings wildly with an uppercut but Crim uses good head movement to avoid it.

Crim lands a takedown into guard.

Crim decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Oars, up you get!
Oars is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crim tries to land a front kick but Oars steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
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!
Oars wants to clinch
and Crim counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oars throws a jab when Crim was well out of range.
Crim checks a leg kick.
Oars throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oars staying out of range there.
Oars fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oars feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oars throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crim's waist but Crim gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Oars off to one side.
Oars throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oars shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crim throws a looping overhand right but Oars ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Oars misses.
Crim catches Oars with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rudell Crim.
I think Crim has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rudell Crim!
Rudell Crim really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fight Club Clothing est. 09™ logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.