PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crack Corn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Batsbak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack Corn comes into the arena with Jimmy cracks heads and he dont care blaring out of the sound system. Crack Corn has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crack Corn
vs
Batsbak

180 cm
33
165 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

180 cm
26
161 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Crack Corn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Batsbak!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crack Corn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Batsbak did well to prevent Crack Corn getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Batsbak looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crack Corn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Batsbak looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Batsbak is trying to stand up here but Crack Corn is controlling him well.

Crack Corn is looking for a kimura here.
Crack Corn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Batsbak is staying active underneath Crack Corn, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crack Corn wants to pass to mount but Batsbak is defending the position.
Batsbak is looking to escape.
Crack Corn tries to pass to full mount but Batsbak defends it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crack Corn prevents Batsbak from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Batsbak looks gassed!
Crack Corn working Batsbak over with strikes.
Crack Corn works his way into full mount!
Batsbak is trying to stand up.
Crack Corn looking to control but Batsbak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Batsbak squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crack Corn wants to control the pace but Batsbak is squirming around nicely.
Crack Corn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Crack Corn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Batsbak is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Crack Corn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crack Corn controlling the position easily from mount.
Batsbak is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Crack Corn controlling from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack Corn trying to control but Batsbak is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Crack Corn.

Crack Corn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batsbak wants to get back to his feet.
Crack Corn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Crack Corn is nestled in close to Batsbak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crack Corn content to control rather than advance.
Batsbak is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crack Corn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batsbak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Batsbak tries to buck Crack Corn off but he can't manage it.
Crack Corn with shots to the head and body - Batsbak looks very uncomfortable down there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack Corn lands a big shot there that rocks Batsbak but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crack Corn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crack Corn scoring with strikes but Batsbak is staying in there.
Crack Corn 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.
Crack Corn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crack Corn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Batsbak is looking to escape.
Crack Corn 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!
Crack Corn with a couple of short strikes.
Batsbak is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crack Corn scores with a takedown into Batsbak's guard.

Batsbak working for a triangle but Crack Corn defends it easily.
Crack Corn passes into half guard.
Crack Corn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crack Corn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Batsbak is trying to stand.
Crack Corn passes the guard and advances to mount!
Batsbak wants to try and get back to his feet.
Batsbak is breathing heavily.
Crack Corn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Crack Corn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Batsbak can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Corn working the ground and pound effectively.
Crack Corn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crack Corn landing strikes from the mount.
Crack Corn controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crack Corn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Batsbak is trying to stand.
Crack Corn with shots to the head and body - Batsbak looks very uncomfortable down there.
You get the feeling that Batsbak really doesn't like being in this position too much.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack Corn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Batsbak is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Corn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crack Corn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crack Corn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crack Corn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Batsbak can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crack Corn with shots to the head and body - Batsbak looks very uncomfortable down there.

Batsbak is rocked!
Crack Corn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Batsbak is still in real trouble! Can Crack Corn finish him?
Crack Corn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Batsbak can do to turn this around?
Crack Corn won't let Batsbak get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Batsbak is bucking up trying to escape but Crack Corn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Batsbak takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Crack Corn's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimmy Crack Corn!
Jimmy Crack Corn took some time post fight to say the following; 'ladies im in room 1201 at the hilton and am looking to celebrate the right way,bring a friend and cmon up...lets rip this town up....'.