PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marrok Crotale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Weed King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crotale
vs
King

209 cm
19
287 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
268 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

•• Beast Mode ••

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marrok Crotale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Weed King!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Crotale throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. King tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crotale is in King's guard.
Crotale working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crotale wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
King wants to stand up but Crotale is controlling him.
King keeping moving, preventing Crotale from controlling successfully.
Crotale advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Crotale.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotale seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crotale trying to control the action but King is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crotale scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crotale working the head and body with strikes.
Crotale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
King is looking to control Crotale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crotale's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crotale's back!
Crotale breaks King's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Crotale postures up and lands a big shot to King's brow.
Crotale wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Crotale postures up in King's guard and throws a big left but King blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crotale wants to pass the guard but King is keeping the position.
King keeping moving, preventing Crotale from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crotale advances to half guard.
Crotale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
King tries to kick Crotale off but Crotale keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crotale looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks King with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Crotale prevents King from standing back up.

Crotale wants to work for an arm triangle but King is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Crotale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotale trying to advance position but King counters by regaining guard.
Crotale postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crotale throws a big right hand that misses.
Crotale prevents King from getting back to his feet.
Crotale wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Crotale throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Crotale throws a big elbow that misses.
Crotale trying to control but King is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotale showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Marrok Crotale.
Crotale fails with a takedown attempt.

Crotale shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crotale was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crotale is landing with some decent strikes but King is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crotale cracks King with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Crotale looking to control but King is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marrok Crotale dominated that 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.

King shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crotale defends it nicely.

Crotale drives through with a takedown into King's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Crotale working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crotale distracts King with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crotale works over King with some ground and pound from guard.
Crotale is in close to King's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crotale is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crotale trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
King working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotale wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.
Crotale postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crotale trying to control the position from guard on top but King is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crotale 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.
Crotale throwing strikes from guard but King blocks nicely.
Crotale trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Crotale stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. King swivels though and keeps the full guard.
King looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crotale puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotale is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crotale is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that King can do to turn this around?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crotale cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marrok Crotale overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crotale with shots to the head and body - King looks very uncomfortable down there.
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!
Crotale trying to control but King is having none of it.

Crotale goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now King is on top in guard.
Crotale lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for King!
Crotale putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crotale working away from the top, dropping strikes.
BOOM! Crotale connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crotale putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crotale looking to finish King with some ground and pound. This is bad for King!
King is squirming around, avoiding Crotale's attempts to control the action.
Crotale breaks from King's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crotale is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crotale takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crotale tries to control but King wriggling away.
Crotale lands a nice shot to the head.
Crotale in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crotale lands with some strikes.

King is rocked!
Crotale cracks King with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marrok Crotale!