PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Crappler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crappler 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.

Crappler
vs
Huxley

185 cm
36
215 lbs
24 - 15 - 1

187 cm
27
210 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 24 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Crappler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crappler swats away the attempt to clinch by Huxley.
Huxley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Huxley tries to clinch up but Crappler circles away and keeps his distance.
Huxley moves in looking to clinch but Crappler pushes him off.

Huxley darts in and clinches Crappler up against the cage.
Crappler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huxley lands with a right to the head.
Crappler is breathing heavily.
Huxley lands with a short punch from the clinch.

It looks like King Crappler has been cut.
Huxley gets through Crappler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Crappler jumps into guard, dragging Huxley to the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Huxley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Huxley stands up from Crappler's guard - Huxley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crappler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Huxley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crappler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Huxley looks to clinch

and Crappler counters with a shoot takedown. Huxley fights it but they end up in guard.
Crappler won't allow Huxley to get back to his feet.

Huxley pushes Crappler off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Dima Huxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two 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!
Huxley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crappler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Huxley clinches with his opponent.
Huxley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crappler takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Huxley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crappler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crappler's defenses.
Huxley lands a knee to the head.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley digs a right hand underneath Crappler's ribcage. Crappler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Huxley lands a knee to the head.
Huxley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Huxley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crappler blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crappler's defenses.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Crappler is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huxley.
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huxley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crappler avoids it.
Huxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huxley landing knees to the head.
A shot in the inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands a left hand.
Huxley is leaning against Crappler and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Crappler won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
Crappler is looking for a takedown.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huxley working Crappler over with knees to the body.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Crappler is blocking nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Huxley obliges.
Huxley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crappler backwards.
Huxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huxley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crappler's elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley lands an elbow inside that Crappler shrugs off.
A nice left hand lands by Huxley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dima Huxley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crappler circles away from the clinch attempt.
King Crappler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huxley tries to clinch but Crappler moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Huxley is looking to clinch but Crappler is avoiding it.
Crappler circles away from the clinch attempt

and Crappler counters with a shoot takedown. Huxley fights it but they end up in guard.
Huxley is looking to stand up but Crappler isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley wants to get back to his feet but Crappler passes into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley is trying to stand up here but Crappler is controlling him well.
Crappler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Huxley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crappler landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Huxley is looking to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crappler winds up and cracks Huxley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Huxley is trying to stand.
Crappler working the head and body with strikes.
Crappler is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crappler prevents Huxley from standing back up.
Huxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crappler. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crappler lands a nice short elbow.
Huxley pushes Crappler off looking to stand but Crappler dives back in and keeps control.
Crappler 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.
Huxley is staying active underneath Crappler, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Huxley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crappler frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huxley wants to try and get back to his feet.
Crappler looking to control but Huxley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Huxley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crappler in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Huxley trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crappler lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crappler pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
You get the feeling that Huxley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crappler lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Huxley is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
King Crappler overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crappler with a couple of short strikes.
Huxley is trying to stand.
BOOM! Crappler connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Huxley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Huxley wants to try and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crappler sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crappler unloading with bombs!
Crappler scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Huxley?
Huxley is trying to stand up.
Crappler with shots to the head and body - Huxley looks very uncomfortable down there.
Huxley wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Crappler dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Huxley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Huxley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crappler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crappler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Huxley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Huxley moves into the clinch.
Crappler is trying to pull guard but Huxley has him pressed against the cage.
Huxley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Huxley lands a good knee to the midsection. Crappler won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huxley.
Dima Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
Huxley misses with a body punch.
Crappler takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Crappler.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crappler's defenses.

Crappler is rocked!
A nice left hand lands by Huxley.
Oh Crappler is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crappler's defenses.

King Crappler's cut is getting worse.
Huxley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Huxley lands a big right hand that drops Crappler! The killer instinct kicks in and Huxley finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Huxley!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dima Huxley!
A very excited looking Dima Huxley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.