PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Krackoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitch Romney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucifer Krackoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Krackoff
vs
Romney

210 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucifer Krackoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Romney!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Romney darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Romney prevents Krackoff from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krackoff is holding on to half guard well.
Krackoff wants to get back to full guard.
Romney thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Krackoff's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krackoff trying to control here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucifer Krackoff just wasn't active enough.

Romney manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krackoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Krackoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Romney postures up.

Krackoff throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Romney escapes and throws Krackoff's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Krackoff wants to control but Romney postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krackoff gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Krackoff is looking to control Romney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Krackoff avoid being mounted?
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucifer Krackoff just wasn't active enough.
Krackoff tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Krackoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Romney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krackoff checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krackoff moves out of range as Romney throws a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Romney. No joy for Krackoff on that attempt.
Krackoff lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Romney circles away quickly and effectively.

Krackoff moves into the clinch successfully.

Romney has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Krackoff regains guard immediately.
Krackoff is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Romney postures up.
Krackoff will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romney stopping the sweep attempt from Krackoff.

Lucifer Krackoff has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Romney feints and as Krackoff raises his hands in defense, Romney changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Krackoff has control of Romney's left arm, preventing Romney from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krackoff working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucifer Krackoff.
Romney throws a leg kick but Krackoff moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mitch Romney will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krackoff crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Romney - the referee stops the clock and Krackoff gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Romney. Krackoff manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Romney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krackoff if he has to take too many more of those.
Romney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krackoff shoots in looking for a takedown. Romney tries to sprawl out of it but Krackoff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Romney manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Romney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Romney showed some decent athleticism there.
Krackoff wants to control but Romney is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krackoff has his hands clasped together around Romney's back. He's all about the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krackoff wants to get back to full guard.
Mitch Romney has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Lucifer Krackoff just wasn't active enough.
Romney throws a head kick that misses
and Krackoff counters with a two punch combo.
Romney takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Krackoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Romney looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Krackoff taking some punishment here, with Romney in his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krackoff moves into full guard.
Krackoff will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Krackoff is pulling down on Romney's head. It's preventing any offense from Romney, at least for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krackoff is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krackoff wants to control the position but Romney says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Krackoff is looking to improve his position.
Krackoff has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Romney is working away from the top position though.

We're going to have a standup here because Lucifer Krackoff wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Krackoff fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Romney to the ground. Krackoff is now in Romney's guard.

Romney looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romney looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krackoff is one step ahead there.

Romney is looking for a triangle here but Krackoff uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Romney is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Krackoff decides to stand back up. Krackoff steps back and let's Romney get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Romney scores with a leg kick.

Romney gets tackled into the cage by Krackoff. Krackoff maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Lucifer Krackoff will probably get the nod.
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!

Romney misses with a shot to the body
and Krackoff counters with a one-two to the body.
Krackoff tries to clinch there but Romney circles away.
Romney lands a high kick!
Krackoff misses the jab.

Romney manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Krackoff on his heels. He'll look to pass Krackoff's guard now, I'm sure.
Krackoff avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Romney works over Krackoff with some ground and pound from guard.

Krackoff is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Krackoff is pulling down on Romney's head. It's preventing any offense from Romney, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krackoff looking to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucifer Krackoff.

Romney feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Romney wants to pass the guard but Krackoff is keeping the position.
Krackoff wants to stand but Romney is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krackoff throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Krackoff is trying to keep Romney in close.
Krackoff keeping moving, preventing Romney from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucifer Krackoff.
Romney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Romney. Krackoff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krackoff tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Romney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lucifer Krackoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Romney connects with a body shot.
Romney lands a nice looking body kick.
Krackoff misses with a takedown attempt - Romney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Romney throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Krackoff was covering up waiting for the punch and Romney finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krackoff wants to control but Romney passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romney stops Krackoff from getting back to his feet.
Krackoff is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Romney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Romney!