PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Blok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blok's entrance music is Bangarang. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Blok
vs
Craven

185 cm
22
192 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

187 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Michael Blok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Justin Craven!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven lunges at Blok with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blok's hand.

Craven clinches.

Craven pulls guard successfully.
Blok won't allow Craven to sweep him here.
Blok working some strikes from top position.
Blok postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Blok has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Blok got a little sloppy there for a moment and Craven has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blok has managed to get both his arms back between Craven's legs - danger averted.
Craven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Craven trying to control the position here.
Blok slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blok lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Blok from controlling successfully.

Blok is sitting in close to Craven's body. Craven has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Blok is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Blok is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Craven.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Justin Craven!