PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Crude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordy Rhoades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crude
vs
Rhoades

188 cm
24
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Oliver Crude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gordy Rhoades!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Crude.
Rhoades leaves Crude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rhoades stuffs the takedown attempt from Crude. Crude gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crude.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oliver Crude. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crude shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crude misses with a wild body shot.
Crude shoots in but no luck this time.
Rhoades leaves Crude with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Crude shoots for a takedown but Rhoades saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crude feints a jab promting Rhoades to slip. Crude then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rhoades slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Oliver Crude seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crude.
Crude has his takedown stuffed

and Rhoades counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crude is breathing heavily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Rhoades is trying for a kimura here. Crude looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Rhoades wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gordy Rhoades!
Gordy Rhoades bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.