PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Croft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zell Griever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croft comes to the cage accompanied by Break Stuff - Limp Bizkit. Griever has chosen X-Files Theme as his entrance music. Zell Griever is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Croft
vs
Griever

188 cm
23
214 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

213 cm
23
285 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Croft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zell Griever!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croft looks to land a body kick but Griever moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Croft crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Griever - the referee stops the clock and Croft gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Griever. Croft manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Croft misses with a head kick.
Griever lands a nice hook to Croft's body. Croft takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Croft moves out of range of the body kick from Griever.
A telegraphed right hand from Croft misses the target.
Colin Croft seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griever waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Croft.
Croft throws a hook to the side of Griever's head but Griever sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Croft has taken the fight to the clinch.

Griever breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Croft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griever was well out of range. Poor timing from Croft.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griever.
Croft lands a head shot.
Croft stuns Griever with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Croft swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croft throws a hook but Griever blocks it.
Griever looks to land a body kick but Croft moved away.
Croft misses with a left hand
and Griever connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Croft tries to clinch but Griever is having none of it.
Croft throws a body punch but Griever moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Croft.
Croft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Croft misses the shot to the body.
Croft throws a leg kick
and Griever counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griever swings for the body but Croft moves out of range.
Croft tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Griever is able to avoid easily.
Croft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griever was well out of range. Poor timing from Croft.
Croft is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Griever's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Griever throws a leg kick but Croft checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever throws a body kick that misses.
Croft is looking to chop away at Griever's legs.
Croft fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Griever is out of range.
Croft misses with a low kick.
Croft tries to clinch but Griever is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griever throws a body punch but Croft moves out of range.
Croft misses with a looping right.
Griever misses with the body kick
and Croft counters with a slapping leg kick.
Croft misses the jab.
Croft moves in looking to clinch but Griever pushes him off.
Griever lands a slapping body shot.
Griever throws a body punch but Croft moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft throws a leg kick which misses Griever's front leg but catches the back leg as Griever tries to avoid it.
Croft scores with a jab to the body.
Croft looks to score with a jab to the body but Griever is just out of range.
Griever stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Croft.
Nice jab there from Griever.
Croft throws a hook but Griever blocks it.
Croft thows a body shot but no joy.
Croft looks to throw a body kick
and Griever counters with a nice kick to the body.
Croft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griever counters with a left to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Griever.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croft takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Croft throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Griever sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Griever is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Croft rather than just go for the knockout.
Croft is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griever listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Griever moves out of range of the strikes.
Griever fails to land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Croft misses
and Griever counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Croft throws a low kick but it's checked well by Griever.
Croft steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Griever.
Griever has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Croft.
Griever looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Griever uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Croft.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Croft tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Griever was well out of range. Poor timing from Croft.
Griever throws a hook but Croft avoids it easily.
Croft looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Colin Croft will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Croft thows a body shot but no joy.
Croft tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Croft takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Griever ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Croft throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Croft.
Croft misses with a body shot
and Griever counters with a left to the body.
Croft thows a body kick. Griever tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Croft takes a swing at Griever's ribcage but misses.
Griever keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Griever closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A jab from Griever finds it's way through Croft's defenses.
Croft misses with a hook. Griever ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever lunges at Croft with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Croft's hand.
Croft throws an off balance right hand
and Griever connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Croft throws a nice outside leg kick.
Croft ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griever moves away.
Croft tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griever misses with an uppercut. Croft saw that one coming.
Griever moves out of range of the body kick from Croft.
Croft moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griever paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Griever misses with a hook
and Croft counters with a slapping leg kick.
Griever throws a hook but Croft avoids it easily.
Griever paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griever tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Croft connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Griever keeps Croft at a distance using the push kick.

Croft clinches.
Griever blocks a body shot from Croft.

Griever manages to break the clinch.
Griever's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Croft scores with a hook to the body. Griever takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Griever tries to land a body kick
and Griever takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griever misses the shot to the body.
Croft misses with a right hand
and Griever counters with a two punch combo.
Croft throws a low kick, looking for Griever's leg but Griever calmly moves out of range.
Croft misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Griever.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Croft throws a leg kick but Griever moved away.
Croft tries to work over Griever's front leg with a kick but Griever checks it.
Croft throws the kick towards the body but Griever avoids it.
Griever throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griever wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Croft misses.
Croft throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Croft fails with an attempt to clinch.
Croft with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Croft with a nice cross.
Griever misses with a body shot.
Croft lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Croft blocks a head kick by Griever.
Griever throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Griever moves out of range as Croft strikes.
Croft pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Croft thows a body shot but no joy.
Griever uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Croft.
Croft rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Griever counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Griever lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Croft circles away quickly and effectively.
Griever has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Croft.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griever is looking to score with low kicks.
Croft throws a lazy right hand but Griever sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Croft thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Croft dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Griever crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Croft - the referee stops the clock and Griever gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Croft. Griever manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Croft is looking to chop away at Griever's legs.
Croft misses with a head kick.
Griever lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Croft gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Croft gets through Griever's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Croft lands an uppercut.
Croft goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Croft fails to land.
Griever doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Croft blocks an uppercut.
Griever tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Croft's elbow.
Croft misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Croft can't find room to land a body shot as Griever controls the action.
Croft tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Griever pushes Croft back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Griever misses with a punch to the body.
Griever scores with a nice hook to the head.

Griever breaks from the clinch.
Croft throws a wild body kick that Griever sees coming a mile off.
Griever slips under a jab.
Croft lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Griever pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griever takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Griever tries to move into range but Croft moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
A decent looking cross lands there for Croft.
Croft lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Griever throws a sloppy body shot
and Croft counters with a nice kick to the body.
Zell Griever has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griever takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Croft has closed the distance and engaged Griever in a clinch.
Griever misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Croft is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Griever throws a punch but it's blocked by Croft.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Croft.
Griever throws a head punch that misses.
Colin Croft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griever struggles to land a body shot inside as Croft controls his hands.
Croft can't find room to land a body shot as Griever controls the action.
Croft misses with a punch on the inside.
Griever blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Croft lands a shot to the body.
Croft tries to work over Griever's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A shot in the inside from Croft.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griever swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Griever tries to break free but Croft pushes him back against the cage.
Croft prevents a body shot from Griever.
Griever takes a shot to the head.
Griever misses with a body punch.
Griever swings wildly with an uppercut but Croft uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griever tries a body shot but Croft blocks it.
Griever has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Griever looking to stall.
Croft tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Croft lands a hook that snaps the head of Griever backwards.
Griever is trying to break the clinch but Croft is controlling him.
Croft digs a right hand underneath Griever's ribcage. Griever let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croft digs a right hand underneath Griever's ribcage. Griever let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Croft digs a right hand into Griever's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Griever's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Griever struggles to land a body shot inside as Croft controls his hands.
Croft lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Croft.
Griever fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Griever fails to land.
Croft fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Griever wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Croft throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grievers head.
Croft lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Griever.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griever misses with some punches.
Griever digs a right hand underneath Croft's ribcage. Croft let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Croft lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Griever's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Croft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Croft has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Croft!
During a confident post fight interview, Colin Croft thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.