PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Faulk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koral Creyonte could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Arthur Faulk's chin.

Creyonte
vs
Faulk

180 cm
28
186 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

189 cm
27
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arthur Faulk!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Faulk throws a quick inside leg kick.
Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Faulk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Creyonte's calf.
Faulk connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Faulk lands with a right hand.
Creyonte walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faulk checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faulk tries to move into range but Creyonte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Creyonte shoots in for a double leg but Faulk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Faulk lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Faulk.

It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
Faulk with a nice cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Creyonte.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Faulk keeps Creyonte under control for a moment.
Creyonte trying to control the position but Faulk is working away.
Creyonte throws a strike aimed at the side of Faulk's head but Faulk avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to lay and pray for a moment but Faulk keeps working.
Faulk wants to get back to his feet but Creyonte drags him back down.
Faulk prevents Creyonte from moving into mount.
Creyonte sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Faulk is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Faulk has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Faulk tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Creyonte wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Faulk is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Creyonte off and has taken his back!
A bit of a pause in the action here. Faulk controlling the positon.
Creyonte tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Creyonte.
Creyonte trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Faulk trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Creyonte turns into Faulk and is now in his guard.
Creyonte trying to control the position from guard on top but Faulk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Arthur Faulk was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Creyonte throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Faulk sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte slips under a jab from Faulk.
A jab from Faulk finds it's way through Creyonte's defenses.
Creyonte delivers a nice body kick.
Creyonte shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faulk scoring well with a low kick there.
Creyonte avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Faulk connects with the punch.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Faulk is having none of it.
Creyonte looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Creyonte looks for a takedown but Faulk sprawls well.
Faulk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Creyonte takes a step back to recover.
Faulk misses with a looping right.
Creyonte blocks a low kick nicely.
Faulk throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faulk bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Creyonte's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.
Faulk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Creyonte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Faulk throws a head kick that misses.
Creyonte lands a jab to Faulk's midsection.
That kick from Faulk tenderised Creyonte's leg. Creyonte is trying to keep his angry face on.
Arthur Faulk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faulk tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Creyonte is able to avoid easily.
Faulk throws a body punch but Creyonte moves out of range.
Faulk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faulk tests Creyonte's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Faulk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Creyonte fails with the takedown.

Creyonte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Faulk dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Creyonte displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Faulk throws out the jab.
Faulk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creyonte tries to bum rush Faulk with a series of wild strikes but Faulk uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faulk tried to score with a low kick but Creyonte checks it.
Creyonte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faulk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Faulk swings widly with a right hand
and Creyonte counters with a head kick. That will keep Faulk thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Faulk misses with a kick to the body.
Creyonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Faulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faulk stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Faulk wants it to stay on the feet.
Faulk throws a lazy head kick
and Creyonte counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Faulk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Creyonte clinches up against the cage.
Creyonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faulk blocks it with crossed arms.
Creyonte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Faulk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Creyonte checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Faulk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A head kick misses from Faulk.
Creyonte tries for a takedown but Faulk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good shot there by Faulk.
Faulk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Creyonte.
Faulk throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creyonte throws a looping overhand right but Faulk ducks down to avoid it.
Creyonte is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faulk sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faulk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Faulk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Faulk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Creyonte, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Faulk misses the shot to the body.
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!
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Faulk shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte looks to score with a jab to the body but Faulk is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faulk misses with an uppercut.
Faulk scores with a leg kick.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Faulk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Faulk throws a jab but it's blocked by Creyonte.
Arthur Faulk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Creyonte misses with a body kick.
Creyonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creyonte takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Creyonte checks a leg kick.
Creyonte staying out of range there.
Creyonte blocks a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Faulk.
Creyonte darts in trying to clinch
and Faulk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Faulk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Creyonte tries to clinch up but Faulk circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte goes for a double leg but Faulk avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Faulk continues to drive forward.
Creyonte is trying to drag Faulk to the mat but Faulk just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Faulk blocks an uppercut.
Creyonte tries to stall but Faulk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Faulk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Faulk stalling against the cage.
Faulk lands a right hand.
Creyonte lands a shot to the body.
Creyonte is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Creyonte goes for a takedown in the clinch but Faulk prevents it.
Creyonte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Faulk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Faulk gets through Creyonte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Creyonte drags the fight down to the ground.
Faulk trying to stand up but can't free himself from Creyonte's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Faulk is one step ahead there.
Faulk sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faulk is looking to stand up but Creyonte won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Faulk 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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Arthur Faulk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Faulk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Faulk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Koral Creyonte's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Faulk scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Creyonte ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Creyonte closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creyonte dives in for a single leg takedown but Faulk sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Faulk lands a shoulder strike.
Creyonte is looking for a takedown.
Creyonte misses with a knee strike.
Creyonte has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Faulk after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Koral Creyonte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice left hand lands by Faulk.

Creyonte is rocked!
Faulk swings wildly with an uppercut but Creyonte uses good head movement to avoid it.
Faulk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Creyonte up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Creyonte goes for a takedown attempt but Faulk pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faulk looks for the body kick but Creyonte saw that one coming.
Faulk throws a right and a left that Creyonte avoids nicely.
Faulk throws an overhand right that lands on Creyonte's shoulder, as Creyonte tries to avoid the shot.
Creyonte tries to clinch there but Faulk circles away.
Creyonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creyonte shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Faulk defends it nicely.
Creyonte moves out of range as Faulk strikes.
Creyonte tries to clinch up.
Faulk lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oh Creyonte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Faulk misses with a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Faulk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Faulk misses.
Faulk misses with a kick to the body.

Creyonte gets the takedown into side control.
Koral Creyonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Creyonte seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

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!
Faulk sneaks back into half guard.
Creyonte is trying to control. Faulk wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Creyonte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Faulk controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Creyonte wants to control but Faulk is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faulk avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Creyonte.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Creyonte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Faulk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Creyonte.
Koral Creyonte overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Faulk wants to improve his position but Creyonte is controlling well.
Creyonte sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faulk defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faulk keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Faulk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Creyonte is working away from the top position though.
Creyonte missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Arthur Faulk is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faulk is controlling Creyonte's trapped leg to prevent Creyonte from advancing to side control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Arthur Faulk wasn't active enough on the ground.
Faulk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Faulk throws a leg kick

and Creyonte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Faulk won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faulk is trying to get back to half guard.
Creyonte 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.
Creyonte tries to move to mount but Faulk blocks the move with his legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Creyonte misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Arthur Faulk.
I've got Faulk winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Faulk!
After winning the bout, Arthur Faulk thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Koral Creyonte had this to say: 'Thanks to my teammates for helping me, this guy is really tough, I did my best and gave my all! See you later guys..'.