PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roy Pitbull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilson Crodonilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Pitbull
vs
Crodonilson

180 cm
32
152 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

170 cm
37
155 lbs
27 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Master Lee's One Stop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Roy Pitbull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wilson Crodonilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitbull missing with a left hand there. Crodonilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pitbull looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crodonilson is fending him off so far but Pitbull persists. Nope, Crodonilson circles away and we're back to standing.
Crodonilson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pitbull has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crodonilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pitbull throws out a loose jab but Crodonilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pitbull throws a big shot that misses.
Pitbull throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crodonilson counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pitbull is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull is working hard here to advance position.
Crodonilson working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitbull tries to improve position but can't.
Pitbull tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Pitbull is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pitbull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Crodonilson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crodonilson wants to get back to his feet.

Crodonilson moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Pitbull.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crodonilson decides to stand back up.
Crodonilson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pitbull will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crodonilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pitbull.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Pitbull. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crodonilson ducks under a wild hook from Pitbull.
Pitbull jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Pitbull gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitbull in side control, throwing shots but Crodonilson defends.

Pitbull tries for a kimura but Crodonilson is defending well.
Crodonilson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pitbull has just dragged him back down to the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Pitbull looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Pitbull dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Pitbull throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Pitbull shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crodonilson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pitbull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crodonilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pitbull tries to free his leg and advance position but Crodonilson is retaining full guard.
Pitbull throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pitbull stops Crodonilson from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitbull looking to pass the guard.
Crodonilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pitbull throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy Pitbull overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pitbull loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crodonilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pitbull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pitbull missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Pitbull drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Pitbull seems to have locked his on tight now - Crodonilson screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Pitbull, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Roy Pitbull!
During a confident post fight interview, Roy Pitbull thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.