PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Igor Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caeser Augustus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes to the cage accompanied by Mienteme. Caeser Augustus has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Crazy
vs
Augustus

175 cm
34
175 lbs
17 - 15 - 2

182 cm
35
198 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 17 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Igor Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Caeser Augustus!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Augustus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crazy misses with a hook. Augustus ducked under it nicely.
Crazy misses with a looping left.
Crazy throws a head kick but Augustus moves out of range.
Augustus shoots in for a double leg but Crazy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Augustus takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Crazy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Augustus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Augustus stopping the sweep attempt from Crazy.
Augustus scoring with some ground and pound.
Augustus wants to pass the guard but Crazy is keeping the position.
Crazy wants to sweep but no luck.
Crazy controls Augustus momentarily but Augustus frees himself.
Augustus is looking to work some ground and pound but Crazy has wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Augustus drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Augustus jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crazy is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Augustus gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Augustus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crazy throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Crazy actively working from the bottom here.
Augustus throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Crazy has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Augustus is on him like a limpet, forcing Crazy back against the cage.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Crazy blocking some punches.
Crazy blocks an uppercut.
Augustus lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Augustus tries to work over Crazy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Augustus gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crazy doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Augustus scoring with punches to the head and body.
Augustus is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Crazy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crazy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crazy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Augustus is one step ahead there.
Augustus lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Augustus landing some decent shots from guard.
Augustus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Augustus works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to improve his position but Augustus is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Augustus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crazy's head.

Augustus is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crazy is trying to maintain the position but Augustus is very close to passing his half guard.

Augustus is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crazy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Augustus scores with a couple of nice shots.

Augustus is working for a kimura but Crazy is defending it quite comfortably.
Augustus wants to pass to mount but Crazy is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus is still trying to improve position.
Augustus stops Crazy from getting back to his feet.

Augustus looking for a submission but Crazy manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Crazy looking to control.
Augustus keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crazy's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Augustus with a flurry of punches that miss.
Augustus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Augustus throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crazy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crazy wants to stand and escape but Augustus is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustus is working Crazy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Augustus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crazy is keeping the position for now.
Augustus won't allow Crazy to get back to his feet.
Augustus sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crazy's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caeser Augustus dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Augustus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crazy.
Augustus scores with a body shot.
Crazy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crazy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crazy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Augustus gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Crazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus is looking for a takedown.
Crazy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Augustus lands an uppercut.
Augustus misses with a hook from the clinch.

Augustus has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crazy clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crazy breaks Augustus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Crazy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crazy with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus is looking to sweep but instead, Crazy has passed into half guard.

Augustus manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Crazy lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Igor Crazy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Augustus stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crazy.
Augustus thuds a left hand into Crazy's body.
Crazy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crazy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Augustus clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crazy.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazy controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustus controls his hands.
Augustus is working for takedown but Crazy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Crazy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Augustus goes for a takedown attempt but Crazy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Augustus avoids it really well and circles away.
A good leg kick by Crazy.
Augustus swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Augustus gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Augustus working the ground and pound.
Caeser Augustus has got the better of the ground game so far.
Augustus working the head and body with strikes.
Crazy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Augustus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crazy, who protects the arm well.
Crazy can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Augustus wants to get back to full guard.
Augustus manages to get to full guard.
Augustus tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Augustus throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crazy postures up.
Augustus is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy stands up over Augustus, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crazy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Augustus has control of Crazy's left arm, preventing Crazy from doing any damage.
Crazy wants to control from the top but Augustus keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to stand up but Crazy is controlling him.
Crazy distracts Augustus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crazy trying to control but Augustus is working from the bottom.
Crazy chips away with some ground and pound.
Crazy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crazy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Augustus is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Crazy presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Crazy pushes off an throws an elbow but Augustus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Augustus throws a punch but it's blocked by Crazy.
Augustus has a couple of punches blocked by Crazy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crazy is trying to pull guard but Augustus has him pressed against the cage.
Augustus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crazy is defending well.
Augustus misses with the head strike.

Augustus lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Caeser Augustus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Crazy misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crazy.

Crazy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Augustus is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Augustus is looking for a takedown.
Augustus is looking to take this one to the mat.
Crazy works on Augustus's body with a couple of short punches.
Augustus swings wildly with an uppercut but Crazy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augustus has Crazy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crazy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Igor Crazy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caeser Augustus.
Crazy scores with a shoulder strike.
Augustus blocks a body shot from Crazy.
Crazy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crazy trying to land knees to the body.
Crazy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Augustus blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augustus has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crazy after a bit of a struggle.
Augustus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crazy with a knee to the head.

It looks like Caeser Augustus has been cut.
Augustus misses with the head strike.
Augustus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crazy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crazy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crazy looking to throw knees to the head but Augustus is blocking nicely.
Augustus is struggling to control the position.
Crazy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Augustus tries to throw a body punch but Crazy avoids it by throwing Augustus back against the cage.
Crazy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Augustus's elbow.
Crazy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Augustuss head.
Crazy has Augustus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Augustus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Augustus wants a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augustus wants to stall.
Augustus managing to block the knees to the body from Crazy.
Crazy tries to work over Augustus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Augustus misses with a punch on the inside.
Crazy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crazy struggles to land a body shot inside as Augustus controls his hands.
Augustus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crazy is pressed up against the cage. Augustus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crazy down to the mat. Crazy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Crazy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Augustus to the ground. Crazy is now in Augustus's guard.
Crazy scoring with some ground and pound.
Augustus wants to stand but Crazy is controlling the position.
Crazy forces his way into half guard.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augustus on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crazy drops an elbow to the side of Augustus's head.
Augustus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crazy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Augustus defending well though.
Augustus tries to roll over but Crazy keeps him under control.
Crazy is trying to control the action in half guard but Augustus is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Augustus wants to control but Crazy is keeping busy.
Augustus is looking to improve his position.
Crazy throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crazy is keen to just control but Augustus is a slippery customer.
Crazy is looking to advance position but Augustus won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy wants to control but Augustus is keeping him busy.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Crazy just wasn't active enough.
Crazy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Crazy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Augustus dives in for a single leg takedown but Crazy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crazy stops a takedown attempt from Augustus.
Crazy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Augustus is defending well for now.
Crazy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Igor Crazy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Augustus can't get the takedown.
Augustus avoiding damage as Crazy throws knees to the body.
Augustus struggles to land a body shot inside as Crazy controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Augustus misses with a punch to the body.
Crazy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caeser Augustus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crazy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Augustus has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caeser Augustus!
A relieved looking Caeser Augustus thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Igor Crazy was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm not done!'.