PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Riaan Geingob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleister Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Geingob comes to the cage accompanied by Nas - Got Yourself a Gun. Riaan Geingob has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Geingob
vs
Crowley

172 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Riaan Geingob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aleister Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Geingob throws an overhand right that lands on Crowley's shoulder, as Crowley tries to avoid the shot.
Crowley tries to clinch up.
Crowley moves away from the strike by Geingob.
Geingob looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowley is just out of range.
Crowley tries to clinch up but Geingob circles away and keeps his distance.
Geingob misses with a hook.
Geingob throws a lazy right hand but Crowley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Geingob looks to land a right hand but Crowley moved out of range.
Geingob throws out a loose jab but Crowley uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geingob lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Crowley gets a clinch.
Geingob tries to stall but Crowley uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Geingob blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowley throws an elbow but misses.
Crowley lands an elbow inside that Geingob shrugs off.

It looks like Riaan Geingob has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Geingob's brow.
Geingob has had enough of the clinch but Crowley keeps him there for the moment.
Crowley misses with some punches.
Geingob blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowley throws an elbow that misses.
Geingob trying to stall but Crowley improves his position.

Crowley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Geingob clobbers Crowley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Crowley slips under a jab from Geingob.
Geingob keeps the fight on the outside.
Crowley moves in looking to clinch but Geingob pushes him off.
Geingob throws a looping overhand right but Crowley ducks down to avoid it.
Geingob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Geingob.
Geingob misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geingob lands a slapping body shot.
Crowley wants to clinch up but Geingob keeps it at a distance.
Crowley slips a jab and a cross from Geingob.
Crowley defending well as Geingob loads up on a big left hand.
Crowley blocks a jab.
Geingob throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Geingob.
Crowley checks a low kick from Geingob.
Crowley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowley fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geingob throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowley.
Crowley doesn't manage to clinch there - Geingob circles away.
Geingob throws the left hand but Crowley avoids the punch easily.
Riaan Geingob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowley throws a head kick that misses.
Crowley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geingob throws a sloppy head kick and Crowley moves out of range easily.
Crowley walks into a left hand.
Crowley tries to clinch there but Geingob circles away.

Crowley has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Geingob takes an elbow to the temple.
Crowley avoiding damage.
Geingob looking to stall.

Crowley breaks the clinch.
Crowley moves in looking to clinch but Geingob pushes him off.
Crowley wants to clinch up but Geingob keeps it at a distance.
Geingob avoids the head kick by Crowley.
Crowley ducks under a wild hook from Geingob.
Geingob waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Crowley.
Crowley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Geingob.

Crowley clinches up with Geingob and pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Crowley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Riaan Geingob dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Riaan Geingob's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crowley wants to clinch up but Geingob keeps it at a distance.
Geingob looks to land a left hand but Crowley moved out of range nicely.
Geingob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Geingob is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crowley slips under a jab.
Aleister Crowley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Geingob throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Geingob walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Crowley drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Geingob swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Crowley's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Riaan Geingob!