PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sandstorm. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Aurelius
vs
Cronos

156 cm
42
117 lbs
41 - 17 - 3

178 cm
30
145 lbs
19 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Fast

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aurelius fails with a takedown attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cronos checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Aurelius misses its intended target.
Nice shot by Cronos.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Cronos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Sigvard Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cronos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Aurelius eats them both and turns towards Cronos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Aurelius is rocked!
Aurelius takes a swing at Cronos's ribcage but misses.
Oh Aurelius is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius is looking to clinch but Cronos is avoiding it.
Cronos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelius seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Cronos.
Cronos throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cronos pinned against the cage. Cronos gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Aurelius closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aurelius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cronos's efforts to push away.
Cronos tries to break free but Aurelius pushes him back against the cage.
Cronos is looking to break free of the clinch but Aurelius has double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cronos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with an elbow strike.
Cronos has had enough of the clinch but Aurelius keeps him there for the moment.
Cronos is trying to force a seperation but Aurelius has the dominant position.
Cronos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cronos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Aurelius pulls his leg out and moves away.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Aurelius.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Cronos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelius needs to keep his hands up - Cronos had a free shot at his head there.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aurelius misses with a straight right.
Cronos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aurelius swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

Aurelius pushes Cronos up against the cage in a clinch.
Aurelius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Aurelius throws a punch but it's blocked by Cronos.
Cronos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aurelius misses with some punches.
Aurelius is trying to break the clinch but Cronos has him pressed against the cage.

Aurelius breaks the clinch.
Jose Cronos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cronos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Cronos has knocked Aurelius down with a huge combo! Cronos steps away and waves a wobbly Aurelius back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Aurelius does it's job there.
Aurelius takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aurelius misses with a body shot.
Aurelius tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cronos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Aurelius ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aurelius moves to clinch but Cronos breaks away
and Cronos counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aurelius misses with a takedown attempt - Cronos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cronos! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sigvard Aurelius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cronos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aurelius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cronos.
Aurelius lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cronos circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cronos 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.

Cronos lands a nice looking body shot.
Cronos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Jose Cronos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aurelius throws the left hand but Cronos avoids the punch easily.
Cronos lands with a hook. Aurelius tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Cronos moves away and avoids it.
Cronos scores with a sloppy right hand. Aurelius should have avoided that one.
Aurelius lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelius walks into a jab.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos looks to score with a jab to the body but Aurelius is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Aurelius tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos lands a nice looking body shot.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos swats away the attempt to clinch by Aurelius.
Aurelius is looking to clinch but Cronos is avoiding it.
Aurelius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice side step and Cronos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Aurelius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cronos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cronos appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A punch combination from Cronos misses.
Cronos misses with a combination
and Aurelius counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Aurelius moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Aurelius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aurelius misses with a head kick.
Cronos throws a series of punches but Aurelius avoids them all with ease.
Aurelius tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Aurelius there as he acknowledges the shot.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cronos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Aurelius on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cronos cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cronos counters with a three punch combo that has Aurelius backing up. Aurelius nods at Cronos to acknowledge the strikes.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cronos ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cronos scores with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Aurelius as he connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Aurelius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aurelius tries to clinch
and Cronos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cronos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Aurelius backs off Cronos throws a huge counter combo but Aurelius manages to avoid it all.
Aurelius takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cronos tries to move into range but Aurelius moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Aurelius.
Cronos has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Aurelius thuds his shin into the meat of Cronos's side.
Cronos throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelius changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Aurelius tries to clinch up.
Cronos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cronos's corner calls for a 1-2. Cronos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Aurelius pushes Cronos up against the cage in a clinch.
Cronos wants to take the fight to the mat but Aurelius manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cronos can't break the clinch.
Aurelius stalling in the clinch but Cronos improves position.
Cronos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aurelius working aggressively here.

Aurelius breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Cronos.
Nice takedown defense from Cronos. No joy for Aurelius on that attempt.
Aurelius misses with a wild body shot.
Cronos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cronos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Aurelius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aurelius takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jose Cronos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A jab from Aurelius finds it's way through Cronos's defenses.
Cronos misses with a wild combination.
Aurelius darts in trying to clinch
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cronos slips under a jab from Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a double jab
and Cronos counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aurelius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius connects with a crisp jab.
Cronos feints a jab promting Aurelius to slip. Cronos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Aurelius slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to clinch but Cronos is avoiding it.
Cronos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Aurelius tries to clinch but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius throws a hook but Cronos blocks it.
Cronos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aurelius.
Cronos throws a combination that misses
and Aurelius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cronos's knee momentarily.

Aurelius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Aurelius is trying to control the action in half guard but Cronos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Cronos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cronos is trying to get back to full guard.
Cronos 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.
Cronos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Aurelius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cronos defending well though.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Aurelius drops an elbow to the side of Cronos's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking to take a break and control but Cronos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Aurelius is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Cronos still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Cronos has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Aurelius manages to get back to half guard.

Aurelius is defending against the submission attempts here by Cronos.
Aurelius is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Strong like Butterfly, so we'll see if he gets out of it.

Cronos is working for a kimura but Aurelius is defending it quite comfortably.
Sigvard Aurelius has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius moves into full guard.
Cronos looking to sit in guard and control but Aurelius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Aurelius trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Aurelius pushing down on Cronos's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Aurelius working Cronos over with strikes.
Aurelius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cronos 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cronos!
A very excited looking Jose Cronos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.