PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cobalt Khalil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khalil has chosen The Hives - Walk Idiot Walk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craftt
vs
Khalil

165 cm
27
145 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

173 cm
29
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Spartan Nutrition
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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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Martin Craftt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cobalt Khalil!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Craftt clinches up with Khalil and pushes him back against the cage.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the head but Khalil blocks with his arms.
Craftt stalling against the cage.
Craftt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craftt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Khalil is defending well for now.
Craftt lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Craftt - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Craftt scores with a knee to the head.
Our sources have told us that Craftt has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Knees to the body from Craftt.
Craftt connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Cobalt Khalil has been cut.
Khalil can't get the takedown.
Craftt pressing his opponent against the cage.
Craftt landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Khalil 's eye.
Craftt with a knee to the head.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Craftt lands an elbow inside that Khalil shrugs off.

Khalil is rocked!
Craftt is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Khalil is still on wobbly legs! Can Craftt finish him?
Khalil wants to get back to striking at distance but Craftt won't allow it.
Craftt lands an elbow inside that Khalil shrugs off.

That has opened up Cobalt Khalil's cut even more.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Craftt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Craftt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Khalil looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craftt using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craftt.
Craftt lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Cobalt Khalil's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Craftt lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Khalil 's eye.
A nice left hand lands by Craftt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Khalil has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Cobalt Khalil's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Cobalt Khalil's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Martin Craftt!
After winning the bout, Martin Craftt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.