PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Crose McCringe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demon Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crose McCringe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

McCringe
vs
Zaromskis

170 cm
27
146 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crose McCringe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Demon Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCringe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zaromskis circles away quickly and effectively.
McCringe moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Zaromskis has McCringe up against the cage in a clinch.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaromskis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McCringe up against the cage.
Zaromskis working aggressively here.
Zaromskis lands a hook that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Come on Zaromskis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McCringe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zaromskis just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskis.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskis.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaromskis lands a nice uppercut.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCringe jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with McCringe around his waist. McCringe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands an uppercut.
Zaromskis swings wildly with an uppercut but McCringe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zaromskis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaromskis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCringe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis gets underhooks to prevent McCringe's takedown attempt.
Zaromskis just leaning against McCringe, taking a breather.
Zaromskis lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McCringe.
Zaromskis lands with a right to the head.
McCringe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaromskis after a bit of a struggle.
Zaromskis gets through McCringe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in the clinch, Zaromskis scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCringe jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with McCringe around his waist. McCringe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis pushes McCringe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskis.
McCringe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zaromskis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zaromskis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Zaromskis pushes McCringe back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis slowing the pace effectively.
A short right from Zaromskis on the inside.
McCringe tries to pull guard but Zaromskis won't allow it.
Zaromskis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McCringe jumps guard but Zaromskis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zaromskis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Zaromskis.
McCringe is working for takedown but Zaromskis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from McCringe.
Zaromskis is working McCringe over against the cage.
Zaromskis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zaromskis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McCringe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Zaromskis smiles and moves away.
McCringe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Demon Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Zaromskis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zaromskis is struggling to control the position.
Zaromskis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
McCringe blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCringe tries for a takedown. No joy.
McCringe is trying to drag Zaromskis to the mat but Zaromskis just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
McCringe letting Zaromskis take a breather here.
Zaromskis cracks McCringe with a nice body shot.
Zaromskis cracks McCringe with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCringe is looking to take this one to the mat.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zaromskis.
McCringe wants to take the fight to the mat but Zaromskis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a nice uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Zaromskis gets through McCringe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zaromskis lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Zaromskis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Zaromskis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demon Zaromskis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Zaromskis gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a hook that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Zaromskis throws a head punch that misses.
Zaromskis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zaromskis misses with the head strike.
Zaromskis lands with a left to the head.
McCringe wants a takedown but no success here.
Zaromskis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Zaromskis misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis presses McCringe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Demon Zaromskis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis scores with a nice hook to the head.
McCringe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaromskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crose McCringe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Zaromskis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zaromskis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Zaromskis stalls.
McCringe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaromskis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Zaromskis closes the distance and clinches.
McCringe wants a takedown.
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Zaromskis on the inside.
Zaromskis slowing the pace effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McCringe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zaromskis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McCringe jumps guard but Zaromskis stands there with McCringe around his waist. McCringe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Zaromskis - that landed with a thud.
Zaromskis prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zaromskis lands with a short shot to the head.
Zaromskis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zaromskis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zaromskis lands an uppercut.
Zaromskis cracks McCringe with a nice body shot.
Zaromskis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zaromskis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
Zaromskis lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Zaromskis.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stalling in the clinch from Zaromskis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis stops a takedown attempt from McCringe.
Zaromskis lands an uppercut.
Zaromskis stalling the fight.
Zaromskis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Zaromskis is leaning against McCringe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McCringe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zaromskis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Zaromskis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zaromskis scores with a shoulder strike.
Zaromskis lands with a left to the head.
McCringe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zaromskis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
McCringe can't get the takedown.
Zaromskis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zaromskis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zaromskis presses McCringe against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a light punch inside.
McCringe takes a shot to the head.

McCringe is rocked!
McCringe tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Oh McCringe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McCringe has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zaromskis after a bit of a struggle.
McCringe seems to have got his legs back now.
Zaromskis lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCringe backwards.
A short right from Zaromskis on the inside.
Zaromskis lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zaromskis dips a shoulder and cracks McCringe with a mighty uppercut! McCringe falls back against the cage and Zaromskis unloads with a barrage of strikes! McCringe is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Zaromskis screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Demon Zaromskis!