PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos's entrance music is Sandstorm. A fine choice. This should be fireworks!

Cronos
vs
Bob

178 cm
31
145 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

173 cm
41
141 lbs
29 - 21 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
Big Bear Nutrition 160Q

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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Billy Bob!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cronos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bob lands a jab to the head.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cronos.
Cronos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Cronos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cronos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Cronos. That snapped Bob's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bob just manages to avoid it.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Cronos.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Bob throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cronos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a straight right hand.
Cronos misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos slips under a jab from Bob.
Cronos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cronos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bob takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cronos is looking to land body kicks.
Cronos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob misses with an uppercut
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Billy Bob is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Bob throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Cronos is predictable there
and Bob connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bob looks to land a left hand but Cronos moved out of range nicely.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos cracks Bob with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Cronos takes a swing at Bob's ribcage but misses.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Cronos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cronos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Bob takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.
Billy Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cronos counters with a stiff right hand.
Cronos moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bob there.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cronos.

Bob throws Cronos to one side and escapes!
Cronos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bob. That did some damage!
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Cronos counters with a thumping low kick.
Bob connects with a looping right hand.
Bob misses with a left hand
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob throws a lazy right hand but Cronos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob throws an off balance right hand
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
Bob's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cronos connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bob scrambles back to his feet.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Bob swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cronos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cronos dodges the punch combination from Bob.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob lands with an uppercut that bounces Cronos off the cage and back into range.
Bob shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cronos eats them both and turns towards Bob to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A lazy left from Bob finds it's target.
Bob throws an overhand right that lands on Cronos's shoulder, as Cronos tries to avoid the shot.
Bob misses with an uppercut.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Cronos is just out of range.
Bob scores with a hook.
Bob might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bob takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cronos.
Cronos changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cronos moves forwards but Bob connects with a nice, crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Cronos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Cronos saw that one coming.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cronos avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Billy Bob will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cronos scores with a takedown into Bob's guard.

Cronos stands up and waves to Bob to follow him.
Good standup being displayed there by Bob as he connects with a hook.
Bob throws a shot from downtown. Cronos moves away and avoids it.
Cronos attempts a counter takedown but Bob avoids it well and moves away.
Bob misses with a looping left.
As Bob backs away, Cronos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cronos with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bob checks it well.
Bob throws a jab when Cronos was well out of range.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bob misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Cronos counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Bob has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cronos finds it's way round the side to connect with Bob's head.
Cronos takes one on the button.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A right-left combo lands from Cronos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cronos.
Cronos throws a body shot but no joy.
A big left from Bob misses.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Cronos ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob misses with the combination.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos connects with a leg kick. Bob looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bob swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cronos to counter with a crisp jab.
Bob misses with a hook.
Bob swings for the body but Cronos moves out of range.

Cronos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Cronos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Cronos decides to stand back up.
Bob connects with the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos misses with a takedown
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Cronos lands a nice shot that snaps Bob's head back.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Billy Bob seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bob throws a poor cross that misses
and Cronos counters with a low kick, right behind Bob 's knee.
Cronos walks into a stiff left hand from Bob.
Nice body punch from Cronos.
Cronos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bob takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bob misses the jab.
Cronos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cronos looks to land a left hand but Bob moved out of range nicely.
Cronos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands a right hook to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bob throws an off balance right hand
and Cronos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cronos throws a lazy right hand but Bob sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cronos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bob stuffs the takedown attempt from Cronos. Cronos gets slowly back to his feet.
Cronos with a nice cross.
Bob misses the jab.
Cronos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Cronos's head.
Bob takes one to the side of the head.
Cronos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bob lands a jab to the head.

Cronos is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bob drops Cronos with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cronos looks back up at him and smiles so Bob waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Cronos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bob fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oh Cronos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bob misses with a lunging right hand
and Cronos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A telegraphed right hand from Bob misses the target.
Bob scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bob throws a big shot that misses.
Cronos is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bob lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Cronos falls backwards - clearly groggy! Bob dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Bob!
Billy Bob took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Big Bear Nutrition 160Q for their support in the buildup to the fight.
Jose Cronos was interviewed post fight and said 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.