PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamiril Cragla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crusher
vs
Cragla

163 cm
19
138 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Can Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jamiril Cragla!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher wants to clinch up but Cragla keeps it at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cragla lands a right hand.
Cragla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cragla keeps control of Crusher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cragla throws a head punch that misses.
Crusher blocks a body shot from Cragla.
Cragla scores with a shoulder strike.

It looks like Can Crusher has been cut.
Cragla throws a punch but it's blocked by Crusher.
Cragla lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragla digs a right hand underneath Crusher's ribcage. Crusher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cragla pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cragla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cragla lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cragla misses with the head strike.
Cragla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusher.
Cragla works on Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
Cragla lands a body shot.
Cragla misses with a punch on the inside.
Cragla lands a nice uppercut.
Cragla lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
Cragla throws a head punch that misses.
Cragla lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
Cragla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusher's elbow.
Crusher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cragla.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cragla lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cragla works on Crusher's body with a couple of short punches.
Cragla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cragla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cragla stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cragla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cragla swings wildly with an uppercut but Crusher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crusher tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Cragla.
Cragla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cragla throws a head punch that misses.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Cragla lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cragla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crushers head.
Cragla has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher.
Cragla misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Cragla.
Cragla lands a body punch.
Cragla lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crusher.
Cragla tries to work over Crusher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cragla lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crusher.
A short uppercut from Cragla.
Cragla presses Crusher against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cragla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crushers head.
Cragla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crusher blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cragla lands a shoulder strike.
Cragla misses with a body punch.
Cragla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crusher backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cragla lands a right hand.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've been informed that Cragla has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cragla throws a head punch that misses.
Cragla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusher's elbow.
Crusher makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cragla fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cragla.
Cragla misses with a punch on the inside.
Crusher stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamiril Cragla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Can Crusher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crusher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Cragla rushes Crusher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crusher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crusher tries to pull guard but Cragla holds him up against the cage and eventually Crusher drops back down to his feet.
Crusher'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.
Crusher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragla misses with a body punch.
Cragla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crusher.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cragla.
Cragla misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cragla lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cragla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusher's elbow.
Crusher is working for takedown but Cragla is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cragla lands a left hand.
Cragla can't find room to land a body shot as Crusher controls the action.
Cragla lands a shot to the body.
Cragla misses with a punch on the inside.
Cragla throws a head punch that misses.
Cragla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cragla has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher.
Cragla scores with a shoulder strike.
Cragla scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Cragla.

Crusher is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cragla lands with a right to the head.
Oh Crusher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cragla unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Crusher! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cragla is unloading with more strikes now! Crusher drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jamiril Cragla!