PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apache Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willem Kriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kriel has chosen Jack Parow & Freshlyground - Army Of One as his entrance music. Apache Creed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Creed
vs
Kriel

180 cm
21
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Apache Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willem Kriel!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Creed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Creed throws a shot from downtown. Kriel moves away and avoids it.
Kriel is looking to slow Creed down with leg kicks.
Kriel looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Kriel looks to move away, Creed throws a big counter combo but Kriel just gets out of the way.
Creed stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kriel.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Kriel staying out of range there.
Kriel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Creed is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Creed.
Creed blocks a low kick nicely.
Kriel misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kriel.
Creed misses with an uppercut
and Kriel counters with a nice uppercut.
Willem Kriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Kriel misses with a hook
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Creed sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed throws a jab but it's blocked by Kriel.
Creed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kriel slips a jab from Creed.
Kriel throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kriel slips under a jab.
Kriel scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kriel stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Creed.
Creed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kriel lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kriel, right into the meat.
A big right from Kriel misses.
Kriel cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Kriel slips under a jab from Creed.
Kriel tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Creed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel blocks a low kick nicely.
Creed feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kriel's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel throws a body kick that misses.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Creed pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Creed avoids a kick to the body.
Creed takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kriel lands a nice looking body kick.
Kriel swings widly with a right hand
and Creed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kriel looks to land a left hand but Creed moved out of range nicely.
Kriel throws a right hand that misses
and Creed counters with a good, hard body kick but Kriel shrugs it off.
A big left from Creed misses.
Creed checks a low kick from Kriel.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Creed tries a low kick but Kriel avoids it.
A good leg kick by Creed.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
Creed avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Creed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kriel scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Creed doesn't seem bothered though.
Kriel pivots, looking for a leg kick but Creed is out of range and Kriel settles back down.
Creed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creed tries a low kick but Kriel avoids it.
Creed is looking to score with low kicks.
Kriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Creed.
Kriel misses the jab.
Creed ducks under a wild hook from Kriel.
Kriel moves out of range as Creed strikes.
Kriel throws a shot to the body.

Kriel darts in and clinches Creed up against the cage.
Creed working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kriel misses with a punch to the body.
Creed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Kriel on the inside.
Kriel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kriel misses with a knee to the head.
Creed lands a shoulder strike.
Creed tries a body shot but Kriel blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kriel throws a head punch that misses.
Creed doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Creed lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Creed scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kriel throws a head punch that misses.
Creed softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Creed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kriel misses with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kriel.
A nice left hand lands by Creed.
Creed blocks an uppercut.
Creed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kriel.
Creed tries to work over Kriel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Creed works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kriel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Creed misses with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Creed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed scores with a shot to the side of Kriel's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Creed creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kriel blocks a body shot from Creed.
Creed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
I was talking to Creed's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Creed is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Apache Creed will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kriel tries a head kick but it misses.
Creed throws a sloppy head kick and Kriel moves out of range easily.
Creed throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kriel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Creed to counter with a crisp jab.
Creed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Creed.
Kriel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Creed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kriel gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Creed moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creed manages to avoid it.
Kriel moves out of range as Creed throws a body kick.
Nice jab there from Creed.
Apache Creed is winning the standup battle so far.
Creed will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kriel scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creed slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Creed misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kriel.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Kriel misses.
Kriel takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Creed throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kriel throws a leg kick
and Kriel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kriel throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Creed throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kriel avoids it.
Kriel pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kriel does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kriel moves forwards but Creed connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kriel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Creed looks to land a right hand but Kriel moved out of range.
Kriel takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kriel finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kriel.
Kriel moves out of range of the body kick.
Kriel swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Creed lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kriel misses with a low kick as Creed jumps back.
Creed connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Kriel blocks the low kick.
Creed misses with a head kick.
Creed has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Creed can pounce on him.
Creed throws a big shot that misses.
Kriel missing with a left hand there. Creed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Creed throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Creed motions for Kriel to come forward. Creed throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel throws a sloppy head kick and Creed moves out of range easily.
Kriel looks for the body kick but Creed saw that one coming.
Creed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kriel.
Kriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Creed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kriel's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Creed throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel blocks a head kick by Creed.
Creed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kriel misses the target.
Kriel throws a series of punches but Creed avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Creed is looking to slow Kriel down with leg kicks.
Kriel moves out of range of the body kick.
Kriel looks to land a right hand but Creed moved out of range.
Creed connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kriel. Kriel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Creed catches Kriel with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kriel cracks Creed with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed throws a low kick, looking for Kriel's leg but Kriel calmly moves out of range.
Kriel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Creed.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Creed swings for the body but Kriel moves out of range.
Kriel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Creed avoids the body shot from Kriel.
An attempted straight right counter from Creed misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kriel. That's going to slow Creed down.
Creed cracks Kriel with a good jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Creed bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kriel lands with a good body shot.
Kriel looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kriel is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Creed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kriel manages to avoid it.
Creed fails to land with a series of punches.
Kriel motions for Creed to come forward. Kriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Creed misses.
Creed throws a series of punches but Kriel avoids them all with ease.
Kriel was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Creed connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Creed with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kriel throws a leg kick that misses.
Creed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kriel can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Kriel.
Nice uppercut there from Kriel.
Some wild striking there from Creed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Apache Creed dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kriel tries to clinch but Creed moves out of range.
Kriel checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kriel tries to work over Creed's front leg with a kick but Creed checks it.
Creed misses with a straight left.
Kriel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Creed.
Creed throws an overhand right that lands on Kriel's shoulder, as Kriel tries to avoid the shot.
Kriel throws a leg kick but Creed sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kriel misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Kriel. Beautiful body shot.
Kriel cracks the inside of Creed's front leg.
Kriel throws a hook but Creed blocks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Creed lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kriel has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kriel and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creed throws a lazy right hand but Kriel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Creed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creed misses with a low kick.
Kriel misses the shot to the body.
As Kriel backs away, Creed returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kriel moves away from the strike by Creed.
Kriel misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Creed takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Creed connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creed staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Kriel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Creed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Creed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kriel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kriel moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Creed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kriel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Creed.
Creed misses with a hook. Kriel ducked under it nicely.
Creed throws a leg kick but Kriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Creed misses with a body kick.
Kriel let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Creed throws out a loose jab but Kriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Creed - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kriel misses with a wild body shot.
Willem Kriel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kriel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kriel on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kriel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creed cracks Kriel with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Creed swinging wildly here.
Creed throws a body kick that misses.
Creed cracks Kriel with a good jab.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kriel is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Creed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Creed throws a series of punches but Kriel moves out of range.
Creed scores with a punch to the head.
Creed scores with a push kick.
Kriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Creed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kriel has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Creed.
Creed lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kriel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kriel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed misses with a leg kick.
Kriel misses with a hook to the body
and Creed counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kriel scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice body kick there by Kriel.
Kriel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Creed throws a push kick but Kriel slaps the foot to one side.
Creed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kriel throws the kick towards the body but Creed avoids it.
Kriel throws a head kick that misses.
Kriel misses with a lunging right hand
and Creed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kriel chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Creed can pounce on him.
Creed lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Creed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kriel tried to score with a low kick but Creed checks it.
Kriel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kriel misses with a hook
and Creed counters with a three punch combo that has Kriel backing up. Kriel nods at Creed to acknowledge the strikes.
Kriel connects with a looping right hand.
Kriel tries to close the distance and clinch up but Creed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A nice leg kick lands there from Creed.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Creed.
Creed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kriel is out of range and Creed settles back down.
Creed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kriel on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kriel throws the left hand but Creed avoids the punch easily.
Creed lands an overhand right.
Kriel takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kriel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Creed lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Creed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kriel throws out a leg kick but Creed moves out of range and Kriel only half commits.
Kriel misses with a body shot.
Kriel misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Creed lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Creed lands a high kick!

Kriel is rocked!
Creed bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Apache Creed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Creed has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Apache Creed!