PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Murmillo Crixus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flamma Flamma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crixus
vs
Flamma

180 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

201 cm
26
185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Murmillo Crixus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Flamma Flamma!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crixus fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crixus looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Crixus gets tackled into the cage by Flamma. Flamma maintains the clinch.
Crixus managing to block the knees to the body from Flamma.

Flamma breaks the clinch.
Flamma dodges the punch combination from Crixus.
Crixus throws a body shot but no joy.
Crixus misses with a series of wild punches.

Flamma rushes Crixus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flamma taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Flamma breaks from the clinch.
Flamma will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flamma looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crixus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flamma was well out of range. Poor timing from Crixus.
Crixus misses with a combination
and Flamma counters with a two punch combo.
Flamma lands a two punch combo.
Crixus takes one to the chin there.
Flamma bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crixus's head.
Crixus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Crixus misses.
Crixus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Flamma to score with a decent uppercut.

Crixus tries to keep at a distance but Flamma has taken the fight into the clinch.

Flamma manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flamma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crixus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flamma throws a nice looking combination but Crixus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flamma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flamma duly obliges.
Crixus tries to bum rush Flamma with a series of wild strikes but Flamma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crixus misses with a wild combination.
Flamma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crixus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Flamma fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crixus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crixus dodges the punch combination from Flamma.
Flamma tries to clinch but Crixus is having none of it.
Flamma is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Flamma misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Crixus misses.
Flamma fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Crixus jabs at Flamma's body.
Some wild striking there from Flamma.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crixus lands with a cross.
Crixus looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crixus misses with a series of wild punches.
Flamma fails to land with a series of punches.
A counter left hand to the body from Crixus misses its target.
Flamma avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crixus tries to clinch but Flamma moves away
and Flamma counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Flamma scores with a nice right hand.
Flamma has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crixus slips a jab and a cross from Flamma.
Crixus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flamma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crixus.
Sloppy strikes from Crixus. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crixus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flamma scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crixus looks to land a right hand but Flamma moved out of range.
Flamma connects with a body shot that sends Crixus's belly button to the back.
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!
Flamma just misses with a punch to the body.
Crixus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Flamma misses.
Sloppy strikes from Crixus. Those never looked like landing.
A shot to the liver by Flamma. Beautiful body shot.
Crixus throws a series of punches but Flamma moves out of range.
Flamma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Flamma is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Flamma lands with a nice combination. Crixus backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Crixus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flamma Flamma dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crixus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Flamma counters with a series of strikes. Crixus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Flamma scores with a one two! Crixus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Flamma has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crixus wants to clinch up but Flamma keeps it at a distance.

Flamma clinches up against the cage.

Crixus manages to break the clinch.
Flamma misses with a double jab.
Flamma fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Flamma darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crixus works over Flamma's head and body with a nice combination.
Crixus is looking to wear down Flamma with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!

Flamma closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

Crixus breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flamma swinging wildly here.

Crixus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Flamma, pushing him back against the cage.

Crixus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crixus swinging wildly here.
Flamma Flamma seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Flamma connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Flamma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crixus moves away.
Flamma takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flamma throws a right and a left that Crixus avoids nicely.
Flamma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crixus doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Flamma.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crixus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crixus swings widly with a right hand
and Flamma counters with a one-two to the body.
Crixus avoids the body shot from Flamma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flamma throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crixus misses with a series of wild punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Crixus breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crixus is looking to clinch.
Flamma changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Flamma bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crixus fails in his attempt to clinch.
As Crixus backs off Flamma throws a huge counter combo but Crixus manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flamma's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Flamma duly obliges.
A combination from Crixus does no damage.
Flamma goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crixus moves out of range of the strikes.
Crixus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Flamma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crixus.
Flamma unleashes a big counter combination but Crixus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crixus misses with a body shot.
Flamma looks to land a combination. Crixus sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Flamma avoids the body shot from Crixus.
Crixus throws a good cross that connects.
Flamma misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crixus tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Flamma releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Flamma feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crixuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crixus misses the body punch
and Flamma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Crixus.
A big right from Flamma misses.
Crixus is looking to clinch but Flamma is avoiding it.
Flamma cracks Crixus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A nice combination there by Crixus.
Crixus throws a series of punches but Flamma moves out of range.
Flamma misses with the combination.
Crixus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crixus duly obliges.
Crixus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Flamma was well out of range. Poor timing from Crixus.
Flamma looks to score with a jab to the body but Crixus is just out of range.
Flamma lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Flamma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Flamma Flamma showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Flamma misses with a wild body shot.
Crixus takes a swing at Flamma's ribcage but misses.
Crixus misses with a few strikes there.

Crixus gets tackled into the cage by Flamma. Flamma maintains the clinch.
Crixus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Flamma breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flamma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crixus.
Flamma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crixus.
Flamma slips under a jab from Crixus.
Flamma looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crixus fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flamma throws a series of punches but Crixus moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flamma misses the shot to the body.
As Flamma tries to get set, Crixus tries to push him back and clinch up but Flamma manages to avoid the attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crixus. Flamma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crixus misses with a looping left.

Flamma clinches up with Crixus and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Flamma breaks the clinch.
Flamma swinging wildly here.
Flamma avoids the body shot from Crixus.
Crixus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Flamma scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crixus doesn't seem bothered though.
Crixus throws a right and a left that Flamma avoids nicely.
Flamma tries to clinch but Crixus moves out of range.
Crixus misses with a wild combination.
Flamma lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crixus circles away quickly and effectively.
Crixus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flamma.
Crixus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Crixus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flamma moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crixus looks to land a combination but Flamma avoids it well.
Crixus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crixus moves in looking to clinch but Flamma pushes him off.
Flamma throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crixus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Flamma forces Crixus back against the cage and clinches.

Crixus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Flamma connects with a single shot there.
Crixus dodges the punch combination from Flamma.
Crixus misses with a two punch combination.
Crixus tries to clinch up but Flamma circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crixus lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flamma circles away quickly and effectively.
Flamma ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Flamma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flamma jabs Crixus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crixus misses with a two punch combination.
Crixus swings for the body but Flamma moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Crixus.
Flamma misses with a wild body shot.
Flamma tries to clinch up.
Crixus throws a big counter combination but Flamma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crixus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crixus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crixus throws a combination that misses
and Flamma counters with a nice body shot.
Some wild striking there from Crixus.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flamma swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crixus throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Flamma sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Flamma unleashes a big counter combination but Crixus bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crixus is looking to clinch.
Flamma fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crixus manages to avoid it.
Crixus throws a big counter combination but Flamma scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Flamma scores with a jab to the head.

Crixus closes the distance and pushes Flamma back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crixus breaks from the clinch.
Crixus throws a body shot but no joy.
Flamma changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flamma bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murmillo Crixus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Flamma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crixus, pushing him back against the cage.
Flamma displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crixus up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Crixus.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flamma Flamma.
Well Flamma has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Flamma Flamma!
Flamma Flamma thanked the fans post fight for their support.