PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cristi Radu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Hymen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Radu
vs
Hymen

163 cm
23
153 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cristi Radu !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Buster Hymen!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Radu has a takedown stuffed.
Hymen misses with an uppercut. Radu saw that one coming.
Radu looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hymen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Radu shoots in and drives through. Hymen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cristi Radu . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hymen misses with a series of wild punches.
Hymen waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Radu .
Radu slips a jab from Hymen.
Radu ducks under a wild hook from Hymen.
Radu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Radu darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hymen is looking for a sweep. Radu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hymen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Radu working over Hymen with some ground and pound. Hymen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Radu scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Radu is looking for a kimura here.
Radu is nestled in close to Hymen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hymen makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hymen.
Radu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Hymen has his foot on Radu 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radu works his way back into a safe position though.
Radu wants to pass the guard but Hymen is keeping the position.
Hymen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Radu stands up over Hymen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Radu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Radu looking to pass the guard.
Radu working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Radu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Radu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hymen's head.
Radu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hymen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Radu passes Hymen's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Hymen actively working from the bottom here.
Hymen looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hymen won't allow Radu to pass to mount.
Radu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hymen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hymen tries to get to full guard but Radu has control of the leg.
Radu works his way into side control.
Hymen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Radu connects with a decent elbow.
Hymen is looking for a sweep.
Radu in side control lands a decent elbow.

Radu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hymen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hymen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Radu working the head with strikes.
Radu scores with a couple of short elbows.
Radu working the ground and pound from side control.
Hymen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Radu landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Radu slips a nice elbow through Hymen's hands, connecting with Hymen's forehead.
Radu working Hymen over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Radu lands a nice short elbow.

Radu is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hymen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Radu .
Hymen is pressing down on Radu 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Radu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Radu postures up and lands a big shot to Hymen's brow.
Radu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Radu connects with a couple of short punches.
Radu lands a couple of elbows.
Hymen strikes from his own guard.
Hymen throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

Hymen looking for a guillotine here but Radu defends easily.

Hymen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radu is working Hymen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristi Radu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A punch combination from Hymen misses.

Radu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Hymen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Radu doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Radu manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Radu distracts Hymen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Radu postures up and lands a big shot to Hymen's brow.

Radu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hymen lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Radu landing with the ground and pound.
Radu cracks Hymen with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Radu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

Radu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hymen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Radu is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Radu 's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Radu scoring with punches to the head and body.

Hymen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Hymen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Radu scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Radu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Radu wants to pass the guard but Hymen is keeping the position.
Radu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Radu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radu punishes Hymen's body with a nice straight punch.
Radu slips a jab and a cross from Hymen.

Radu drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Radu lands a few punches from side control.

Radu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hymen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hymen is trying to improve his position.
Radu working the head with strikes.
Hymen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

Radu looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hymen is looking to reverse the position.
Hymen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Radu in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hymen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Radu lands a few punches from side control.
Hymen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hymen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Radu 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Nice strikes from Radu there.
Radu thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hymen to regain full guard.
Radu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Hymen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Radu working some strikes from top position.
Radu throwing strikes from guard but Hymen blocks nicely.

Hymen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Hymen working for a triangle but Radu defends it easily.
Hymen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Radu is one step ahead there.

Hymen has his foot on Radu 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Radu works his way back into a safe position though.

Radu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Radu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristi Radu dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Radu scores a takedown into full mount!
Radu lands a nice shot to the head.
Hymen tries to hold on but Radu pushes him away.
Hymen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Radu landing shots from mount.
Radu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Radu landing shots from mount.

Hymen is rocked!
Radu with good strikes from the mount here!
Hymen is still in real trouble! Can Radu finish him?
Hymen throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Radu scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Radu is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hymen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Radu working for a guillotine from mount but Hymen is in no mood to give up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Radu connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Radu blocks Hymen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Radu lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hymen hang on?
Radu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Hymen is trying desperately to improve position.

Radu is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Radu extends the arm and Hymen is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cristi Radu !
Cristi Radu is the new featherweight champion!