PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Action Crackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sly Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stone is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rambo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crackson
vs
Stone

180 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
184 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Action Crackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sly Stone!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crackson has a takedown stuffed.
Stone with a nice cross.

It looks like Action Crackson has been cut.
Stone misses with a low kick.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crackson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Jab from Crackson.

It looks like Sly Stone has been cut.
Crackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crackson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crackson.
Stone moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crackson tries to clinch up.
Crackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stone.
Stone is looking to chop away at Crackson's legs.
Stone attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crackson scores with a hook to the body. Stone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Crackson clinches up with Stone and pushes him back against the cage.

Crackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crackson misses with a looping right.
Stone connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone thuds a left hand into Crackson's body.
Crackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Action Crackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stone uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stone. That's going to slow Crackson down.
Crackson is breathing heavily.
Stone lands a jab to Crackson's midsection.
Stone lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stone finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stone displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Action Crackson's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Crackson. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Stone thuds his right hand into Crackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Stone misses the jab.
Crackson drops his hands momentarily and Stone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sly Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stone.
Stone is looking to chop away at Crackson's legs.
Crackson waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Stone.
Stone throws a lazy right hand but Crackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stone misses with a looping right.
Stone just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crackson looks to land a right hand but Stone moved out of range.
Crackson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stone is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Crackson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stone lands with a cross.
Stone scores with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Crackson blocks the low kick.
Crackson dodges the punch combination from Stone.
Crackson punishes Stone's body with a nice straight punch.
Crackson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crackson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crackson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crackson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crackson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crackson lands a glancing blow to the side of Stone's head.
Crackson catches Stone napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Stone to the canvas!

Stone is rocked!
Crackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stone is still in real trouble! Can Crackson finish him?
Crackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stone seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crackson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crackson 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.

Crackson 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crackson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stone is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crackson is controlling him.
Crackson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crackson trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crackson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stone is looking to stand up but Crackson isn't so interested in that idea.
Crackson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stone being controlled here, momentarily.
Crackson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Crackson distracts Stone with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crackson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stone is looking to stand up but Crackson isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sly Stone dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Some wild striking there from Stone.
Stone misses with a wild body shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Crackson.
Crackson trying to control the action but Stone is working from the bottom.

Crackson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Crackson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crackson is staying tight to Stone's torso, preventing him from escaping.

Crackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Stone is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crackson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Crackson trying to control the position but Stone is working away.
Crackson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crackson grinds an elbow into Stone's temple.

Crackson has hold of Stone's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Stone seems comfortable defending it but Crackson has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Stone is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Stone is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Crackson couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Action Crackson!
Action Crackson retains his middleweight title!