PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barney Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Craggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rasmussen
vs
Craggs

166 cm
18
161 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
25
157 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barney Rasmussen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Craggs!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craggs misses with a head kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Rasmussen misses its target.
Craggs tries a head kick but it misses.
A lazy left from Craggs finds it's target.

Craggs shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Craggs showed some decent athleticism there.
Rasmussen is looking to control Craggs's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rasmussen avoid being mounted?
Craggs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craggs stops Rasmussen from getting back to his feet.
Craggs throwing shots but Rasmussen is blocking nicely.
Craggs trying to control the pace.
Rasmussen is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to control the action here but instead Craggs manages to pass to full mount!
Craggs avoids the attempt from Rasmussen to control.
Craggs tries to control but Rasmussen wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craggs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rasmussen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Craggs controlling the position easily from mount.
Rasmussen is looking to improve his position but Craggs isn't that keen on the idea.

Craggs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rasmussen has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craggs controlling his opponent.
Rasmussen is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Rasmussen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Craggs.
Craggs sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Craggs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Craggs is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Rasmussen has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Craggs content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to hold on but Craggs pushes him away.
Craggs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rasmussen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Craggs misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rasmussen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rasmussen could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Craggs trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Craggs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rasmussen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Craggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is looking to get to half guard.
Poor strikes thrown by Craggs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Rasmussen throwing hammer fists to the chest of Craggs. What's that going to do exactly?
Craggs tries to control but Rasmussen wriggling away.
Rasmussen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rasmussen is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Craggs has control of Rasmussen's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rasmussen regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Craggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Craggs dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Craggs closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rasmussen's guard.
Craggs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Rasmussen has his hands on Craggs's head, controlling the position.
Rasmussen working a defensive guard but Craggs manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasmussen tries to improve position but can't.
Rasmussen wants to control but Craggs postures up.
Rasmussen sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to sweep but Craggs has passed to side control!

Craggs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Craggs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rasmussen struggling a bit here.
Rasmussen is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Craggs is looking to take a break and control but Rasmussen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Craggs tries for a kimura but Rasmussen is defending well.
Craggs gets to mount! Rasmussen was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Craggs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Craggs punching from mount but Rasmussen doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rasmussen blocking the ground and pound.
Rasmussen tries to hold on but Craggs postures up.
Craggs looking to control but Rasmussen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen is trying to escape the mount.
Rasmussen wants to control but Craggs is having none of it.
Rasmussen wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Craggs.
Craggs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Craggs throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rasmussen because Craggs loaded up on that one.
Craggs sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Craggs wants to finish this one by submission but Rasmussen is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Craggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craggs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Craggs has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rasmussen is looking to improve his position but Craggs isn't that keen on the idea.
Rasmussen tries to hold on but Craggs postures up.
Craggs throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Craggs is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rasmussen is surviving well by controlling Craggs's body position as best he can.
Rasmussen is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Craggs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Craggs shoots in and bounces Rasmussen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Craggs has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rasmussen is proving hard to escape from.
Rasmussen managing to control the position.
Craggs must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Craggs wants to control from the top but Rasmussen keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craggs showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rasmussen is trying to keep Craggs in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to sweep but no luck.
Rasmussen working a defensive guard here.
Craggs passes into half guard.
Craggs seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Rasmussen trying to hold on to Craggs's head to control him but Craggs postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rasmussen wants to improve his position but Craggs is controlling well.

Craggs is looking for a kimura but Rasmussen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Craggs to get the leverage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Craggs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
A lull in the action here.
Rasmussen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Craggs wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Craggs tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Craggs has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasmussen tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Craggs decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Craggs comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rasmussen dodges the punch combination from Craggs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Craggs closes the distance and pushes Rasmussen back into the cage.
Craggs just leaning against Rasmussen, taking a breather.
Rasmussen tries to pull guard but Craggs won't allow it.
Rasmussen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Rasmussen gets control of Craggs's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rasmussen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rasmussen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Craggs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rasmussen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Craggs manages to get himself to full guard.

Craggs trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Craggs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Craggs 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Craggs!