PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Squidward Squarepants (ranked 4428 p4p, 208 weight class) and Aldo Crespo (ranked 3837 p4p, 188 weight class). Crespo has chosen Toxic Waltz as his entrance music. Squidward Squarepants could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Aldo Crespo's chin.

Squarepants
vs
Crespo

170 cm
23
140 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
146 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Red Light Coffeeshop

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Squidward Squarepants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aldo Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Crespo misses the target.
Squarepants appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crespo swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Crespo shoots in and bounces Squarepants off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Squarepants knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crespo on the ground.
Squarepants wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Squarepants looking for a sweep. Not yet Squarepants, not yet.
Crespo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Squarepants's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crespo trying to control but Squarepants is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo is pushing down on Squarepants's leg trying to pass to half guard. Squarepants is fighting to maintain full guard but Crespo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Squarepants manages to get to full guard.
Crespo working some strikes from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Squarepants keeping moving, preventing Crespo from controlling successfully.
Squarepants wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crespo is now in half guard.

Crespo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Crespo is working for a submission of some sort.
Crespo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Crespo seems to be working for a kimura but Squarepants defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crespo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Squarepants defends it well.

Crespo is looking for a kimura here.
Squarepants keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crespo wants to pass to mount but Squarepants is defending the position.
Crespo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crespo is looking to take a break and control but Squarepants is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Squarepants wants to control but Crespo is keeping busy.
Crespo wants to control but Squarepants is keeping him busy.
Crespo is thwarting Squarepants's attempts to control the position.

Crespo is looking for a kimura here.
Squarepants wants to control but Crespo is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Crespo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Squarepants doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crespo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crespo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Squarepants won't allow Crespo to pass to mount.
Squarepants wants to control but Crespo is keeping busy.
Crespo working over Squarepants with some ground and pound. Squarepants looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Crespo in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Squarepants tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Crespo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Aldo Crespo!
Aldo Crespo really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Red Light Coffeeshop logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.