PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vai Crackudo (ranked 658 p4p, 379 weight class) and Mike Ziskie (ranked 98 p4p, 51 weight class). Crackudo comes into the arena with VAI CRACUDO blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!

Crackudo
vs
Ziskie

187 cm
27
185
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
26
186
12 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Island Xtreme Clothing

Beachside Supplements

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vai Crackudo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mike Ziskie!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziskie misses with a hook
and Ziskie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ziskie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crackudo as he avoids it easily.
Ziskie tries for a takedown but Crackudo circles away easily
and Crackudo counters with a stiff right hand.
Crackudo keeps the fight on the outside.
Crackudo looks to land a right hand but Ziskie moved out of range.

Ziskie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ziskie takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ziskie is just content to waste time from the top position. Crackudo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ziskie slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ziskie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crackudo keeps working.
Ziskie tries to move to mount but Crackudo blocks the move with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Crackudo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Ziskie tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ziskie has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crackudo is looking for a sweep.
Ziskie advances to full mount.

Ziskie with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ziskie has hold of Crackudo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crackudo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ziskie controlling the pace for now.

Ziskie is working for a guillotine from mount but Crackudo frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Ziskie goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Crackudo is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crackudo is sitting in close to Ziskie's body. Ziskie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Crackudo is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Crackudo is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Ziskie.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Ziskie!
Our winner, Mike Ziskie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.