PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaxen Christ (ranked 1265 p4p, 2926 weight class) and Roel Kreshnik (ranked 121 p4p, 246 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Christ
vs
Kreshnik

175 cm
23
150
9 - 4 - 0

172 cm
20
145
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Champion Apparel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaxen Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Kreshnik!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreshnik lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Christ takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kreshnik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kreshnik throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ misses with a body shot.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kreshnik to counter with a crisp jab.
Kreshnik lands with a good body shot.
Christ ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kreshnik moves away.
Kreshnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kreshnik moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Kreshnik. Beautiful body shot.
Kreshnik looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreshnik.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christ lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kreshnik missing with a left hand there. Christ was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Christ fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kreshnik just manages to avoid it.
Christ uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kreshnik.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.
A slow jab from Kreshnik misses its intended target.
Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kreshnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a straight right hand.
Christ steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kreshnik.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreshnik throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ cracks Kreshnik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Christ moves away.
Kreshnik throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreshnik connects with a right hand. Christ shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreshnik throws a big shot that misses.
Kreshnik rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Christ counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kreshnik cracks Christ with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Kreshnik misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Kreshnik misses with a left hand
and Christ counters with a left to the body.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a lazy uppercut
and Kreshnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreshnik is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Christ had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kreshnik throws a poor cross that misses
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreshnik jabs Christ to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Christ throws a big shot that misses.
Kreshnik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kreshnik throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kreshnik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Kreshnik misses.
Christ was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kreshnik lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik throws a good cross that connects.
Kreshnik ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Kreshnik takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreshnik tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christ was well out of range. Poor timing from Kreshnik.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Kreshnik waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Christ.
Kreshnik throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Christ to counter with a crisp jab.
Christ tries to bum rush Kreshnik with a series of wild strikes but Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kreshnik! But no joy.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Kreshnik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kreshnik's jab looks to have found its range, popping Christ under the eye.
Roel Kreshnik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kreshnik scores with a nice right hand.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut.
Christ half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kreshnik lands with an uppercut that bounces Christ off the cage and back into range.
Christ throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Christ might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Kreshnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ throwing a counter right hand but Kreshnik manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik looks to score with a jab to the body but Christ is just out of range.
Kreshnik tries to move into range but Christ moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Christ motions for Kreshnik to come forward. Christ throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreshnik misses with an uppercut.
Kreshnik just misses with a punch to the body.
Kreshnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kreshnik slips under a jab.
Kreshnik scores with a jab.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kreshnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Christ throws a lazy right hand but Kreshnik sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kreshnik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Kreshnik lands.
Kreshnik takes a swing at Christ's ribcage but misses.
Christ tried to counter with a leg kick but Kreshnik avoided it.
Christ throws a push kick but Kreshnik slaps the foot to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Christ.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
Kreshnik throws a shot from downtown. Christ moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Kreshnik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kreshnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christ defending well as Kreshnik loads up on a big left hand.
Christ throws an off balance right hand
and Kreshnik counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A decent looking cross lands there for Christ.
Christ throws a hook but Kreshnik avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Christ.
A jab from Kreshnik misses.
It looked like Christ wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Jab from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Christ manages to avoid it.
Kreshnik misses the body punch
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kreshnik uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Christ.
Christ throws a nice looking combination but Kreshnik bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Christ throws a jab but it's blocked by Kreshnik.
Kreshnik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Christ misses with a leg kick
and Kreshnik counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ throws a lazy head kick
and Kreshnik counters with a stiff right hand.
Kreshnik throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ cracks Kreshnik with a right hand to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kreshnik checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kreshnik jabs Christ to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Christ ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the body from Kreshnik misses
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik works the jab nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roel Kreshnik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kreshnik throws an off balance right hand
and Christ cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Christ takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Christ keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kreshnik.
Christ looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Kreshnik misses.
Kreshnik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kreshnik loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kreshnik looks to throw the jab but Christ is out of range.
Christ is looking to counter with head kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good standup being displayed there by Kreshnik as he connects with a hook.
Kreshnik connects with a body shot that sends Christ's belly button to the back.
Christ takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christ throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christ slips a jab from Kreshnik.
Christ tried to counter with a leg kick but Kreshnik avoided it.
Kreshnik blocks a jab.
Christ walks into a jab.
Kreshnik scores with a nice head shot.
Kreshnik misses the jab.
Kreshnik scores with a nice strike.
Christ avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kreshnik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Christ.
Christ has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kreshnik finds it's way round the side to connect with Christ's head.
Roel Kreshnik is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreshnik lands with a straight right. Christ didn't see that one coming.
Kreshnik throws a hook to the side of Christ's head but Christ sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Christ looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kreshnik throws a sloppy body shot
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kreshnik 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.
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!
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kreshnik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Christ sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A quick step to the side and Christ tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Christ swings for the body but Kreshnik moves out of range.
Kreshnik lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left lands for Kreshnik.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ throws a looping overhand right but Kreshnik ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Kreshnik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Christ lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Christ takes a jab right on the kisser.
Christ ducks under a wild hook from Kreshnik.
Christ throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kreshnik smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kreshnik dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kreshnik throws the left hand but Christ avoids the punch easily.
Kreshnik wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Christ on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christ slips under a jab.
Jaxen Christ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kreshnik fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Christ looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Christ misses with a hook.
Kreshnik misses with a straight right.
Kreshnik slips under a jab from Christ.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christ misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kreshnik.
Kreshnik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Christ takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kreshnik's corner calls for a 1-2. Kreshnik obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kreshnik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christ.
Christ throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roel Kreshnik comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kreshnik 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roel Kreshnik!
A very excited looking Roel Kreshnik made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.