PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Crap (ranked 5429 p4p, 2266 weight class) and Arelvam Sadrano (ranked 355 p4p, 196 weight class). Crap's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Morrowind. Arelvam Sadrano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Crap
vs
Sadrano

165 cm
24
145
4 - 9 - 0

175 cm
23
145
5 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Crap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Arelvam Sadrano!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sadrano plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A low kick from Sadrano is predictable there

so Crap counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crap postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crap working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crap scoring with some ground and pound.

Sadrano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Sadrano throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Crap passes Sadrano's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Sadrano looking for submissions off his back.
Crap with the ground and pound but Sadrano uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sadrano has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crap missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crap with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crap 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.
Crap throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sadrano works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Crap in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crap throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Crap avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crap preventing the sweep.
Crap with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sadrano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sadrano has wrist control.

Sadrano escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Crap gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sadrano has wrist control.
Sadrano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crap postures up in Sadrano's guard and throws a big left but Sadrano blocks it.

Sadrano working for a triangle but Crap defends it easily.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sadrano has wrist control.
Crap throwing strikes from guard but Sadrano blocks nicely.
Crap postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crap with a flurry of punches that miss.

Sadrano looking for a guillotine here but Crap defends easily.
Crap is looking to work some ground and pound but Sadrano has wrist control.

Sadrano working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crap doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crap manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Crap stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Sadrano has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Crap manages to get his head free but now Sadrano has transitioned to an armbar! Crap grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Sadrano! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Arelvam Sadrano!
Arelvam Sadrano decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.