PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Briebers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Craze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Briebers
vs
Craze

176 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Logan Briebers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Maximus Craze!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Briebers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Craze is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Briebers dives into side control.
Briebers taking a breather here.
Craze is trying to buck Briebers off.
Craze seems a little lost for a moment, as Briebers dominates the positioning.

Briebers decides to stand up, so the ref orders Craze to his feet.
Maximus Craze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Briebers scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craze is trying to get back to his feet.
Briebers sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Craze is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Craze is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Briebers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Briebers landing strikes.

Briebers stands up and beckons Craze to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craze misses with the combination.
No joy there for Craze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Craze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Briebers.
Craze scores with a push kick.
Craze lands with a nice body kick.
Craze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Craze throws a half hearted mid kick.

Briebers looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Craze!
Craze is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Briebers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
You get the feeling that Craze really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Briebers is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craze is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Craze tries to buck Briebers off but Briebers takes his back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Briebers.
Briebers lands punches and elbows.
Craze is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Briebers.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briebers connects with a big shot to the side of Craze's head.
Craze trying to get back to his feet but Briebers is in full control for now.
Craze trying to control the hands but Briebers breaks the grip.
Craze wants to get back to his feet.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Craze controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Briebers looking for the RNC.
Craze looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Craze manages to get to his feet, escaping the difficult position.
Craze thumps Briebers with a low kick.
Craze pushes Briebers away with a front kick.
Craze scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze scores with a nice body kick.
Craze lets loose with a powerful body kick. Briebers will feel that in the morning.
Maximus Craze is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Craze.
Craze fails to land with a series of punches.
Briebers takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Craze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Briebers closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Briebers lands in his opponent's guard.
Craze wants to get back to his feet but Briebers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Craze manages to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Briebers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Briebers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Craze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Craze throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Briebers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Craze tries to avoid it but Briebers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Craze to the ground. Craze escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Craze throws a front kick that sends Briebers stumbling back into the cage.
Craze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Briebers. That did some damage!
Craze fakes the leg kick and cracks Briebers in the body.
Craze lands a nice looking body kick.
Craze feints and then cracks Briebers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Briebers down.
Briebers on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Briebers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craze. That one must have hurt.
Craze throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Craze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice combination there by Craze.
Craze pushes Briebers away with a front kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briebers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Craze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Briebers stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craze.
Craze bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Craze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Craze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Craze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craze!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Craze!
Craze scores with a spinning back kick!
Craze moves out of range as Briebers throws a body kick.
Craze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Craze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Briebers will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
Craze chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Craze throws a front kick that sends Briebers stumbling back into the cage.
Craze throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briebers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Craze.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craze.
Craze throws a combination. Briebers tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Briebers has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Craze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Briebers takes a step back to recover.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.
Craze feints and then cracks Briebers's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Briebers down.
Briebers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maximus Craze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Briebers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters circling a little - Craze finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Logan Briebers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Briebers's front leg but catches the back leg as Briebers tries to avoid it.
Craze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craze delivers a nice body kick.
Craze lands a nice looking body kick.
Craze bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Craze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craze scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craze throws a right hand that Briebers ducks under and follows up with a left that Briebers also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
Nice body kick from Craze.
Craze is looking to slow Briebers down with leg kicks.
Craze is working the combinations to good effect here.
Craze throws a front kick that sends Briebers stumbling back into the cage.
Craze lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craze.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Craze.
Craze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Briebers. That did some damage!
Craze misses with a few strikes there.
Craze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Briebers has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Craze works over Briebers's head and body with a nice combination.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Briebers's front leg but catches the back leg as Briebers tries to avoid it.
Craze thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Briebers if he has to take too many more of those.
A good leg kick by Craze.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Briebers's front leg but catches the back leg as Briebers tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze misses with a series of wild punches.
Craze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Craze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Briebers is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Craze.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Craze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Briebers. That did some damage!
Nice body kick there by Craze.
Briebers steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Craze. That one must have hurt.
Craze throws a quick inside leg kick.
Craze lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Briebers is defended easily by Craze.
Briebers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Craze scores with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craze.
Craze moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Craze throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Craze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Craze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Briebers takes a step back to recover.
Craze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Briebers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Craze scores with a spinning back kick!
Briebers walks forward, straight into a front kick from Craze.
Briebers is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Craze moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Briebers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Craze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Craze keeps Briebers at a distance using the push kick.
Craze displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Craze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Craze.
Craze keeps Briebers at a distance using the push kick.
Craze throws a leg kick which misses Briebers's front leg but catches the back leg as Briebers tries to avoid it.
Craze's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Craze duly obliges.
A nice leg kick lands there from Craze.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Craze.
Craze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craze thumps Briebers with a low kick.
Briebers looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Craze throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Briebers's torso.
An inside leg kick lands from Craze.
Craze throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A solid body kick from Craze.
Briebers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Craze throws a series of punches but Briebers avoids them all with ease.
A solid body kick from Craze.
A nice inside leg kick there by Craze. That's going to slow Briebers down.
Craze tries to bum rush Briebers with a series of wild strikes but Briebers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Briebers crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Craze - the referee stops the clock and Briebers gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Craze. Briebers manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Craze pushes Briebers away with a front kick.
Briebers takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Craze scoring well with a low kick there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craze throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Craze swats away the attempt to clinch by Briebers.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craze, right into the meat.
Craze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Briebers's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Craze. That's going to slow Briebers down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Craze!
Briebers takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Briebers takes a step back to recover.
Craze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Craze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craze throws a series of strikes that have Briebers backpedaling.
Craze delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Craze, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Craze.
Craze connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Briebers avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craze is looking to slow Briebers down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Craze.
Craze lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Briebers backs up against the cage.
Craze lands a nice looking kick to the body. Briebers takes a step back to recover.
Craze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Craze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craze throws a nice inside leg kick.
Craze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Craze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Briebers takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Craze connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Craze.
Craze rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Briebers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craze throws a nice looking combination but Briebers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Craze scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Craze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Craze throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craze lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craze feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Briebers's calf.
Briebers sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A right-left combo lands from Craze.
A nice leg kick lands there from Craze.
Craze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Craze.
Craze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Craze buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crunch! Craze slams his shin into Briebers's torso.
Craze scores with a kick to the midsection.
Craze scores with a leg kick.
Craze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Briebers. That did some damage!
Craze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Briebers shoots for a double leg takedown but Craze sprawls well. He's pushed Briebers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Craze misses with a double jab.
A solid body kick from Craze.
Craze cracks the inside of Briebers's front leg.
Craze with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Craze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Craze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 26:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Craze!