PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between stevie cranbrook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and nof nof (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). nof nof will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

cranbrook
vs
nof

200 cm
18
285 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
20
300 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, stevie cranbrook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, nof nof!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Valeri Chadov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cranbrook throws a body kick that misses.

cranbrook has nof up against the cage in a clinch.
cranbrook looking to throw knees to the head but nof is blocking nicely.

cranbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from nof.
cranbrook throws a head kick but nof moves out of range.
nof misses with a head kick.

cranbrook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cranbrook distracts nof with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
cranbrook is breathing heavily.
nof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
nof trying to keep a closed guard but cranbrook is proving a slippery customer.
nof preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
cranbrook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
cranbrook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
nof is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cranbrook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for nof on the ground.
cranbrook postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
nof keeping moving, preventing cranbrook from controlling successfully.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cranbrook's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and cranbrook duly obliges.
cranbrook is looking to clinch.
nof gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and cranbrook counters with a slapping leg kick.
cranbrook shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with nof but nof pushes him off and we're back to square one.
nof fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
nof lands with a nice body kick.
nof lands a body shot.

cranbrook takes the fight into the clinch.
nof changes levels and goes for a takedown here. cranbrook fights it off and pushes away nicely.
stevie cranbrook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of nof nof.
nof shoots in and drives through. cranbrook sprawls well.
cranbrook wants to clinch.
nof slaps away a takedown attempt from cranbrook, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from nof.

cranbrook gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cranbrook is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

cranbrook manages to escape and get back to his feet.

cranbrook shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. nof is trying to defend but cranbrook finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
nof has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cranbrook is working away from the top position though.
Nice strikes from cranbrook there.

nof looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. cranbrook connects with a nice short shot to nof's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
cranbrook trying to pass the guard but nof defending well.
nof is trying to maintain the position but cranbrook is very close to passing his half guard.
nof is refusing to be controlled, as cranbrook sits in half guard.
cranbrook lands with a punch from half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
cranbrook fails in his attempt to clinch.
nof fails with the takedown.
cranbrook throws a combination that misses
enabling nof to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stevie cranbrook dominated that round.
The cut man is working on stevie cranbrook's cut.
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.

The fight stays on the outside here - cranbrook looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

cranbrook moves into the clinch.
cranbrook pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
nof is trying to break the clinch but cranbrook is controlling him.

nof breaks from the clinch.

cranbrook clinches.
nof tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. cranbrook just stands there and leans against the cage.
cranbrook looking to throw knees to the head but nof is blocking nicely.
cranbrook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
nof trying to control the position but instead, cranbrook has worked for underhooks and has pushed nof into the cage.
cranbrook throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

cranbrook jumps into guard, dragging nof to the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
nof throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as cranbrook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
cranbrook keeping moving, preventing nof from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cranbrook wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
nof stopping the sweep attempt from cranbrook.
cranbrook is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
nof fails with the takedown

and cranbrook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cranbrook looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Nice strikes from cranbrook there.
nof keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
nof is trying to control but can't.
nof keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
nof is trying to stand back up but cranbrook is controlling him
Still in half guard, cranbrook seems content to control.
nof wants to improve his position but cranbrook is controlling well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
cranbrook tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cranbrook fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but nof avoids it really well and circles away.

cranbrook gets a clinch.

cranbrook pulls nof into guard.

cranbrook looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! nof has picked cranbrook up and slammed him! cranbrook can't keep hold of the triangle and nof manages to pass to side control!
cranbrook is looking for a sweep.

nof is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, cranbrook has escaped the position, nice work there.
cranbrook holding on.
cranbrook wants to get back to his feet but nof is dominant here and he's now got cranbrook's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

cranbrook preventing the rear naked choke attempt from nof.
nof lands strikes to the head.
cranbrook tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
cranbrook can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

stevie cranbrook dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on stevie cranbrook's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

cranbrook looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
nof is trying to maintain the position but cranbrook is very close to passing his half guard.
cranbrook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
cranbrook stops nof from getting back to his feet.
nof has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. cranbrook is working away from the top position though.
cranbrook lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
nof is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cranbrook is nestled in close to nof, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

nof looking for submissions off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

cranbrook closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. nof did well to prevent cranbrook getting side control.
cranbrook slips a nice elbow through nof's hands, connecting with nof's forehead.
cranbrook is nestled in close to nof, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
cranbrook wants to control but nof is keeping him busy.
cranbrook looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks nof with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
nof keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
nof throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
nof wants to get back to his feet.
nof tries to roll over but cranbrook keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
cranbrook doesn't manage to clinch there - nof circles away.
cranbrook tries to clinch up.
cranbrook fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
cranbrook throws a left and a right that both miss
and nof makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
nof is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

cranbrook closes the distance and clinches.
cranbrook slows down the pace here.

cranbrook pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from nof.
cranbrook throws a lazy head kick
and nof counters with a right hand to the body.
stevie cranbrook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
nof shoots in looking for a takedown. cranbrook tries to sprawl out of it but nof keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. cranbrook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
cranbrook lands a head kick!
cranbrook tries to clinch up but nof circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from nof as cranbrook shoots in.
cranbrook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
nof tries a head kick but it misses.
nof tries to clinch but cranbrook is having none of it.
nof keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for stevie cranbrook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
nof with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
nof circles away from the clinch attempt.
cranbrook slips a jab and a cross from nof.

cranbrook shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

cranbrook gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from nof is defended easily by cranbrook.
nof fails with the takedown.
cranbrook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

cranbrook fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. nof sprawls well initially but cranbrook persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
nof wants to control but cranbrook is keeping busy and won't allow it.
nof nof has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
stevie cranbrook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

nof actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
stevie cranbrook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well cranbrook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... stevie cranbrook!