PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pink Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd comes to the cage accompanied by Pigs. Pink Floyd could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Joe Crippler's chin.

Floyd
vs
Crippler

168 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
130 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Pink Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crippler pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Floyd missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crippler avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Floyd.
Floyd looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.
Crippler trying to control but Floyd postures up.
Floyd 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.
Floyd scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crippler looks for the body kick but Floyd saw that one coming.
Joe Crippler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice body kick there by Crippler.
Floyd throws a body kick that misses.
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Floyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crippler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Floyd moves out of range of the body kick.
Crippler pushes Floyd away with a front kick.

Crippler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Floyd to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Floyd might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crippler wants to stand up but Floyd is controlling him.
Floyd lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Floyd throwing strikes from guard but Crippler blocks nicely.
Floyd with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Floyd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crippler controls Floyd momentarily but Floyd frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Floyd tries to free his leg and advance position but Crippler is retaining full guard.
Floyd trying to control but Crippler is working from the bottom.
Floyd won't allow Crippler to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crippler pushes Floyd away with a front kick.
Crippler moves in looking to clinch but Floyd pushes him off.

Floyd shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
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!
Crippler wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd is trying to control the action in half guard but Crippler is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crippler slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Floyd stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crippler swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crippler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Floyd throwing strikes from guard but Crippler blocks nicely.
Crippler is trying to keep Floyd in close.
Floyd throws and elbow that misses. Crippler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Floyd's guard. Nice move by Crippler!
Crippler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Floyd wants to sweep here but Crippler controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Floyd looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crippler wants to stand but Floyd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crippler cracks the inside of Floyd's front leg.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Crippler moves into the clinch successfully.
Crippler with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crippler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Crippler misses with a knee to the head.
Floyd struggles to land a body shot inside as Crippler controls his hands.
Crippler lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crippler tries a body shot but Floyd blocks it.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Floyd avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Pink Floyd will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Floyd misses the shot to the body.
Crippler moves in looking to clinch but Floyd pushes him off.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Crippler throws a push kick but Floyd slaps the foot to one side.
Crippler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crippler tries to clinch but Floyd is having none of it.
Floyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Floyd swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Floyd will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Floyd swings for the body but Crippler moves out of range.
Floyd misses with an uppercut. Crippler saw that one coming.
Crippler lets loose with a powerful body kick. Floyd will feel that in the morning.
Crippler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Floyd.
Floyd takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crippler throws a leg kick which misses Floyd's front leg but catches the back leg as Floyd tries to avoid it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crippler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Floyd's calf.
Crippler explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crippler throws a front kick that sends Floyd stumbling back into the cage.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crippler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler misses with a body shot.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Crippler.
Floyd moves out of range as Crippler throws a body kick.
Crippler keeps Floyd at a distance using the push kick.
Crippler throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crippler.
Joe Crippler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crippler.
Crippler wants to clinch.
Floyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crippler feints and then cracks Floyd's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Floyd down.
Crippler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crippler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crippler. Floyd shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crippler staying out of range there.
Crippler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Crippler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Floyd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Crippler blocks a body shot from Floyd.
Crippler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler landing knees to the head.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by Floyd.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler landing knees to the body.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
Crippler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Floyd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Floyd takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crippler trying to land knees to the body.
Crippler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Floyd is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crippler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crippler obliges.
Crippler lands a knee to the head.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but Floyd blocks with his arms.
Floyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crippler prevents it.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crippler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Floyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crippler prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pink Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Floyd misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crippler using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Floyd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crippler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Floyd goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crippler prevents it.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Crippler tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crippler.
Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crippler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crippler misses with some punches.
Floyd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crippler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
Crippler tries to land knees in the clinch but Floyd avoids the damage to the body.

Floyd breaks the clinch.
Crippler connects with a high kick.
Floyd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A big right from Floyd misses.
Floyd throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crippler counters with a nice body kick.

Crippler has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crippler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Floyd's face.
Floyd has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crippler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Floyd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crippler.
Floyd can't break the clinch.
Crippler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crippler connects with a nasty looking knee right to Floyd's face.
Crippler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Floyd.
Crippler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd lands a body shot.
Floyd tries to break free but Crippler pushes him back against the cage.
Floyd trying to land knees to the body.
Crippler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Crippler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Crippler tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crippler throws a nice head kick!
Floyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crippler throws a front kick that sends Floyd stumbling back into the cage.
Crippler cracks the inside of Floyd's front leg.
Floyd keeps the fight on the outside.
Crippler is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
Floyd takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crippler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crippler lands a front kick.
Crippler tries to clinch up but Floyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Floyd is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crippler's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Crippler throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crippler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pink Floyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crippler darts in and clinches Floyd up against the cage.
Floyd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Crippler.
Crippler prevents a body shot from Floyd.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Floyd blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Crippler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crippler misses with a body punch.
Crippler unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Crippler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crippler tries to work over Floyd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Floyd will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crippler with a knee to the head.
Floyd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.
Crippler lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Floyd can't find room to land a body shot as Crippler controls the action.
Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as Floyd controls the action.
Floyd presses Crippler against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crippler crunches a lovely knee into Floyd's ribcage.
Floyd working hard to break the clinch.
Crippler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crippler lands a good knee to the midsection. Floyd won't want to take too many of those.
Crippler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.
Crippler tries a knee to the head but Floyd blocks it.
Crippler takes a shot to the head.
Floyd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Floyd works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crippler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Floyd lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crippler backwards.
Floyd is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crippler is defending well for now.
Crippler scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crippler lands a knee to the head.
Floyd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Floyd is trying to drag Crippler to the mat but Crippler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Floyd goes for a takedown attempt but Crippler pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crippler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Crippler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crippler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Floyd tries for a takedown but Crippler manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pink Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crippler misses with a knee to the head.
Floyd misses with a body punch.
Crippler lands a nice shot to the body.
Crippler working Floyd over with knees to the body.
Crippler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Floyd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crippler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Floyd in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crippler obliges.
Floyd avoiding damage as Crippler throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd digs a right hand into Crippler's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crippler's gas tank.
Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Floyd drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crippler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crippler throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Floyd blocks it with crossed arms.

Floyd breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crippler.

Crippler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Floyd is working for takedown but Crippler is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crippler misses with the head strike.
Floyd tries to break the clinch but Crippler is controlling the position.
Floyd managing to block the knees to the body from Crippler.
Floyd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Floyd lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crippler.
Floyd has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crippler scores a nice knee to the body.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.
Crippler is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Floyd is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Floyd.
Floyd lands a nice shot to the body.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
Crippler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Floyd's efforts to push away.
Crippler missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crippler avoiding damage as Floyd throws knees to the body.
Floyd is trying to force a seperation but Crippler has the dominant position.
Crippler lands a left hand.
Floyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crippler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crippler doesn't manage to clinch there - Floyd circles away.

Crippler closes the distance and clinches.
Crippler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crippler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crippler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crippler misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Floyd.
Floyd is trying to break free.
Floyd tries to score a body lock takedown but Crippler shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
Crippler with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crippler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crippler misses with a knee strike.
Floyd lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Floyd creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crippler looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Crippler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crippler 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Crippler!