PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Le Petit Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Criss might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to La danse des canards. White has chosen Time 4 Sum Aksion as his entrance music. Frank White will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Petit Criss
vs
White

164 cm
23
132 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

176 cm
27
133 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Petit Criss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank White!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Criss fails with a takedown attempt.
Criss tries to clinch but White moves out of range.

White gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Criss to score an easy takedown into full guard.
White is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Criss wanted to stand there but White had control of the position.
Criss won't allow White to sweep him here.
White manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Criss is squirming around, avoiding White's attempts to control the action.
White is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Criss tries to hold on but White pushes him away.
White wants to control the pace but Criss is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

White jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Criss manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Criss misses with an elbow from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Criss is looking for a sweep.
Criss manages to get back to half guard.

White looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Criss wants to control but White is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Criss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
White seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Criss shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
White gets back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Criss in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Criss preventing the sweep.
Criss works over White with some ground and pound from guard.

White looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
White wants to get back to his feet but Criss is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
White looks gassed!
White looking for a sweep. Not yet White, not yet.

Criss avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Criss changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. White looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Criss is looking to take a break and control but White is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Criss tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Criss has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Criss is trying to get an arm triangle but White is defending well.
Criss working the ground and pound.
White is looking to regain half guard here but Criss keeps moving and retains side control.
Criss tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Criss wants to control but White is keeping him busy.
Criss lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Criss is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, White has escaped the position, nice work there.

Criss is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but White is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Criss's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
White moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
White pulls Criss in close to his closed guard and prevents Criss from doing any damage or advancing position.
Criss's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Criss trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Criss stopping the sweep attempt from White.
White trying to keep a closed guard but Criss is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Petit Criss 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.

Criss lands a high kick!

Criss closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Criss with the ground and pound but White regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Criss is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for White!
White gets back to half guard.
White moves into full guard.
Criss won't allow White to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Criss trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Criss is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Criss throwing strikes but missing.

White had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Criss defends it easily.
Criss might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
White is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Criss drops back looking for a leg! White is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and White manages to kick Criss off! Criss jumps back into White's guard.
Criss is pushing down on White's leg trying to pass to half guard. White is fighting to maintain full guard but Criss has managed to sneak the leg through.
Le Petit Criss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Criss is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
White is looking for a sweep. Criss is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Criss wants to work for an arm triangle but White is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Criss is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. White doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Criss.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
White lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Criss!
Criss is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

White looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Criss is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Criss throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Criss is wriggling around trying to escape.
White trying to control but Criss is having none of it.
Criss can't escape the position.
Criss regains half guard.

White wants to work for an arm triangle but Criss is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Criss looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Criss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Criss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. White is aware though and is defending well.
Criss is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
White cracks Criss with a solid left hand.
White trying to control but Criss is working from the bottom.
Criss trying to keep a closed guard but White is proving a slippery customer.

Criss is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Le Petit Criss dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Criss stuffs the takedown attempt from White. White gets slowly back to his feet.
Criss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Criss tries to clinch but White is having none of it.
Criss is looking to clinch.
Criss fails with the takedown

and White counters with a single leg into guard. Criss didn't expect that.

White gets to his feet - Criss follows without any prompting.
Criss tries to clinch there but White circles away.
Criss with a poor takedown

and White counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by White.
White tries to pull guard but Criss holds him up against the cage and eventually White drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Criss breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Criss throws a right and a left that White avoids nicely.
Criss stuffs the takedown.
Le Petit Criss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank White.
Criss closes the distance looking to clinch

and White counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

White got a little sloppy there for a moment and Criss has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, White has managed to get both his arms back between Criss's legs - danger averted.
White wants to control from the top but Criss keeps moving.
White is fighting to break Criss's control of his arms but Criss is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
White trying to control but Criss is working from the bottom.
Criss looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
White keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Criss's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Criss has his foot on White's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. White works his way back into a safe position though.

Criss escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. White gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

White drops back looking for a leg! Criss is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Criss manages to kick White off! White jumps back into Criss's guard.
Criss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
White trying to control but Criss is working from the bottom.

White is sitting in close to Criss's body. Criss has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! White is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, White is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Criss.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Le Petit Criss!