PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Le Petit Criss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Criss comes to the cage accompanied by La danse des canards. Le Petit Criss could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Xavier Rush's chin.

Petit Criss
vs
Rush

164 cm
24
132 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

183 cm
28
140 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Rush!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rush gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Criss landing knees to the body.
Criss prevents Rush from breaking the clinch.
Rush prevents the takedown attempt.
Rush blocks an elbow strike from Criss.
Rush managing to block the knees to the body from Criss.
Rush trying to stall but Criss improves his position.

Rush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier Rush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush tries to clinch but Criss is having none of it.

Criss pushes Rush up against the cage in a clinch.
Criss has Rush pressed against the cage, preventing Rush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rush is trying to maintain a safe position but Criss gets an underhook and turns Rush into the cage.

Criss has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Rush uses from the top position.
Criss has a closed guard, preventing Rush from standing up.
Rush forces his way into half guard.
Rush thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Criss's head.
Criss is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Criss manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Criss controls Rush momentarily but Rush frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Criss is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rush is aware though and is defending well.
Rush throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Criss wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Rush must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Criss not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Criss has his feet on Rush's thighs here. He's pushed Rush off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Rush screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Le Petit Criss!