PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crag Hack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg St Petersburgh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Petersburgh has chosen "ne compare pas (Does Not Compare)" by STREET LOURD as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hack
vs
St Petersburgh

189 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Crag Hack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Greg St Petersburgh!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hack blocks the leg kick.
Hack misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Petersburgh.
St Petersburgh throws a series of punches but Hack moves out of range.
Hack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hack misses with a two punch combination.

Hack gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Hack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

St Petersburgh moves into the clinch successfully.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. St Petersburgh won't want to take too many of those.

St Petersburgh manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hack stopping the sweep attempt from St Petersburgh.
Hack trying to control but St Petersburgh is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hack is really struggling to control St Petersburgh but he's trying to hold on to the position.
St Petersburgh wants to stand and escape but Hack is having none of it.
Hack showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for St Petersburgh on the ground.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Crag Hack.

Hack closes the distance and pushes St Petersburgh back into the cage.
Hack is pushing St Petersburgh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
St Petersburgh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hack walks away with a smile on his face. St Petersburgh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

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.
Nice takedown defense from Hack. No joy for St Petersburgh on that attempt.

Hack rushes St Petersburgh and presses him up against the cage.
Hack stalling in the clinch.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
St Petersburgh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hack walks away with a smile on his face. St Petersburgh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg St Petersburgh.

Hack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. St Petersburgh won't want to take too many of those.
St Petersburgh looks gassed!
Hack with a knee to the head.

Hack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hack closes the distance and clinches.
St Petersburgh drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hack pushes off an throws an elbow but St Petersburgh leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
St Petersburgh tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack crunches a lovely knee into St Petersburgh's ribcage.
Hack landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Hack.
St Petersburgh takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack lands a knee to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hack throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hack lands a good knee to the midsection. St Petersburgh won't want to take too many of those.
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Hack.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hack slows down the pace here.
St Petersburgh is looking to break free of the clinch but Hack has double underhooks.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
St Petersburgh has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hack avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hack obliges.

Hack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hack misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hack thows a body shot but no joy.
Hack fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hack moves into range and clinches up with St Petersburgh.
Hack stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by St Petersburgh.

Hack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hack misses with a hook.
Hack scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crag Hack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hack closes the distance and clinches.
St Petersburgh is trying to break free.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
St Petersburgh is breathing heavily.
St Petersburgh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hack just stands there and leans against the cage.
The referee calls for Hack to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hack.
Hack lands with a light punch inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hack misses with an elbow strike.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hack obliges.
Hack working St Petersburgh over with knees to the body.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Petersburgh is working for takedown but Hack is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Hack.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack controlling the action here for a moment.
Hack throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hack is stalling here.
St Petersburgh tries to score a body lock takedown but Hack shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crag Hack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Greg St Petersburgh.
Hack scores a nice knee to the body.
Hack has a couple of punches blocked by St Petersburgh.
Hack avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hack landing knees to the head.
Hack stalling the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.
St Petersburgh avoids the head kick by Hack.
Hack slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
St Petersburgh avoids the body shot from Hack.
Hack tries to clinch but St Petersburgh is having none of it.
St Petersburgh blocks a head kick by Hack.

Hack gets a clinch.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hack stalling in the clinch but St Petersburgh improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hack missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
St Petersburgh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
Hack has St Petersburgh pushed against the cage.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from St Petersburgh fails to land.
St Petersburgh blocks an elbow strike from Hack.

St Petersburgh pulls Hack into guard.

St Petersburgh working for a triangle but Hack defends it easily.
St Petersburgh is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Crag Hack dominated that second round.
That's time! Hack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

St Petersburgh gets tackled into the cage by Hack. Hack maintains the clinch.
Hack unloads a knee to the mid-section. St Petersburgh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hack throws an elbow that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Hack.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hack is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Petersburgh avoids the elbow strike from Hack, against the cage.
Hack throws a head punch that misses.
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Hack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hack.
St Petersburgh walks forward, straight into a front kick from Hack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hack tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and St Petersburgh is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hack moves into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hack takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Hack working St Petersburgh over with knees to the body.
Hack pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Petersburgh jumps guard but Hack stands there with St Petersburgh around his waist. St Petersburgh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hack controlling the action here for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hack throws an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Hack.
Hack with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hack is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St Petersburgh can do to turn this around?
The referee is keeping an eye on Hack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hack working St Petersburgh over with knees to the body.
Hack lands a knee to the body.
Hack slowing the pace effectively.
Hack connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Petersburgh's face.
Hack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Crag Hack.

St Petersburgh shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hack's guard.
St Petersburgh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Petersburgh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Petersburgh wants to control from the top but Hack keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Petersburgh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crag Hack is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hack keeping moving, preventing St Petersburgh from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Greg St Petersburgh was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hack will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Hack takes the fight into the clinch.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
St Petersburgh jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hack walks away with a smile on his face. St Petersburgh gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hack misses with an uppercut.

That's four 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.
Hack connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hack looks to score with a jab to the body but St Petersburgh is just out of range.
Hack is looking to clinch but St Petersburgh is avoiding it.

St Petersburgh tries to keep at a distance but Hack has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hack connects with a knee to the head.
Hack scores with a knee to the head.
Hack is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Petersburgh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Petersburgh in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Greg St Petersburgh has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Hack manages to break the clinch.

Hack pushes St Petersburgh up against the cage in a clinch.
Hack's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Crag Hack showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hack, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crag Hack!