PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freeky Zeeky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cliff Crocodile (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Zeeky
vs
Crocodile

190 cm
26
264 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
274 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Freeky Zeeky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cliff Crocodile!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocodile misses with a looping right.
Zeeky is looking to land body kicks.
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown but Crocodile shows good takedown defense.
Zeeky tries to land a body kick
and Crocodile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Zeeky misses.
Crocodile slaps away a takedown attempt from Zeeky, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zeeky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crocodile throws a jab when Zeeky was well out of range.
Crocodile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeky Zeeky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocodile misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crocodile moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crocodile takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocodile swinging wildly here.

Zeeky has Crocodile up against the ropes in a clinch.
Zeeky avoids a wild elbow strike from Crocodile.
Crocodile lands an elbow inside that Zeeky shrugs off.
Zeeky lands a nice uppercut.
Crocodile tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zeeky avoids it.

Zeeky has hold of one of Crocodile's legs. Crocodile is fighting the takedown attempt but Zeeky gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Zeeky stopping the sweep attempt from Crocodile.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocodile is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zeeky is controlling him.
Zeeky working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crocodile's head.

That's two 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Zeeky accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crocodile keeping full guard, as Zeeky tries to pass.
Crocodile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Zeeky is looking to work some ground and pound but Crocodile has wrist control.
Zeeky throwing strikes from guard but Crocodile blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crocodile pushes Zeeky off and gets back to his feet.
Cliff Crocodile is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crocodile throws a right hand that Zeeky ducks under and follows up with a left that Zeeky also avoids with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zeeky throws a body kick that misses.
Zeeky goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Zeeky scores with a head kick.
Zeeky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Crocodile blocks a low kick nicely.
Crocodile loads up on a big right hand but Zeeky slips the punch.
Crocodile takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crocodile throws a hook to the side of Zeeky's head but Zeeky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeeky dodges the punch combination from Crocodile.
Zeeky misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile misses with a two punch combination.
Crocodile wants to clinch.
Crocodile misses with a hook.
Crocodile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeeky.
Crocodile throws a looping overhand right but Zeeky ducks down to avoid it.

Zeeky changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crocodile looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Zeeky is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crocodile tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Zeeky easily slips into full mount!
Crocodile sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crocodile tries to kick Zeeky off but Zeeky keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Zeeky.
Crocodile utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crocodile avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crocodile wants to stand and escape but Zeeky is having none of it.
Zeeky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crocodile wants to stand up but Zeeky is controlling him.
Crocodile preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zeeky throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zeeky is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zeeky lands a couple of elbows.
Zeeky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Crocodile has momentary wrist control but Zeeky slips an elbow through the middle.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile 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.
Zeeky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crocodile is wriggling around but Zeeky manages to pass to half guard.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crocodile is pressing down on Zeeky's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crocodile is on top in guard.
Crocodile trying to control the position from guard on top but Zeeky is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zeeky looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crocodile is one step ahead there.
Crocodile trying to control but Zeeky is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freeky Zeeky dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Zeeky throws a shot from downtown. Crocodile moves away and avoids it.
Zeeky fails with the takedown.
Crocodile doesn't manage to clinch there - Zeeky circles away.
Crocodile misses with a straight left.
Zeeky throws a head kick that misses.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown.
Crocodile jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Crocodile moves into the clinch successfully.
Zeeky looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zeeky has a couple of punches blocked by Crocodile.
Crocodile throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zeeky blocks it with crossed arms.
Crocodile trying to land knees to the body.
Crocodile working Zeeky over with knees to the body.
Crocodile using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zeeky takes an elbow to the temple.

Crocodile breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zeeky keeps the fight on the outside.
Cliff Crocodile seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crocodile tries to clinch up but Zeeky circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Crocodile coming out on top.
A big right from Crocodile misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocodile uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Zeeky has time to react.

It looks like Freeky Zeeky has been cut.
Crocodile lands a nice shot to the body.
A big left from Crocodile misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocodile lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Zeeky backs up against the ropes.

Oooooh!!! Crocodile has knocked Zeeky down with a huge combo! Crocodile steps away and waves a wobbly Zeeky back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Zeeky is rocked!
Crocodile connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zeeky momentarily.
Oh Zeeky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zeeky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Zeeky seems to have got his legs back now.
Crocodile looks to land a combination. Zeeky sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocodile throws out a loose jab but Zeeky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freeky Zeeky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zeeky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown attempt from Zeeky. Zeeky gets slowly back to his feet.
Crocodile might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Crocodile scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Crocodile gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Zeeky has a couple of punches blocked by Crocodile.
Zeeky struggles to land a body shot inside as Crocodile controls his hands.

Crocodile breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crocodile lands an overhand right.
Crocodile tries to clinch but Zeeky moves out of range.
Crocodile fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky slips under a jab from Crocodile.

Crocodile gets caught napping as Zeeky dives in and scores a takedown. Crocodile manages to retain guard.
Zeeky throwing strikes but missing.
Zeeky throws and elbow that misses. Crocodile uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Zeeky's guard. Nice move by Crocodile!
Zeeky 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.
Crocodile trying to stand up but can't free himself from Zeeky's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Zeeky is on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile wants to stand and escape but Zeeky is having none of it.
Zeeky throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crocodile works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zeeky prevents Crocodile from getting back to his feet.
Crocodile working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cliff Crocodile was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Zeeky fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crocodile misses with a hook. Zeeky ducked under it nicely.
Crocodile throws out a leg kick but Zeeky moves out of range and Crocodile only half commits.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocodile tests Zeeky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crocodile pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crocodile swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crocodile missing with a left hand there. Zeeky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crocodile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crocodile wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crocodile darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crocodile displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zeeky.
A jab from Crocodile misses.
Crocodile lands a really nice looking cross but Zeeky seems unphased.
Zeeky moves out of range of the body kick from Crocodile.
Zeeky misses with a takedown attempt - Crocodile sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile moves out of range of the body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crocodile.
Crocodile connects with a crisp jab.
Crocodile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zeeky.
Crocodile scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zeeky doesn't seem bothered though.
Crocodile with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Crocodile misses.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crocodile throws a poor cross that misses
and Zeeky counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zeeky.
Crocodile stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crocodile wants it to stay on the feet.
Crocodile throws a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Zeeky.
A telegraphed right hand from Crocodile misses the target.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocodile lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Zeeky looking to land some kicks to the body here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crocodile.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Zeeky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zeeky connects with an inside leg kick.
Crocodile throws an off balance right hand
and Zeeky counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crocodile is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Zeeky throws a head kick that misses.
Crocodile moves out of range as Zeeky throws a body kick.
Zeeky shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crocodile sprawls well. Crocodile wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Zeeky gets slowly back to his feet.
Crocodile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Zeeky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crocodile pinned against the cage. Crocodile gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crocodile fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocodile defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Zeeky.
Crocodile scores with a nice right hand.
Crocodile throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zeeky stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crocodile cracks Zeeky with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crocodile throws a left and a right that both miss

and Zeeky decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crocodile's guard.
Zeeky throwing strikes but missing.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Zeeky preventing the sweep.

That's eight 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.

Crocodile pushes Zeeky off and scrambles back to his feet.
Zeeky slips under a jab from Crocodile.
Zeeky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crocodile throws out the jab.
Crocodile stuffs the takedown.
Crocodile throws a hook to the side of Zeeky's head but Zeeky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zeeky avoids the head kick by Crocodile.
Zeeky throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocodile avoids a kick to the body.
Zeeky blocks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Crocodile.
Crocodile takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crocodile lands a nice shot that snaps Zeeky's head back.
Zeeky closes the distance and clinches up with Crocodile, looking for a takedown. Zeeky pushes Crocodile against the ropes but Crocodile circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Freeky Zeeky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crocodile fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Crocodile thuds his right hand into Zeeky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crocodile tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Zeeky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zeeky throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crocodile's waist but Crocodile gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zeeky off to one side.
Zeeky is looking to land body kicks.
Zeeky steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crocodile.
Zeeky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zeeky shoots in looking for a takedown but Crocodile manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Zeeky's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Crocodile lands a two punch combo.
Zeeky blocks a jab.

Zeeky moves into the clinch.
Zeeky trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crocodile obliges.
Crocodile managing to block the knees to the body from Zeeky.
Crocodile throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crocodile trying to land knees to the body.
Zeeky tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zeeky digs a right hand into Crocodile's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crocodile's gas tank.
Zeeky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crocodile pushes off an throws an elbow but Zeeky leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Zeeky misses with some punches.
Crocodile landing knees to the body.
Zeeky fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cliff Crocodile comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Cliff Crocodile!

Cliff Crocodile wins by unanimous decision!