PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arm N (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank The Crippler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). N comes to the cage accompanied by I Don't Like the Look of It. Arm N had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

N
vs
The Crippler

183 cm
24
196 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

175 cm
28
198 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arm N!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank The Crippler!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crippler throws a hook but N avoids it easily.
N looks to score with a jab to the body but The Crippler is just out of range.
The Crippler walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. N checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
N takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
N throws a body punch but The Crippler moves out of range.
The Crippler staying out of range there.
N looks to land a left hand but The Crippler moved out of range nicely.
N waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Crippler.
N swings and misses with a hook to the body.
N thows a body shot but no joy.
N throws a body punch but The Crippler moves out of range.
N throws a front kick that sends The Crippler stumbling back into the cage.
N is looking to wear down The Crippler with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The Crippler misses with a hook.
N moves out of range as The Crippler strikes.
The Crippler keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
N throws a poor cross that misses
and The Crippler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crippler circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Crippler moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The Crippler misses with a hook
and N counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Crippler misses with a straight left.
The Crippler just misses with a punch to the body.
N shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

The Crippler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Crippler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
N misses with a body punch.
The Crippler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crippler tries to work over N's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
N throws a punch but it's blocked by The Crippler.
The Crippler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
N lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
N pushes off an throws an elbow but The Crippler leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
N blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A right hook to the body lands for The Crippler.
N wants to stall.
The Crippler managing to block the knees to the body from N.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
The Crippler misses with a short punch on the inside.
N prevents a body shot from The Crippler.
N lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Crippler digs a right hand into N's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on N's gas tank.
N stalling in the clinch but The Crippler improves position.
The Crippler lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Crippler lands a shoulder strike.
The Crippler misses with the head strike.
The Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by N.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Crippler.
The Crippler looking to slow down the pace here.
N blocks an uppercut.
N blocking some punches.
The Crippler lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from The Crippler.
N is breathing heavily.
The Crippler managing to block the knees to the body from N.
The Crippler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of N backwards.
N looking to slow down the pace here.
The Crippler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as N controls the action.
N misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Crippler misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Crippler.

The Crippler breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
N lands a right hook to the body.

The Crippler instigates a clinch.
The Crippler is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The Crippler missing with knees to the body.
The Crippler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
N takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Arm N has been cut.
A short right from The Crippler.
The Crippler fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Crippler tries a body shot but N blocks it.
The Crippler misses with a body punch.
The Crippler lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down N.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Crippler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Crippler cracks N with a nice body shot.
N tries a knee to the head but The Crippler blocks it.
The Crippler digs a right hand underneath N's ribcage. N let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank The Crippler dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arm N's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

The Crippler closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Crippler'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.
The Crippler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Crippler goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Crippler struggles to land a body shot inside as N controls his hands.
The Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by N.
The Crippler misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Crippler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A shot in the inside from The Crippler.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Crippler tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and N avoids it.
N prevents a body shot from The Crippler.
The Crippler is leaning against N and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
N lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a punch to the body.
N tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Crippler avoids it.
N missing with knees to the body.
N misses with a punch on the inside.
N working The Crippler over with knees to the body.
N is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
N prevents a body shot from The Crippler.
N struggles to land a body shot inside as The Crippler controls his hands.
N tries to land knees in the clinch but The Crippler avoids the damage to the body.
N blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by N as The Crippler tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from N.
The Crippler working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for N.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as N takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Crippler wants to break free but N has control.
The Crippler tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Crippler misses with some punches.
N makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
N prevents a body shot from The Crippler.
The Crippler takes a knee to the side of the body.
N unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Crippler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
N has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A left hand lands to the body for The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
N blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Crippler working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Frank The Crippler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A hook to the body from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with a body punch.
N tries a knee to the head but The Crippler blocks it.
N throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by N.
N trying to stall but The Crippler improves his position.
The Crippler is working N over against the cage.
N tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Crippler's elbow.
The Crippler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The Crippler misses with the head strike.
N is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crippler is defending well for now.
The Crippler lands a hook that snaps the head of N backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
N blocks an uppercut.
The Crippler pushes N back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
N is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
N trying to land knees to the body.
N using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
N missing with knees to the body.
The Crippler lands a hook that snaps the head of N backwards.
The Crippler prevents a body shot from N.
N lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from The Crippler.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
N lands a nice elbow.
N is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crippler is defending well for now.
The Crippler lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Crippler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Crippler tries to throw a body punch but N avoids it by throwing The Crippler back against the cage.
N on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
N trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank The Crippler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arm N's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Crippler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as N throws out the jab.
N tries to clinch but The Crippler moves out of range.
N misses with a wild body shot.
N throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Crippler misses with a looping left.
The Crippler takes a jab right on the kisser.
The Crippler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The Crippler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but N manages to avoid it.

The Crippler has closed the distance and engaged N in a clinch.
A short left from The Crippler.
The Crippler misses with the head strike.
The Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as N controls the action.
N misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Crippler.
The Crippler has a couple of punches blocked by N.
The Crippler doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
N tries to work over The Crippler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Crippler.
A short uppercut from The Crippler.
N is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crippler is defending well for now.
N tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Crippler avoids it.
N stalling.
N lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for N.
N trying to stall but The Crippler improves his position.
N managing to block the knees to the body from The Crippler.
The Crippler lands a right hand.
N on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Crippler can't find room to land a body shot as N controls the action.
The Crippler blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Crippler tries a body shot but N blocks it.
N lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
N throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for N.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crippler tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
N is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crippler is defending well for now.
The Crippler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Crippler misses with an elbow over the top.
N tries to land knees in the clinch but The Crippler avoids the damage to the body.
N is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Crippler is defending well for now.
The Crippler misses with a punch on the inside.
The Crippler struggles to land a body shot inside as N controls his hands.
The Crippler lands with a right to the head.
The Crippler lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of N backwards.
N missing with knees to the body.
The Crippler misses with a hook to the ribs.
The Crippler tries a body shot but N blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler misses with a body punch.
The Crippler lands a left hand.
The Crippler misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Crippler managing to block the knees to the body from N.
N landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Crippler misses with a short punch on the inside.
N tries to land knees in the clinch but The Crippler avoids the damage to the body.
N landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The Crippler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
N utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
N lands with a left to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
N lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
N landing some nice looking knees to the body.
N working The Crippler over with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from N.
N putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has The Crippler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arm N has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crippler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
N with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. N obliges.
N using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
N scores a nice knee to the body.
N tries to land knees in the clinch but The Crippler avoids the damage to the body.
N blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from N.
N utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
N is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
N lands a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
N landing some nice looking knees to the body.
N lands a knee to the head.
N tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Crippler avoids it.
Nice body punch from N.
N trying to control the position but instead, The Crippler has worked for underhooks and has pushed N into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arm N showed his dominance in that final round.
Well The Crippler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29

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