PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Deeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Craige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Craige is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Deeney
vs
Craige

173 cm
21
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
156 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Deeney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dave Craige!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Deeney.
Deeney with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dave Craige has been cut.
Deeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Craige looks gassed!
Deeney is leaning against Craige and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Deeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craige in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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

Deeney forces Craige back against the cage and clinches.
Deeney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Deeney scores with a hook to the body.
Deeney works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Deeney is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Craige pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Deeney breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney tries to clinch up but Craige circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice sprawl there from Craige as Deeney shoots in.

Deeney closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Craige is trying to force a seperation but Deeney has the dominant position.
Deeney lands a body shot.
Deeney working Craige over with knees to the body.
Deeney manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Deeney for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Deeney landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Craige won't want to take too many of those.
Deeney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Craige just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Deeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Deeney lands a damaging elbow.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Craige's face.

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

Deeney rushes Craige and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Deeney wants a takedown.
Deeney putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Craige in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the body.
Deeney landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Deeney manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Craige avoids the head kick by Deeney.
Craige throws a right hand that Deeney ducks under and follows up with a left that Deeney also avoids with ease.
Deeney tries to clinch up but Craige circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Deeney looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Deeney shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Deeney showed some decent athleticism there.
Deeney perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craige wants to get back to his feet.
Deeney tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Craige.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Deeney.
Deeney is looking to clinch but Craige is avoiding it.
Deeney tries to clinch but Craige moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Deeney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dave Craige's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Deeney looks for a takedown but Craige sprawls well.
Deeney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Craige.
Deeney shoots in for a takedown but Craige shows good takedown defense.
Deeney misses with a takedown attempt - Craige sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Deeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Deeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Craige is breathing heavily.

Deeney moves into range and clinches up with Craige.
Deeney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Deeney with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.
Deeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craige takes an elbow to the forehead.
Deeney wants to take the fight to the mat but Craige manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Deeney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Craige's face.
Mark Deeney has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deeney jumps guard but Craige turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Deeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Deeney tries to clinch but Craige is having none of it.
Deeney fails with a takedown attempt.
Deeney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mark Deeney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deeney tries to close the distance and clinch but Craige swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deeney avoids a punch combination nicely.
Craige takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Deeney tries to clinch up.
Deeney is looking to clinch.

Deeney moves into the clinch successfully.
Deeney connects with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deeney goes for a takedown attempt but Craige pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Deeney cracks the inside of Craige's front leg.
Craige throws a right and a left that both miss.
Deeney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Craige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Craige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Craige circles away from the clinch attempt.
Deeney tries to score a power double leg takedown but Craige sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Deeney somewhat.
Craige takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Craige as Deeney shoots in.
Deeney tries to clinch up.
Craige throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Craige keeps the fight on the outside.

Craige closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Deeney lands a good knee to the midsection. Craige won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deeney goes for a takedown attempt but Craige pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Craige rushes Deeney and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Deeney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dave Craige's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Craige tries to keep at a distance but Deeney has taken the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Craige's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craige lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deeney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Craige fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Deeney gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Deeney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Craige takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Craige tries to break free but Deeney pushes him back against the cage.
Deeney with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Deeney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Deeney.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Deeney.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deeney obliges.
Deeney crunches a lovely knee into Craige's ribcage.

Deeney breaks from the clinch.

Deeney closes the distance and pushes Craige back into the cage.
Deeney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Craige avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Deeney landing knees to the head.
Deeney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Craige can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Deeney.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craige lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Craige is trying to break the clinch but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney keeps control of Craige as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Deeney lands a knee to the head.
Deeney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Craige has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Deeney stalling in the clinch but Craige improves position.
Craige is trying to break the clinch but Deeney has him pressed against the cage.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craige is pressed up against the cage. Deeney has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Craige down to the mat. Craige avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Deeney. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craige throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Deeney.
Deeney tries to clinch but Craige moves out of range.
Craige dives in and grabs Deeney's left leg, looking for a takedown. Deeney pushes down on Craige's head and hops out.
Mark Deeney is winning the standup battle so far.
Deeney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deeney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Deeney is looking to clinch.

Deeney moves into the clinch.
Deeney misses with a punch to the body.
Deeney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Craige lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Deeney landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Deeney looking for a takedown.
Deeney drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Craige gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Craige wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deeney obliges.
Craige tries to break the clinch but Deeney is controlling the position.
Deeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deeney lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craige has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dave Craige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mark Deeney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deeney scores with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Deeney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Deeney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Deeney!
Mark Deeney decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.