|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay's entrance music is Outerspace- Revolution. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
 |
|
 |
| 185 cm
33
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
|
180 cm
29
186 lbs
18 - 13 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flay throws a looping overhand right but Creyonte ducks down to avoid it.
Flay throws a big shot that misses.
Flay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Creyonte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Creyonte pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Flay swings away with a body shot that misses
and Creyonte counters with a left to the body.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Creyonte takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Flay on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Creyonte tries a head kick but it misses.
Flay lands with a hook. Creyonte tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Flay misses with a shot to the body
and Creyonte counters with a solid body kick.
Creyonte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flay.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Creyonte has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Flay misses with a right hand
and Creyonte counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creyonte looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Creyonte stalling away here and it's allowed Flay to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte throwing strikes from guard but Flay blocks nicely.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flay is on top in guard.
Flay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flay postures up.
Flay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Flay wants to control from the top but Creyonte keeps moving.
Flay wants to pass the guard but Creyonte is keeping the position.
Creyonte 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay is working Creyonte over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flay with a flurry of punches that miss.
Flay not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Flay stopping the sweep attempt from Creyonte.
Creyonte trying to keep a closed guard but Flay is proving a slippery customer.
Flay preventing the sweep.
Flay is in close to Creyonte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Flay is looking to stand up but Creyonte won't let him.
Flay preventing the sweep.
Flay looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Flay stopping the sweep attempt from Creyonte.
Flay trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Flay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creyonte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flay engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tantalus Flay has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Creyonte tries to clinch up.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Flay moves out of range.
Creyonte throws a push kick but Flay slaps the foot to one side.
Flay throws a shot from downtown. Creyonte moves away and avoids it.
Flay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Creyonte keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Creyonte tries to clinch but Flay moves out of range.
Creyonte moves to clinch but Flay breaks away
and Flay counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tantalus Flay will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Flay misses with a leg kick
and Creyonte counters with a big head kick but Flay shrugs it off.
Koral Creyonte is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flay slips under a jab.
Creyonte fails in his attempt to clinch.
Creyonte shoots in for a takedown but Flay shows good takedown defense.
Flay misses with a body shot
and Creyonte counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flay!
An elbow from Creyonte crashes against the mat.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flay is not content to let Creyonte control the position.
Creyonte tries for a kimura but Flay is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Flay rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Creyonte's guard! Nice work there by Flay!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.
Creyonte is trying to control the position but Flay postures up.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Creyonte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay stopping the sweep attempt from Creyonte.
Flay is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Flay trying to control the position from guard on top but Creyonte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flay with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay won't allow Creyonte to sweep him here.
Creyonte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Flay misses
and Creyonte counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Flay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Creyonte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Flay counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Creyonte's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Flay postures up in Creyonte's guard and throws a big left but Creyonte blocks it.
Flay scoring with some ground and pound.
Creyonte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tantalus Flay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Flay is in close to Creyonte's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Creyonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creyonte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Flay stays in close to Creyonte's body and controls the position.
Creyonte wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Creyonte looking for a sweep. Not yet Creyonte, not yet.
Creyonte looking to control.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Koral Creyonte wasn't active enough on the ground.
Creyonte doesn't manage to clinch there - Flay circles away.
Creyonte takes a swing at Flay's ribcage but misses.
Flay swings for the body but Creyonte moves out of range.
Flay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Creyonte tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Flay counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Creyonte scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay misses with a body shot.
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Flay keeps it at a distance.
Flay avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flay 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.
Flay looks to land a left hand but Creyonte moved out of range nicely.
A head kick misses from Creyonte.
A swing and a miss from Flay.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte moves away from the strike by Flay.
Flay stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Flay wants it to stay on the feet.
Tantalus Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koral Creyonte.
Creyonte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Flay circles away from the clinch attempt
and Flay counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flay throws a jab when Creyonte was well out of range.
Flay wants to land a leg kick but Creyonte is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tantalus Flay will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Creyonte avoids the body shot from Flay.
Creyonte closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Flay to the mat! Flay manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Flay is on top in guard.
Flay pushing down on Creyonte's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Creyonte wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Creyonte manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Creyonte controls Flay momentarily but Flay frees himself.
Flay stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creyonte swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Creyonte is trying to control the position but Flay postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.
Flay 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Creyonte checks a low kick from Flay.
Creyonte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Creyonte walks into a stiff left hand from Flay.
Flay shoots for a double leg takedown but Creyonte sprawls well. He's pushed Flay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Flay throws a hook to the side of Creyonte's head but Creyonte sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Creyonte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tantalus Flay is winning the standup battle so far.
Flay will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Creyonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.
Flay misses with an uppercut.
Creyonte wants to clinch up but Flay keeps it at a distance.
Flay just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flay's jab looks to have found its range, popping Creyonte under the eye.
Flay throws an overhand right that lands on Creyonte's shoulder, as Creyonte tries to avoid the shot.
Creyonte moves away from the strike by Flay.
Creyonte bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Creyonte tries to close the distance and clinch but Flay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flay misses the jab.
Creyonte dives in and grabs Flay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flay pushes down on Creyonte's head and hops out.
Creyonte closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creyonte has Flay pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Creyonte pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Flay tumbling to the mat - Creyonte dives into Flay's guard.
Creyonte slips nicely into half guard.
Flay wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte moves nicely into side control.
Creyonte working the ground and pound but Flay is defending the strikes.
Creyonte landing a few strikes.
You can see the frustration on Flay's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Creyonte in side control lands a decent elbow.
Flay keeping his opponent close.
Flay tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Creyonte easily slips into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Flay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Flay tries to lock up and control but Creyonte gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Creyonte lands a couple of good shots and Flay has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay looking very determined here, making life difficult for Creyonte.
Flay breaks Creyonte's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Koral Creyonte comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Flay has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for Tantalus Flay!
The fight ends as a draw!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
92% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
