PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Faust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Faust has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Craft
vs
Faust

150 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kendrick Craft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Faust!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craft looks for the body kick but Faust saw that one coming.
Faust looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Craft misses with a few strikes there.
Faust looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Craft throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Faust is looking to clinch.
Craft looks to land a body kick but Faust moved away.

Craft clinches with his opponent.

Craft breaks the clinch.

Craft closes the distance and clinches.
Craft misses with a punch on the inside.

Faust has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Craft clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craft is trying to get back to his feet but Faust has full control of the position and if anything, Craft has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craft trying to control the hands but Faust breaks the grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craft tries to roll but Faust sticks to his back.
Faust doesn't have the hooks in and Craft manages to turn into his guard.
Faust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Craft throwing strikes from guard but Faust blocks nicely.
Faust looking to hit a scissor sweep but Craft is one step ahead there.
Craft with a flurry of punches that miss.
Craft scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft controlling from the top position.

Faust is looking for a triangle but Craft pushes his legs off easily.
Craft is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Craft throwing strikes from guard but Faust blocks nicely.
Craft seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Craft makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Craft really is a fat lump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft is in close to Faust's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Craft loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Craft looks to land a combination but Faust avoids it well.
Craft lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faust circles away quickly and effectively.
Craft tries to close the distance and clinch but Faust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craft throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Craft throws a right and a left that Faust avoids nicely.
Craft tries to close the distance and clinch but Faust swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Craft fails in his attempt to clinch.
Craft tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Faust manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Craft gets a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Faust manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Craft throws a big elbow that misses.
Craft chips away with some ground and pound.
Craft chips away with some ground and pound.
Craft landing some decent shots from guard.
Craft postures up and lands a big shot to Faust's brow.
Craft 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.
Faust being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Craft dominated that round.
That's time! Craft's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Faust swats away the attempt to clinch by Craft.
Craft throws a wild body kick that Faust sees coming a mile off.
Craft is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faust can do to turn this around?
Craft misses with a body kick.
Craft misses with a wild combination.

Faust gets tackled into the cage by Craft. Craft maintains the clinch.
Craft is trying to pull guard but Faust has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Faust breaks the clinch.
Faust is breathing heavily.
Faust throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Craft clinches with his opponent.

Faust works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craft throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Craft lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Craft sitting in guard here, content to control.
Craft scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Craft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Faust utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Craft thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Faust has momentary wrist control but Craft slips an elbow through the middle.
Craft with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Craft landing some decent shots from guard.
Craft postures up in Faust's guard and throws a big left but Faust blocks it.

Faust isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Craft stacks Faust on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Craft!
Craft staying calm.
Craft trying to control the action but Faust is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Faust down.
Faust is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Craft looks up at the clock and then as Faust takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Craft smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Faust is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Craft cracks Faust with a big elbow.
Craft scoring with punches and elbows.
Craft creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craft is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Craft scores with punches from side control.
Craft controlling from side mount.
Craft working the head with strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Craft in side control lands a decent elbow.
Faust is trying to escape the position but Craft is controlling the position.
Craft scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendrick Craft dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Craft moves into the clinch.

Craft breaks the clinch.
Faust showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Craft.
Faust wants to clinch but Craft slips to the side

and Craft counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Craft.
Craft 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.
Faust lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Craft fails to land.

Craft ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Craft no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Craft looking for a sweep. Not yet Craft, not yet.
Craft striking off his back but it's not causing Faust any problems.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craft is looking to stand up but Faust isn't so interested in that idea.
Faust takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Craft trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craft throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Craft is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Craft pulls guard successfully.
Craft tries to strike from the bottom.
Craft wants to stand up but Faust is controlling him.
Craft looking to control.
Kendrick Craft overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Craft wants to get back to his feet but Faust is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Craft tries to clinch up but Faust circles away and keeps his distance.
Craft misses with the combination.

Craft instigates a clinch.
Craft is trying to pull guard but Faust turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft jumps guard but Faust stands there with Craft around his waist. Craft gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Craft jumps guard but Faust turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kendrick Craft. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Craft tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Faust smiles and moves away.
Craft tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Faust paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Craft tries to clinch but Faust is having none of it.

Craft moves into the clinch.
Faust fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faust can't find room to land a body shot as Craft controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Faust lands a takedown into guard.
Faust postures up.
Faust wants to control from the top but Craft keeps moving.
Craft wants to stand but Faust is controlling the position.
Faust is looking to pass into half guard but Craft pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Craft is in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Craft with a flurry of punches that miss.
Craft is in close to Faust's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Justin Faust has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kendrick Craft is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Craft working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Faust's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kendrick Craft showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Craft 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kendrick Craft!