PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendrick Craft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Craft
vs
Brown

150 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Brown!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Brown bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Craft manages to get back to half guard.
Craft lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.

Brown is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Craft is looking to improve his position.
Craft is trying to stand up here but Brown is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Craft is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craft might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Brown trying to control from Craft's half guard. Craft has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Brown must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Craft is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Brown presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Craft controls from within his opponent's guard.
Craft keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.

Brown has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Craft is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Brown.
Craft landing a few strikes.
Craft remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craft lands a decent elbow from side control.
Brown looks winded!
Craft cracks Brown with a big right hand but Brown just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Craft controlling the position from side mount.
Brown throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Craft working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Brown taking punishment in the form of punches.

Craft tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craft content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Craft lands some shots froms side control.
Craft lands a few punches from side control.

Craft looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Craft is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Brown looks calm but he's in trouble here. Craft gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Brown is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Craft lets go of the hold and Brown can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kendrick Craft!