PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramiro Crisp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Russel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bertrand Russel told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Crisp
vs
Russel

190 cm
18
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
280 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ramiro Crisp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bertrand Russel!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Russel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

It looks like Ramiro Crisp has been cut.
Crisp bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Russel gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crisp passes Russel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Russel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crisp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crisp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russel's head.
Crisp wants to take a breather but Russel is having none of it.
Crisp 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.
Crisp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Russel's head.
Russel is refusing to be controlled, as Crisp sits in half guard.
Russel keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crisp passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Russel is looking to improve his position but Crisp isn't that keen on the idea.
Crisp misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crisp with a couple of short strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crisp lands a big shot there that rocks Russel but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crisp trying to control but Russel is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crisp.
Russel avoids a series of strikes thrown by Crisp.
Crisp cracks Russel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crisp working Russel over with strikes here.
Crisp with a couple of short strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crisp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crisp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Crisp is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Russel is surviving well by controlling Crisp's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Russel is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crisp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crisp tries to control but Russel wriggling away.
Crisp looking to ground and pound but Russel is blocking nicely.
Russel can't escape the position.
Crisp is landing with some decent strikes but Russel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp thowing shots but they're missing.
Russel is trying to escape the mount.
Russel is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crisp fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp unloading with bombs!
Russel looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crisp raining down shots from the mount!
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Crisp dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
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.

Crisp drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crisp lands a few punches from side control.
Crisp looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Russel is avoiding damage well.
Russel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crisp. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crisp with the ground and pound but Russel regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Crisp is controlling the pace.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Russel is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crisp scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crisp working over Russel with some ground and pound. Russel looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Crisp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russel defending well though.
Crisp tries to pass the half guard into mount. Russel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Crisp thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
Russel is in trouble now - Crisp has advanced to mount!
Crisp wants to control the pace but Russel is squirming around nicely.
Russel is bucking up trying to escape but Crisp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Crisp throws a wild left hand from mount and Russel manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russel is not content to let Crisp control the position.
Russel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crisp.
Crisp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crisp trying to pass the guard but Russel defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Russel on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crisp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crisp is nestled in close to Russel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Crisp there.
Crisp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crisp is tying to control. Russel wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Russel avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crisp.
Crisp slips a nice elbow through Russel's hands, connecting with Russel's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Crisp is working for a kimura but Russel is defending it quite comfortably.
Crisp takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Crisp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crisp wants to control but Russel is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ramiro Crisp dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ramiro Crisp's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crisp keeps the fight on the outside.
Crisp shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Russel but Russel pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Crisp decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Russel is trying to stand.
Crisp wants to pass the guard but Russel is defending well.
Russel is controlling Crisp's trapped leg to prevent Crisp from advancing to side control.
Russel wants to get back to his feet.
Crisp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Russel defending well though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crisp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crisp wants to control but Russel is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crisp avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Crisp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crisp thows a huge punch but Russel dodges it nicely.
Crisp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Russel is in trouble now - Crisp has advanced to mount!
Crisp working Russel over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Russel is trying desperately to improve position.
Crisp looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crisp unloads with some shots from mount but Russel bucks and avoids them well.
Crisp breaks from Russel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crisp wants to control the pace but Russel is squirming around nicely.
Crisp landing strikes from the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crisp unloading with bombs!
Crisp thowing shots but they're missing.
Russel tries to hold on but Crisp pushes him away.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Russel is bucking up trying to escape but Crisp cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crisp throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crisp punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crisp dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crisp throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Russel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crisp looking to control but Russel is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Russel wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Crisp landing punches.
Bertrand Russel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ramiro Crisp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crisp takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramiro Crisp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crisp, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramiro Crisp!