PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Crispin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Rick
vs
Crispin

176 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Martin Crispin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, David Schapiro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crispin just misses with a punch to the body.
Rick seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

Crispin gets tackled into the cage by Rick. Rick maintains the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crispin's elbow.
Rick lands with a light punch inside.
Rick stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crispin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rick misses with some punches.
Rick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crispin.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick slowing the pace effectively.
Rick gets through Crispin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Crispin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rick.
Rick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crispin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick misses with some punches.

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

Rick has closed the distance and engaged Crispin in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rick tries to work over Crispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick lands a right hand.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick has a couple of punches blocked by Crispin.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick tries a body shot but Crispin blocks it.
Rick lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crispin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rick misses with the head strike.
Rick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rick tries to throw a body punch but Crispin avoids it by throwing Rick back against the cage.
Crispin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rick misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispin.
A short uppercut from Rick.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispins head.
Crispin fails to pull guard.
Rick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crispin fails to pull guard.
Crispin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Crispin wants a takedown but no success here.
Rick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispin blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rick dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rick gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Rick closes the distance and clinches.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
Crispin is looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crispin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rick to keep the fight standing.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crispin blocks a body shot from Rick.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispin is trying to break the clinch but Rick has him pressed against the cage.
Rick lands a right hand.
Rick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crispins head.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick misses with some punches.
Crispin blocks an uppercut.
Rick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Rick.
Crispin is trying to break free.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crispin tries to score a body lock takedown but Rick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Crispin is breathing heavily.
Crispin working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crispin is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rick gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Crispin blocking some punches.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rick throws a punch but it's blocked by Crispin.
A shot in the inside from Rick.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rick lands an uppercut.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.
James Rick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rick.
Rick lands with a left to the head.
Rick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crispin can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
Rick lands with a right to the head.
Rick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crispin up against the cage.
Rick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crispin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rick lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rick tries to work over Crispin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rick softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Rick lands a shot to the body.
Rick misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Crispin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crispin stalling in the clinch but Rick improves position.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Crispin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crispin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Rick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rick scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Rick dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rick closes the distance and clinches.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rick is defending well.
Rick pushes Crispin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rick digs a right hand into Crispin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crispin's gas tank.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crispin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rick smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rick lands a jab to the head.
Crispin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crispin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rick manages to avoid it.

Rick takes the fight into the clinch.
Rick digs a right hand into Crispin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crispin's gas tank.
Rick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rick.
Rick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
Rick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rick lands a hook that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin blocking some punches.
Crispin trying to control the position but instead, Rick has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crispin into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crispin tries to pull guard but Rick holds him up against the cage and eventually Crispin drops back down to his feet.
James Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Crispin.
Crispin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rick smiles and moves away.
Rick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crispin manages to avoid it.

Rick moves into range and clinches up with Crispin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crispin wants a takedown.
Rick lands a left hand.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.
Rick lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rick lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Rick.
Rick lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Rick.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Rick.
Nice body punch from Rick.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rick.
Rick scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rick creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick scores with a shot to the side of Crispin's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crispin takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Rick on the inside.
Rick lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Rick presses Crispin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martin Crispin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rick works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rick cracks Crispin with a nice body shot.
Still in the clinch, Rick scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Rick lands a shoulder strike.
Rick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crispin backwards.
Crispin misses with a hook to the ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Rick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rick 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for James Rick!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for James Rick!

James Rick wins by unanimous decision!