|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Cronos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Umbra Uxxarest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cronos comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
34
145 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
|
170 cm
33
147 lbs
27 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Cronos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Umbra Uxxarest!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Uxxarest gets the takedown into side control.
Cronos tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cronos can't do much from the bottom here.
Cronos is trying to get back to half guard.
Cronos struggling a bit here.
Uxxarest throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cronos tries to buck Uxxarest off but Uxxarest is having none of it.
Cronos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Uxxarest trying to control the position but Cronos is working away.
Cronos tries to bench press Uxxarest off him but Uxxarest keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cronos is not content to let Uxxarest control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands a decent elbow from side control.
You can see the frustration on Cronos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cronos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Uxxarest wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Uxxarest lands a decent elbow from side control.
Check out the look on Uxxarest's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Uxxarest controlling the position.
Cronos tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Uxxarest working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Uxxarest throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Uxxarest.
Uxxarest postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Uxxarest throws an elbow but Cronos slips to the side and avoids it well.
Uxxarest working away.
Uxxarest throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Cronos seems a little lost for a moment, as Uxxarest dominates the positioning.
Cronos is not content to let Uxxarest control the position.
Cronos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Uxxarest's best efforts.
Uxxarest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cronos keeps working.
Uxxarest working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest is trying to control the action in half guard but Cronos is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uxxarest looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cronos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Uxxarest throwing shots but Cronos is blocking nicely.
Uxxarest trying to control the action but Cronos is working from the bottom.
Cronos is trying to stand back up but Uxxarest is controlling him
Uxxarest prevents Cronos from improving his position.
Cronos tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Uxxarest manages to move to mount!
Uxxarest lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest lands with some strikes.
Cronos is in a horrible position here. Uxxarest smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Uxxarest with good strikes from the mount here!
Uxxarest can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cronos is looking to escape.
Cronos is desperately trying to improve his position but Uxxarest has a good base and remains in mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uxxarest with shots to the head and body - Cronos looks very uncomfortable down there.
Uxxarest working Cronos over with strikes here.
Cronos is rocked!
Uxxarest fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Cronos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Uxxarest in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Uxxarest can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cronos is looking to escape.
Uxxarest lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Uxxarest moves into the clinch.
Cronos seems to have got his legs back now.
Cronos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cronos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cronos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uxxarest has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at GTi 888. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cronos wants to work for an arm triangle but Uxxarest is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Uxxarest tries to get to full guard but Cronos has control of the leg.
Cronos controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Uxxarest wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cronos is trying to control the action in half guard but Uxxarest is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Uxxarest keeping control of the position.
Cronos is working for a submission of some sort.
Cronos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Uxxarest looking for submissions off his back.
Uxxarest tries to get to full guard but Cronos has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Uxxarest looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cronos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Uxxarest does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Uxxarest is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cronos pulls his head out easily.
Uxxarest moves into full guard.
Uxxarest manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cronos manages to get himself to full guard.
Cronos wants to control but Uxxarest passes easily into half guard.
Uxxarest thows a huge punch but Cronos dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest seems to be working for a kimura but Cronos defends the submission attempt.
Cronos gets full guard.
Uxxarest postures up in Cronos's guard and throws a big left but Cronos blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Uxxarest accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cronos keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
Cronos controls Uxxarest momentarily but Uxxarest frees himself.
Cronos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Uxxarest doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Uxxarest manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Umbra Uxxarest has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cronos has momentary wrist control but Uxxarest slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest connects with a couple of short punches.
Uxxarest is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cronos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Uxxarest has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uxxarest wants to pass the guard but Cronos is keeping the position.
Cronos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cronos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Uxxarest connects with a couple of short punches.
Cronos keeping moving, preventing Uxxarest from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Umbra Uxxarest showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Uxxarest throws a body punch but Cronos moves out of range.
Cronos throwing a counter right hand but Uxxarest manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Uxxarest misses
and Cronos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Uxxarest lands a jab to the nose.
Jose Cronos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Uxxarest tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cronos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Uxxarest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cronos manages to avoid it.
Cronos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cronos lands a head shot.
Uxxarest fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cronos manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cronos misses the target.
Uxxarest dodges the punch combination from Cronos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cronos works the jab nicely.
Uxxarest misses with a leg kick
and Cronos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Cronos.
Cronos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Uxxarest connects with a looping right hand.
Cronos misses with a hook.
Cronos walks into a left hand.
Uxxarest closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cronos quickly recovers to half guard.
Uxxarest lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Uxxarest throwing shots but Cronos is blocking nicely.
Uxxarest is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cronos defends it well.
Uxxarest scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cronos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cronos manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Cronos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Uxxarest throws a right hand that misses
and Cronos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Uxxarest. Cronos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cronos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Uxxarest stuffs the takedown attempt from Cronos. Cronos gets slowly back to his feet.
Uxxarest dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Uxxarest throws out a loose jab but Cronos uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Cronos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Uxxarest misses with a head kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cronos misses the target.
Cronos misses with a takedown attempt - Uxxarest sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cronos moves out of range of the strikes.
Cronos moves away from the strike by Uxxarest.
Cronos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Uxxarest throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Uxxarest, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Good shot there by Cronos.
Uxxarest throws an off balance right hand
letting Cronos counter with a right hand.
Uxxarest throws a leg kick
and Cronos counters with a good low kick that Uxxarest was not able to check.
Cronos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Uxxarest.
Uxxarest avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uxxarest appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cronos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uxxarest connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uxxarest blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Uxxarest! But no joy.
Uxxarest tries to clinch but Cronos is having none of it.
Uxxarest looks to throw the jab but Cronos is out of range.
Uxxarest throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Uxxarest throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Uxxarest throws a half hearted mid kick.
Uxxarest misses with a straight left.
Uxxarest throws out a loose jab but Cronos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uxxarest throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cronos.
Uxxarest connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cronos walks into a left hand.
Jose Cronos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Umbra Uxxarest is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cronos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uxxarest.
And that's the end of the fight!
Umbra Uxxarest comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Uxxarest has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Umbra Uxxarest!
The defeated Jose Cronos had this to say: 'Sorry everyone, the better man won tonight. I'll be back.'.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 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
46% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
