PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harry Crack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Remington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crack comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of. Remington has chosen Kymani Marley - Warriors as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mike Remington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Crack
vs
Remington

167 cm
23
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
135 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Crack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Remington!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Remington fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crack misses with a kick to the body.
Harry Crack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Remington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crack moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Remington paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crack moves in looking to clinch but Remington pushes him off.
Remington shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crack as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Crack.
No luck for Remington with that takedown attempt.
Harry Crack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Remington.
Crack wants to clinch up but Remington keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crack has closed the distance and engaged Remington in a clinch.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but Remington blocks with his arms.
Crack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Remington stalling against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Remington throws an elbow but misses.
Remington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crack tries to close the distance and clinch but Remington swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crack is looking to land body kicks.
Remington swats away the attempt to clinch by Crack.
Crack misses with a head kick.
Remington circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crack shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crack tries to clinch but Remington is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crack tries for a takedown but Remington circles away easily

and Remington counters with a single leg into guard. Crack didn't expect that.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Crack pulls Remington in close to his closed guard and prevents Remington from doing any damage or advancing position.
Remington trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crack is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crack working a defensive guard here.
Remington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Remington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Remington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack is looking to stand up but Remington isn't so interested in that idea.
Remington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crack wants to sweep but no luck.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crack - that will leave a mark!
Remington looks gassed!
Crack feints and then cracks Remington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Remington down.
Crack throws a body kick the misses

and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crack's guard now.
Crack wants to stand and escape but Remington is having none of it.
Remington postures up in Crack's guard and throws a big left but Crack blocks it.
Crack is trying to keep Remington in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Remington is one step ahead there.
Crack seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington is looking to stand up but Crack won't let him.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Remington throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crack throws a body kick that misses.
Crack throws a leg kick but Remington sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crack closes the distance looking to clinch

and Remington counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crack won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crack is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Remington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crack clinches but Remington breaks the clinch

and Remington counters with a shoot takedown. Crack fights it but they end up in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crack holds on and takes a little breather.
Crack working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Remington.
Crack tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Remington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crack working a defensive guard here.
Crack knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Remington on the ground.
Crack managing to control the position.
Remington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack tries a head kick but it misses.
Crack clinches but Remington breaks the clinch

and Remington decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crack's guard.

Remington is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Remington is breathing heavily.
Crack controls Remington momentarily but Remington frees himself.
Crack manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Crack takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Remington really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Crack looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crack blocks Remington's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.
Remington is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crack wants to control the pace but Remington is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Remington slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Remington keeps working.
Remington won't allow Crack to pass to mount.
Remington is not content to let Crack control the position.

Remington actively working from the bottom here.
Crack is trying to control the action in half guard but Remington is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Harry Crack just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crack tries to clinch

and Remington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Remington is defending well for now.
Crack lands a knee to the head.
Crack tries to land a knee to the head but Remington blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crack looking to slow down the pace here.
Remington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Remington lands a damaging elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Remington tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Remington tries for a takedown. No joy.
Crack being controlled against the cage.
Crack trying to land knees to the body.
Crack manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crack scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Remington's ribcage.
Crack is trying to stall.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section. Remington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crack scores a nice knee to the body.
Crack unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crack lands an elbow that stopped Remington in his tracks for a moment.
Crack putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Remington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crack working Remington over with knees to the body.
Crack crunches a lovely knee into Remington's ribcage.
Crack lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Remington will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crack tries to clinch

and Remington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crack slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Crack is controlling Remington's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crack looking for a sweep. Not yet Crack, not yet.
Crack has control of Remington's left arm, preventing Remington from doing any damage.
Remington works over Crack with some ground and pound from guard.
Remington in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Remington takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crack keeping full guard, as Remington tries to pass.
Mike Remington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crack looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Remington preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crack misses with a low kick.
Remington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crack wants to clinch but Remington slips to the side

and Remington counters with a takedown into side control.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Crack can't do much from the bottom here.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Remington throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Remington wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crack is trying to control Remington's posture but Remington avoids it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Remington lands a head kick!
Crack throws a lazy head kick
and Remington counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Crack misses

and Remington counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Remington.
Remington not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Harry Crack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Remington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crack trying to control here.
Remington trying to control the action but Crack is working from the bottom.
Crack wants to improve his position but Remington is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack works his way to full guard. Good work.
Remington stopping the sweep attempt from Crack.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crack throws a front kick aimed at Remington's knee but Remington avoids it well.
Crack will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Crack throws a lazy body kick

and Remington counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crack's guard now.
Crack is looking to stand up but Remington isn't so interested in that idea.
Crack is trying to keep Remington in close.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Remington won't allow Crack to sweep him here.
Remington throwing strikes from guard but Crack blocks nicely.
Remington stands and throws Crack's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Crack is trying to get back to half guard.
Mike Remington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Remington fails with a takedown attempt.
Crack throws a body punch but Remington moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Remington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Remington winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Remington!