PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Derman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Churko Cridell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Derman
vs
Cridell

186 cm
19
225 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jay Derman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Churko Cridell!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cridell shoots in but no luck this time.
Cridell displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Derman.
A combination from Cridell does no damage.
Cridell lands a jab to Derman's midsection.
Derman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cridell's waist but Cridell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derman off to one side.
Cridell throws a jab when Derman was well out of range.
Cridell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cridell stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Derman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Derman.

Derman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cridell did well to prevent Derman getting side control.
Derman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Derman sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cridell defending well though.
Cridell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Derman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cridell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derman.
Cridell looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derman throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cridell wants to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Derman.
Cridell is holding on to half guard well.
Cridell wants to get back to his feet.
Cridell is holding on to half guard well.
Cridell looks gassed!
Cridell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Derman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cridell wants to control but Derman is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Derman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Derman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Derman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cridell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Derman prevents Cridell from standing back up.
Derman works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Derman with the ground and pound but Cridell regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Derman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derman is nestled in close to Cridell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Derman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cridell is looking to improve his position.
Derman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cridell's head.
Derman lands with a punch from half guard.
Derman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cridell pushes Derman off looking to stand but Derman dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Derman with good strikes from the mount here!
Cridell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cridell taking shots to the head.
Derman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Derman looking to ground and pound but Cridell is blocking nicely.
Derman thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Cridell is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Derman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Derman clinches up against the cage.
Cridell jumps guard but Derman stands there with Cridell around his waist. Cridell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cridell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Derman has him pressed against the cage.
Derman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cridell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Derman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Derman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cridell's waist but Cridell gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Derman off to one side.
Churko Cridell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cridell keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Derman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cridell misses with a takedown attempt

and Derman moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cridell scores with a shot to the side of Derman's head.
Derman can't get the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cridell tries to break the clinch but Derman is controlling the position.

Cridell gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Derman manages to get to full guard.
Cridell wants to control from the top but Derman keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cridell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Derman is looking for a triangle but Cridell pushes his legs off easily.
Derman 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.
Derman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Derman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Derman takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cridell is looking for a sweep. Derman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cridell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Derman lands strikes from half guard.
Cridell is controlling Derman's trapped leg to prevent Derman from advancing to side control.
Cridell strikes from the bottom but Derman uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Derman lands an elbow.
Cridell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Derman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Who's going to make the next move?
Cridell dodges the ground and pound from Derman.
Derman tries to score with some ground and pound. Cridell controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Derman working away.
Cridell tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cridell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Derman shoots in for a takedown but Cridell shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jay Derman will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Derman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice takedown defense from Derman. No joy for Cridell on that attempt.

Derman darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Derman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Derman is nestled in close to Cridell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Derman slips a nice elbow through Cridell's hands, connecting with Cridell's forehead.
Cridell blocking the ground and pound attempt from Derman.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derman lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Derman working over Cridell with some ground and pound. Cridell looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Derman looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cridell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cridell trying to control here.
Derman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Derman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Derman lands with a punch from half guard.
Derman passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Derman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Derman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Derman raining down shots from the mount!
Derman working Cridell over with strikes here.
Derman is landing with some decent strikes but Cridell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cridell is working to get back to half guard.
Cridell tries to hold on but Derman postures up.
Derman looking to ground and pound but Cridell is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derman lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cridell hang on?
Derman is landing with some decent strikes but Cridell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cridell tries to hold on but Derman pushes him away.
Jay Derman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Derman with shots to the head and body - Cridell looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cridell is desperately trying to improve his position but Derman has a good base and remains in mount.
Cridell wants to hold on but Derman pushes him away.
Cridell is trying desperately to improve position.
Derman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Jay Derman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cridell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Churko Cridell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Derman wants to control the pace but Cridell is squirming around nicely.
Derman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Derman content just to control the position here.
Derman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Derman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Derman, 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Derman!