PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Igor Iridium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crostly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Iridium
vs
Crostly

183 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Igor Iridium!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Crostly!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crostly circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iridium throws a nice looking combination but Crostly bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iridium rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crostly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crostly showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Iridium.

Iridium drives through and clinches with Crostly against the cage.
Iridium tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Iridium pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crostly wants a takedown but no success here.
Crostly dodges an elbow strike from Iridium.
Iridium misses with a punch on the inside.
Crostly has Iridium pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Iridium manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Iridium throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crostly tries for a takedown. No joy.
Igor Iridium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Crostly.
Crostly has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Iridium is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Iridium manages to break the clinch.
Iridium fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crostly misses with a wild combination.
Crostly shoots in for a takedown but Iridium shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crostly dodges the punch combination from Iridium.
Iridium stalks Crostly and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crostly's face. Crostly staggers backwards, shaken.
Iridium throws a combination that misses

and Crostly counters with a single leg into guard. Iridium didn't expect that.
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!
Crostly throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Iridium has his feet on Crostly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Iridium is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iridium tries to bum rush Crostly with a series of wild strikes but Crostly uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Iridium stuffs the takedown attempt from Crostly. Crostly gets slowly back to his feet.

Crostly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Iridium manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Crostly controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Crostly decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Igor Iridium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crostly shoots in for a takedown but Iridium shows good takedown defense.
Iridium lands a two punch combo.
Iridium tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Crostly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crostly prevents Iridium from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crostly drops back looking for a leg! Iridium is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Iridium manages to kick Crostly off! Crostly jumps back into Iridium's guard.
Iridium is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crostly is controlling him.
Iridium on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Iridium tries to get out of the position.
Crostly stays in close to Iridium's body and controls the position.
Crostly prevents Iridium from getting back to his feet.
Crostly controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Iridium closes the distance and pushes Crostly back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iridium throws an elbow that misses.
Iridium softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Iridium lands an elbow just above Crostly 's eye.
Crostly blocks the elbow strike.

Iridium pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Iridium closes the distance but Crostly moves to the side

and Crostly counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Iridium tries to kick Crostly off in order to stand up. Crostly Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Crostly trying to control the action but Iridium is working from the bottom.

Iridium bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Crostly fails with a takedown attempt.
Iridium tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crostly counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iridium fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iridium stuffs the takedown.
Crostly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iridium throws a right and a left that both miss.

Crostly scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Crostly thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crostly scoring with punches from side control.
Crostly lands an elbow.
Iridium is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crostly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crostly dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crostly slips a jab and a cross from Iridium.
Crostly fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Iridium avoids it really well and circles away.
Crostly throws a hook but Iridium avoids it easily.
Crostly throws a sloppy head kick and Iridium moves out of range easily.
Iridium throws a combination that misses

and Crostly counters with a single leg into guard. Iridium didn't expect that.
Crostly prevents Iridium from getting back to his feet.
Marcus Crostly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crostly is working Iridium over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Iridium wants to get back to his feet but Crostly is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iridium trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Crostly shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Iridium is trying to defend but Crostly finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crostly looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Crostly is working for a kimura but Iridium is defending it quite comfortably.
Iridium is trying to stand back up but Crostly is controlling him
Crostly trying to control from half guard but Iridium is working away.
Crostly is looking to advance position but Iridium won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iridium is trying to stand up here but Crostly is controlling him well.

Crostly is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Iridium defends it well.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Iridium throws a combination that misses

and Crostly counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Iridium's guard now.
Crostly stops Iridium from standing up.
Crostly trying to control but Iridium is working from the bottom.
Iridium wants to stand up but Crostly is controlling him.
Crostly trying to control but Iridium is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iridium wants to stand and escape but Crostly is having none of it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Crostly takes the fight into the clinch.

Crostly gets control of Iridium's arms and successfully pulls guard. Crostly will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Crostly is working an open guard so Iridium takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Iridium closes the distance looking to clinch

and Crostly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iridium won't be happy with that.
Crostly throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Iridium tries to escape but Crostly is in control.

Crostly is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Iridium is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iridium pushes Crostly away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crostly gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Crostly decides to stand back up.

Iridium rushes Crostly and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crostly avoids the elbow strike from Iridium, against the cage.
Crostly can't get the takedown.
Crostly looking for a takedown.
Igor Iridium has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Crostly.
Iridium pushes Crostly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Iridium pushes off an throws an elbow but Crostly leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Iridium just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crostly's brow.
Crostly keeps control of Iridium as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crostly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Iridium's efforts to push away.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Iridium just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crostly's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Iridium is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Crostly is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Iridium can't fight it off and eventually Crostly manages to take the fight to the floor. Iridium looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crostly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crostly showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Iridium misses with a double jab

and Crostly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iridium won't be happy with that.
Iridium is trying to buck Crostly off.
Crostly is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Iridium will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Iridium is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Crostly asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Iridium bucks up and tries to throw Crostly off but instead Crostly has got his back!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crostly is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Crostly gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Crostly gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Crostly apologises and we restart here on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iridium avoids the body shot from Crostly.
Iridium throws a series of punches but Crostly avoids them all with ease.

Crostly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Crostly lands a takedown into guard.
Iridium has momentary wrist control but Crostly slips an elbow through the middle.
Iridium wants to stand up but Crostly is controlling him.
Crostly trying to control but Iridium is working from the bottom.
Iridium is looking to stand up but Crostly isn't so interested in that idea.
Igor Iridium has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iridium misses with a combination

and Crostly counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crostly.
Crostly wants a takedown.
Iridium lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Iridium creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Iridium breaks the clinch.
Iridium tries to clinch

and Crostly counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Iridium's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Crostly jumps into guard, dragging Iridium to the mat.
Crostly is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Iridium wanted to stand there but Crostly had control of the position.
Iridium wants to stand and escape but instead Crostly has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crostly is looking to work some ground and pound but Iridium has wrist control.

Iridium pushes Crostly off and gets back to his feet.
Iridium will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iridium will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Igor Iridium is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Iridium gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crostly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Crostly trying to control the position from guard on top but Iridium is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crostly throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Iridium wants to stand up but Crostly is controlling him.
Crostly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crostly scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Iridium throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crostly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Iridium!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crostly lands a big shot there that rocks Iridium but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Iridium tries to buck Crostly off but he can't manage it.
Crostly scoring with strikes but Iridium is staying in there.
Marcus Crostly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crostly looking to control but Iridium is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Crostly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crostly 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Crostly!