PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House has chosen Links 2,3,4 as his entrance music. Ray House has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Croix
vs
House

180 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
187 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite 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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray House!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croix throws a combination that misses
and Croix takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
House shoots in but Croix avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Croix misses with a combination
and House counters with a right hand to the body.
House tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Croix is able to avoid easily.

House shoots in and bounces Croix off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
House trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
House trying to control but Croix is working from the bottom.
House with a flurry of punches that miss.
House wants to control from the top but Croix keeps moving.
Croix on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Croix tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray House hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
House works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Croix throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Croix keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
House scores with a jab to the body.
House throws a hook to the side of Croix's head but Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Croix misses with a combination
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Croix throws a combination that misses
letting House counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House punishes Croix's body with a nice straight punch.
No joy there for Croix, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by House. Beautiful body shot.
Croix lands a jab-cross combination.
Croix misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from House.
Croix lands a straight punch to the body, keeping House at a distance.
House fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Croix swivels and escapes.
Tony Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray House.
House with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Croix leaves House with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
House misses with an uppercut
and Croix counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Croix throws a right and a left that both miss.
Croix misses with a double jab
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Croix misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Croix misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House avoids the body shot from Croix.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Croix ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Croix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by House.
A punch combination from Croix misses.
Croix takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
House shoots in looking for a takedown. Croix tries to sprawl out of it but House keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Croix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
House jabs Croix to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Croix misses with a right hand
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
House misses with a takedown attempt - Croix sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
House fails to land the takedown.
Croix on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Croix looks to land a right hand but House moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croix throws a body punch but House moves out of range.
Croix misses with a wild body shot.
House lands with a kick to the temple. Croix shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Croix rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but House moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Croix on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by House. House obviously looking to wear him down.
Croix looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
A jab from Croix misses.
Croix throws a right hand that misses
and House counters with a thumping low kick.
House shoots in and drives through. Croix sprawls well.
Croix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Croix misses with a two punch combination.
Croix falls off balance throwing a combination
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Croix thinking.
House is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Croix had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A slapping leg kick lands for House.
Croix throws an overhand right that lands on House's shoulder, as House tries to avoid the shot.
Croix steps to the side to avoid the strikes from House.
A looping hook to the body misses from House. Croix does a little dance to reset his feet.

House shoots in and bounces Croix off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Croix throws a jab but it's blocked by House.
Croix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
House lands a head shot.
Croix misses with a combination
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A swing and a miss from Croix.
Croix avoids the body shot from House.
House avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Croix swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and House makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Croix throws a combination that misses
and House counters with a two punch combo.
Croix gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Croix throws a combination that misses
and House makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
House connects with a body shot that sends Croix's belly button to the back.
House works the jab nicely.
Croix misses with an uppercut.
Croix drops his hands momentarily and House takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix falls off balance throwing a combination

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and House counters with a nice double leg into guard.
House engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Croix wants to get back to his feet but House is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
House tries to free his leg and advance position but Croix is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Croix wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and House manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix is looking to escape.
House slows the pace down in half guard.
House moves into full mount! Croix won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House looking to control but Croix is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
House thowing shots but they're missing.
Croix in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
House misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House throws some wild stikes that Croix manages to avoid easily.
House throwing strikes but Croix uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Croix tries to kick House off but House keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
House thows a huge punch but Croix dodges it nicely.

Croix pushes House off and gets back to his feet.
Tony Croix is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Croix loads up on a big right hand but House slips the punch.
House is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Croix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Croix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House 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!

Croix misses the shot to the body.
House missing with a left hand there. Croix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jab, jab by House - just one landing.
Croix misses with a combination
and House counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Croix dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horrible takedown by House or perhaps it was just good defense by Croix which made him look bad.
House throws a combination that misses
and Croix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House throws a hook to the side of Croix's head but Croix sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Croix manages to avoid it.
House lands with a nice body punch.
House ducks under a wild hook from Croix.
A lazy left from Croix finds it's target.

House is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Croix's half guard.
Croix looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
House wants to pass the guard but Croix is defending well.
Croix tries to kick House off but House keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
House wants to control but Croix is keeping him busy.
House missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
House keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
House wants to control but Croix is keeping him busy.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ray House hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Croix misses with a double jab.
Croix lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice shot lands for House.
House throws a jab but it's blocked by Croix.
Croix slips a jab from House.
House misses the shot to the body.
Croix connects with a good right hand that stumbles House. House circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tony Croix is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Croix moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Croix. No joy for House on that attempt.
Tony Croix has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
House throws a poor cross that misses
and Croix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Croix staying out of range there.
House uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Croix has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Croix.
Croix throws a combination that misses
and House cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Croix cracks House with a good jab.

House is rocked!
House slips a jab and a cross from Croix.
House is still on wobbly legs! Can Croix finish him?
House throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Croix rattles House with a well-timed uppercut counter. - House tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Croix dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving House stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tony Croix!