PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Rash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Creaturos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creaturos has chosen Riverside - O2 Panic Room as his entrance music. 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.

Rash
vs
Creaturos

180 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
33
194 lbs
20 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Rash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anthony Creaturos!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creaturos lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rash backs up against the cage.
Rash swats away the attempt to clinch by Creaturos.
Creaturos slips a straight right by Rash.
Rash slips a straight right by Creaturos.
Creaturos misses with a takedown attempt - Rash sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Rash gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rash keeping moving, preventing Creaturos from controlling successfully.
Creaturos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Creaturos preventing the sweep.
Rash has momentary wrist control but Creaturos slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Creaturos trying to control the position from guard on top but Rash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creaturos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Rash's guard.
Creaturos wants to control but Rash is keeping him busy.
Rash tries to get to full guard but Creaturos has control of the leg.
Creaturos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rash is refusing to be controlled, as Creaturos sits in half guard.
Creaturos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos wants to control but Rash is keeping him busy.
Rash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Creaturos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rash wants to control but Creaturos passes into side.
Creaturos misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rash takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Creaturos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rash some visible discomfort.
Creaturos cracks Rash with a big elbow.
Creaturos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rash tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Creaturos presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Rash in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rash?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Creaturos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Creaturos looking to control but Rash is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Creaturos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Rash is breathing heavily.
Creaturos landing shots from mount.
Creaturos landing punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creaturos looking to control and managing it successfully.
Creaturos working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creaturos scoring with strikes but Rash is staying in there.
Creaturos drops a big elbow. That's hurt Rash! More shots from Creaturos and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Creaturos!