PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Baby Lundberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Cro Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Baby Lundberg
vs
Cro Cop

190 cm
21
235 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sugar Baby Lundberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Cro Cop!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cro Cop looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lundberg is looking for a sweep. Cro Cop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cro Cop controlling the action here.
Lundberg is looking for a sweep. Cro Cop is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lundberg throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cro Cop content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
I looks like Cro Cop might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Lundberg is pressing down on Cro Cop's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cro Cop wants to pass the guard but Lundberg is keeping the position.
Lundberg looking for a sweep. Not yet Lundberg, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cro Cop slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cro Cop tries to free his leg and advance position but Lundberg is retaining full guard.
Cro Cop scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cro Cop must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cro Cop is looking to stand up but Lundberg won't let him.
Lundberg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cro Cop should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lundberg trying to strike off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lundberg looks to land a combination. Cro Cop sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown but Lundberg shows good takedown defense.
Cro Cop tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cro Cop slips a jab and a cross from Lundberg.
Cro Cop has a takedown stuffed.
Lundberg misses with the combination.
Lundberg misses with a two punch combination.
Lundberg throws a right and a left that Cro Cop avoids nicely.
Lundberg throws a series of punches but Cro Cop avoids them all with ease.
Lundberg keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sugar Baby Lundberg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges Cro Cop.
Cro Cop looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lundberg throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cro Cop.
Lundberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lundberg misses with a wild combination.
Lundberg throws a series of punches but Cro Cop avoids them all with ease.
Lundberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lundberg misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Cro Cop or perhaps it was just good defense by Lundberg which made him look bad.
Lundberg lands a jab-cross combination.
Cro Cop slips a jab and a cross from Lundberg.
Lundberg goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lundberg looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lundberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cro Cop tries a head kick but it misses.
Lundberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Lundberg tries to bum rush Cro Cop with a series of wild strikes but Cro Cop uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Cro Cop shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cro Cop was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lundberg is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cro Cop is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cro Cop blocks Lundberg's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cro Cop prevents Lundberg from getting the reversal.
Cro Cop looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lundberg can't escape the position.
Cro Cop controlling the position easily from mount.
Lundberg flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cro Cop sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Cro Cop has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cro Cop's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lundberg is in a horrible position here. Cro Cop smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Cro Cop is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Lundberg is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Lundberg flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Cro Cop anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Lundberg and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Cro Cop slips an arm under Lundberg chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Cro Cop has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Cro Cop is squeezing on Lundberg like an anaconda would it's prey. Lundberg fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georges Cro Cop!