PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ion Creanga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Creanga
vs
Allen

194 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

203 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ion Creanga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Russell Allen!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Creanga dives in and scores a takedown into Allen's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Creanga accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creanga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creanga is looking to work some ground and pound but Allen has wrist control.
Creanga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Creanga throws a big elbow that misses.
Allen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Allen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creanga throwing strikes but missing.
Creanga cracks Allen with a solid left hand.
Creanga postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Allen lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Allen wants to get up but he can't break Creanga's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creanga keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Creanga has control of Allen's left arm, preventing Allen from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creanga wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen trying to control but Creanga is working from the bottom.
Allen is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Allen 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.
Creanga could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Creanga keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Allen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Creanga has control of Allen's left arm, preventing Allen from doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Allen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Creanga was well out of range. Poor timing from Allen.
Allen throws the left hand but Creanga avoids the punch easily.
Creanga swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Creanga takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Ion Creanga has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Allen lands a left and a right that send Creanga crashing to the mat, dazed. Allen thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Allen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Creanga sprawling to the canvas! Creanga rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Allen finish him?!

Creanga is rocked!

Ion Creanga's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen throws a lazy uppercut
and Creanga counters with a two punch combo.
Allen misses with a body shot
and Creanga counters with a series of strikes. Allen will be more careful next time no doubt.

Creanga shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Allen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Creanga is breathing heavily.
Allen is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Creanga is controlling him well.
Creanga throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Allen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Creanga with the ground and pound but Allen uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Creanga postures up.
Creanga throws a big right hand that misses.
Creanga throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creanga's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Creanga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Creanga tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen trying to control but Creanga is working from the bottom.
Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Creanga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Allen trying to control the position.
Allen wants to stand and escape but Creanga is having none of it.
Creanga postures up.
Allen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Russell Allen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ion Creanga's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Creanga slips a straight right by Allen.
Creanga moves away from the strike by Allen.
Allen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Creanga avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Creanga scores with a takedown into Allen's guard.
Allen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creanga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Creanga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Creanga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Creanga missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Creanga throws a big right hand that misses.
Creanga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Creanga chips away with some ground and pound.
Allen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Allen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Allen is pressing down on Creanga's thigh, looking to free his foot. Creanga is holding on for now.
Allen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Creanga does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Allen tries to stand and escape but Creanga is controlling the position.
Ion Creanga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Creanga is not content to let Allen control the position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook but Creanga blocks it.
Jab by Allen.

Creanga looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Allen is trying to keep Creanga in close.
Creanga throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creanga's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Allen trying to control but Creanga is working from the bottom.
Allen wants to stand but Creanga is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to control from the top but Creanga keeps moving.
Allen wants to stand but Creanga is controlling his posture from full guard.
Creanga keeping moving, preventing Allen from controlling successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
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 Ion Creanga will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ion Creanga's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Creanga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Allen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Creanga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
Allen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCreanga.
Ion Creanga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Allen throws a jab but it's blocked by Creanga.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Creanga manages to avoid it.
Allen throws a body shot but no joy.
Creanga takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A telegraphed right hand from Allen misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen throws a shot from downtown. Creanga moves away and avoids it.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Creanga tried to counter with a leg kick but Allen avoided it.
Russell Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Creanga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Allen throws out the jab.
Creanga wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Allen scores with the left hand. Creanga knows he should have avoided that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen's corner calls for a 1-2. Allen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Allen tries to sprawl but Creanga drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Allen regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Creanga.
Allen working a defensive guard here.
Creanga throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creanga's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Allen looking to sit in guard and control but Creanga gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Creanga throws an elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Creanga's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Allen would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Allen tries to stand but Creanga is controlling his head.
Allen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Creanga keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to stand but Creanga is controlling his arm.
Allen trying to control the position but Creanga is working away.

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.
Allen moves into full mount!
Allen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Allen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Allen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Russell Allen!