PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Check (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chancellor Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Check
vs
Crocop

190 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Nordic Battle Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Check!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chancellor Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crocop clinches with his opponent.
Check wants a takedown but no success here.
Check prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crocop lands a nice elbow.

Crocop manages to break the clinch.
Check has a takedown stuffed.
Crocop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Crocop.
Check avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crocop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crocop doesn't manage to clinch there - Check circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Check counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Check is thwarting Crocop's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check is controlling the pace.
Crocop wants to improve his position but Check is controlling well.
Check seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crocop does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crocop tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Check thows a huge punch but Crocop dodges it nicely.
Check is trying to control the action in half guard but Crocop is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Crocop is trying to maintain the position but Check is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Check circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crocop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Check swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from Crocop as Check shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Check. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crocop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Check changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crocop looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Check is working to tighten is grip on Crocop's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crocop has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Check is really squeezing tight and eventually Crocop passes out! Check breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Johnny Check!