PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Che Von Cru (ranked 1080 p4p, 1472 weight class) and John McSulley (ranked 152 p4p, 197 weight class). Cru kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is the stranger. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Cru
vs
McSulley

191 cm
24
205
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
26
205
10 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Che Von Cru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John McSulley!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cru misses with a hook.
A slow jab from McSulley misses its intended target.
Cru just misses with a punch to the body.
Cru's jab looks to have found its range, popping McSulley under the eye.
McSulley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cru has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
McSulley moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
McSulley takes one to the chin there.
McSulley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cru misses with a body kick.
McSulley only half commits to the counter leg kick.
McSulley moves out of range of the body kick from Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSulley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
McSulley lands a really nice looking cross but Cru seems unphased.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Che Von Cru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSulley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cru lands a nice leg kick that just misses McSulley's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on McSulley's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cru misses with a body kick.
McSulley blocks the body kick.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
Cru lands with a nice body punch.
Cru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McSulley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cru misses with a right hand
and McSulley counters with a left to the body.
McSulley fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cru is out of range.
Cru misses with a hook to the body
and McSulley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cru misses with a kick to the body.
Cru moves out of range of the strikes.
Good exchange - Cru coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cru misses its intended target.
Cru throws a jab but it's blocked by McSulley.
McSulley throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cru counters with a low kick, right behind McSulley 's knee.
Cru throws a head kick that McSulley semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cru with a nice calf kick.
Cru avoids the body shot from McSulley.
A slapping leg kick lands for McSulley.
Cru looks for the body kick but McSulley saw that one coming.
McSulley moves out of range of the strikes.
Cru looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
McSulley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McSulley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cru with a body shot.
Cru misses with a left hand
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands a slapping body shot.
McSulley checks the leg kick.
Cru fakes the leg kick and cracks McSulley in the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McSulley lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cru has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cru and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McSulley misses with a straight right.
McSulley checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like McSulley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
McSulley takes one on the button.
Cru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cru swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cru throws a body kick that misses.
McSulley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cru throws the kick towards the body but McSulley avoids it.
McSulley throws a leg kick but Cru checks it.
Cru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cru looks to land a body kick but McSulley moved away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSulley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McSulley throws a chopping leg kick but Cru manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cru misses with a hook. McSulley ducked under it nicely.
Cru loads up on a big right hand but McSulley slips the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McSulley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
McSulley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
McSulley walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cru.
Cru scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cru jabs McSulley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cru lands a lovely overhand right.
McSulley throws out a powerful jab.
McSulley on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cru lets loose with a powerful body kick. McSulley will feel that in the morning.
Cru misses with an uppercut
and McSulley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cru lands with a right hand.
McSulley misses with a straight right.
Cru connects with the punch.
Cru drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
McSulley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McSulley throws a leg kick
enabling Cru to counter with a crisp jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cru. That's going to slow McSulley down.
Cru connects with a jab.
A shot to the body from McSulley misses
and McSulley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and McSulley counters with a nice leg kick.
McSulley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McSulley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cru.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McSulley takes one to the chin there.
Cru is looking to land body kicks.
Cru throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McSulley feints a counter leg kick.
Cru throws a shot from downtown. McSulley moves away and avoids it.
Che Von Cru is winning the standup battle so far.
McSulley blocks the body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but McSulley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cru has got the better of the exchanges.
Cru tries to close the distance and clinch up but McSulley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cru ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cru throws an off balance right hand
and McSulley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Cru - just one landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cru.
An inside leg kick lands from McSulley.
Cru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McSulley.
McSulley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A swing and a miss from Cru.
A big right from Cru misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSulley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cru is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McSulley can do to turn this around?
McSulley tried to score with a low kick but Cru checks it.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
Cru throws a body punch but McSulley moves out of range.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Cru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McSulley.
Cru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cru tries to score with a low kick but McSulley moves his leg out of the way.
Cru avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cru tests McSulley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cru misses with a hook. McSulley ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru lands with a nice body punch.
McSulley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cru.
Cru tries a head kick but it misses.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by McSulley.
Cru backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cru throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McSulley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A low kick from Cru misses
and McSulley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McSulley slips a jab from Cru.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
Cru looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cru scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McSulley shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cru was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McSulley throws a leg kick
and Cru counters with a nice uppercut.
McSulley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cru connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
McSulley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cru backing away here, and McSulley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cru moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cru ducks under a wild hook from McSulley.
Good standup being displayed there by McSulley as he connects with a hook.
McSulley checks a leg kick.
McSulley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cru lands with a right hand.
Cru wants to clinch
letting McSulley counter with a right hand.
Cru misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from McSulley is predictable there
and Cru counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McSulley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Che Von Cru dominated that second round.
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!

McSulley is looking to score with low kicks.
McSulley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cru misses with a leg kick
and McSulley counters with a stiff right hand.
Cru connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between McSulley's hands.
McSulley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cru finds it's way round the side to connect with McSulley's head.
McSulley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cru lands a front kick.
McSulley blocks a jab.
Good leg kick by Cru.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cru misses with a wild body shot.
Cru throws a half hearted mid kick.
McSulley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cru punishes McSulley's body with a nice straight punch.
Cru fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McSulley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
Cru throws a right hand that misses
and McSulley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cru.
McSulley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cru misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McSulley.
McSulley misses with a hook.
McSulley throws a solid leg kick but Cru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at McSulley.
Cru throws a push kick but McSulley slaps the foot to one side.
Cru throws a low kick but it's checked well by McSulley.
Cru misses with a shot to the body
and McSulley counters with a right hand to the body.
McSulley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cru gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cru fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
John McSulley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cru takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cru throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McSulley.
McSulley takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cru with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cru with a nice cross.
Cru takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McSulley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cru.
A big left from Cru misses.
McSulley throws a jab but it's blocked by Cru.
McSulley lunges at Cru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cru's hand.
McSulley looks to throw the jab but Cru is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cru takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cru lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cru misses with a head kick.
McSulley flicks out a counter leg kick but Cru steps away.
McSulley on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cru lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cru throws a leg kick but McSulley sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cru checks a leg kick.
Che Von Cru is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McSulley throws a looping overhand right but Cru ducks down to avoid it.
Cru bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McSulley's head.
Cru scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Donk. Cru catches McSulley right on the button with a cross.
Cru checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cru lands a leg kick that knocks McSulley off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cru throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Cru misses the target.
Cru misses with a looping left.
McSulley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cru scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cru drops his hands momentarily and McSulley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cru lands a really nice looking cross but McSulley seems unphased.
McSulley scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McSulley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cru throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cru throws a leg kick that is checked
and McSulley counters with a body kick that stops Cru in his tracks momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McSulley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McSulley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cru. McSulley does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - McSulley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Che Von Cru showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cru has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Che Von Cru!
Our winner, Che Von Cru, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.