PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Cucumber (ranked 1022 p4p, 1307 weight class) and Kree P Krawlee (ranked 143 p4p, 177 weight class). Cucumber comes to the cage accompanied by Scooter - Nessaja. Krawlee is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sail. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cucumber
vs
Krawlee

184 cm
28
166
9 - 10 - 0

181 cm
33
160
17 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, The Cucumber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kree P Krawlee!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krawlee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Cucumber's shoulder, as Cucumber tries to avoid the shot.
Cucumber looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
A lazy left from Krawlee finds it's target.
Cucumber scores with a one two! Krawlee had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cucumber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cucumber bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Krawlee's head backwards.
Cucumber staying out of range there.
The Cucumber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cucumber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Krawlee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cucumber has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Deathsquad in the buildup to the fight.
Nice defenses there by Krawlee.
Cucumber walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cucumber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawlee.
Cucumber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Krawlee circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice takedown defense from Cucumber. No joy for Krawlee on that attempt.
Cucumber keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Krawlee misses with a straight left.
Nice cross by Cucumber.
Cucumber jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws a lazy right hand but Krawlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Krawlee counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Krawlee wants to pass to mount but Cucumber is defending the position.

Krawlee stands up from half guard.
Cucumber takes one on the button.
Cucumber misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krawlee.
Krawlee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cucumber moves away.
Cucumber is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krawlee lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Cucumber misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Cucumber.
Krawlee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cucumber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krawlee.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krawlee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cucumber was well out of range. Poor timing from Krawlee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Krawlee walks into a left hand.
Krawlee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Krawlee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Krawlee displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cucumber throws out the jab.
And Krawlee tries to counter it with a takedown but Cucumber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
Cucumber throws a lazy right hand but Krawlee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cucumber wants it to stay on the feet.
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
A jab from Cucumber misses.
Krawlee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Krawlee looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cucumber!

Krawlee goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cucumber rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Krawlee's guard! Nice work there by Cucumber!
Krawlee is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Krawlee has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Cucumber has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Cucumber tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cucumber.
Krawlee is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cucumber gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cucumber tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krawlee changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cucumber fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cucumber staying out of range there.
Cucumber lands a jab to Krawlee's midsection.
Krawlee lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cucumber bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Krawlee's head.
A big left from Cucumber misses.
Krawlee moves out of range as Cucumber strikes.
Krawlee throws a big shot that misses.
Cucumber lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krawlee darts in looking for a takedown but Cucumber gets double underhooks and turns Krawlee into the cage.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cucumber sprawls well. Cucumber wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Cucumber avoids the body shot from Krawlee.
The Cucumber is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Cucumber misses its intended target.
Krawlee connects with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cucumber pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cucumber throws a right and a left that Krawlee avoids nicely.
Cucumber misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Krawlee throws a shot from downtown. Cucumber moves away and avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Cucumber dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Krawlee connects with a crisp jab.
Cucumber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krawlee throws a lazy uppercut
and Krawlee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cucumber throws a good cross that connects.

Krawlee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cucumber's half guard.

Krawlee stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cucumber throws out a powerful jab.
Cucumber throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Krawlee stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cucumber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Krawlee's hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cucumber's corner calls for a 1-2. Cucumber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cucumber lands an overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Cucumber. No joy for Krawlee on that attempt.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Cucumber ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Cucumber is winning the standup battle so far.
Krawlee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cucumber.
Cucumber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krawlee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krawlee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cucumber's waist but Cucumber gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krawlee off to one side.
Cucumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Krawlee misses.
Cucumber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Krawlee, as that shot connected.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Krawlee can do to turn this around?
Cucumber misses the jab.
Krawlee missing with a left hand there. Cucumber was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krawlee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cucumber throws a jab but it's blocked by Krawlee.
A shot to the liver by Krawlee. Beautiful body shot.
Cucumber throws a series of punches but Krawlee avoids them all with ease.
Krawlee fails with the takedown.
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.
Krawlee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cucumber cracks Krawlee with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber throws a hook to the side of Krawlee's head but Krawlee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cucumber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cucumber lands a right hook to the body.
Cucumber lands with a right hand.
Krawlee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cucumber looks to land a left hand but Krawlee moved out of range nicely.
Krawlee throws a looping overhand right but Cucumber ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cucumber moves away from the strike by Krawlee.
Cucumber misses with a looping left.
A lazy left from Cucumber finds it's target.
Cucumber throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krawlee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krawlee throws out a counter right but Cucumber avoids it with no problem.
Krawlee throws a hook but Cucumber blocks it.
Cucumber darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cucumber misses with a hook.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cucumber throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krawlee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber misses with a looping right.
Nice jab there from Cucumber.
Cucumber displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Krawlee.
Krawlee cracks Cucumber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws a hook but Krawlee blocks it.
Krawlee scores with a punch to the head.
Krawlee blocks a jab.
Cucumber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Cucumber lands an impressive looking overhand right. Krawlee doesn't seem phased though.
Krawlee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cucumber counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber throws a series of strikes that have Krawlee backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cucumber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee misses with an uppercut. Cucumber saw that one coming.
Cucumber is looking to counter punch.
Krawlee takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cucumber takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cucumber's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krawlee under the eye.
Cucumber swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Krawlee.
Krawlee lands a nice looking body shot.
Krawlee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cucumber but Cucumber pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cucumber cracks Krawlee with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Krawlee takes one on the button.
Krawlee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cucumber counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

The Cucumber dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Krawlee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cucumber's head backwards.
Cucumber throws the left hand but Krawlee avoids the punch easily.
Krawlee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cucumber slips a straight right by Krawlee.
Krawlee misses with a hook. Cucumber ducked under it nicely.
Cucumber looks to land a right hand but Krawlee moved out of range.
Krawlee is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Krawlee tries to move into range but Cucumber moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Krawlee with the counter takedown but Cucumber avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cucumber. Krawlee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krawlee avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cucumber slaps away a takedown attempt from Krawlee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cucumber throwing a counter right hand but Krawlee manages to avoid it.
Krawlee throws out a loose jab but Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krawlee lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cucumber keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cucumber missing with a left hand there. Krawlee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cucumber looks to score with a jab to the body but Krawlee is just out of range.
Cucumber scores with a decent looking hook.
Cucumber looks to throw the jab but Krawlee is out of range.
Krawlee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cucumber.
Cucumber throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cucumber misses with an uppercut. Krawlee saw that one coming.
Cucumber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krawlee misses with a takedown attempt - Cucumber sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cucumber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krawlee.
Krawlee lands a lovely overhand right.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Krawlee has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Krawlee ducks under a wild hook from Cucumber.
Nice cross by Cucumber.
Cucumber throws out a loose jab but Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cucumber stuffs the takedown attempt from Krawlee. Krawlee gets slowly back to his feet.
Kree P Krawlee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Cucumber has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kree P Krawlee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cucumber lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cucumber lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Cucumber finds it's way through Krawlee's defenses.
Cucumber takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Krawlee feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Cucumber uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Cucumber is rocked!
Oh Cucumber is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cucumber throws an overhand right that lands on Krawlee's shoulder, as Krawlee tries to avoid the shot.
And Krawlee tries to counter it with a takedown but Cucumber pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cucumber seems to have got his legs back now.
Krawlee fails with the takedown
and Cucumber counters with a stiff right hand.
Krawlee takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krawlee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cucumber stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cucumber wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Cucumber. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cucumber.
Krawlee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cucumber.
Cucumber rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Krawlee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cucumber paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Krawlee.
Krawlee slips a jab from Cucumber.
Cucumber misses with a two punch combination.
Krawlee shoots in looking for a takedown. Cucumber tries to sprawl out of it but Krawlee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cucumber manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cucumber misses with a double jab.
Krawlee connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Krawlee misses the target.
Cucumber throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cucumber throws a looping overhand right but Krawlee ducks down to avoid it.
Cucumber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Krawlee lands a nice hook to Cucumber's body. Cucumber takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cucumber throws a body punch but Krawlee moves out of range.
Cucumber slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krawlee fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cucumber avoids it really well and circles away.
Krawlee misses the jab.
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!
Cucumber throws out a powerful jab.
Cucumber misses with a looping left.
Cucumber swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cucumber moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krawlee throws an overhand right that lands on Cucumber's shoulder, as Cucumber tries to avoid the shot.
Krawlee throws a lazy right hand but Cucumber sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cucumber scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Cucumber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cucumber scores with a crisp jab that stopped Krawlee in his tracks.
Krawlee throws a right hand that misses
and Cucumber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cucumber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krawlee throws out the jab.
Krawlee cracks Cucumber with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Cucumber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cucumber, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Cucumber!
The Cucumber decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.