PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Cra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Dino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dino has chosen RAWR as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cra
vs
Dino

210 cm
25
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

153 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Luiz Cra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Dino!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cra lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Cra scores with a four punch combination!
Cra throws a right hand that Dino ducks under and follows up with a left that Dino also avoids with ease.
Cra moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cra throws a series of punches but Dino moves out of range.
Jab from Cra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dino shoots for a takedown but Cra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dino shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cra defends it nicely.
Dino throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cra counters with a right hand to the body.
Cra moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino with a poor takedown
and Cra counters with a nice uppercut.
Luiz Cra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Dino.
Dino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dino is defended easily by Cra.
A right-left combo lands from Cra.
Cra fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cra fails to land with a series of punches.
Cra scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cra scores with a sloppy right hand. Dino should have avoided that one.
Cra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cra scores with a one two! Dino had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cra is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cra throws a right hand that Dino ducks under and follows up with a left that Dino also avoids with ease.
Cra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dino.

Dino darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cra defending well though.
Dino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dino is trying to control. Cra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dino throwing shots but Cra is blocking nicely.
Dino trying to control the action but Cra is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dino not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cra is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dino scores with a couple of nice shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Dino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dino showed some decent athleticism there.
Dino is looking to take a break and control but Cra is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cra trying to get back to full guard but Dino takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dino raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Cra dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cra misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dino circles away quickly and effectively.
Cra is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cra throws a combination. Dino tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Dino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dino lands in his opponent's guard.
Cra on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cra tries to get out of the position.
Cra preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dino throwing strikes but missing.
Dino working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cra's head.
Cra knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dino on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dino throwing strikes from guard but Cra blocks nicely.
Dino landing some decent shots from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dino prevents Cra from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dino postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fighters circling - Dino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Luiz Cra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dino closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cra circles away.

Dino closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dino lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cra avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dino throws a big right hand that misses.

Cra is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dino works over Cra with some ground and pound from guard.
Dino is looking to work some ground and pound but Cra has wrist control.
Dino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dino trying to control the position from guard on top but Cra is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dino tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cra swivels and escapes.
Cra rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dino moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dino falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cra counters with a two punch combo.
Luiz Cra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dino.
Luiz Cra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Dino.

Dino shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dino showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dino lands with a punch from half guard.
Dino is trying to control. Cra wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dino is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Dino there.
Dino lands with a punch from half guard.
Dino has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cra taking some punishment here, with Dino in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Dino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Dino or perhaps it was just good defense by Cra which made him look bad.
Cra cracks Dino with an open hand slap.
No luck for Dino with that takedown attempt.
Dino looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Luiz Cra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Dino.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cra lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cra scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dino in his tracks.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Dino.
Cra tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Dino wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Dino passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cra!
Dino unloading with bombs!
Cra is trying to escape the mount.
Dino can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cra is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dino lands a nice shot to the head.
Dino landing punches.
Cra really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dino lands a big shot there that rocks Cra but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dino lands a nice shot to the head.
Dino lands a heavy elbow.
Dino putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dino dominating with strikes here.
Jake Dino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cra throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dino scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cra?
Dino looking to finish Cra with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cra!
Dino with a couple of short strikes.
Dino scoring with strikes but Cra is staying in there.
The referee warns Cra that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cra flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Dino landing punches.
Dino is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cra is trying to stand.
Dino landing punches.
Dino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dino landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cra takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dino with shots to the head and body - Cra looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cra is squirming around, avoiding Dino's attempts to control the action.
Cra is working to get back to half guard.
Cra tries to hold on but Dino postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Dino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dino 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Dino!