PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Putman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Action Crackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Putman
vs
Crackson

186 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
193 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Putman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Crackson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crackson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Putman sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Crackson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crackson showed some decent athleticism there.
Putman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crackson.
Crackson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Putman tries to roll over but Crackson keeps him under control.
Crackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Putman defending well though.
Putman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crackson tries to pass to full mount but Putman defends it.
Crackson looks to land a strike but Putman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Crackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Putman has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Putman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crackson stopping the sweep attempt from Putman.
Crackson postures up in Putman's guard and throws a big left but Putman blocks it.
Crackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crackson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Putman keeping full guard, as Crackson tries to pass.
Putman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crackson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crackson preventing the sweep.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crackson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crackson postures up in Putman's guard and throws a big left but Putman blocks it.
Crackson wants to control from the top but Putman keeps moving.
Crackson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Putman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crackson.
Putman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackson throws a big right hand that misses.
Crackson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crackson throwing strikes from guard but Putman blocks nicely.
Putman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Putman tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crackson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crackson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Putman is keeping the position for now.
Crackson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Putman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Putman is breathing heavily.
Crackson is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crackson trying to control but Putman is working from the bottom.
Crackson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Putman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crackson throwing strikes but missing.
Putman can't keep his opponent in guard - Crackson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Putman tries to roll over but Crackson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Action Crackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crackson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crackson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Putman avoids it really well and circles away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Putman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crackson - the referee stops the clock and Putman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crackson. Putman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Crackson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crackson advances to full mount.
The referee warns Putman that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crackson looking to finish Putman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Putman!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crackson trying to control but Putman is having none of it.
Crackson thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crackson controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crackson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crackson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crackson unloads with some shots from mount but Putman bucks and avoids them well.
Crackson looking to finish with strikes here!
Putman holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Crackson tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackson wants to control the pace but Putman is squirming around nicely.
Crackson is landing with some decent strikes but Putman is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crackson controlling his opponent.
Crackson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Putman blocking the ground and pound.
Crackson lands with some strikes.

Crackson jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Putman is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Putman and Crackson has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Crackson tries to move to mount but Putman blocks the move with his legs.
Crackson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Putman some visible discomfort.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putman tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Crackson presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Crackson raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by Crackson.

Putman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big strike lands for Crackson! That's really hurt Putman and he's turned his back - Crackson keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Crackson jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Action Crackson!