PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Krissu Krissi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Redcliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krissi
vs
Redcliff

176 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Krissu Krissi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gary Redcliff!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Redcliff as Krissi shoots in.
Good leg kick by Krissi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Redcliff darts in and clinches Krissi up against the cage.
Redcliff is trying to drag Krissi to the mat but Krissi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Redcliff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krissi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Redcliff has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Krissi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Krissu Krissi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Redcliff.
Redcliff looking for a takedown.
Krissi leaning against his opponent.

Redcliff has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Krissi uses from the top position.
Krissi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Redcliff trying to keep a closed guard but Krissi is proving a slippery customer.
Krissi has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Redcliff is proving hard to escape from.
Krissi stopping the sweep attempt from Redcliff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krissi wants to stand but Redcliff is controlling his posture from full guard.

Krissi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Redcliff, up you get!
Redcliff is looking to clinch but Krissi is avoiding it.
Redcliff throws a lazy head kick
and Krissi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Redcliff really felt that one!
Krissi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No luck for Redcliff with that takedown attempt.
Redcliff looks winded!
Redcliff misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Krissi counters with a big head kick but Redcliff shrugs it off.
Redcliff fails with a takedown attempt.
Krissi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Krissi pushes Redcliff up against the cage in a clinch.

Krissi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Krissi moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Krissi is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Redcliff tries for a takedown. No joy.

Krissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krissi lands a nice shot that snaps Redcliff's head back.
Redcliff tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Krissi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Krissi has managed to clinch.

Krissi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krissi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Krissi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Krissi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Krissi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krissi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Krissi fails in his attempt to clinch.

Krissi has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krissi breaks from the clinch.
Krissi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Redcliff throws a sloppy head kick and Krissi moves out of range easily.

Krissi closes the distance and pushes Redcliff back into the cage.

Krissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gary Redcliff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redcliff misses with a combination
and Krissi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Krissi rushes Redcliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Redcliff is pressed up against the cage. Krissi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Redcliff down to the mat. Redcliff avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Krissi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Krissi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Redcliff turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Redcliff manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redcliff wants to stand but Krissi has his arm trapped.
Krissi is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Redcliff's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krissi gets full guard.
Krissi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krissi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Krissi decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Krissi shoots in for a double leg but Redcliff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Redcliff closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krissi quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Krissi regains full guard. Nicely done.
Krissi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Krissi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Redcliff instigates a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Krissi as the two fighters clinch.
Redcliff is working for takedown but Krissi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Redcliff wants a takedown but no success here.

Krissi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Redcliff is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Krissi to the mat. Krissi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Krissi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Krissi keeping moving, preventing Redcliff from controlling successfully.
Krissi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Krissi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Redcliff is breathing heavily.

Krissi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redcliff tries to roll over but Krissi keeps him under control.

Krissi stands up out of the half guard.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Redcliff sprawls well. Redcliff wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krissi gets slowly back to his feet.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Redcliff as he jumps to the side.
Krissi is looking to clinch but Redcliff is avoiding it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krissi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Krissu Krissi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Redcliff throws a series of punches but Krissi moves out of range.
Redcliff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krissi tries to avoid it but Redcliff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krissi to the ground. Krissi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redcliff wants to clinch up but Krissi keeps it at a distance.
Krissi shoots in but Redcliff avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Krissi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redcliff throws a combination that misses
and Krissi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krissi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Krissi rushes Redcliff and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Krissi creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Redcliff's defenses.

Krissi manages to break the clinch.
Krissi throws a head kick that misses.
Krissu Krissi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Left hook, right uppercut from Redcliff.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Redcliff shoots for a double leg takedown but Krissi sprawls well. He's pushed Redcliff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krissi pushes Redcliff away with a front kick.
Krissi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Krissi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krissi shoots in for a double leg but Redcliff sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Redcliff changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Krissi tries to avoid it but Redcliff manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Krissi to the ground. Krissi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Krissi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Redcliff has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Redcliff closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Krissi quickly recovers to half guard.
Krissi is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redcliff prevents Krissi from standing back up.
Krissi is trying to control but can't.

Redcliff is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Redcliff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krissi defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Redcliff is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Redcliff is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krissi defends it well.
Krissi is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krissi wants to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Redcliff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krissi has managed to free his arm - good work.

Redcliff is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Krissi has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Gary Redcliff will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Krissi rushes Redcliff and presses him up against the cage.
Redcliff is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Krissi pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Krissi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krissi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Redcliff throws a right hand that Krissi ducks under and follows up with a left that Krissi also avoids with ease.
Krissu Krissi is winning the standup battle so far.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krissi.
A head kick misses from Redcliff.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Krissi is defended easily by Redcliff.

Krissi has closed the distance and engaged Redcliff in a clinch.
Redcliff takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Krissi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redcliff shoots for a double leg takedown but Krissi sprawls well. He's pushed Redcliff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Krissi closes the distance and pushes Redcliff back into the cage.
Redcliff goes for a takedown in the clinch but Krissi prevents it.
Krissu Krissi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Redcliff.

Krissi breaks the clinch.
Krissi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redcliff paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Krissi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Krissi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No luck for Krissi with that takedown attempt.
Redcliff shoots in for a takedown but Krissi shows good takedown defense.
Krissi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Redcliff swats away the attempt to clinch by Krissi.
Redcliff shoots in looking for a takedown. Krissi tries to sprawl out of it but Redcliff keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krissi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Redcliff but Redcliff pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krissi doesn't manage to clinch there - Redcliff circles away.
Redcliff tries to clinch but Krissi is having none of it.
Redcliff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krissi shoots in for a takedown but Redcliff shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Redcliff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Krissi's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Redcliff stopping the sweep attempt from Krissi.
Krissi keeping full guard, as Redcliff tries to pass.
Krissi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redcliff wants to control from the top but Krissi keeps moving.
Krissi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Krissi trying to control from half guard but Redcliff is working away.
Redcliff wants to get back to full guard but Krissi has passed into side control.

Krissi decides to stand back up. Krissi steps back and let's Redcliff get back to his feet.
Redcliff stuns Krissi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Krissi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redcliff tries to score a power double leg takedown but Krissi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Redcliff somewhat.
Krissi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Redcliff.
Redcliff shoots in for a double leg but Krissi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Some wild striking there from Redcliff.

Krissi moves into range and clinches up with Redcliff.

Krissi breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Redcliff looking to score a takedown here. Krissi is defending well but Redcliff drives through and ends up in Krissi's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Krissi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Redcliff with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krissu Krissi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Krissi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krissu Krissi!
A victorious Krissu Krissi thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.