PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Conan Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Fantastic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fantastic has chosen System Of A Down-Cigaro as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cross
vs
Fantastic

174 cm
30
150 lbs
21 - 7 - 1

180 cm
27
176 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Conan Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Fantastic!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cross closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Fantastic.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.

Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A low kick from Cross is predictable there

and Fantastic counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fantastic tries to pass to full mount but Cross defends it.
Fantastic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cross is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Fantastic's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Fantastic's back!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cross wants to control but Fantastic is keeping busy.
Fantastic has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cross.
Fantastic trying to control but not successfully.
Cross is working the ground and pound. Can Fantastic escape?
Fantastic turns into Cross and is now in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross looking for a sweep. Not yet Cross, not yet.
Fantastic passes easily into side control. Nice work.
You can see the frustration on Cross's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Fantastic goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cross has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fantastic but great work by Cross.
Fantastic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cross wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cross trying to control the position but Fantastic is working away.
Fantastic regains half guard, as Cross was trying to land strikes.
Fantastic has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cross is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic is trying to get back to full guard.
Fantastic trying to control but Cross postures up.
Cross is looking to take a break and control but Fantastic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cross has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cross prevents Fantastic from improving his position.
Fantastic is controlling Cross's trapped leg to prevent Cross from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cross chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fantastic can pounce on him.
A bone on bone clash there as Fantastic blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cross blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic lands a really nice looking cross but Cross seems unphased.

It looks like Conan Cross has been cut.
Cross misses with a wild body shot.
Cross uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fantastic.
Fantastic with a jab.
Cross shoots in for a double leg but Fantastic sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fantastic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantastic.
Fantastic takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cross blocks a leg kick.
Fantastic with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fantastic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic throws a leg kick that misses.
Cross delivers a nice body kick.
Cross misses with a lunging right hand
and Fantastic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cross lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fantastic will feel that in the morning.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Fantastic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cross throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Fantastic on the side of the head.
Fantastic is looking to chop away at Cross's legs.
Cross connects with an inside leg kick.
Cross cracks Fantastic with a good jab.

Fantastic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fantastic scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice left hand lands by Cross.
Cross blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fantastic.
Cross misses with the head strike.
Cross has a couple of punches blocked by Fantastic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Fantastic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
That's time! Cross's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Fantastic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cross throws a series of punches but Fantastic moves out of range.
Fantastic throws a leg kick that misses.
Johnny Fantastic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cross.
Fantastic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cross was well out of range. Poor timing from Fantastic.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fantastic wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fantastic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fantastic somewhat.
Cross ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cross, right into the meat.
Cross looks to score with a jab to the body but Fantastic is just out of range.

Fantastic rushes Cross and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fantastics head.
Cross lands a shoulder strike.
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!
A short left from Fantastic.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a nice shot to the body.
Fantastic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cross lands a body shot.
A short body shot lands from Fantastic as the two fighters clinch.
Cross misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fantastic slowing the pace effectively.
Cross throws a head punch that misses.
Cross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Cross.
Cross lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cross tries to work over Fantastic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cross working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fantastic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cross or not.
Cross tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fantastic's elbow.
Cross pushes Fantastic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cross fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic blocking some punches.
Cross misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cross is working Fantastic over against the cage.
Fantastic scores with a hook to the body.
Cross tries to throw a body punch but Fantastic avoids it by throwing Cross back against the cage.
Cross misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cross prevents a body shot from Fantastic.
Fantastic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cross misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cross tries to work over Fantastic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic tries to work over Cross's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fantastic blocks a body shot from Cross.
Cross throws a punch but it's blocked by Fantastic.

Cross escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic tries to clinch but Cross is having none of it.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fantastic.
Fantastic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cross stuns Fantastic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Fantastic misses

and Cross counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Fantastic!
Cross wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fantastic keeps working.
Cross is really struggling to control Fantastic but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cross is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fantastic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cross postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Fantastic can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cross fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Fantastic sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Cross is looking to advance position but Fantastic won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fantastic trying to control but Cross postures up.
Fantastic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Conan Cross dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Conan Cross's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fantastic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cross.
Fantastic on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cross shoots in but Fantastic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Fantastic throws out a powerful jab.
Cross is looking to slow Fantastic down with leg kicks.
Cross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fantastic's calf.
Cross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fantastic finds it's way round the side to connect with Cross's head.
A jab from Cross does it's job there.
Fantastic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cross.

Fantastic cracks Cross with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Cross looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Fantastic finish him?

Cross is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bone on bone clash there as Fantastic blocks the leg kick.
Oh Cross is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Cross up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Fantastic from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Cross's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Fantastic!
Johnny Fantastic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.