PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tantalus Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koral Creyonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes to the cage accompanied by Outerspace- Revolution. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Flay
vs
Creyonte

185 cm
33
183 lbs
6 - 0 - 1

180 cm
29
186 lbs
18 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Tantalus Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Koral Creyonte!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creyonte throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Creyonte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Creyonte steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flay.

Creyonte closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Flay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Creyonte trying to control the position but Flay is working away.
Flay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Creyonte.
Flay is trying to improve his position.
Creyonte throws an elbow but Flay slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte tries to score with some ground and pound. Flay controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Creyonte throws an elbow but Flay slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creyonte trying to control the action but Flay is working from the bottom.
Creyonte in side control, throwing shots but Flay defends.
A lull in the action here as Creyonte stalls from top position.

Creyonte wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flay, who protects the arm well.
Flay tries to buck Creyonte off but Creyonte is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to control but Flay is keeping him busy.
Flay takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Flay regains half guard.
Flay is refusing to be controlled, as Creyonte sits in half guard.
Flay is trying to maintain the position but Creyonte is very close to passing his half guard.
Creyonte wants to pass to mount but Flay is defending the position.
Creyonte not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte wants to pass the guard but Flay is defending well.
Creyonte is looking to pass Flay's guard but actually Flay recovers to full guard.
Creyonte passes Flay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Creyonte missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flay wants to control but Creyonte is keeping busy.
Flay moves into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte tries to free his leg and advance position but Flay is retaining full guard.
Creyonte throws a big elbow that misses.
Creyonte trying to control but Flay is working from the bottom.
Creyonte looking to pass the guard.
Flay 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Flay is pulling down on Creyonte's head. It's preventing any offense from Creyonte, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koral Creyonte dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Flay swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Creyonte counters with a straight right hand.
Creyonte keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flay.
The fighters circling - Flay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Flay digs a good hook to Creyonte's body.
Creyonte tries to work over Flay's front leg with a kick but Flay checks it.
Creyonte tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Creyonte throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flay's waist but Flay gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Creyonte off to one side.
Creyonte dives in and grabs Flay's left leg, looking for a takedown. Flay pushes down on Creyonte's head and hops out.
Creyonte is looking to clinch.
Flay thows a body shot but no joy.
Flay scores with a shot to the body.
Creyonte fails to land with a series of punches.
Creyonte fails to land the takedown.
Tantalus Flay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koral Creyonte.
Creyonte has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Creyonte there as he acknowledges the shot.
Flay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Flay is looking to wear down Creyonte with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay looks to land a right hand but Creyonte moved out of range.
Flay thows a leg kick but Creyonte checks it

and Creyonte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Flay tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creyonte pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Flay is keeping the position for now.
Flay is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Flay had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Creyonte defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte is pushing down on Flay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Flay is fighting to maintain full guard but Creyonte has managed to sneak the leg through.
Flay won't allow Creyonte to pass to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flay tries to roll over but Creyonte keeps him under control.
Flay has hold of Creyonte's hands but Creyonte slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Creyonte is keen to just control but Flay is a slippery customer.
Creyonte tries to pass to full mount but Flay defends it.
Creyonte moves into full mount! Flay won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Creyonte connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Flay can't escape the position.
Creyonte thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Creyonte can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Flay is looking to escape.
Creyonte with the ground and pound from mount.
Creyonte tries to control but Flay wriggling away.
Flay is looking to get to half guard.
Flay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Creyonte tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creyonte lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Creyonte punching from mount but Flay doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flay tries to hold on but Creyonte postures up.
Flay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Creyonte trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Flay tries to hold on but Creyonte postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flay is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koral Creyonte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Creyonte takes the fight into the clinch.
Creyonte fails to pull guard.
Flay pushes off an throws an elbow but Creyonte leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Flay blocks a body shot from Creyonte.
Creyonte lands with a left to the head.
Flay wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flay wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Creyonte tries a body shot but Flay blocks it.
Creyonte misses with some punches.
Creyonte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Creyonte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flay avoids it.
Creyonte is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Creyonte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Creyonte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Flay is defending well for now.
Creyonte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Creyonte scores with a shot to the side of Flay's head.
Creyonte misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Creyonte.
Creyonte prevents a takedown attempt there.
Creyonte stalling in the clinch but Flay improves position.
Creyonte can't find room to land a body shot as Flay controls the action.

Creyonte lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Koral Creyonte has got the better of the ground game so far.

Creyonte is working for a kimura here but Flay manages to reverse the position and he's now in Creyonte's guard.
Flay wants to control from the top but Creyonte keeps moving.
Flay working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Creyonte's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Flay accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Creyonte wants to sweep here but Flay controlling him for the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Flay preventing the sweep.
Creyonte keeping moving, preventing Flay from controlling successfully.

Creyonte has his foot on Flay's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Flay works his way back into a safe position though.
Flay postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Creyonte is trying to control the position but Flay postures up.
Flay controlling from the top position.
Creyonte wants to control the position but Flay says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay wants to take a breather but Creyonte is having none of it.
Creyonte felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Creyonte trying to control but Flay postures up.
Flay lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Creyonte slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Creyonte is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've been hearing that Flay has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Creyonte working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flay.

Creyonte is looking for a triangle but Flay pushes his legs off easily.
Flay distracts Creyonte with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Flay trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flay connects with a couple of short punches.
Creyonte looking to control.
Creyonte tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Flay trying to control but Creyonte is working from the bottom.
Flay is pushing down on Creyonte's leg trying to pass to half guard. Creyonte is fighting to maintain full guard but Flay has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tantalus Flay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Creyonte trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Flay looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

It looks like Koral Creyonte has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Creyonte is in all sorts of trouble here.
Flay with the ground and pound from mount.
Koral Creyonte is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Creyonte is rocked!
Flay working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Creyonte is still in real trouble! Can Flay finish him?
Creyonte is in all sorts of trouble here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tantalus Flay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Creyonte 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koral Creyonte!
Koral Creyonte 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.