PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Filby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crunch
vs
Filby

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Vikai Gear Island

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Captain Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakob Filby!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filby connects with an inside leg kick.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crunch lands a jab.
Filby tries to clinch up.
Good standup being displayed there by Crunch as he connects with a hook.
Filby wants to clinch.
Filby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crunch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crunch lands with a straight right. Filby didn't see that one coming.
Nice body kick there by Filby.
Crunch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Filby.
Crunch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crunch cracks Filby with a good jab.
Crunch checks the leg kick.
Filby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crunch checks it well.
Filby wants to clinch up but Crunch keeps it at a distance.
Filby pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A counter left hand to the body from Crunch misses its target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Filby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crunch lands a glancing blow to the side of Filby's head.
Crunch throws a lazy right hand but Filby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A shot to the liver by Crunch. Beautiful body shot.
Filby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body kick there by Filby.
Crunch misses with a wild body shot.
Filby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Filby doesn't manage to clinch there - Crunch circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Crunch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Filby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filby.
Filby misses with a punch on the inside.
Filby crunches a lovely knee into Crunch's ribcage.
Crunch is breathing heavily.
Filby scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crunch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby scores with a knee to the head.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crunch is defending well for now.
Crunch letting Filby take a breather here.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filby tries to throw a body punch but Crunch avoids it by throwing Filby back against the cage.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Filby drops Crunch with a big knee straight up the middle! Crunch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

It looks like Captain Crunch has been cut.
Filby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crunch. That did some damage!
Filby chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A lazy left from Crunch finds it's target.
Crunch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch checks a low kick from Filby.
Crunch misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filby throws a leg kick which misses Crunch's front leg but catches the back leg as Crunch tries to avoid it.
Jakob Filby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch misses with a looping left.
Crunch slips under a jab.
Crunch moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch throws a shot to the body.

Filby closes the distance and clinches.
Crunch managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Crunch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Filby is keeping busy.
Crunch managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby misses with the head strike.
Crunch avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Filby missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crunch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Filby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Filby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crunch is defending well for now.
Filby is struggling to control the position.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Crunch blocks with his arms.
Filby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filby pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crunch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Filby throws an elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Filby dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Captain Crunch's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Filby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crunch blocks it with crossed arms.
Filby lands a knee to the head.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crunch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crunch avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Crunch letting Filby take a breather here.
Crunch avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Crunch is blocking nicely.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
Crunch managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crunch misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Filby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crunch working aggressively here.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crunch avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crunch blocks it with crossed arms.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crunch avoids it.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Crunch blocks with his arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filby.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crunch is defending well for now.
Crunch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Filby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Crunch blocks it.
Crunch is working Filby over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Filby.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crunch avoids it.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crunch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Filby missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filby obliges.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crunch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Filby drops Crunch with a big knee straight up the middle! Crunch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Crunch is rocked!
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!
Filby wants to clinch.
Oh Crunch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crunch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Filby.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filby.
Crunch seems to have got his legs back now.
Filby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Filby clinches up with Crunch and pushes him back against the cage.
Crunch tries to work over Filby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
Crunch working aggressively here.
Crunch managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Filby prevents Crunch from breaking the clinch.
Jakob Filby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filby lands a knee to the head.
Filby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crunch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Filby drops Crunch with a big knee straight up the middle! Crunch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Crunch throws a shot from downtown. Filby moves away and avoids it.
Filby throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Crunch misses the target.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crunch swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Filby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Filby tries to stall but Crunch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crunch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crunch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crunch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Crunch tries a body shot but Filby blocks it.
Filby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Crunch blocks it.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crunch misses with the head strike.
Crunch misses with the head strike.
Crunch looking to stall.
Crunch working aggressively here.

Filby drops Crunch with a big knee straight up the middle! Crunch is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Filby connects with an inside leg kick.

Filby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Crunch avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jakob Filby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Captain Crunch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

The fighters circle momentarily. Crunch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crunch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Filby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filby tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Filby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Filby wants to clinch.

Crunch gets tackled into the cage by Filby. Filby maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Crunch as the two fighters clinch.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crunch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crunch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crunch taking a breather.
The two fighters are battling for control here. Crunch trying to break out of Filby's Thai clinch. Filby unloads with a massive knee right up the middle that drops Crunch to the canvas! He's out cold! Wow, what a knee by Filby!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jakob Filby!