PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cron Spliffton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djoser Rei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Spliffton
vs
Rei

191 cm
30
220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

191 cm
40
210 lbs
35 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

FJCP Healthy Nutrition
KAISER Nutrition - Q160/$250

FJCP Healthy Nutrition
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cron Spliffton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Djoser Rei!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spliffton throws a shot to the body.
Spliffton misses with a lunging right hand
and Rei counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rei misses with a wild combination.
Spliffton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Do you even lift BRO? in the buildup to the fight.
Spliffton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rei throws a nice looking combination but Spliffton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Spliffton scores with a nice head shot.
Rei scores with a spinning back kick!
Rei has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spliffton throws the left hand but Rei avoids the punch easily.
Spliffton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Spliffton throws an off balance right hand
and Rei counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And Rei responds with a good body kick, but Spliffton manages to step out the way in time.
Rei moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spliffton throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice body kick there by Spliffton.
Rei circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cron Spliffton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spliffton looks to land a combination but Rei avoids it well.
Rei jabs at Spliffton's body.
Spliffton tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.
And Rei responds with a good body kick, but Spliffton manages to step out the way in time.

Spliffton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Rei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rei is trying to break free.
Spliffton misses with the head strike.
Spliffton can't find room to land a body shot as Rei controls the action.
Spliffton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spliffton throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton misses with a punch on the inside.
Rei struggles to land a body shot inside as Spliffton controls his hands.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rei tries to work over Spliffton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spliffton prevents Rei from breaking the clinch.
Spliffton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.

Rei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A low kick from Spliffton is predictable there
and Rei counters with a low kick, right behind Spliffton 's knee.
Spliffton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rei manages to avoid it.
Spliffton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rei is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Spliffton rather than just go for the knockout.
Spliffton cracks Rei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rei throws a right hand that misses
and Spliffton counters with a slapping leg kick.
Spliffton swings for the body but Rei moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spliffton checks the leg kick.
Rei misses with a low kick.
Rei swings for the body but Spliffton moves out of range.
Rei uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Spliffton.
A telegraphed right hand from Spliffton misses the target.

Spliffton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Spliffton blocks an uppercut.
Rei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Spliffton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Spliffton working aggressively here.
Rei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton tries to work over Rei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rei manages to break the clinch.
Rei throws a body kick that misses.
Rei misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spliffton.
Good work by Rei as he checks the leg kick.
Spliffton throws a low kick but Rei avoids it.
Spliffton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Spliffton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rei cracks a nice hook into Spliffton's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffton is just out of range.
Spliffton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spliffton blocks a jab.
Rei throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.

Spliffton pushes Rei up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Cron Spliffton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Spliffton swings for the body but Rei moves out of range.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Spliffton misses the shot to the body.
Rei keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spliffton.
Rei shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Spliffton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rei jabs Spliffton right on the nose. Spliffton blinks but takes it well.
Spliffton blocks a low kick nicely.
Spliffton misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Spliffton blocks the low kick.
Rei thuds his shin into the meat of Spliffton's side.
Rei lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A low kick from Spliffton misses
and Rei counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei slips under a jab.
Spliffton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rei gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rei lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rei explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rei on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rei lands a nice looking kick to the body. Spliffton takes a step back to recover.
Spliffton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rei's hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rei.
Spliffton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Spliffton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spliffton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rei.

It looks like Cron Spliffton has been cut.
Spliffton cracks Rei with a good jab.
Rei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rei scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fighters circling - Rei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spliffton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spliffton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rei throws out the jab.
Spliffton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rei can pounce on him.
Spliffton misses with a head kick.
Good work by Spliffton as he checks the leg kick.
Rei swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Spliffton counter with a right hand.

Spliffton moves into range and clinches up with Rei.
Rei blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Spliffton.
Cron Spliffton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spliffton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliffton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
Spliffton blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Rei fails to land.
Spliffton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Spliffton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rei.
Rei blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spliffton lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Spliffton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spliffton throws a hook but Rei blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Spliffton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Spliffton is looking to score with low kicks.
Spliffton takes a swing at Rei's ribcage but misses.
Rei looks to throw the jab but Spliffton is out of range.
Rei takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Spliffton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rei fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Spliffton is out of range.
Spliffton swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Spliffton scores with a nice right hand.
Spliffton pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rei is out of range and Spliffton settles back down.
Spliffton just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Spliffton tries to clinch up
and Rei counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cron Spliffton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Spliffton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Spliffton scores with a three punch combo!
A good leg kick by Rei.
Spliffton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Spliffton is looking to slow Rei down with leg kicks.
Rei throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spliffton.
Rei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spliffton walks into a stiff left hand from Rei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Rei.
Rei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Spliffton gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rei lands with a left to the head.
Spliffton is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rei tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spliffton pushes Rei back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Spliffton manages to break the clinch.
Rei ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spliffton misses with a body shot.
Rei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Spliffton throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rei goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Spliffton looks to land a right hand but Rei moved out of range.
Spliffton misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Rei on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rei avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rei takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliffton.
Spliffton is looking to chop away at Rei's legs.
Rei throws a head kick that misses.
Rei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Spliffton.
Rei does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Spliffton lands a nice looking body kick.
Spliffton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rei.
Rei feints a counter leg kick.
Cron Spliffton is winning the standup battle so far.
Spliffton tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei tries a quick counter leg kick but Spliffton is wise to it.
Rei takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spliffton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rei is out of range.
A jab from Spliffton misses.
Rei throws out a counter right but Spliffton avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton throws a looping overhand right but Rei ducks down to avoid it.
Spliffton swings for the body but Rei moves out of range.
Rei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spliffton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rei takes one to the side of the head.
Rei throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffton moves out of range easily.
Rei throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Spliffton misses with a body punch
and Rei makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rei.
Rei tries a head kick but it misses.
Rei throws a lazy uppercut
and Spliffton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spliffton tries to clinch but Rei moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rei avoids a kick to the body.
Rei ducks under a wild hook from Spliffton.
Rei uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spliffton.
A bone on bone clash there as Rei blocks the leg kick.
Rei shapes to counter with a head kick.
Rei scores with a hook to the body. Spliffton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A shot to the liver by Rei. Beautiful body shot.
Rei avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rei let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Spliffton throws a big shot that misses.
Spliffton takes one to the chin there.
Rei looks to land a right hand but Spliffton moved out of range.
Spliffton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cron Spliffton clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Rei.
Rei walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Spliffton checks a low kick from Rei.
Spliffton appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spliffton throws a body shot but no joy.
Rei throws out a counter right but Spliffton avoids it with no problem.
That kick from Rei tenderised Spliffton's leg. Spliffton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rei drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Spliffton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rei scores with a nice body kick.
Spliffton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spliffton tries to clinch but Rei is having none of it.
Rei misses with a right hand
and Spliffton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rei misses with a body shot.
Spliffton jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Rei.
Spliffton walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rei checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rei checks a leg kick.
Rei takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
Spliffton is looking to counter the offense by Rei and move into the clinch.
Spliffton doesn't manage to clinch there - Rei circles away.
Rei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Spliffton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Spliffton.
Spliffton connects with a body shot that sends Rei's belly button to the back.
Spliffton cracks Rei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton just misses with a punch to the body.
Rei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Rei.
Spliffton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rei.
Rei's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Spliffton lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rei takes a step back to recover.
Rei has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rei throws a low kick but Spliffton moves out of range easily.
A big right from Spliffton misses.
Rei swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rei walks into a left hand.
Spliffton scores with a nice right hand.

Spliffton moves into the clinch.
Spliffton blocks an uppercut.
Rei throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rei.
Spliffton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Spliffton fails to land.
Spliffton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Spliffton misses with some punches.
Rei misses with the head strike.
Rei swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Spliffton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Spliffton throws a punch but it's blocked by Rei.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Rei breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rei slips a jab from Spliffton.
Rei is trying to counter with his kicks.
Spliffton swings for the body but Rei moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spliffton lands a head shot.
Rei throws a sloppy head kick and Spliffton moves out of range easily.
Spliffton feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Spliffton lands a jab to the nose.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Spliffton, as that shot connected.
Spliffton throws a big shot that misses.
Rei throws a jab when Spliffton was well out of range.
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!
Rei waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spliffton.
Rei throws a low kick but Spliffton avoids it.
Spliffton throws a looping overhand right but Rei ducks down to avoid it.
Rei delivers a nice body kick.
Spliffton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rei looks to score with a jab to the body but Spliffton is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cron Spliffton had his way with Djoser Rei in that round.
The cut man is working on Cron Spliffton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Spliffton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rei blocks the body kick.
Rei is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Spliffton with a body shot.
Spliffton misses with a looping left.
Rei stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Spliffton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rei misses with a hook
and Spliffton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spliffton tries to land a body kick
and Rei counters with a straight right hand.
Rei misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spliffton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rei looks to land a body kick but Spliffton moved away.
Spliffton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rei gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spliffton.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spliffton cracks Rei with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rei moves out of range of the leg kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton lands a body shot.
Spliffton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rei can do to turn this around?
Spliffton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Spliffton misses with a low kick.
Rei scores with a nice right hand.
Rei closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rei throws a low kick, looking for Spliffton's leg but Spliffton calmly moves out of range.
Rei ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spliffton moves away.
Spliffton throws a hook but Rei blocks it.
Rei swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Djoser Rei has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rei connects with a single shot there.
Rei dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Spliffton moves into the clinch successfully.
Spliffton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton prevents a body shot from Rei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spliffton.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spliffton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rei.
A hook to the body from Spliffton.
Spliffton misses with a body punch.

Rei escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spliffton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rei was well out of range. Poor timing from Spliffton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rei misses with a looping left.
Rei doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Spliffton scores with a shot to the body.

Spliffton moves into the clinch successfully.
A frustrated look appears on Spliffton's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spliffton swings wildly with an uppercut but Rei uses good head movement to avoid it.
Spliffton throws a head punch that misses.
Rei works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spliffton is stalling here.
Spliffton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Rei breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rei avoids a kick to the body.
Cron Spliffton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Spliffton.
Rei tries to move into range but Spliffton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spliffton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rei.
The fighters circling - Rei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spliffton lands a nice looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Spliffton - just one landing.
Rei checks a low kick from Spliffton.
Spliffton slips a jab and a cross from Rei.
Spliffton scores with the left hand. Rei knows he should have avoided that one.
Spliffton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rei.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cron Spliffton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Spliffton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 50:46
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cron Spliffton!
Cron Spliffton retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Cron Spliffton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.