PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cromphout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chris fu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Cromphout had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Cromphout
vs
fu

165 cm
18
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

RAGE Fightwear
Mustang Fight Food

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Cromphout!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, chris fu!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
fu stuffs the takedown.

Cromphout looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for fu!

Cromphout is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, fu has managed to escape the submission attempt.
fu is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cromphout connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

It looks like chris fu has been cut.

Cromphout looking to secure an arm triangle but fu defends it well.
fu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cromphout with good strikes from the mount here!
fu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cromphout missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
fu is refusing to be controlled, as Cromphout sits in half guard.
fu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cromphout might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

fu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
fu doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Cromphout is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
fu is trying to keep Cromphout in close.
Cromphout pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. fu is keeping the position for now.
fu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

fu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cromphout can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
fu looks gassed!
Cromphout trying to control the position from guard on top but fu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cromphout postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cromphout trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cromphout wants to pass the guard but fu is keeping the position.
Cromphout is looking to stand up but fu won't let him.

fu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cromphout slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
fu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Cromphout tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cromphout has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
fu gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

fu is defending against the submission attempts here by Cromphout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
fu makes his way to full guard. A much better position for fu.

Cromphout drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and fu dives on top into guard.
fu trying to control but Cromphout is working from the bottom.
fu is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cromphout trying to control the position.
fu stopping the sweep attempt from Cromphout.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cromphout is on top in guard.

Cromphout drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cromphout jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
fu looking to control.
Cromphout trying to control but fu is working from the bottom.

Cromphout drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but fu manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cromphout has fu in his guard.
fu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cromphout is keeping the position for now.
Cromphout trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
fu trying to control but Cromphout is working from the bottom.

Cromphout is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
fu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
fu pushing down on Cromphout's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

fu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cromphout wants to get back to full guard.
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 Kevin Cromphout will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on chris fu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

fu doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Cromphout counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cromphout sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. fu defending well though.
fu is trying to maintain the position but Cromphout is very close to passing his half guard.

Cromphout seems to be working for a kimura but fu defends the submission attempt.
Cromphout trying to mount his opponent but fu defends it.
fu trying to control from the bottom.

fu looking for submissions off his back.

Cromphout is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so fu is just riding it out for now. Cromphout eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

fu is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Cromphout is tapping! Great win for fu!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). chris fu!
chris fu is the new featherweight champion!