PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Crowder (ranked 6682 p4p, 484 weight class) and Adriav Mardin (ranked 4333 p4p, 380 weight class). Mardin has chosen Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. Adriav Mardin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Crowder's chin.

Crowder
vs
Mardin

168 cm
21
149 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
24
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adriav Mardin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mardin lands with a straight right. Crowder didn't see that one coming.
Mardin throws a leg kick which misses Crowder's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowder tries to avoid it.
Crowder throws a lazy uppercut
and Mardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Crowder tries a low kick but Mardin avoids it.
Mardin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mardin blocks the body kick.
Mardin cracks the inside of Crowder's front leg.
Mardin connects with a leg kick. Crowder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mardin!
Crowder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mardin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adriav Mardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowder misses with a left hand
and Mardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder throws a poor cross that misses
and Mardin counters with a low kick, right behind Crowder 's knee.
Mardin thuds a left hand into Crowder's body.
Mardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mardin.
Mardin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mardin.
Mardin throws an overhand right that lands on Crowder's shoulder, as Crowder tries to avoid the shot.
Adriav Mardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mardin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crowder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mardin with a nice cross.
Mardin scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Crowder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mardin.
Crowder throws out a leg kick but Mardin moves out of range and Crowder only half commits.
Crowder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crowder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crowder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mardin manages to avoid it.

Crowder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Crowder jumps guard.
Mardin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowder is keeping the position for now.
Mardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder is controlling Mardin's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardin wants to control from the top but Crowder keeps moving.
Mardin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mardin trying to control but Crowder is working from the bottom.
Crowder wants to sweep here but Mardin controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mardin throws a big elbow that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mardin checks a low kick from Crowder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crowder instigates a clinch.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowder controls his hands.
Mardin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mardin tries to stall but Crowder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crowder lands a hook that snaps the head of Mardin backwards.

Crowder jumps guard and drags Mardin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Mardin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crowder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Mardin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowder tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Mardin from controlling successfully.
Mardin wants to stand but Crowder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crowder pulls Mardin in close to prevent any damage.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mardin dodges the punch combination from Crowder.
Crowder 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriav Mardin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Mardin gets caught napping as Crowder dives in and scores a takedown. Mardin manages to retain guard.

Mardin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Crowder has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mardin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mardin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowder tries to break the clinch but Mardin is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mardin throws an elbow but misses.
Crowder wants to get back to striking at distance but Mardin won't allow it.
Mardin is trying to break the clinch but Crowder is controlling him.
Mardin looking to throw knees to the head but Crowder is blocking nicely.
Crowder wants to break free but Mardin has control.

Crowder manages to break the clinch.
Crowder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mardin.
Mardin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Crowder should have avoided that one.
Adriav Mardin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowder misses with an uppercut
and Mardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowder throws a hook but Mardin avoids it easily.
Mardin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowder is able to avoid easily.
Mardin blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardin connects with a leg kick. Crowder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crowder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mardin. That one must have hurt.
Mardin tries to land a leg kick but Crowder saw it coming and moves away.
Mardin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crowder will feel that in the morning.
Mardin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mardin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mardin.
Mardin is looking to slow Crowder down with leg kicks.
Mardin throws a solid leg kick but Crowder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mardin.
Crowder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crowder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mardin scores with a jab. Crowder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mardin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dante Crowder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crowder clinches up with Mardin and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crowder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mardin regains guard immediately.
Mardin trying to strike off his back.
Crowder is in close to Mardin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crowder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crowder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crowder controlling from the top position.
Crowder stops Mardin from standing up.
Crowder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mardin wants to stand but Crowder is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mardin moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowder.
Mardin slips a jab and a cross from Crowder.
Mardin lands a head shot.
Crowder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowder walks into a jab.
Mardin misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Mardin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowder throws an overhand right that lands on Mardin's shoulder, as Mardin tries to avoid the shot.
Crowder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mardin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crowder blocks it well.
Crowder throws the kick towards the body but Mardin avoids it.
Mardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mardin thuds his shin into the meat of Crowder's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mardin connects with a body shot.
Crowder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mardin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowder throws a body punch but Mardin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mardin connects with a right hand. Crowder shakes it off.
Mardin ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mardin.
That kick from Mardin tenderised Crowder's leg. Crowder is trying to keep his angry face on.

Crowder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crowder misses with a knee to the head.

Crowder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mardin regains guard immediately.
Mardin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriav Mardin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Mardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowder. That did some damage!
Crowder throws a jab when Mardin was well out of range.
Mardin ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Mardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
Crowder scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Crowder blocks the low kick.
Mardin catches Crowder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowder. That did some damage!
Mardin scores with a leg kick.
Crowder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Mardin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mardin keeps Crowder at a distance using the push kick.

Crowder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mardin sprawls well initially but Crowder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardin is looking for a sweep. Crowder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mardin wants to control but Crowder is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Mardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Crowder seems content to control.
Mardin tries to kick Crowder off but Crowder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crowder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mardin on the ground.
Crowder is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Crowder in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mardin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Crowder!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Crowder!
Adriav Mardin spoke after the fight, saying 'In life, you go big or you go home'.