PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scottie Ferrozo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolos Crey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolos Crey will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Ferrozo
vs
Crey

150 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

205 cm
21
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scottie Ferrozo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apolos Crey!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crey takes the fight into the clinch.
Ferrozo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Crey manages to break the clinch.
Ferrozo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Apolos Crey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ferrozo wants a takedown but no success here.
Crey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ferrozo smiles and moves away.
Crey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crey shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferrozo sprawls well. He's pushed Crey's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Scottie Ferrozo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Apolos Crey.
Crey blocks a head kick by Ferrozo.

Ferrozo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferrozo is trying to control. Crey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crey has hold of Ferrozo's hands but Ferrozo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ferrozo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Crey wants to get back to his feet.
Ferrozo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crey wants to get back to his feet.
Ferrozo is taking a breather. Crey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crey is trying to stand up here but Ferrozo is controlling him well.
Ferrozo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Ferrozo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crey keeps working.
Crey is trying to maintain the position but Ferrozo is very close to passing his half guard.
Crey keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crey has his takedown stuffed

and Ferrozo counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crey won't be happy with that.
Crey looks gassed!
Crey is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ferrozo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Ferrozo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crey is trying to control Ferrozo's posture but Ferrozo avoids it.
Ferrozo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Ferrozo decides to stand up, so the ref orders Crey to his feet.

Ferrozo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crey!
Ferrozo unloading with bombs!
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!
Ferrozo controlling from mount.
Ferrozo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ferrozo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crey tries to hold on but Ferrozo pushes him away.
Ferrozo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Crey for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scottie Ferrozo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ferrozo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crey keeping full guard, as Ferrozo tries to pass.
Ferrozo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferrozo wants to control from the top but Crey keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferrozo controls the pace.
Crey keeping moving, preventing Ferrozo from controlling successfully.
Ferrozo with a nice head shot there.
Ferrozo postures up and lands a big shot to Crey's brow.
Crey wants to stand but Ferrozo is controlling the position.
Ferrozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferrozo won't allow Crey to get back to his feet.
Ferrozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ferrozo controls the pace.
Crey keeping full guard, as Ferrozo tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crey can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ferrozo works over Crey with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scottie Ferrozo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ferrozo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ferrozo in particular looking to stall.
Crey is staying active underneath Ferrozo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferrozo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crey defending well though.
Ferrozo is taking a breather. Crey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scottie Ferrozo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ferrozo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ferrozo showed some decent athleticism there.
Ferrozo content to control rather than advance.
Ferrozo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ferrozo trying to control the action but Crey is working from the bottom.
Crey is trying to stand.
Well, if Ferrozo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Scottie Ferrozo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crey is controlling Ferrozo's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Crey is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferrozo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crey's head.
Ferrozo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crey keeps working.
Crey tries to kick Ferrozo off but Ferrozo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ferrozo looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ferrozo wants to take a breather but Crey is having none of it.
Ferrozo content to control rather than advance.
Ferrozo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ferrozo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ferrozo scores with a takedown into Crey's guard.
Ferrozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ferrozo prevents Crey from getting back to his feet.
Ferrozo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crey is trying to keep Ferrozo in close.
Ferrozo is working Crey over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ferrozo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ferrozo trying to control the position from guard on top but Crey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crey wants to stand but Ferrozo is controlling the position.
Ferrozo controlling from the top position.
Crey wants to get back to his feet but Ferrozo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Ferrozo controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scottie Ferrozo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Ferrozo gets a takedown into half guard.
Crey is refusing to be controlled, as Ferrozo sits in half guard.
Ferrozo performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ferrozo trying to control the pace.
Crey is not content to let Ferrozo control the position.
Ferrozo controlling the action here.
Ferrozo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ferrozo is trying to control. Crey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crey wants to control but Ferrozo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferrozo seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crey does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Ferrozo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scottie Ferrozo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

Crey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crey tries for a takedown but Ferrozo circles away easily

so Ferrozo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Ferrozo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crey is keeping the position for now.
Ferrozo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crey keeping moving, preventing Ferrozo from controlling successfully.
Crey wants to stand but Ferrozo is controlling the position.
Ferrozo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crey wants to stand and escape but Ferrozo is having none of it.

Crey is working an open guard so Ferrozo takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Crey gets a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crey wants to get back to striking at distance but Ferrozo won't allow it.

Ferrozo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Ferrozo passes to side control.
Ferrozo controlling the position.
Crey is not content to let Ferrozo control the position.
Ferrozo scoring with punches from side control.
Ferrozo is working Crey over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo trying to control the position but Crey is working away.
Crey tries to buck Ferrozo off but Ferrozo is having none of it.
Crey being controlled for a moment.
Ferrozo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crey can do to turn this around?
Ferrozo trying to control the action but Crey is working from the bottom.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Scottie Ferrozo just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Crey gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferrozo distracts Crey with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ferrozo is pushing down on Crey's leg trying to pass to half guard. Crey is fighting to maintain full guard but Ferrozo has managed to sneak the leg through.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ferrozo connects with a nice short shot to Crey's temple.
Ferrozo trying to control the action but Crey is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo tries to pass to full mount but Crey defends it.
Ferrozo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Crey is looking to control Ferrozo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crey avoid being mounted?
Ferrozo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Ferrozo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crey is looking to escape.
Ferrozo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crey!
Ferrozo landing strikes from the mount.
Crey tries to lock up and control but Ferrozo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferrozo controlling from the full mount.
Ferrozo unloading with bombs!
Ferrozo content just to control the position here.
Ferrozo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferrozo is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Crey is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Apolos Crey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scottie Ferrozo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferrozo sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scottie Ferrozo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferrozo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scottie Ferrozo!