PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Egar Barvo (ranked 3359 p4p, 6657 weight class) and Zachary Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Egar Barvo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barvo
vs
Crawford

172 cm
25
155
1 - 0 - 0

183 cm
21
145
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Egar Barvo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zachary Crawford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barvo misses with an uppercut.
Crawford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barvo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Barvo blocks with his arms.
Crawford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barvo smiles and moves away.

Barvo closes the distance and clinches.
Barvo jumps guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crawford is looking to break free of the clinch but Barvo has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Crawford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Barvo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Barvo tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Barvo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
Barvo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barvo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crawford manages to circle out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barvo closes the distance and pushes Crawford back into the cage.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.

Barvo clinches with his opponent.
Barvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barvo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barvo working aggressively here.
Barvo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawford's elbow.
Crawford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barvo to keep the fight standing.
Egar Barvo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zachary Crawford.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crawford throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crawford shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barvo pinned against the cage. Barvo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Barvo rushes Crawford and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barvo has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barvo.
Barvo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barvo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barvo tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Barvo drops back down to his feet.
Crawford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Barvo smiles and moves away.

Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Barvo has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Barvo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford prevents a body shot from Barvo.
Barvo jumps guard but Crawford stands there with Barvo around his waist. Barvo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barvo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barvo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Barvo tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Barvo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Barvo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crawford throws a body shot but no joy.

Barvo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Barvo stops a takedown attempt from Crawford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Barvo drags the fight down to the ground.
Crawford trying to control but Barvo is working from the bottom.
Barvo trying to control the position here.

Barvo has his foot on Crawford's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crawford works his way back into a safe position though.
Crawford postures up.
Crawford must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Barvo has his foot on Crawford's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crawford works his way back into a safe position though.
Barvo keeping full guard, as Crawford tries to pass.
Crawford preventing the sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barvo misses with a left hand

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Crawford counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Barvo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barvo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Barvo is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford won't allow Barvo to sweep him here.
Barvo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crawford wants to get up but he can't break Barvo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford with a flurry of punches that miss.

Crawford has gone for a leg lock! Barvo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Crawford's guard.

Barvo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Barvo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Crawford is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Barvo has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Barvo tries for a kimura but Crawford is defending well.
Barvo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford dodges the ground and pound from Barvo.
Barvo working the ground and pound.

Barvo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Crawford, who protects the arm well.
Crawford is looking for a sweep.

Barvo tries for a kimura but Crawford is defending well.
Barvo creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Crawford sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Barvo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawford knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Barvo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawford has escaped the position, nice work there.
Barvo staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawford pushes Barvo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Barvo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Barvo is trying to get an arm triangle but Crawford is defending well.

Barvo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barvo throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Crawford works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford wants to improve his position but Barvo is controlling well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Egar Barvo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Barvo swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.

Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Barvo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barvo misses with some punches.
Barvo swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barvo misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Barvo is fighting off a takedown attempt but Crawford is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Barvo to the mat. Barvo regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford is in close to Barvo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barvo keeping full guard, as Crawford tries to pass.
Barvo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses. Barvo uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crawford's guard. Nice move by Barvo!

Barvo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Barvo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Barvo content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Crawford has locked up a guillotine! Crawford's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Barvo is holding on here and Crawford must be using up a lot of energy. Barvo has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Crawford gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Zachary Crawford!