PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Short (ranked 1032 p4p, 460 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 56 p4p, 29 weight class). Short's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger. Crawley is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jewelry - One More Time. Billy Crawley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Short
vs
Crawley

151 cm
31
135
13 - 8 - 0

191 cm
34
205
17 - 11 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jerry Short!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley slaps away a takedown attempt from Short, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Crawley as Short shoots in.
Crawley feints a counter leg kick.
Short fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short shoots and misses
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Short.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Short shoots in but no luck this time.
Short backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

Short looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Short 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.
Short might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Crawley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Short can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Short is controlling him.
Short has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley keeping full guard, as Short tries to pass.
Crawley working a defensive guard here.

Short drops back looking for a leg! Crawley is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawley manages to kick Short off! Short jumps back into Crawley's guard.
Short lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Short working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Short throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Crawley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crawley keeping moving, preventing Short from controlling successfully.

Crawley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Short drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Short jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Short throws a big elbow that misses.
Short wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley managing to control the position.
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawley is keeping the position for now.

Crawley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Short can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crawley working a defensive guard here.
Short trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Short shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crawley but Crawley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Short with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Short looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crawley!

Short is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crawley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crawley takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Short thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crawley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jerry Short will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crawley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Short to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Short postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crawley utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Short works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.
Short is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crawley can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Short is working for a submission of some sort.
Short prevents Crawley from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short 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.
Crawley preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Crawley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Crawley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Short. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Short.

Short is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawley wants to improve his position but Short is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawley controlling the position for now.

Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Short is trying to work for a kimura but Crawley is defending well.
Short throwing shots but Crawley is blocking nicely.
Crawley pushes Short off looking to stand but Short dives back in and keeps control.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Short is working for a kimura but Crawley is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Short seems to be working for a kimura but Crawley defends the submission attempt.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Short is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crawley has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crawley is doing well to control the position and prevent Short from advancing to side control.

Short is looking for a kimura but Crawley is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Short to get the leverage.

Short is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Crawley doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Short.
Crawley is doing well to control the position and prevent Short from advancing to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet.

Crawley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Short is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Short dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crawley leaves Short with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Short drives through with a takedown into guard.
Short trying to control but Crawley is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Short trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Short pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawley is keeping the position for now.
Crawley not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Short tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawley swivels and escapes.
A nice side step and Crawley releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Crawley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crawley wants it to stay on the feet.
Short backing away here, and Crawley unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Short. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Short misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Jerry Short has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Short shoots in for a double leg but Crawley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crawley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Short gets a takedown into half guard.
Crawley tries to kick Short off but Short keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crawley tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Short wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Crawley actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Short throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Short lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crawley is positioning himself well to prevent Short advancing to mount.
Crawley wants to control but Short is keeping busy.

Short is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Short is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Crawley defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crawley tries to roll over but Short keeps him under control.
Crawley regains full guard. Nicely done.
Short is looking to work some ground and pound but Crawley has wrist control.
Short trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Crawley is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Short thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jerry Short.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Short, 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerry Short!