PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dennis Crawford (ranked 4212 p4p, 3738 weight class) and Timmy Tung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timmy Tung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crawford
vs
Tung

182 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
176
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dennis Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timmy Tung!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crawford tries to land a leg kick but Tung saw it coming and moves away.
And Tung tries to counter it with a takedown but Crawford pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Dennis Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Crawford. Those never looked like landing.
Tung is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Crawford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Tung moves out of range.
Tung walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford connects with a crisp jab.
Tung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crawford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crawford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crawford works Tung's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford darts in and clinches Tung up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawford.
A frustrated look appears on Crawford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tung letting Crawford take a breather here.
Tung is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crawford lands a left hand.
Tung tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Tung wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tung prevents the takedown attempt.
Tung drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crawford after a bit of a struggle.
Dennis Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Timmy Tung.

Crawford successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crawford is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crawford seems keen to control Tung's posture.
Crawford is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Crawford sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tung is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford slows the pace down in half guard.
Crawford's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Tung bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tung is looking to stand up but Crawford won't let him.
Crawford on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crawford tries to get out of the position.
Crawford striking off his back but it's not causing Tung any problems.

Tung avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crawford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tung is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Crawford dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crawford lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Crawford finds it's target.
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tung can do to turn this around?
Crawford throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crawford ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dennis Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Tung avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Tung throws a counter combo.
Crawford lands a really nice looking cross but Tung seems unphased.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tung as he avoids it easily.
Crawford tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tung swivels and escapes.
Tung tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford lands the left hand.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.

Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tung, pushing him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tung has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crawford after a bit of a struggle.
Tung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tung dodges an elbow strike from Crawford.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch but Tung keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford has Tung pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tung manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford leaning against his opponent.
Tung goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tung swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tung is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tung blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford has Tung pressed against the cage.
Tung wants a takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford can't break the clinch.
Tung is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tung is trying to pull guard but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a hook that snaps the head of Tung backwards.
Tung jumps guard but Crawford stands there with Tung around his waist. Tung gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crawford slows down the pace here.
Tung is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.
Tung tries to work over Crawford's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tung tries for a takedown but Crawford manages to get underhooks.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tung wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawford creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Come on Crawford - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to get back to striking at distance but Tung won't allow it.
Crawford lands a body shot.
Tung has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tung gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tung letting Crawford take a breather here.
Tung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tung is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tung wants to take the fight to the mat but Crawford manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crawford is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tung gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Crawford on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dennis Crawford dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crawford shoots in looking for a takedown. Tung tries to sprawl out of it but Crawford keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tung manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tung feints the counter takedown.
Timmy Tung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawford lands with a nice combination. Tung backs away looking to recover.
Some wild striking there from Crawford.
Tung throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tung has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawford finds it's way round the side to connect with Tung's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tung.
Tung is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crawford looks to score with a jab to the body but Tung is just out of range.
Tung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Despite the aggression on Tung's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Tung drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crawford defends it well.
Tung takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crawford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tung manages to avoid it.
Tung unleashes a big counter combination but Crawford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Tung moves out of range easily.
Crawford misses with a body shot.
Crawford throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tung's waist but Tung gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Crawford off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Tung is blocking nicely.
Tung tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Tung drops back down to his feet.
Dennis Crawford has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawford has Tung pressed against the cage.
Crawford wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crawford stalling.
Crawford lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawford tries to circle away but Tung has him pinned against the cage.
Crawford has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tung is trying to break free.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tung tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the cage and eventually Tung drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tung.
Tung struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
Crawford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tung looking to stall.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Crawford clinches with his opponent.
Tung tries to stall but Crawford uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tung is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tung's head.

Crawford rushes Tung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Tung throws an elbow that misses.
The referee calls for Crawford to work.
Crawford fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dennis Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tung tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crawford just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tung wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawford.
Crawford seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short uppercut from Crawford.
Dennis Crawford is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tung misses with some punches.
Crawford changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tung fights it off and pushes away nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dennis Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crawford has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dennis Crawford!