PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trainer Wrestle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crump
vs
Wrestle

180 cm
24
205 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

189 cm
23
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Crump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trainer Wrestle!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crump swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestle.
Crump misses with a low kick.
Wrestle blocks a leg kick.
Wrestle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Trainer Wrestle has been cut.
Crump moves out of range as Wrestle strikes.
Crump scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crump is looking to chop away at Wrestle's legs.
Wrestle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crump paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wrestle moves out of range of the body kick.
Wrestle checks the leg kick.
Crump avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wrestle tries to close the distance and clinch but Crump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wrestle wants to clinch.
Crump feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wrestle's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Crump moves into the clinch.
Crump is trying to force a seperation but Wrestle has the dominant position.
Crump can't break the clinch.
Wrestle taking a breather.
Wrestle misses with a punch on the inside.
Crump tries for a takedown but Wrestle manages to get underhooks.
Crump tries to break the clinch but Wrestle is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Wrestle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jason Crump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump tries to land a front kick but Wrestle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Wrestle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wrestle has him pressed against the cage.
Crump being controlled against the cage.
Crump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrestle is stalling here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestle receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Wrestle can't break the clinch.
Wrestle is trying to force a seperation but Crump has the dominant position.
Wrestle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Come on Wrestle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crump looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wrestle misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wrestle slowing the pace effectively.
Crump tries to break the clinch but Wrestle is controlling the position.
Crump tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wrestle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Wrestle.
Crump is trying to break the clinch but Wrestle has him pressed against the cage.
Wrestle pressing his opponent against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trainer Wrestle.
Wrestle blocks a leg kick.
Crump takes a swing at Wrestle's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crump attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wrestle moves out of range of the body kick.
Jason Crump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crump wants to slow Wrestle down by chopping away at his legs.
Crump misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wrestle tries to clinch but Crump moves away
and Crump counters with a nice leg kick.

Wrestle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crump wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrestle won't allow it.
Crump tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wrestle smiles and moves away.
Wrestle moves in looking to clinch but Crump pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crump misses with a low kick.
Wrestle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trainer Wrestle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump throws a leg kick but Wrestle sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crump throws a head kick but Wrestle moves out of range.
Wrestle tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
Crump misses with a low kick.
Crump misses with a low kick.
Crump throws and low kick but Wrestle moves out of range easily.
Crump keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrestle moves out of range of the leg kick from Crump.
Wrestle missing with a left hand there. Crump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crump tries to score with a low kick but Wrestle moves his leg out of the way.
Crump tries to clinch up

and Wrestle counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wrestle lands a hook that snaps the head of Crump backwards.
Wrestle tries to break free but Crump pushes him back against the cage.
Wrestle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crump wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wrestle is stalling here.
Crump fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump can't break the clinch.
Wrestle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.
Wrestle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wrestle is trying to force a seperation but Crump has the dominant position.
Wrestle displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crump up against the cage.
Wrestle keeps control of Crump as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wrestle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crump up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Trainer Wrestle.
Crump pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wrestle is out of range and Crump settles back down.
Crump misses with a low kick as Wrestle jumps back.
Crump throws out a leg kick but Wrestle moves out of range and Crump only half commits.
Wrestle lands a right hook to the body.
Crump wants to slow Wrestle down by chopping away at his legs.

Wrestle has Crump up against the cage in a clinch.

Crump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wrestle closes the distance and clinches.
Wrestle is pushing Crump up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crump wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trainer Wrestle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Trainer Wrestle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Wrestle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crump swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wrestle drives through and clinches with Crump against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Wrestle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wrestle missing with knees to the body.
Wrestle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wrestle is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestle tries to break the clinch but Crump is controlling the position.
Wrestle tries to circle away but Crump has him pinned against the cage.
Crump wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crump wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump is trying to force a seperation but Wrestle has the dominant position.
Wrestle effectively controlling the action here.
Crump can't break the clinch.
Wrestle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crump or not.
Wrestle can't break the clinch.
Crump wants to get back to striking at distance but Wrestle won't allow it.
Wrestle goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wrestle tries to circle away but Crump has him pinned against the cage.
Crump fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wrestle avoiding damage.

That's two 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.
Wrestle misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wrestle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wrestle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crump has Wrestle pressed against the cage, preventing Wrestle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrestle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crump being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump is looking to break free of the clinch but Wrestle has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Wrestle to work.
Crump wants to break the clinch but can't.

Crump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wrestle wants to clinch up but Crump keeps it at a distance.

Wrestle has Crump up against the cage in a clinch.
Wrestle leaning his opponent against the cage.

Crump's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crump, right into the meat.
Wrestle tries to clinch up.
Wrestle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crump misses with a leg kick.
Crump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Wrestle drives through and clinches with Crump against the cage.
Wrestle just leaning against Crump, taking a breather.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Trainer Wrestle.
I think Wrestle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trainer Wrestle!