PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford has chosen Holy Wars... The Punishment Due as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Velasquez
vs
Crawford

188 cm
22
243 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
224 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Velasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez fails to land the takedown.
Crawford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Velasquez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Crawford shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Velasquez kicks off Crawford and gets to his feet.
Velasquez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Velasquez throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crawford fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Velasquez shoots and misses
and Crawford counters with a head kick. That will keep Velasquez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crawford forces Velasquez back against the cage and clinches.
Velasquez looking to slow down the pace here.
Velasquez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crawford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Velasquez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Velasquez.
Velasquez trying to control the position but instead, Crawford has worked for underhooks and has pushed Velasquez into the cage.

Velasquez gets control of Crawford's arms and successfully pulls guard. Velasquez will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Velasquez wants to stand and escape but Crawford is having none of it.
Velasquez is breathing heavily.
Crawford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Velasquez won't let him.
Crawford won't allow Velasquez to get back to his feet.
Crawford trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Crawford thows a big elbow that misses.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Velasquez had control of the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.

Crawford throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Velasquez was covering up waiting for the punch and Crawford finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crawford stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Velasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Crawford slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawford looking to pass the guard.

Velasquez pushes Crawford off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crawford shoots for a double leg takedown but Velasquez sprawls well. He's pushed Crawford's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Velasquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Velasquez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crawford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crawford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Velasquez with good strikes from the mount here!
Velasquez lands a heavy elbow.
Velasquez avoids the attempt from Crawford to control.
Velasquez working the ground and pound effectively.
Velasquez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crawford's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee warns Crawford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Crawford that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crawford is in all sorts of trouble here.
Velasquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crawford?
Crawford prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the head.
Velasquez is landing with some decent strikes but Crawford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Velasquez.
BOOM! Velasquez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Velasquez dominating with strikes here.
Crawford really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Velasquez lands a big shot there that rocks Crawford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Velasquez dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crawford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crawford is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Velasquez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crawford tries to hold on but Velasquez pushes him away.
Velasquez with shots to the head and body - Crawford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crawford is trying to escape the mount.
Crawford tries to lock up and control but Velasquez gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crawford?
Velasquez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crawford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Velasquez misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Velasquez tries to control but Crawford wriggling away.

Velasquez looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cain Velasquez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Velasquez lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Velasquez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Velasquez throwing strikes here but Crawford is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Velasquez lands with some strikes.
Velasquez thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Velasquez landing punches.
Velasquez looking to finish Crawford with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crawford!
Velasquez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Velasquez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Velasquez lands a big shot there that rocks Crawford but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crawford tries to reverse the position but Velasquez maintains control.
Velasquez throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Velasquez dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Velasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
Cain Velasquez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Velasquez doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawford circles away.
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Velasquez tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Velasquez to the ground. Velasquez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Velasquez or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford which made him look bad.
Velasquez tries to clinch but Crawford is having none of it.
Velasquez throws a series of punches but Crawford moves out of range.

Crawford closes the distance and clinches.

Crawford pulls guard.
Velasquez throwing strikes but missing.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Velasquez is fighting to break Crawford's control of his arms but Crawford is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Velasquez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crawford works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Velasquez throwing strikes from guard but Crawford blocks nicely.
Crawford trying to keep a closed guard but Velasquez is proving a slippery customer.
Velasquez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Velasquez misses with a takedown attempt

and Crawford counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crawford.
Crawford wants to stand but Velasquez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crawford trying to control but Velasquez is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Velasquez kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Velasquez is looking to stand up but Crawford isn't so interested in that idea.
Velasquez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Velasquez keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Crawford is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Crawford drops back, looking for a kneebar! Velasquez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Velasquez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Velasquez!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawford managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Velasquez.
Crawford can't do much from the bottom here.

Velasquez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Velasquez tries to advance to mount but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Velasquez working the strikes but Crawford uses the opportunity to regain half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crawford 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

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