PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jabar omer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crusher
vs
omer

174 cm
22
160 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

180 cm
22
163 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, jabar omer!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crusher tries to pull guard but omer won't allow it.
Crusher jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as omer walks away with a smile on his face. Crusher gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Crusher gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crusher being controlled here, momentarily.

Crusher has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but omer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crusher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Crusher is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusher manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
omer can't escape the position.
omer tries to hold on but Crusher pushes him away.
omer tries to reverse the position but Crusher maintains control.
Crusher 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.
omer is in all sorts of trouble here.

Crusher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, omer has worked his arm free - good work by omer!

That's two 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.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crusher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, omer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crusher's guard! Nice work there by omer!
omer 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.

Crusher working for a triangle but omer defends it easily.

Crusher looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crusher is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
omer scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
omer trying to control but Crusher is working from the bottom.

Crusher has an active guard here but omer has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with omer in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice strikes from omer there.
Crusher is not content to let omer control the position.
omer seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher misses with some strikes from the bottom.
omer is nestled in close to Crusher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jabar omer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crusher misses with a takedown attempt

and omer counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by omer.

omer ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. omer no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crusher postures up.
Crusher throwing strikes but missing.
omer has a closed guard, preventing Crusher from standing up.
Crusher postures up in omer's guard and throws a big left but omer blocks it.
Crusher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Crusher is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! omer is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! omer has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Crusher throws his legs up looking for a submission but omer uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Check out the look on omer's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
omer wants to take a breather but Crusher manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for omer.
Crusher has momentary wrist control but omer slips an elbow through the middle.
omer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
omer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

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.
omer sitting in guard here, content to control.
omer stops Crusher from standing up.
Crusher will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Crusher working for submissions but it's allowed omer to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crusher looking for submissions off his back.
Crusher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but omer scores with a couple of nice shots.
omer is controlling the pace.
Crusher is not content to let omer control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
omer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crusher defending well though.
omer is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Crusher throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jabar omer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crusher looks to clinch

and omer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crusher won't be happy with that.
omer trying to control the action but Crusher is working from the bottom.
Crusher regains half guard.
Crusher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Crusher has his feet on omer's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
omer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jonny Crusher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crusher darts in trying to clinch

and omer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crusher's guard.
omer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crusher is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Crusher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead omer passes into side control.
jabar omer has got the better of the ground game so far.
omer working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher regains half guard.
Crusher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crusher moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Crusher working for submissions but it's allowed omer to get to half guard.
Crusher flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
omer is looking to take a break and control but Crusher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
jabar omer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crusher looks like he's trying to stand up.

Crusher looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

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.
omer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusher keeps working.
Crusher is looking for a sweep. omer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crusher shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and omer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crusher's guard.
omer passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusher is looking for a sweep. omer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
jabar omer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got omer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jabar omer!