PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Richard Crotch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crotch comes into the arena with Why Can't We Be Friends? by War blaring out of the sound system. Jawo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Crotch
vs
Jawo

150 cm
24
130 lbs
9 - 2 - 1

176 cm
25
145 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BEST NUTRITION,no doping

Battalion Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Richard Crotch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jawo scores with the left hand. Crotch knows he should have avoided that one.
Crotch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jawo tries to avoid it but Crotch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jawo to the ground. Jawo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crotch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jawo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crotch was well out of range. Poor timing from Jawo.

Crotch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jawo napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crotch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crotch in side control, throwing shots but Jawo defends.
Crotch tries to score with some ground and pound. Jawo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Crotch tries for a kimura but Jawo is defending well.
Jawo prevents Crotch from moving into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crotch throws an elbow but Jawo slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Jawo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crotch working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Crotch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crotch fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Jawo wants to control but Crotch postures up.

Crotch is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jawo has escaped the position, nice work there.

Crotch is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jawo looks calm but he's in trouble here. Crotch gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jawo is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Crotch lets go of the hold and Jawo can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Richard Crotch!