PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shirley Crabtree Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Af (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Af is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by What Mama Said. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Crabtree Jr
vs
Af

190 cm
23
272 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
290 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Elite Golden Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shirley Crabtree Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Af!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Af tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabtree Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Some wild striking there from Crabtree Jr.
Crabtree Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crabtree Jr shoots in but no luck this time.

Crabtree Jr gets caught flat footed, as Af shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Af postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Crabtree Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Af, into his guard.
Crabtree Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
Crabtree Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Af works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Af 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crabtree Jr gets to his feet - Af follows without any prompting.
Af misses with a takedown

and Crabtree Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Af's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Af is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crabtree Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Af swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Crabtree Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Af jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Af avoids the head kick by Crabtree Jr.
Crabtree Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Af swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Af tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crabtree Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Af scores a takedown into full mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crabtree Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Crabtree Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Af trying to control the position from guard on top but Crabtree Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crabtree Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Af with a flurry of punches that miss.
Af working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Crabtree Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Af can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Af makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crabtree Jr controls Af momentarily but Af frees himself.
Af postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Af scoring with punches to the head and body.
Af stands up over Crabtree Jr, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Af trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Crabtree Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crabtree Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Af lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Crabtree Jr is looking for a triangle but Af pushes his legs off easily.
Crabtree Jr is breathing heavily.
Crabtree Jr wants to stand but Af is controlling the position.
Af working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Crabtree Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Af tries to free his leg and advance position but Crabtree Jr is retaining full guard.
Crabtree Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crabtree Jr tries to get out of the position.
Af postures up in Crabtree Jr's guard and throws a big left but Crabtree Jr blocks it.
Crabtree Jr keeping full guard, as Af tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crabtree Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Af throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Shirley Crabtree Jr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crabtree Jr has a takedown stuffed.
Af wants to clinch.

Crabtree Jr scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Crabtree Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Af is defending well.
Af is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Af moves into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Af looking for a sweep. Not yet Af, not yet.
Af working a defensive guard here.

Crabtree Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Crabtree Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Crabtree Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crabtree Jr seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Crabtree Jr stands up from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Af fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crabtree Jr avoids the body shot from Af.
Crabtree Jr shoots in for a takedown but Af shows good takedown defense.
Crabtree Jr circles away from the clinch attempt

and Crabtree Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Af obliges.
Af is pressed up against the cage. Crabtree Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Af down to the mat. Af avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shirley Crabtree Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crabtree Jr throws a head kick but Af moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Af closes the distance and clinches up with Crabtree Jr, looking for a takedown. Af pushes Crabtree Jr against the cage but Crabtree Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Af moves out of range of the body kick.
Crabtree Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Af moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice sprawl there from Crabtree Jr as Af shoots in.
Crabtree Jr throws a hook but Af avoids it easily.
Crabtree Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Af swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Af fails in his attempt to clinch.
Af is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mr Af seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Af tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crabtree Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Af fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crabtree Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crabtree Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Af moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crabtree Jr is looking to clinch.
Crabtree Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crabtree Jr, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shirley Crabtree Jr dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Crabtree Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crabtree Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Af misses with a shot to the body

and Crabtree Jr counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Crabtree Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crabtree Jr tries to stand but Af is controlling from the bottom.

Af looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Af tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree Jr is looking to stand up but Af won't let him.

Crabtree Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Af fails with the takedown.
Crabtree Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Af.
Af throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crabtree Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Af closes the distance looking to clinch

and Crabtree Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Af's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree Jr wants to get up but he can't break Af's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Af working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crabtree Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crabtree Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crabtree Jr tries to stand but Af is controlling from the bottom.
Af manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Af lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree Jr tries to buck Af off but he can't manage it.
Af looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crabtree Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Af fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Af landing shots from mount.
Af blocks Crabtree Jr's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Af avoids the attempt from Crabtree Jr to control.
Af lands a big shot there that rocks Crabtree Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Af has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Af trying to control but Crabtree Jr is having none of it.
Af fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Af won't let Crabtree Jr get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crabtree Jr tries to hold on but Af pushes him away.
The referee warns Crabtree Jr that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Af lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Af scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crabtree Jr?
Af is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Af is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Af working for a submission but Crabtree Jr is keeping him at bay.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Af scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Crabtree Jr somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shirley Crabtree Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crabtree Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 for Shirley Crabtree Jr!
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Shirley Crabtree Jr!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Shirley Crabtree Jr!

Shirley Crabtree Jr wins by unanimous decision!