PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sidney Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavi has chosen Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Coming as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crosby
vs
Tavi

183 cm
21
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sidney Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavi is just out of range.
Tavi throws a shot from downtown. Crosby moves away and avoids it.
Tavi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Crosby moves out of range as Tavi strikes.
Crosby wants to clinch.
Tavi throws a right and a left that Crosby avoids nicely.
Tavi tries to clinch up but Crosby circles away and keeps his distance.
Crosby misses with an uppercut. Tavi saw that one coming.
Crosby misses with a head kick.
Crosby missing with a left hand there. Tavi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Crosby takes a swing at Tavi's ribcage but misses.
Rikki Tavi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavi tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crosby counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Rikki Tavi has been cut.
Tavi swings for the body but Crosby moves out of range.
Tavi throws out a loose jab but Crosby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crosby cracks Tavi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tavi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Tavi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
A lazy left from Crosby finds it's target.
Tavi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tavi misses with a wild body shot.
Good shot there by Tavi.
Tavi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tavi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crosby takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crosby fails to land the takedown.
Tavi misses with the combination.
Tavi tries to clinch but Crosby is having none of it.
Crosby throws a looping overhand right but Tavi ducks down to avoid it.
Crosby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tavi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tavi moves into the clinch.
Crosby drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavi controls his hands.
Tavi stalling in the clinch but Crosby improves position.
Tavi stalling the fight.
Crosby tries to break free but Tavi pushes him back against the cage.
Crosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavi.
Crosby tries to break the clinch but Tavi is controlling the position.
Crosby lands a hook that snaps the head of Tavi backwards.
Tavi is looking to control Crosby's arms but Crosby gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tavi has his back to the cage.
Crosby changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tavi fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sidney Crosby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tavi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tavi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crosby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crosby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tavi wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Tavi just misses with a punch to the body.
Crosby lands a lovely overhand right.
Crosby staying out of range there.
Tavi checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crosby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crosby is trying to break the clinch but Tavi is controlling him.
Crosby tries to pull guard but Tavi won't allow it.
Tavi is leaning against Crosby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hand to the body from Crosby.
Crosby misses with a punch on the inside.
Tavi lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Crosby as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Crosby is leaning against Tavi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavi looks gassed!
Crosby is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crosby is trying to break the clinch but Tavi has him pressed against the cage.
Crosby struggles to land a body shot inside as Tavi controls his hands.
Crosby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tavi stalls.

Crosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crosby tries to clinch up but Tavi circles away and keeps his distance.
Crosby wants to clinch up but Tavi keeps it at a distance.
Crosby looks for the body kick but Tavi saw that one coming.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby takes one to the chin there.
Crosby lands with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Tavi.
Tavi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crosby.
Crosby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crosby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tavi.
Crosby scores with a shot to the body.

Crosby gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Tavi can't find room to land a body shot as Crosby controls the action.
Crosby gets through Tavi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crosby fails to land.
Crosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Crosby breaks from the clinch.
Crosby looks to score with a jab to the body but Tavi is just out of range.
Tavi throws a good cross that connects.
Crosby moves away from the strike by Tavi.
Nice straight punches there by Crosby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crosby.

Tavi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crosby as Tavi tries to tie him up.
Tavi pushes Crosby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Crosby.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Crosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crosby presses Tavi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crosby misses with some punches.
Tavi misses with a punch to the body.
Tavi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crosby lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavi takes a shot to the head.
Crosby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crosby has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tavi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Crosby lands a left hand.
Crosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tavi.
Crosby lands a shot to the body.

Crosby jumps into guard, dragging Tavi to the mat.
Crosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tavi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crosby is working hard here to advance position.
Crosby not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Tavi is sitting in close to Crosby's body. Crosby has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Tavi is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Tavi is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Crosby.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sidney Crosby!