PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lenny Crammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Stanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Stanson's choice of entrance music: Until The End. Lenny Crammer had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Lenny Crammer looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Crammer
vs
Stanson

180 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
182 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lenny Crammer !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brian Stanson!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crammer misses with a takedown attempt

and Stanson counters with a shoot takedown. Crammer fights it but they end up in guard.
Crammer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stanson manages to get himself to full guard.
Crammer is fighting to break Stanson's control of his arms but Stanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Stanson keeping moving, preventing Crammer from controlling successfully.
Crammer won't allow Stanson to sweep him here.
Crammer tries to stand but Stanson is controlling from the bottom.
Crammer won't allow Stanson to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

We're going to have a standup here because Lenny Crammer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crammer tries to clinch up

and Stanson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crammer 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson looking to sit in guard and control but Crammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Crammer trying to control but Stanson is working from the bottom.
Stanson seems keen to control Crammer 's posture.
Stanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crammer is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stanson is on top in guard.
Crammer is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Crammer keeps moving.
Stanson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stanson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Crammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Stanson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crammer wants to sweep but no luck.
Crammer is trying to control the position but Stanson postures up.
Stanson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Stanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crammer 's head.
Stanson distracts Crammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Stanson distracts Crammer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crammer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Stanson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crammer . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stanson dives in and scores a takedown into Crammer 's guard.
Stanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Crammer is trying to control the position but Stanson postures up.
Stanson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crammer keeping moving, preventing Stanson from controlling successfully.
Stanson cracks Crammer with a solid left hand.
Crammer is trying to keep Stanson in close.
Stanson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Stanson landing some decent shots from guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Stanson 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Stanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stanson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crammer keeping full guard, as Stanson tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stanson is stalling in the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanson works over Crammer with some ground and pound from guard.
Stanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanson is working Crammer over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Stanson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Stanson landing with the ground and pound.
Crammer being controlled here, momentarily.
Stanson trying to control but Crammer is working from the bottom.
Stanson works over Crammer with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanson chips away with some ground and pound.
Stanson working some strikes from top position.
Stanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stanson trying to control the position from guard on top but Crammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stanson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crammer 's head.
Stanson landing with the ground and pound.
Stanson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stanson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stanson is in close to Crammer 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crammer keeping full guard, as Stanson tries to pass.
Stanson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crammer 's head.
Stanson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Stanson wants to control from the top but Crammer keeps moving.
Stanson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stanson connects with a couple of short punches.
Stanson looking to pass the guard.
Stanson lands a couple of digs.
Stanson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Stanson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Stanson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stanson lands in his opponent's guard.
Stanson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Stanson lands with a punch from half guard.
Crammer taking some punishment here, with Stanson in his half guard.
Crammer is looking to control Stanson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crammer avoid being mounted?
Stanson drops an elbow to the side of Crammer 's head.
Brian Stanson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stanson is keen to just control but Crammer is a slippery customer.
Stanson is pressing down on Crammer 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crammer is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stanson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanson is nestled in close to Crammer , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stanson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stanson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stanson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crammer is looking for a sweep. Stanson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stanson lands a nice short elbow.
Stanson slips a nice elbow through Crammer 's hands, connecting with Crammer 's forehead.
Stanson is trying to control. Crammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stanson connects with a nice short shot to Crammer 's temple.

Crammer is rocked!
Stanson works his foot free and advances to mount.
Oh Crammer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanson lands a heavy elbow.
Stanson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Stanson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stanson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Stanson looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Crammer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Stanson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crammer takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Crammer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stanson.
Stanson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stanson with shots to the head and body - Crammer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stanson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Stanson working the ground and pound effectively.
Stanson lands a big elbow.
Stanson working Crammer over with strikes here.
Stanson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stanson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crammer looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanson landing strikes from the mount and Crammer is in trouble!
Stanson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crammer ?
The referee warns Crammer that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Stanson working the ground and pound effectively.
Stanson raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Stanson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Stanson content just to control the position here.
Crammer seems to have got his legs back now.
Stanson lands a big shot there that rocks Crammer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Stanson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stanson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Stanson!