PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Halfway Crook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Wilco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crook comes to the cage accompanied by Triple Spiral. Halfway Crook could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jae Wilco's chin.

Crook
vs
Wilco

167 cm
23
169 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

172 cm
31
163 lbs
23 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Halfway Crook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jae Wilco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crook connects with a body shot.
Crook on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crook tries to bum rush Wilco with a series of wild strikes but Wilco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crook ducks under a wild hook from Wilco.
Wilco avoids the body shot from Crook.
Wilco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crook is fending him off so far but Wilco persists. Nope, Crook circles away and we're back to standing.
Crook ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilco misses with a double jab
and Crook counters with a nice body shot.
Crook checks a low kick from Wilco.
No joy there for Wilco, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crook lands with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco moves out of range as Crook strikes.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown but Crook shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crook misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilco.
Crook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wilco.
Crook lands a jab to the head.
Wilco scores with a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Crook as Wilco shoots in.
Halfway Crook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Wilco.
Crook misses with a wild body shot.
Halfway Crook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crook ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wilco will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crook is looking to wear down Wilco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crook leaves Wilco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilco looks gassed!
Wilco throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Crook counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilco takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crook dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crook makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crook bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Crook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilco doesn't seem phased though.
Crook connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wilco on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Crook. That snapped Wilco's head back.
Wilco throws a big shot that misses.
Crook takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crook scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wilco in his tracks.
Crook scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crook lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Wilco is rocked!
Crook connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wilco momentarily.
Wilco is still on wobbly legs! Can Crook finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Crook.
Wilco seems to have recovered his senses.
Crook lands a lovely overhand right.
A big left from Wilco misses.
Wilco shoots in for a takedown but Crook shows good takedown defense.
Crook tries to bum rush Wilco with a series of wild strikes but Wilco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crook sprawls well. Crook wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilco gets slowly back to his feet.
Crook lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crook scores with a hook.
Wilco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Crook is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wilco.
Wilco misses with a wild body shot.
Crook misses with a double jab.
Wilco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Crook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crook scores with a jab.
Nice cross by Crook.
Crook connects with a single shot there.
Crook misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crook tests Wilco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crook misses with a straight right.
Wilco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilco fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Crook lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilco doesn't seem phased though.
Crook jabs Wilco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wilco moves away from the strike by Crook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilco avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wilco throws the left hand but Crook avoids the punch easily.
Wilco misses with a takedown attempt
and Crook counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Halfway Crook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jae Wilco.
Wilco is breathing heavily.
Crook moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jae Wilco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crook catches Wilco with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crook scores with a jab. Wilco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crook scores with a decent looking hook.
Wilco misses with a hook
and Crook counters with a one-two to the body.
Wilco slips a jab from Crook.
Nice sprawl there from Crook as Wilco shoots in.
Wilco tries to move into range but Crook moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Halfway Crook is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilco moves away from the strike by Crook.
Crook misses the shot to the body.
Crook throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilco.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Wilco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crook has got the better of the exchanges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilco.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crook.
Crook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wilco's hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilco takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wilco can do to turn this around?
Wilco on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crook lands a nice shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilco takes a swing at Crook's ribcage but misses.
Wilco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Halfway Crook dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crook misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wilco.
Crook scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilco tries for a takedown but Crook sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crook misses with a double jab.
Crook throws a right and a left that Wilco avoids nicely.
Crook comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Crook misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Halfway Crook is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crook looks to throw the jab but Wilco is out of range.
Crook moves out of range as Wilco strikes.
Wilco tries to clinch but Crook is having none of it.
Crook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wilco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crook.
Crook scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wilco ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilco jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by Crook - just one landing.
Wilco tries to clinch there but Crook circles away.
Wilco tries to close the distance and clinch but Crook swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilco scores with a punch to the head.
Crook swings for the body but Wilco moves out of range.
Wilco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crook.

Wilco closes the distance and pushes Crook back into the cage.
Wilco taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Crook.
Good body shot from Wilco.
Wilco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crook blocks a body shot from Wilco.
Wilco lands with a left to the head.
Halfway Crook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wilco dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crook lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilco holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jae Wilco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilco lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilco trying to control the position but instead, Crook has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilco into the cage.
Crook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilco.
Wilco presses Crook against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Wilco comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crook has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Halfway Crook!