PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Apist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert Crawford is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Apist
vs
Crawford

190 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
24
300 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Dangerous GnP
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oliver Apist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robert Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Apist forces Crawford back against the cage and clinches.
Apist tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
Apist tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Apist to keep the fight standing.
Crawford takes a knee right on the jaw!

Crawford pulls guard successfully.

Crawford has his feet on Apist's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A combination from Crawford does no damage.
Apist tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Apist clinches with his opponent.
Apist unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crawford pulls guard successfully.
Apist wants to get up but he can't break Crawford's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crawford pushes Apist off and scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Crawford misses.
Crawford misses with the combination.
Apist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford looks gassed!

Apist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Apist smiles and moves away.
Crawford misses with the combination.

Apist closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford tries to pull guard but Apist won't allow it.
Oliver Apist has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Crawford.
Apist using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crawford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Apist walks away with a smile on his face. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Apist lands a big head kick that sends Crawford tumbling to the mat! Apist takes a step backwards and waves Crawford back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Apist throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Crawford crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Oliver Apist!