PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aiden Conolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanton Crowe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Crowe
vs
Conolly

175 cm
18
277 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

215 cm
24
264 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q160 Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aiden Conolly!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws a body punch but Conolly moves out of range.
Crowe throws a series of punches but Conolly moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Conolly blocks the low kick.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crowe scores with the left hand. Conolly knows he should have avoided that one.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Conolly's legs.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Conolly ducks down to avoid it.

Crowe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conolly defending well though.
Crowe missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crowe moves nicely into side control.
Conolly wants to get back to his feet but Crowe drags him back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control the position but Conolly is working away.
Conolly is trying to control Crowe's posture but Crowe avoids it.
Crowe trying to control the position but Conolly is working away.
Conolly is pushing Crowe's head away, looking to escape. Crowe manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Crowe tries to move to mount but Conolly blocks the move with his legs.
Conolly parries the strikes from Crowe easily there. Crowe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Conolly to escape.
Conolly wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Conolly trying to remain calm as Crowe controls from the top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a couple of short elbows.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conolly keeps working.
Conolly prevents Crowe from moving into mount.
Conolly avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.
Crowe working the ground and pound.
Crowe throws a strike aimed at the side of Conolly's head but Conolly avoids it well.
Crowe working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crowe in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conolly is not content to let Crowe control the position.
Crowe working the ground and pound but Conolly is defending the strikes.
Conolly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowe.
Crowe throws an elbow but Conolly slips to the side and avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe controls the position.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Conolly keeps working.
Conolly looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Conolly stops Crowe from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Conolly slips under a jab from Crowe.
A jab lands there for Crowe.

Crowe clinches up with Conolly and pushes him back against the cage.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Conolly blocks an uppercut.

Crowe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Conolly regains guard.
Crowe throws an elbow that misses. Conolly uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crowe's guard. Nice move by Conolly!
Crowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe pulls Conolly in close to prevent any damage.
Crowe 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Conolly lands a couple of digs.
Crowe wants to hit a switch here but Conolly passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crowe there!
Crowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Conolly has hold of Crowe's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crowe manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Crowe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conolly on the ground.
Conolly looking to finish with strikes here!
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Conolly maintains control.
Crowe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crowe tries to get out of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conolly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Conolly working for a guillotine from mount but Crowe is in no mood to give up.

Conolly wants to finish this one by submission but Crowe is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Conolly.
Conolly is breathing heavily.
Crowe tries to reverse the position but Conolly maintains control.
Conolly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Crowe is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.
Conolly with the ground and pound from mount.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Conolly swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Crowe is now in Conolly's guard. A big mistake from Conolly there, giving up the dominant position!
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe trying to control but Conolly is working from the bottom.
Conolly keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Conolly blocks nicely.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crowe drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Conolly dives on top into guard.
Conolly is looking to stand up but Crowe won't let him.
Conolly throws a big right hand that misses.
Crowe trying to control the position here.
Crowe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Conolly is one step ahead there.
Crowe pulls Conolly in close to prevent any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crowe is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crowe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Conolly.
A frustrated look appears on Conolly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Conolly tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.

Crowe lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Conolly defending well though.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Still in half guard, Crowe seems content to control.
Crowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.
Well, if Crowe is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crowe trying to control from half guard but Conolly is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is pressing down on Conolly's thigh, looking to free his foot. Conolly is holding on for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Stanton Crowe just wasn't active enough.

Crowe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Conolly sprawls well initially but Crowe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Conolly takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ground and pound from Crowe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe is nestled in close to Conolly, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Conolly to regain full guard.
Conolly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Crowe!

Conolly with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to improve his position but Conolly isn't that keen on the idea.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crowe tries to hold on but Conolly postures up.
Crowe is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Conolly looking for a guillotine from mount but Crowe is having none of it.
Crowe regains half guard.
Conolly tries to stand and escape but Crowe is controlling the position.
Stanton Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Conolly prevents Crowe from improving his position.
Crowe is looking to control Conolly's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crowe avoid being mounted?
Conolly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Aiden Conolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe is doing well to control the position and prevent Conolly from advancing to side control.
Crowe trying to control from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stanton Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.