PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Andre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Cant say no kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Crawford
vs
Andre

185 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

171 cm
26
195 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rex Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Andre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andre closes the distance and clinches.
Crawford is working for takedown but Andre is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andre lands a body punch.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andre wants a takedown.
Crawford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford is looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Crawford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crawford wants to take the fight to the mat but Andre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Andre has him pressed against the cage.
Andre is trying to pull guard but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Andre wants a takedown.
Andre jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crawford walks away with a smile on his face. Andre gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Andre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A solid body kick from Crawford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Andre, pushing him back against the cage.
Andre is trying to break free.
Andre drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crawford pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Andre as he jumps to the side.
Andre tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Andre.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Andre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Andre looks gassed!
Crawford lands a nice shot that snaps Andre's head back.
Andre avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance but Andre moves to the side
and Andre counters with a left and a right that stings Crawford.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford misses with a kick to the body.
Crawford throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crawford tries to bum rush Andre with a series of wild strikes but Andre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crawford throws a sloppy head kick and Andre moves out of range easily.
Andre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Andre connects with a high kick.
Crawford misses with a double jab.

Andre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Andre working the ground and pound but Crawford is defending the strikes.
Crawford is not content to let Andre control the position.

Andre stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Andre doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawford circles away.
Crawford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Andre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Andre keeps the fight on the outside.
Crawford punishes Andre's body with a nice straight punch.
Andre dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Crawford is trying hard to land a takedown here. Andre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andre lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawford avoids the head kick by Andre.

Andre gets a takedown into half guard.
Andre prevents Crawford from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Andre seems content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford is not content to let Andre control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre slips a nice elbow through Crawford's hands, connecting with Crawford's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mark Andre will probably get the nod.
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.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice shot by Crawford.
Andre tries to clinch but Crawford is having none of it.
Andre shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Andre looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Crawford throws a one two combo.

It looks like Mark Andre has been cut.
Andre takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crawford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rex Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Andre.
Andre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Andre gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rex Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawford steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Andre is out on his feet! Crawford sets himself and nearly takes Andre's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Rex Crawford!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rex Crawford waved his t-shirt featuring ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY's logo in front of the cameras.