PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaz Inad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Inad
vs
Crawford

194 cm
23
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kaz Inad!
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, Logan Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford misses with a head kick.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Inad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawford throws out a loose jab but Inad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawford.
Crawford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Inad ducks down to avoid it.
Crawford throws a hook but Inad avoids it easily.
Crawford connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawford misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Crawford misses.
Inad takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Inad takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Inad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawford.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
and Inad counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crawford takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Crawford scores with a four punch combination!
Inad moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Inad moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Inad counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Crawford - just one landing.
Crawford looks gassed!
Inad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crawford.
Crawford throws a hook to the side of Inad's head but Inad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Inad is looking to clinch.
Crawford throws the left hand but Inad avoids the punch easily.
Inad needs to keep his hands up - Crawford had a free shot at his head there.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses.
Inad ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inad jabs at Crawford's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Inad tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Inad misses with a few strikes there.
Inad swinging wildly here.

Inad clinches.
Inad tries to pull guard but Crawford won't allow it.
Inad tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Inad tries to pull guard but Crawford forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Inad is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.
Crawford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Inad is controlling him.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Inad has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
Inad tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crawford smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kaz Inad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Inad momentarily.
Inad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawford.
Inad tries to clinch up.
Inad tries to clinch up.
Crawford takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Inad tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Inad counters with a nice body shot.

Inad pushes Crawford up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Inad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crawford's efforts to push away.
Inad wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Inad tries to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling the position.
Crawford wants to break free but Inad has control.
Inad is trying to pull guard but Crawford has him pressed against the ropes.
Crawford blocks a body shot from Inad.
Crawford keeps control of Inad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Inad tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Inad fails to land.
Crawford wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crawford wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Inad has him pressed against the ropes.
Inad struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Logan Crawford will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Inad tries to clinch up.
Inad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Inad on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Inad has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crawford finds it's way round the side to connect with Inad's head.
A head kick misses from Crawford.

Inad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Inad slips a nice elbow through Crawford's hands, connecting with Crawford's forehead.
Inad thows a huge punch but Crawford dodges it nicely.
Inad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crawford is looking for a sweep. Inad is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford blocking the ground and pound attempt from Inad.
Crawford is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Inad working over Crawford with some ground and pound. Crawford looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Inad in particular looking to stall.
Crawford wants to control but Inad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Inad 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.

Inad stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Inad takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
Crawford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Inad walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Logan Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, jab by Inad - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inad throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawford slips under a jab.

Inad shoots in and gets a takedown into Crawford's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inad controls from within his opponent's guard.
Inad stops Crawford from standing up.
Crawford controls Inad momentarily but Inad frees himself.
Inad postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Inad has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Inad stands up from Crawford's guard - Inad perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inad misses with the combination.
Inad moves out of range of the strikes.
Inad is looking to clinch but Crawford is avoiding it.
Inad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
letting Inad counter with a right hand.
Crawford throws the kick towards the body but Inad avoids it.
Inad connects with a single shot there.
Inad defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Inad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford throws a looping overhand right but Inad ducks down to avoid it.
Logan Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inad throws an overhand right that lands on Crawford's shoulder, as Crawford tries to avoid the shot.
Crawford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crawford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Inad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut

and Inad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Crawford's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Inad stands up over Crawford, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crawford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inad is one step ahead there.
Crawford looking to control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Inad with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaz Inad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Inad shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Inad was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crawford is looking to improve his position but Inad isn't that keen on the idea.
Inad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crawford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inad is landing with some decent strikes but Crawford is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crawford tries to lock up and control but Inad gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Inad with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford wants to hold on but Inad pushes him away.

Inad wants to finish this one by submission but Crawford is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Inad.
Crawford is in a horrible position here. Inad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inad takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inad landing strikes from the mount.
Kaz Inad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Inad landing strikes from the mount.
Inad with shots to the head and body - Crawford looks very uncomfortable down there.
Inad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Inad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Inad working for a submission but Crawford is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford tries to hold on but Inad pushes him away.
Inad working Crawford over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inad dominating with strikes here.
Inad controlling from the full mount.
Crawford working to try and regain half guard.
Inad lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Inad landing punches.
Inad lands with some strikes.

Inad 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.
Inad scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Crawford wants to control but Inad is having none of it.
Inad has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Crawford's face.
Inad with good strikes from the mount here!
Inad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Inad in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Inad looking to secure an arm triangle but Crawford defends it well.
BOOM! Inad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Inad won't let Crawford get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is bucking up trying to escape but Inad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crawford taking shots to the head.
Inad breaks from Crawford's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Inad landing shots from mount.
Crawford is bucking up trying to escape but Inad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Inad controlling the pace for now.
Crawford wants to get back to his feet.
Inad landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Inad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Crawford can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Inad scores with a couple of good head shots there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaz Inad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Inad 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaz Inad!