PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Son Goku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Goku
vs
Crow

177 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

172 cm
25
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Son Goku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Crow!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goku tries to close the distance and clinch but Crow swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Goku scores with a head kick. Crow tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Jack Crow has been cut.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goku throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Goku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow shoots for a takedown but Goku saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A big left from Crow misses.
Goku slips under a jab.
Crow blocks a head kick by Goku.
Goku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crow throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crow avoids the head kick by Goku.
Goku misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goku misses with a head kick.
Goku throws a series of punches but Crow moves out of range.
Crow looks to land a right hand but Goku moved out of range.
Son Goku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goku throws a head kick that misses.
Goku throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow blocks a head kick by Goku.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow throws a shot from downtown. Goku moves away and avoids it.
Goku slips a straight right by Crow.
Goku throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crow.
Goku keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crow misses with the combination.
Goku swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
A punch combination from Crow misses.
Goku tries to clinch there but Crow circles away.
Crow throws a right hand that Goku ducks under and follows up with a left that Goku also avoids with ease.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Goku throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Goku steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Crow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goku tries a head kick but it misses.
Goku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goku pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Crow forces Goku back against the cage and clinches.
Goku wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crow can't break the clinch.
Crow stalling the fight.
Crow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crow's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goku pushes off an throws an elbow but Crow leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Goku looking to throw knees to the head but Crow is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goku scores with a nice hook to the head.
Goku prevents Crow from breaking the clinch.

Goku breaks the clinch.
Goku throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Goku misses with a head kick.
Crow avoids the head kick by Goku.
Crow blocks a head kick by Goku.
Crow misses with an uppercut.
Goku blocks a jab.

Crow closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goku quickly recovers to half guard.
Goku on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Goku tries to get out of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Crow passes to side control.
Crow misses with the ground and pound.
Crow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Goku is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow advances to full mount.
Crow looking to ground and pound but Goku is blocking nicely.
Crow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Crow punching from mount but Goku doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Crow landing strikes from the mount and Goku is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Goku wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Crow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Goku because Crow loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Crow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Crow's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crow misses the jab.
Crow throws a jab but it's blocked by Goku.
Crow might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A head kick from Goku lands but Crow takes it in his stride.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Crow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crow throws a hook but Goku avoids it easily.
A left lands for Crow.
Goku throws a head kick but Crow moves out of range.
Crow throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crow misses the shot to the body.
Son Goku is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Goku swivels and escapes.
Crow throws a hook to the side of Goku's head but Goku sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Goku tries to sprawl but Crow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Crow uses his free foot to push down on Goku's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Goku.
Goku holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Crow tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Crow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crow has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Goku's face.

Goku is rocked!
Crow postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Goku in real trouble here! The ref calls for Goku to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Crow!