PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Yuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Crow will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yuri
vs
Crow

150 cm
25
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
290 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 Las Vegas, Yuri Yuri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Crow!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow lands a jab-cross combination.
Yuri displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crow.
A right-left combo lands from Crow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yuri avoids it really well and circles away.

Yuri feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Yuri in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Crow controls Yuri momentarily but Yuri frees himself.
Crow is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Yuri is controlling him.
Yuri trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuri has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Yuri thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crow escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yuri gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crow is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yuri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Yuri postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yuri forces his way into half guard.
Crow is looking to get back to full guard here but Yuri has managed to pass to side control instead.
Crow is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri working away.
Crow is trying to escape the position but Yuri is controlling the position.
Crow is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yuri working the ground and pound from side control.
Crow is looking to regain half guard here but Yuri keeps moving and retains side control.

Yuri tries for a kimura but Crow is defending well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Yuri working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Yuri advances nicely into full mount.
Yuri working Crow over with strikes here.

It looks like John Crow has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Crow looks winded!
Yuri controlling from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crow wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

We're going to have a standup here because Yuri Yuri wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crow lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Yuri throws the left hand but Crow avoids the punch easily.

Yuri clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuri taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crow blocking some punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crow tries to pull guard but Yuri forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Yuri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Crow's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crow keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuri thows a leg kick but Crow checks it
and Crow counters with a head kick. That will keep Yuri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
John Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Yuri drives through with a takedown into Crow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yuri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yuri trying to control the position from guard on top but Crow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crow is trying to control the position but Yuri postures up.

Yuri stands and steps away. Crow gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Yuri drives through with a takedown into Crow's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Yuri stays in close to Crow's body and controls the position.
Crow controls Yuri momentarily but Yuri frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Crow is retaining full guard.
Yuri scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crow looking to control.
Yuri slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yuri might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Yuri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crow quickly recovers to half guard.
Crow is trying to get back to full guard.
Crow is breathing heavily.
Yuri is looking to advance position but Crow won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuri is looking to pass Crow's guard but actually Crow recovers to full guard.
Yuri is stalling in the full guard.
Yuri tries to free his leg and advance position but Crow is retaining full guard.

Crow looking for a guillotine here but Yuri defends easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yuri wants to pass the guard but Crow is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow being controlled here, momentarily.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Yuri Yuri just wasn't active enough.
Crow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crow scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Yuri closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Crow's guard.
Yuri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Yuri seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yuri stands up from Crow's guard - Yuri perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Yuri shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yuri showed some decent athleticism there.

Crow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Yuri is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crow trying to hold on to Yuri's head to control him but Yuri postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Yuri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Crow's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Crow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crow gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Yuri counters with a single leg into guard. Crow didn't expect that.

Yuri stands up and waves to Crow to follow him.
Crow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yuri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crow connects with a leg kick. Yuri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crow tries to clinch up.
Crow fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crow has his takedown stuffed

so Yuri counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yuri is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yuri is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Yuri Yuri wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Crow shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yuri as he jumps to the side.
Yuri Yuri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Crow.

Yuri closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crow quickly recovers to half guard.

Yuri stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Crow to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yuri clinches up with Crow and pushes him back against the cage.
Yuri leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crow is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yuri just leaning against Crow, taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yuri tries for a takedown but Crow manages to get underhooks.
Yuri tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Crow just stands there and leans against the cage.
Crow lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuri is trying to drag Crow to the mat but Crow just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yuri trying to land knees to the body.

Crow drags the fight down to the ground.

Crow is working an open guard so Yuri takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Yuri tries to clinch up.
Yuri slaps away a takedown attempt from Crow, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Yuri clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Yuri is working for takedown but Crow is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crow is trying to pull guard but Yuri turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Yuri wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Yuri gets control of Crow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Yuri will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Crow trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Yuri has Crow pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yuri keeping moving, preventing Crow from controlling successfully.
John Crow has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yuri Yuri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yuri seems keen to control Crow's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Yuri showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yuri, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Yuri!