PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Steinberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Steinberg will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Crow
vs
Steinberg

172 cm
26
167 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
172 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Crow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Frank Steinberg!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crow misses with a takedown attempt - Steinberg sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
Steinberg throws a series of punches but Crow moves out of range.
Steinberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crow throws a hook but Steinberg avoids it easily.
A big right from Crow misses.
Steinberg misses the shot to the body.
Crow dodges the punch combination from Steinberg.
Steinberg scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crow in his tracks.

It looks like Jack Crow has been cut.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.

Crow closes the distance and clinches.
Steinberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Steinberg leaning against his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Crow fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steinberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steinberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee calls for Steinberg to work.
Steinberg misses with a body punch.
Crow is pushing Steinberg up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Steinberg is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow fails to pull guard.
Crow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Steinberg just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Crow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Steinberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Steinberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Steinberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steinberg looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Steinberg throws a head punch that misses.
Crow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Steinberg pulls his leg out and moves away.
Steinberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Steinberg scores with a sloppy right hand. Crow should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crow shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Steinberg napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Crow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Steinberg keeps working.

Crow thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Steinberg can't do much from the bottom here.
Steinberg tries to buck Crow off but Crow is having none of it.

Crow looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Steinberg tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow trying to control the position but Steinberg is working away.
Steinberg manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Crow is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Steinberg tries to kick Crow off but Crow keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crow not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crow missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crow is looking for a kimura but Steinberg is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Crow to get the leverage.
Steinberg keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Steinberg dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Crow's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Crow throws a series of punches but Steinberg moves out of range.
Steinberg lands the left hand.
Crow throws the left hand but Steinberg avoids the punch easily.
Steinberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Steinberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Steinberg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crow throws an off balance right hand
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steinberg. Crow does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Steinberg lands.

Crow is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crow throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
Oh Crow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steinberg can pounce on him.
Steinberg explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Crow seems to have got his legs back now.
Steinberg scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Steinberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Steinberg lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Steinberg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jack Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steinberg throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Steinberg has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Steinberg tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Crow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steinberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Steinberg.
Steinberg is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Steinberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crow throws a lazy uppercut
letting Steinberg counter with a right hand.
A shot to the body from Crow misses
and Steinberg counters with a stiff right hand.
Crow on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crow fails with a takedown attempt.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steinberg circles away quickly and effectively.
Steinberg throws a nice looking combination but Crow bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crow wants to clinch up but Steinberg keeps it at a distance.
The fighters circling - Crow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with an uppercut
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Frank Steinberg is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow loads up on a big right hand but Steinberg slips the punch.
Steinberg ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Crow fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crow misses with a hook.
Steinberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steinberg misses with the combination.
Steinberg misses with a body punch
and Crow counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steinberg cracks the inside of Crow's front leg.
Crow misses with an uppercut
enabling Steinberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Steinberg fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crow has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crow tries to close the distance and clinch but Steinberg swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Frank Steinberg seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crow tries to clinch but Steinberg is having none of it.
Steinberg lands with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some bone on bone action there as Crow checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crow misses with a lunging right hand
and Steinberg counters with a three punch combo that has Crow backing up. Crow nods at Steinberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Steinberg connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crow takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Steinberg ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crow throws a sloppy body shot
and Steinberg counters with a straight right hand.
Steinberg showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Steinberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Crow's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Steinberg throws a shot to the body.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Crow misses with a straight left.
Crow walks into a straight right hand from Steinberg.
Crow walks straight into a right hand from Steinberg - that's dropped him! Steinberg jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Crow from any more punishment! Crow complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Frank Steinberg!