PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Buzz Rox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve The Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rox comes to the cage accompanied by Radioactive-Imagine Dragons. Steve The Crow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Rox
vs
The Crow

163 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buzz Rox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve The Crow!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Aleksandr Martynov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
Rox slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Crow slaps away a takedown attempt from Rox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
The Crow keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The Crow tries to bum rush Rox with a series of wild strikes but Rox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crow looks winded!
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow scores with a three punch combo!
Nice sprawl there from The Crow as Rox shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Rox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rox shoots for a takedown but The Crow saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rox fails with a takedown attempt.
The Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rox shoots in but The Crow avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Rox avoids nicely.
Rox throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from The Crow.
The Crow dodges the punch combination from Rox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rox 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 is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The Crow wants to stand and escape but Rox is having none of it.

Rox gets to his feet. The Crow looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Crow throws a right and a left that Rox avoids nicely.
The Crow displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
The Crow misses with a few strikes there.
Rox misses with a takedown attempt - The Crow sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Rox avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Crow pinned against the cage. The Crow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rox slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rox circles away quickly and effectively.
The Crow tries to bum rush Rox with a series of wild strikes but Rox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
The Crow throws a combination that misses

and Rox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rox.
Rox stops The Crow from standing up.
The Crow is wriggling around but Rox manages to pass to half guard.
Rox stops The Crow from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rox is looking to take a break and control but The Crow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Crow pushes Rox off looking to stand but Rox dives back in and keeps control.

The Crow kicks Rox off and gets back to his feet.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
Steve The Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Rox avoids nicely.
The Crow misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.

Rox moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Steve The Crow will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Crow swivels and escapes.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rox circles away quickly and effectively.
Rox is trying hard to land a takedown here. The Crow sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Rox shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Crow manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The Crow wants to stand but Rox is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

The Crow wriggles free and stands up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rox counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps The Crow thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rox tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Crow swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Rox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crow throws a combination. Rox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rox throws a series of punches but The Crow moves out of range.
The Crow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rox slips a jab and a cross from The Crow.
The Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rox circles away quickly and effectively.
Rox avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Rox has a takedown stuffed.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Rox avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Rox avoids it well.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
Rox looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The Crow throws a combination. Rox tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
The Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
The Crow throws a nice looking combination but Rox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Crow will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Rox closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into The Crow's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Crow wants to stand and escape but Rox is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rox won't allow The Crow to get back to his feet.
Rox is stalling in the full guard.
Rox trying to control but The Crow is working from the bottom.
Buzz Rox overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Buzz Rox wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
The Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
The Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
A punch combination from The Crow misses.
Rox misses with a series of wild punches.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Rox avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rox shoots in but no luck this time.
Buzz Rox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Crow fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Crow scores with a one two! Rox had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve The Crow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from The Crow. Those never looked like landing.

The Crow gets caught flat footed, as Rox shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Crow keeping full guard, as Rox tries to pass.
Rox won't allow The Crow to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rox cracks The Crow with a solid left hand.

Rox stands up and waves to The Crow to follow him.
Rox avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Crow throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rox counters with a nice body kick.
Rox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? The Crow is fending him off so far but Rox persists. Nope, The Crow circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Crow misses with a jab, cross combination.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rox shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Rox was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

The Crow explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Rox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The Crow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The Crow misses with a double jab.
Rox shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Crow but The Crow pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buzz Rox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Crow is trying to force a seperation but Rox has the dominant position.
Rox can't get the takedown.
The Crow is trying to break free.
The Crow is looking to break free of the clinch but Rox has double underhooks.

Rox is trying to trip The Crow. He has hold of a leg but The Crow is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rox persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rox is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

The Crow uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rox moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for The Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Crow throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve The Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The Crow looks to land a combination but Rox avoids it well.
Rox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The Crow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The Crow throws a right and a left that Rox avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crow throws a series of punches but Rox moves out of range.
The Crow misses with a two punch combination.
The Crow looks to land a combination. Rox sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rox.
Rox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A punch combination from The Crow misses.
The Crow throws a nice looking combination but Rox bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Steve The Crow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Crow throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rox showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Crow.
The Crow tries to bum rush Rox with a series of wild strikes but Rox uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Crow misses with a two punch combination.
Buzz Rox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crow throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rox.
Rox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steve The Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Crow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rox dodges the punch combination from The Crow.
Rox throws a sloppy head kick and The Crow moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by The Crow.
Rox tries to clinch but The Crow moves out of range.
Rox avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steve The Crow.
I've got The Crow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve The Crow!