PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aquila Mindorashvili (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mindorashvili
vs
Crosby

178 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Aquila Mindorashvili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mindorashvili scores with a push kick.
Crosby moves out of range as Mindorashvili throws a body kick.
Mindorashvili takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mindorashvili looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crosby is fending him off so far but Mindorashvili persists. Nope, Crosby circles away and we're back to standing.
Mindorashvili looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
Good leg kick by Mindorashvili there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Mindorashvili showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crosby.
Mindorashvili looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mindorashvili takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crosby swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crosby misses with a series of wild punches.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mindorashvili dodges the punch combination from Crosby.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mindorashvili checks the leg kick.
Crosby looks to land a combination but Mindorashvili avoids it well.
Crosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mindorashvili looks for a takedown but Crosby sprawls well.
Crosby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crosby throws a nice looking combination but Mindorashvili bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crosby throws a right hand that Mindorashvili ducks under and follows up with a left that Mindorashvili also avoids with ease.
Crosby lands an overhand right.
Mindorashvili fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aquila Mindorashvili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crosby lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Some wild striking there from Crosby.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Crosby misses with a wild combination.
Crosby looks gassed!

Mindorashvili gets a takedown into half guard.
Mindorashvili thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crosby's head.
Mindorashvili working the head and body with strikes.
Mindorashvili not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mindorashvili thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crosby's head.
Mindorashvili wants to pass the guard but Crosby is defending well.
Mindorashvili not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mindorashvili working Crosby over with strikes.
Mindorashvili throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mindorashvili thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crosby wants to control but Mindorashvili is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crosby takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crosby moves out of range of the body kick.
Crosby misses with the combination.
Crosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mindorashvili looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cleveland Crosby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mindorashvili shoots in but Crosby avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Crosby stalks Mindorashvili and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mindorashvili's face. Mindorashvili staggers backwards, shaken.
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Mindorashvili moved out of range.
Mindorashvili throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crosby fails to land with a series of punches.
Crosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cleveland Crosby will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mindorashvili looks to land a body kick but Crosby moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mindorashvili.
Mindorashvili circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Crosby drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Mindorashvili follows Crosby to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aquila Mindorashvili!