PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crowe's choice of entrance music: The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Brady
vs
Crowe

210 cm
24
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

175 cm
25
267 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady misses with a right hand

and Crowe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brady's guard now.
Brady keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brady looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crowe's guard.
Brady wants to get up but he can't break Crowe's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Brady throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brady manages to get himself to full guard.
Brady avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crowe stopping the sweep attempt from Brady.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady managing to control the position.
Brady utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe is looking to work some ground and pound but Brady has wrist control.
Brady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crowe content to stall in guard here.
Crowe postures up.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Brady keeps moving.

We're going to have a standup here because Bobby Brady wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Brady misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brady tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crowe swivels and escapes.
A shot to the liver by Crowe. Beautiful body shot.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Crowe closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Brady's guard.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Brady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brady is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brady will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crowe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Crowe working Brady over with strikes.
Brady is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Gym of the Gods, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Brady is not content to let Crowe control the position.
Crowe sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brady wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe slips a nice elbow through Brady's hands, connecting with Brady's forehead.
Brady is looking to control Crowe's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brady avoid being mounted?
Crowe throwing shots but Brady is blocking nicely.
Brady is in trouble now - Crowe has advanced to mount!
Crowe lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Brady hang on?
Brady is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe avoids the attempt from Brady to control.
Crowe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Crowe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Crowe working the ground and pound effectively.
Brady tries to hold on but Crowe pushes him away.
Brady is squirming around, avoiding Crowe's attempts to control the action.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Crowe working his ground and pound in the gym.
Crowe looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
BOOM! Crowe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Crowe lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Brady! Crowe sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Brady and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.