PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Red Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's entrance music is Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. A fine choice. Wolf is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Shawnee Sioux War Dance. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Crowe
vs
Wolf

162 cm
27
151 lbs
14 - 7 - 1

168 cm
34
148 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skinner Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Red Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe throws a hook but Wolf blocks it.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses
and Wolf counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wolf throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Wolf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Wolf connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wolf. That did some damage!
Wolf checks a leg kick nicely.
Wolf throws a push kick but Crowe slaps the foot to one side.
Wolf looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe lands a body shot.
Wolf bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wolf fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crowe on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Skinner Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Wolf blocks the low kick.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wolf lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wolf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crowe slips under a jab from Wolf.
Wolf misses with a body shot.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.
Wolf fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crowe checks it well.
Crowe shoots in looking for a takedown but Wolf manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Crowe's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Red Wolf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolf looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Wolf counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crowe thinking.
Wolf throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe slips under a jab from Wolf.
Crowe dives in and grabs Wolf's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wolf pushes down on Crowe's head and hops out.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wolf connects with a nice looking jab.
Wolf dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe throws a leg kick which misses Wolf's front leg but catches the back leg as Wolf tries to avoid it.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe looks to land a left hand but Wolf moved out of range nicely.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a jab.
Crowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolf throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Wolf moved away.
Wolf feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Wolf.
Wolf connects with a crisp jab.
Wolf throws a shot to the body.
Wolf lands a lovely overhand right.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Wolf.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Wolf checks a leg kick.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Crowe drives through with a takedown into Wolf's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wolf is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to control but Wolf is working from the bottom.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wolf swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe is looking to advance position but Wolf has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Red Wolf dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wolf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Crowe.
Good shot there by Crowe.
Wolf takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Wolf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wolf.
Wolf moves away from the strike by Crowe.
A bone on bone clash there as Wolf blocks the leg kick.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wolf works the jab nicely.
Wolf punishes Crowe's body with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crowe buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Wolf moves away and avoids it.
Wolf scores with a shot to the body.
Wolf goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wolf scores with a jab. Crowe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A jab from Wolf finds it's way through Crowe's defenses.
Crowe dips to his left and cracks Wolf with an uppercut!
Crowe tries to clinch up.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe takes one to the chin there.
Crowe tries to clinch there but Wolf circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crowe manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wolf on his heels. He'll look to pass Wolf's guard now, I'm sure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crowe drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wolf looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wolf looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wolf!
Crowe is looking to reverse the position.
Crowe is not content to let Wolf control the position.
Crowe struggling a bit here.
Crowe is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolf moves into full mount!
Crowe is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.
Crowe is squirming around, avoiding Wolf's attempts to control the action.
Crowe is looking to improve his position but Wolf isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is trying to reverse the position but instead Wolf has taken his back - oops!
Wolf is hanging on to Crowe's back as he tries to escape.
Crowe wants to control his opponent's hands but Wolf gets his hands free.
You can see the frustration on Crowe's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe staying busy and making it hard for Wolf to control.
Crowe tries to escape but Wolf has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Skinner Crowe will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wolf to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Wolf.
Wolf misses with an uppercut

and Crowe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Wolf is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wolf wants to sweep but no luck.
Wolf is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Crowe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolf seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crowe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wolf keeping full guard, as Crowe tries to pass.
Crowe pushing down on Wolf's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Crowe is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Wolf sees it coming and defends easily.

Crowe is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crowe is looking for a kimura here.

Crowe is looking for a kimura here.
Wolf is controlling Crowe's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.

Crowe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wolf doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Crowe.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is pressing down on Wolf's thigh, looking to free his foot. Wolf is holding on for now.
Crowe lands with a punch from half guard.

Crowe is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Crowe is working for a submission of some sort.

And that's the end of the fight!
Skinner Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Red Wolf!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Red Wolf!

Red Wolf wins by majority decision!
A pretty intense looking Red Wolf took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.