PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Victor Leandros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Crollo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Leandros
vs
Crollo

183 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Victor Leandros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Crollo!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leandros dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crollo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Leandros checks a leg kick.
Leandros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No luck for Leandros with that takedown attempt.
Crollo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leandros.
Crollo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Leandros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Leandros tries to clinch up but Crollo circles away and keeps his distance.
Crollo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Leandros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Leandros clinches with his opponent.

Leandros breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crollo.
Leandros shoots in and drives through. Crollo sprawls well.
Leandros throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leandros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leandros goes for a double leg but Crollo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crollo continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Leandros. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crollo breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crollo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick from Crollo lands but Leandros takes it in his stride.
Leandros walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crollo.
Leandros is breathing heavily.
Crollo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leandros is able to avoid easily.
Leandros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crollo throws a sloppy head kick and Leandros moves out of range easily.
Crollo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Crollo takes the fight into the clinch.
Leandros is trying to maintain a safe position but Crollo gets an underhook and turns Leandros into the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Crollo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Leandros breaks from the clinch.
Crollo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Leandros is able to avoid easily.
Crollo works Leandros's body with a nice hook.
Leandros misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crollo. That's going to slow Leandros down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leandros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leandros throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Leandros tries a head kick but it misses.
Crollo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crollo is looking to score with low kicks.
Leandros checks the leg kick nicely there.
Leandros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Leandros.
Crollo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leandros. That did some damage!
Crollo misses with a head kick.
Crollo throws a low kick but Leandros avoids it.
Leandros shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crollo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Leandros takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crollo misses with a low kick.
Leandros wants to clinch.
Leandros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Leandros shoots in looking for a takedown. Crollo tries to sprawl out of it but Leandros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crollo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marcus Crollo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crollo is looking to land body kicks.
Crollo misses with a low kick.
Leandros fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crollo, right into the meat.
Crollo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crollo avoids the body shot from Leandros.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crollo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leandros throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crollo misses with a head kick.
Crollo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Leandros.
Leandros changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crollo tries to avoid it but Leandros manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crollo to the ground. Crollo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Crollo throws a low kick, looking for Leandros's leg but Leandros calmly moves out of range.
Crollo throws a head kick but Leandros moves out of range.
Leandros moves out of range of the body kick from Crollo.
Crollo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Leandros is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leandros throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Crollo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crollo misses with a low kick as Leandros jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Crollo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Leandros throws a head kick that Crollo semi-blocks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crollo!
Leandros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Some bone on bone action there as Leandros checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Leandros throws a one two combo.
Victor Leandros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crollo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crollo throws a body kick that misses.
Crollo misses the body punch
and Leandros counters with a solid body kick.
Leandros avoids the head kick by Crollo.

Leandros closes the distance and clinches.
Leandros is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crollo is defending well.
Leandros scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crollo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Leandros avoids it.
Leandros lands an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crollo is looking to break free of the clinch but Leandros has double underhooks.
Leandros slows down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crollo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crollo is trying to break the clinch but Leandros is controlling him.

Leandros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crollo is looking to clinch but Leandros is avoiding it.
Marcus Crollo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crollo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Leandros throws a combination. Crollo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crollo throws a head kick but Leandros moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crollo.
Crollo avoids the head kick by Leandros.
Leandros throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crollo's waist but Crollo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Leandros off to one side.
Crollo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leandros manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crollo tries a head kick but it misses.
Marcus Crollo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crollo misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crollo connects with a leg kick. Leandros looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crollo wants to clinch up but Leandros keeps it at a distance.
Leandros lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leandros misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crollo tries to clinch up.
Crollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Leandros circles away.
Crollo misses with a body shot

and Leandros counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leandros prevents Crollo from breaking the clinch.
Leandros prevents Crollo from breaking the clinch.
Crollo letting Leandros take a breather here.
Leandros has Crollo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crollo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Leandros. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crollo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leandros shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crollo as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crollo is looking to slow Leandros down with leg kicks.

Crollo rushes Leandros and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leandros displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crollo up against the cage.
Crollo has had enough of the clinch but Leandros keeps him there for the moment.
Crollo wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crollo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Leandros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leandros throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters circling - Crollo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leandros throws a series of punches but Crollo avoids them all with ease.
Crollo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crollo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crollo throws a sloppy head kick and Leandros moves out of range easily.
Leandros shoots in looking for a takedown. Crollo tries to sprawl out of it but Leandros keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crollo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crollo swats away the attempt to clinch by Leandros.
Crollo scores with a leg kick.
Crollo doesn't manage to clinch there - Leandros circles away.
Leandros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crollo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Leandros's sensitive parts.

Crollo has managed to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crollo is trying to break the clinch but Leandros has him pressed against the cage.
Leandros is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crollo can't break the clinch.
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 Victor Leandros will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Crollo looks to land a body kick but Leandros moved away.
Leandros tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crollo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crollo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Leandros.
Leandros misses with a takedown attempt - Crollo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crollo wants to land a leg kick but Leandros is out of range.
Leandros is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crollo tries to clinch up.

Crollo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Leandros, pushing him back against the cage.
Crollo is trying to break free.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Leandros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crollo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crollo motions for Leandros to come forward. Crollo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crollo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leandros fails to pull guard.
Crollo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Crollo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crollo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leandros throws a sloppy head kick and Crollo moves out of range easily.
Crollo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crollo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leandros.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Leandros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crollo scores with a push kick.
Leandros avoids the body shot from Crollo.
A head kick from Crollo lands but Leandros takes it in his stride.
Crollo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crollo throws a sloppy head kick and Leandros moves out of range easily.
Leandros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crollo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crollo has Leandros up against the cage in a clinch.
Leandros has Crollo pushed against the cage.

Crollo breaks from the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crollo. Leandros does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leandros looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crollo throws a lazy right hand but Leandros sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leandros is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crollo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crollo. Leandros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crollo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crollo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leandros.
Leandros avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crollo tries to clinch there but Leandros circles away.
Leandros throws a sloppy head kick and Crollo moves out of range easily.
Crollo lands with a nice body kick.
Leandros closes the distance and clinches up with Crollo, looking for a takedown. Leandros pushes Crollo against the cage but Crollo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick there by Crollo.
Leandros doesn't manage to clinch there - Crollo circles away.
Crollo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leandros misses with the combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crollo.
Crollo throws a head kick but Leandros moves out of range.
Leandros throws a head kick but Crollo moves out of range.
Crollo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leandros throws a head kick that half lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crollo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Leandros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Leandros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leandros blocks a head kick by Crollo.
Leandros will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Leandros tries to clinch up.
Leandros darts in looking for a takedown but Crollo gets double underhooks and turns Leandros into the cage.
Leandros misses with the head strike.
Crollo looking to throw knees to the head but Leandros is blocking nicely.
Crollo is trying to break free.
Leandros lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leandros working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crollo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Leandros has him pressed against the cage.
Leandros leaning against his opponent.
Crollo is trying to break the clinch but Leandros is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Crollo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crollo wants to break the clinch but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Crollo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crollo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Crollo!