PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crowe
vs
Judah

175 cm
29
207 lbs
22 - 10 - 0

185 cm
33
212 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Conviction

GREEN!160
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Judah!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Judah as he checks the leg kick.
Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
Crowe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Judah bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a series of strikes. Crowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crowe throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Judah takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Judah throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Judah's legs.
Judah looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Crowe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Judah's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Judah is looking for a sweep.
Judah told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah is letting Crowe control him for a moment.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Judah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe lands a decent elbow from side control.
Crowe is looking to take a break and control but Judah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crowe scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's two 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.
Sloppy strikes there by Crowe.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Judah parries the strikes from Crowe easily there. Crowe is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Judah to escape.
Judah tries to improve position but can't.
Judah is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Crowe staying calm.
Crowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Judah is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah struggling a bit here.
Crowe wants to control but Judah is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Crowe throws a strike aimed at the side of Judah's head but Judah avoids it well.
Crowe takes a little break here. Judah wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Crowe cracks Judah with a big right hand but Judah just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowe trying to control the position but Judah is working away.
Crowe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Judah defending against the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crowe postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Judah tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Crowe moves into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crowe misses with a looping left.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crowe misses the jab.
Crowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stanton Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Judah checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
David Judah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Crowe throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judah looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Judah misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick misses from Judah.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Judah was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Judah tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws a right and a left that Crowe avoids nicely.
Crowe drops down looking for a counter takedown but Judah sprawls and moves away.
Judah just misses with a punch to the body.
Judah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Judah feints a jab promting Crowe to slip. Judah then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crowe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Judah throws a series of punches but Crowe moves out of range.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Judah darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crowe is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Judah's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
Judah throws a head kick that misses.
Judah steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
And Judah responds with a good body kick, but Crowe manages to step out the way in time.

Crowe rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Crowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Judah blocks a body shot from Crowe.
A right hand to the body from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crowe misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Judah throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Judah.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah misses with an elbow over the top.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Judah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Judah's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Judah.
Judah lands an elbow just above Crowe 's eye.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow.
Crowe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Judah pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with some punches.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Judah.
Crowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
Crowe is looking for a takedown.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Judah's head.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Judah lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Judah.
Judah gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Judah swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Judah blocks a punch to 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!
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Judah lands an elbow just above Crowe 's eye.
Judah pushes off an throws an elbow but Crowe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Judah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Judah misses with an elbow strike.
Judah blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Judah.

Stanton Crowe's cut is getting worse.
Crowe takes an elbow to the forehead.

Crowe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice jab there from Judah.
Judah dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Judah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crowe blocks a head kick by Judah.
Crowe tries to counter with a takedown but Judah is quick to defend against it.

Crowe steps into range and cracks Judah with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Judah flops backwards and Crowe dives into his guard looking to finish!

It looks like David Judah has been cut.
Crowe passes Judah's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Judah wants to control but Crowe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crowe is just content to waste time from the top position. Judah takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Crowe passes into half guard.
Crowe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but Judah is blocking nicely.
Judah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Crowe is stalling here. Judah is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Crowe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Judah has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Crowe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Judah wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crowe is being controlled here.
Judah wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Judah remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Crowe is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah working away.
Judah wants to control but Crowe is keeping him busy.
Crowe tries to buck Judah off but Judah is having none of it.
Crowe is trying to control Judah's posture but Judah avoids it.
You can see the frustration on Crowe's face as Judah controls the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crowe rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Judah lands an elbow inside that Crowe shrugs off.
Judah tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah lands an elbow just above Crowe 's eye.

Stanton Crowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Judah backwards.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Judah throws an elbow but it misses.
David Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Judah controls his hands.
Judah blocking some punches.
Judah misses with a body punch.
Crowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Judah avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah cracks Crowe with a nice body shot.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanton Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Judah working aggressively here.
Crowe takes an elbow to the temple.

Jeez, Stanton Crowe's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Judah comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stanton Crowe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Judah!
David Judah decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.