PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feivish Hershel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Crawford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crawford
vs
Hershel

181 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Feivish Hershel!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hershel.
Crawford attempts a counter takedown but Hershel avoids it well and moves away.

Hershel is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crawford's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hershel is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hershel tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Crawford.
Hershel wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Hershel trying to mount his opponent but Crawford defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel is trying to control. Crawford wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Hershel manages to pass to mount!
Crawford is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel lands a couple of good shots and Crawford has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Hershel is hanging on to Crawford's back as he tries to escape.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Hershel controlling the positon.
Crawford is in bad spot here.
Crawford manages to reverse the position and now he's in Hershel's guard. Nice work there by Crawford.
Hershel throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Hershel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawford is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hershel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crawford throwing strikes but missing.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Hershel keeps moving.
Crawford is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hershel is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Crawford advances to half guard.
Crawford is looking to take a break and control but Hershel is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hershel wants to control but Crawford is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel moves into full guard.
Hershel keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Hershel 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.
Hershel keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Crawford postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crawford goes for a double leg but Hershel avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hershel continues to drive forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A big right from Hershel misses.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawford throws a leg kick but Hershel sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hershel misses with a wild body shot.
Hershel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crawford appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crawford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hershel moves away.

Hershel rushes Crawford and presses him up against the cage.
Hershel tries to throw a body punch but Crawford avoids it by throwing Hershel back against the cage.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford blocks an elbow strike.
Crawford is looking to control Hershel's arms but Hershel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crawford has his back to the cage.
Hershel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crawford avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hershel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feivish Hershel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crawford defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hershel.
Hershel misses with a looping right.

Hershel gets a clinch.
Crawford prevents a body shot from Hershel.
Hershel trying to land knees to the body.

Hershel manages to break the clinch.
Crawford is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hershel.
Hershel misses with a body kick.
Hershel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawford throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hershel moves away from the strike by Crawford.
Hershel defending well as Crawford loads up on a big left hand.

Hershel moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with the head strike.

Hershel's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hershel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hershel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hershel stuns Crawford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hershel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Crawford throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Hershel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hershel steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crawford.
Crawford looks to land a right hand but Hershel moved out of range.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Hershel moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Hershel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crawford misses with a double jab.
Crawford blocks the body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hershel. Crawford does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hershel displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Crawford.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Hershel circles away.

Hershel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crawford was covering up waiting for the punch and Hershel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hershel trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.

Crawford looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Hershel trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Hershel postures up in Crawford's guard and throws a big left but Crawford blocks it.
Hershel is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hershel postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Crawford wants to control the position but Hershel says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crawford is looking for a sweep. Hershel is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hershel winds up and cracks Crawford with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Feivish Hershel has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crawford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hershel stalling away here and it's allowed Crawford to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Crawford is looking for a triangle but Hershel pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feivish Hershel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Hershel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Hershel has managed to clinch.
Crawford jumps guard but Hershel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crawford fails to pull guard.
Hershel misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hershel just stands there and leans against the cage.

Hershel has picked Crawford up - he's going for a ride! Hershel dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Crawford wants to improve his position but Hershel is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Well, if Hershel is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Crawford is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hershel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Crawford is trying to get back to full guard.
Hershel works his way into side control.
Hershel wants to control but Crawford is keeping him busy.
Feivish Hershel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hershel is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crawford's shoulder. That is not cool.
Crawford looking for a sweep but Hershel has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Hershel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crawford is squirming around, avoiding Hershel's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hershel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crawford tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hershel takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hershel can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crawford is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hershel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hershel looking to control but Crawford is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hershel sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feivish Hershel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hershel has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight for Feivish Hershel!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Feivish Hershel!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Feivish Hershel!

Feivish Hershel wins by unanimous decision!