PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Crespo
vs
Barraza

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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, Silvio Crespo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alberto Barraza!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo misses with an uppercut
enabling Barraza to counter with a crisp jab.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barraza lands a slapping body shot.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barraza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crespo wants to clinch but Barraza slips to the side
and Barraza counters with a two punch combo.

Crespo moves into range and clinches up with Barraza.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crespo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Barraza manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo misses with a looping right.
Barraza smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Barraza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Barraza on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Barraza on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Barraza ducks under a wild hook from Crespo.
Crespo throws a looping overhand right but Barraza ducks down to avoid it.
Barraza swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespo.
Crespo misses with a hook.
Barraza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crespo. Crespo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big right from Crespo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barraza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barraza lands with a cross.

Barraza clinches up with Crespo and pushes him back against the cage.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barraza wants to stall.
Crespo struggles to land a body shot inside as Barraza controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraza.
Barraza looking to stall.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by Barraza.
Barraza pushes Crespo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraza.
Barraza can't break the clinch.
Barraza blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barraza.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Crespo.
Barraza blocks an uppercut.
Crespo has Barraza pressed against the cage, preventing Barraza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barraza.
Barraza blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Crespo prevents Barraza from breaking the clinch.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Barraza blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crespo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Barraza controls the action.

Crespo has clasped his hands together around Barraza's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Crespo decides to stand back up.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Barraza counters with a series of strikes. Crespo will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crespo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crespo is working away from the top position though.
Crespo content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Barraza wants to control but Crespo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Barraza is looking to escape.
Crespo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Barraza avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crespo.
Crespo is controlling the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Barraza looks to land a combination but Crespo avoids it well.
Crespo throws a jab but it's blocked by Barraza.
Crespo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crespo lands a really nice looking cross but Barraza seems unphased.
Barraza tries to clinch there but Crespo circles away.
Barraza throws a right and a left that Crespo avoids nicely.
Barraza misses with a two punch combination.
Crespo seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Alberto Barraza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crespo shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Barraza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Crespo sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Barraza is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Barraza can't do much from the bottom here.
Barraza is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Crespo has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Barraza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Barraza is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Crespo is staying active.
Barraza tries to bench press Crespo off him but Crespo keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza trying to remain calm as Crespo controls from the top position.
Crespo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barraza can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crespo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barraza keeps working.
Barraza is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.

That's two 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.
Barraza tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Crespo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crespo taking a breather here.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crespo tries to clinch
and Barraza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraza throws a right hand that Crespo ducks under and follows up with a left that Crespo also avoids with ease.
Crespo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crespo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crespo misses with a lunging right hand
letting Barraza counter with a right hand.
Nice cross by Barraza.
A big right from Crespo misses.
Barraza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crespo.
Crespo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Barraza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barraza throws a right and a left that Crespo avoids nicely.
Crespo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barraza defends it nicely.
Barraza fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, jab by Barraza - just one landing.

Barraza moves into the clinch.
Crespo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barraza or not.
Crespo throws a punch but it's blocked by Barraza.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barraza gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crespo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Barraza pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Crespo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo tries a body shot but Barraza blocks it.
Barraza is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crespo tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo misses with the head strike.
Barraza tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Crespo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Barraza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crespo misses with a hook
and Barraza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barraza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Barraza darts in and clinches Crespo up against the cage.
Barraza lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crespo tries a body shot but Barraza blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Barraza's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Barraza blocking some punches.
Crespo has Barraza pressed against the cage, preventing Barraza from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Barraza 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Crespo walks into a straight right hand from Barraza.
Barraza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crespo misses with a left hand
and Barraza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crespo throws a body punch but Barraza moves out of range.
A big right from Crespo misses.
Crespo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barraza slips under a jab from Crespo.
Barraza rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crespo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Alberto Barraza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barraza slips a straight right by Crespo.
No joy there for Barraza, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barraza moves out of range of the strikes.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Barraza counters with a nice body shot.
Barraza throws a series of punches but Crespo moves out of range.
Crespo throws the left hand but Barraza avoids the punch easily.
Alberto Barraza is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Crespo misses the target.
Barraza keeps the fight on the outside.
Barraza misses with a double jab.
Barraza takes a swing at Crespo's ribcage but misses.
Crespo tries to clinch but Barraza moves away
and Barraza counters with a straight right hand.
Crespo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Crespo misses.
Barraza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barraza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crespo was well out of range. Poor timing from Barraza.
Crespo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Barraza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crespo misses with an uppercut
and Barraza counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crespo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barraza unleashes a big counter combination but Crespo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barraza.
Barraza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crespo.
Crespo tries to clinch up but Barraza circles away and keeps his distance.
Crespo misses with a straight right.

Crespo clinches up with Barraza and pushes him back against the cage.
Barraza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barraza wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crespo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crespo has a couple of punches blocked by Barraza.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo tries to work over Barraza's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crespo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crespo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barraza wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barraza tries to stall but Crespo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barraza is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
Barraza takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crespo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crespo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Crespo lands a hook that snaps the head of Barraza backwards.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Barraza prevents a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Barrazas head.

Barraza is rocked!
A short right from Crespo.
Barraza is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo is leaning against Barraza and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Barraza seems to have recovered his senses.
Barraza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crespo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barraza tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Barraza blocks a body shot from Crespo.
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barraza backwards.
Crespo throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barraza.
Barraza is trying to break the clinch but Crespo has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Crespo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barraza blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Crespo.
Crespo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Barraza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crespo can't find room to land a body shot as Barraza controls the action.
Barraza is trying to force a seperation but Crespo has the dominant position.
Crespo pushes Barraza back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crespo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crespo mutters something to Barraza before pushing him back against the cage. As Barraza comes back towards him, Crespo unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Barraza clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Silvio Crespo!