PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Crespo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Picard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Crespo
vs
Picard

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 1 - 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 Montreal, Jean Picard!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crespo slips under a jab.
Crespo misses with a body shot.

Crespo moves into the clinch.
Crespo misses with a punch to the body.
Picard blocks an uppercut.
Crespo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crespo pushes Picard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Crespo - that landed with a thud.
Crespo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Picard is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Picard tries to circle away but Crespo has him pinned against the cage.
Crespo scores with a hook to the body.
Picard looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Picard blocks an uppercut.
Picard is trying to pull guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Picard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crespo lands a left hand.
Picard jumps guard but Crespo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silvio Crespo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Picard.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
Picard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crespo pushes Picard back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Picard trying to control the position but instead, Crespo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Picard into the cage.
A short right from Crespo.
Picard misses with a punch on the inside.
Crespo gets through Picard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Picard wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crespo misses with a body punch.
A short right from Crespo.
Nice body punch from Crespo.
A short body shot lands from Crespo as the two fighters clinch.
Crespo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crespo lands a shoulder strike.
Crespo lands an uppercut.
Crespo lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crespo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Picard looks winded!
Crespo scores with a shot to the side of Picard's head.

Picard is rocked!
Crespo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Picard backwards.
Picard is still on wobbly legs! Can Crespo finish him?
Crespo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Picard with a big uppercut! Picard tries to clinch up but Crespo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Picard to the mat! Picard covers up and Crespo unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Silvio Crespo!