PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Crews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Endu Rastalli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crews comes to the cage accompanied by The Game Belong to Me-UGK. Endu Rastalli is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Crews
vs
Rastalli

185 cm
22
181 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
20
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Apocalypse Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Crews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Endu Rastalli!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews misses with a head kick.
Rastalli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crews checks a leg kick nicely.
Rastalli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rastalli instigates a clinch.
Crews lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rastalli works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crews lands a nice uppercut.
Crews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Crews.
Crews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Crews.
Rastalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crews working aggressively here.
Crews lands with a left to the head.
Crews gets underhooks to prevent Rastalli's takedown attempt.
Rastalli tries to score a body lock takedown but Crews shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Curtis Crews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endu Rastalli.
Crews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rastalli is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crews gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rastalli looks gassed!
Still in the clinch, Crews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crews lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Crews.
Still in the clinch, Crews scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rastalli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crews is keeping busy.
Crews lands a nice shot to the body.
Crews works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crews lands with a short shot to the head.
Rastalli taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rastalli tries to break the clinch but Crews is controlling the position.

Rastalli successfully pulls guard.
Rastalli is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crews missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crews keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rastalli's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rastalli trying to keep a closed guard but Crews is proving a slippery customer.
Crews landing with the ground and pound.
Crews has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crews throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rastalli works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rastalli throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Crews throws and elbow that misses. Rastalli uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crews's guard. Nice move by Rastalli!

Rastalli gets to his feet - Crews follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rastalli throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crews's waist but Crews gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rastalli off to one side.
Crews fails with a takedown attempt.
Crews wants to clinch up but Rastalli keeps it at a distance.
Crews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rastalli.

Rastalli shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Crews's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rastalli gets to his feet - Crews follows without any prompting.
Rastalli looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crews pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rastalli with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crews counters with a two punch combo.

Rastalli decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crews moves into full guard.
Rastalli preventing the sweep.
Crews knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rastalli on the ground.
Crews lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rastalli!
Crews landing strikes, looking to finish!
Crews pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crews is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The referee warns Rastalli that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crews is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rastalli can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Rastalli is rocked!
Rastalli in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rastalli is still in real trouble! Can Crews finish him?
Crews is landing with some decent strikes but Rastalli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Crews lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Crews is landing with some decent strikes but Rastalli is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rastalli is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crews with shots to the head and body - Rastalli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crews landing punches.
Rastalli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crews with shots to the head and body - Rastalli looks very uncomfortable down there.
Crews with a couple of short strikes.
Crews fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rastalli seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rastalli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crews can't keep his opponent in guard - Rastalli advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Rastalli decides to return to a standing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Crews dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rastalli has closed the distance and engaged Crews in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Crews - that landed with a thud.
A short body shot lands from Crews as the two fighters clinch.
A shot in the inside from Crews.
Crews pushes Rastalli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crews is leaning against Rastalli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crews doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Crews fails to land.
Crews is leaning against Rastalli and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crews throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rastalli.
Rastalli lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crews lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crews.
Crews scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rastalli tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crews.
Crews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crews lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crews softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Crews.
Rastalli wants to break free but Crews has control.
Crews lands a body shot.
Crews lands an uppercut.
Crews lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Rastalli breaks the clinch.

Rastalli moves into range and clinches up with Crews.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crews.
Crews working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Crews as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Crews.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crews.
Crews lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rastalli is breathing heavily.
Crews lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rastalli jumps guard but Crews stands there with Rastalli around his waist. Rastalli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Crews misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crews working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crews scores with a shoulder strike.
Crews lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rastalli tries to break the clinch but Crews is controlling the position.
Crews lands a nice shot to the body.
Crews scores with a shot to the side of Rastalli's head.
Crews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Rastalli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rastalli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rastalli looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Curtis Crews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endu Rastalli.
Rastalli avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crews fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crews tries to bum rush Rastalli with a series of wild strikes but Rastalli uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crews goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rastalli fails with a takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rastalli tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Crews counters by clinching up.

Rastalli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rastalli shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rastalli.
Rastalli wants to control but Crews is keeping him busy.

Rastalli has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rastalli will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crews clinches but Rastalli breaks the clinch

and Rastalli counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rastalli preventing the sweep.
Crews tries to strike from the bottom.
Crews throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crews is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rastalli is controlling him.
Rastalli won't allow Crews to sweep him here.
Crews is looking to sweep but instead, Rastalli has passed into half guard.
Crews tries to roll over but Rastalli keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rastalli shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Crews counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crews.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rastalli landing knees to the body.
Crews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Curtis Crews has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crews misses with the head strike.
Crews tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crews working aggressively here.

Rastalli breaks from the clinch.

Rastalli has managed to clinch.
Rastalli jumps guard but Crews stands there with Rastalli around his waist. Rastalli gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crews.
Crews fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rastalli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rastalli drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crews gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crews.

Rastalli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rastalli goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rastalli pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rastalli fails with the takedown

and Crews counters with a shoot takedown. Rastalli fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Crews dominated that second round.
That's time! Crews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rastalli with a lazy takedown attempt

and Crews counters with a shoot takedown. Rastalli fights it but they end up in guard.
Crews works over Rastalli with some ground and pound from guard.
Crews with a nice head shot there.
Crews postures up and lands a big shot to Rastalli's brow.
Crews loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crews is in close to Rastalli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crews is looking to work some ground and pound but Rastalli has wrist control.
Crews is in close to Rastalli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crews throws a big right hand that misses.
Crews is in close to Rastalli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Crews stands up and waves to Rastalli to follow him.
Crews misses with a takedown attempt

and Rastalli counters by clinching up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rastalli content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rastalli is trying to stall.

Rastalli manages to break the clinch.
Rastalli misses with a takedown attempt - Crews sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rastalli doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Crews counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Curtis Crews has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Endu Rastalli.
Crews swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crews fails to land.

Rastalli manages to pull guard.
Crews tries to free his leg and advance position but Rastalli is retaining full guard.
Crews is working hard here to advance position.
Crews postures up.
Rastalli is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crews wants to get back to full guard.
Rastalli keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rastalli slips a nice elbow through Crews's hands, connecting with Crews's forehead.
Crews flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Rastalli trying to control the action but Crews is working from the bottom.
Crews flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rastalli is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Crews is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Endu Rastalli!