PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Lara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Crowley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lara
vs
Crowley

222 cm
20
140 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
132 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wayne Lara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Crowley!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Igor Prikhodko and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowley scores with a kick to the body.
Lara tries to clinch up.

Crowley closes the distance and pushes Lara back into the cage.
Lara slows down the pace here.

Crowley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowley avoids the head kick by Lara.

Crowley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lara is trying to defend but Crowley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crowley missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lara is trying to get back to full guard.

Lara looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lara keeps working.
Crowley moves nicely into side control.
Lara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Crowley has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Crowley feints and as Lara raises his hands in defense, Crowley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Crowley escapes and throws Lara's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Crowley stands up.

Lara closes the distance and clinches.

Crowley gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crowley wants to control from the top but Lara keeps moving.

Lara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowley stays in close to Lara's body and controls the position.
Crowley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lara throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowley trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.

Lara has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Crowley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Crowley pulls guard effortlessly.
Crowley wants to stand but Lara is controlling the position.
Lara won't allow Crowley to sweep him here.
Crowley has momentary wrist control but Lara slips an elbow through the middle.
Lara wants to stand but Crowley has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Crowley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lara is aware though and is defending well.

Crowley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lara can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Crowley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A looping hook to the body misses from Lara. Crowley does a little dance to reset his feet.

Crowley forces Lara back against the cage and clinches.

Crowley manages to break the clinch.

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

Lara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lara keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley wants to take a breather but Lara is having none of it.

Lara is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowley pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crowley lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Crowley is just content to waste time from the top position. Lara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Lara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowley.
Crowley trying to control but Lara is working from the bottom.

Crowley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lara has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crowley has managed to get both his arms back between Lara's legs - danger averted.

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.
Crowley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crowley slips nicely into half guard.
Crowley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Crowley there.

Lara is rocked!
Crowley works his way into side control.
Oh Lara is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crowley slows the pace down.

Crowley decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lara to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crowley feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Crowley stands and steps away. Lara gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Crowley is breathing heavily.

Crowley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Lara's guard.
Crowley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crowley is continuing to stall.
Lara really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The adventures of Crowley the control monster continue. Boring.
Crowley's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Lara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lara throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crowley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brandon Crowley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowley pushing down on Lara's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Crowley seems content to control.

Crowley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crowley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Crowley lands a nice short elbow.

Lara actively working from the bottom here.
Crowley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crowley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Crowley is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lara has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Crowley stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lara to get to his feet.
Crowley stalks Lara and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lara's face. Lara staggers backwards, shaken.

Crowley darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Lara trying to control but Crowley postures up.
Crowley takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Crowley gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Crowley gets a takedown into half guard.
Crowley passes to side control.
Crowley controlling from side mount.
Lara takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crowley working the head with strikes.
Crowley creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crowley advances nicely into full mount.
Crowley looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lara tries to hold on but Crowley postures up.

Crowley get's back to his feet.

Crowley moves into the clinch.

Crowley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crowley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Crowley lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crowley passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lara!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Crowley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lara's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Crowley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lara moves away.
Lara misses with a double jab.
Wayne Lara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Crowley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lara's guard.
Crowley postures up in Lara's guard and throws a big left but Lara blocks it.
Lara can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crowley controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowley passes Lara's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowley works his way into side control.
Crowley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Crowley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Lara rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Crowley's guard! Nice work there by Lara!
Lara is in close to Crowley's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crowley trying to control the position.
Lara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowley manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lara manages to get himself to full guard.

Lara lands a decent shot there.
Crowley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lara is keeping the position for now.
Crowley won't allow Lara to sweep him here.
Crowley wanted to stand there but Lara had control of the position.

Lara throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Crowley escapes and throws Lara's legs to the side, diving into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crowley goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lara has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Crowley but great work by Lara.
Lara landing strikes.
Lara seems to have got his legs back now.
Lara working away.
Lara lands some shots froms side control.
Lara will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Lara is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crowley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crowley sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowley is trying to maintain the position but Lara is very close to passing his half guard.
Lara working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lara throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Lara lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Crowley has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lara throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lara winds up and cracks Crowley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Lara looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wayne Lara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brandon Crowley is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lara lands with a punch from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Lara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowley 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Crowley!