PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Surov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley comes to the cage accompanied by Egypt Central - Taking You Down . Surov comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amphetamines kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alexei Surov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crawley
vs
Surov

195 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
48
182 lbs
39 - 21 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Urban Fighter

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexei Surov!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Surov misses with a body shot.
Surov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crawley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Surov thinking.
Surov thows a leg kick but Crawley checks it
and Crawley counters with a left to the body.
Surov misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Alexei Surov has been cut.
Surov misses with a straight left.
Crawley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Surov just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Surov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Surov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crawley plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As Surov tries to get set, Crawley tries to push him back and clinch up but Surov manages to avoid the attempt.
Surov misses with a body shot

and Crawley counters with a crisp right hand that drops Surov! Crawley lets Surov back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Surov misses with a right hand

and Crawley counters by clinching up.
Crawley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crawley lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Surov.
Surov taking a breather.
Crawley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley blocks an uppercut.
Crawley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A hook to the body from Crawley.
Surov looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Surov struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawley controls his hands.
A right handed body shot lands from Crawley.
Crawley gets underhooks to prevent Surov's takedown attempt.
Crawley pushes Surov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Crawley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crawley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Crawley - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Surov or not.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.

That has opened up Alexei Surov's cut even more.
I was talking to Crawley's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Surov tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Surov back against the cage.
Crawley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crawley has Surov pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crawley.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawley.
Crawley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Surov backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley is working Surov over against the cage.
Good body shot from Crawley.
Crawley just leaning against Surov, taking a breather.
A body shot lands from Crawley.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Surov or not.
Surov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crawley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crawley lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Surov.
Crawley blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Surov misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike.
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 Crawley.
Surov is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crawley is keeping busy.
Crawley lands a right hand.

The cut above Alexei Surov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crawley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawley.
A bit of stalling here from Crawley.
A short body shot lands from Crawley as the two fighters clinch.
Crawley lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Crawley.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawley.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawley.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexei Surov's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley is looking to counter the offense by Surov and move into the clinch.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Surov can do to turn this around?
Surov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Surov throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Surov misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Surov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Surov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Surov misses with a wild body shot.
Surov throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Surov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Surov with a lazy takedown attempt
and Crawley makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Surov is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Surov misses
and Crawley counters with a good low kick that Surov was not able to check.
Alexei Surov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crawley moves into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Crawley digs a right hand underneath Surov's ribcage. Surov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crawley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawley cracks Surov with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Crawley as the two fighters clinch.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Crawley.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley pushes Surov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley has Surov pressed against the cage.
Crawley stalling against the cage.
Crawley lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Crawley.
Crawley is pushing Surov up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A bit of stalling here from Crawley.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike.
Crawley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Alexei Surov's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crawley cracks Surov with a nice body shot.
Crawley lands a left hand.
A short left from Crawley.
A right hook to the body lands for Crawley.
Crawley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crawley lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexei Surov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Paul Crawley!
An out of breath Paul Crawley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.