PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petko Petkov (ranked 8662 p4p, 652 weight class) and Denzel Crawford (ranked 23714 p4p, 665 weight class). Denzel Crawford will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Petkov
vs
Crawford

184 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

187 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Petko Petkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denzel Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petkov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crawford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petkov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crawford lands with a straight right. Petkov didn't see that one coming.

Petkov is rocked!
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Oh Petkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Petkov tries to clinch
and Crawford counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crawford avoids a kick to the body.
Crawford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Petkov's sensitive parts.
Petkov looks to land a body kick but Crawford moved away.
Crawford looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Petkov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawford circles away.
Crawford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawford scoring well with a low kick there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petkov wants to clinch.
Crawford walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Petkov drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crawford swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Petkov's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Denzel Crawford!