PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Expendable Crewman V (ranked 740 p4p, 24 weight class) and Jimi Powell (ranked 891 p4p, 30 weight class). Crewman V comes to the cage accompanied by The Warrior song. The crowd seem to be enjoying Powell's choice of entrance music: 8 Mile. This should be a great matchup!

Crewman V
vs
Powell

200 cm
29
286 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

194 cm
36
282 lbs
30 - 22 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Expendable Crewman V!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crewman V throws a big shot that misses.
Powell moves out of range of the body kick from Crewman V.
Expendable Crewman V seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crewman V looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powell checks a leg kick.
Crewman V looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Powell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crewman V.
Despite the aggression on Powell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Crewman V misses with a right hand
and Powell counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Expendable Crewman V has been cut.
Crewman V throws the kick towards the body but Powell avoids it.
Crewman V throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Powell counters with a nice uppercut.

Powell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Powell prevents Crewman V from improving his position.
Powell tries to pass to full mount but Crewman V defends it.
Crewman V manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crewman V looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crewman V lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Crewman V stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Powell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crewman V missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crewman V stopping the sweep attempt from Powell.
Crewman V looking to pass the guard.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crewman V's guard.

Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crewman V has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Powell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Crewman V has momentary wrist control but Powell slips an elbow through the middle.
Crewman V has his hands on Powell's head, controlling the position.
Powell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crewman V's head.

Expendable Crewman V's cut is getting worse.
Crewman V working a defensive guard here.
Crewman V wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Powell trying to control but Crewman V is working from the bottom.
Powell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crewman V wants to get back to his feet but Powell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Crewman V is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crewman V's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Crewman V not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Powell scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Crewman V managing to control the position.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Powell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crewman V is pulling down on Powell's head. It's preventing any offense from Powell, at least for the moment.
Powell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crewman V trying to control the position here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Powell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Powell as he checks the leg kick.
Crewman V lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crewman V. Powell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crewman V connects with a good right hand that stumbles Powell. Powell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crewman V looks to score with a jab to the body but Powell is just out of range.
Powell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Powell looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crewman V wants to get back to his feet but Powell passes into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Powell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Expendable Crewman V's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crewman V throws a body kick that misses.
Crewman V looks for the body kick but Powell saw that one coming.
Powell throws out a counter right but Crewman V avoids it with no problem.
Crewman V thows a left - swing and a miss!
Powell feints the counter takedown.

Powell forces Crewman V back against the cage and clinches.
Crewman V tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Crewman V swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crewman V blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crewman V lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crewman V fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Powell wants to take the fight to the mat but Crewman V manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Powell looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crewman V breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crewman V throws a body kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Powell on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Powell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell misses with a hook
enabling Crewman V to counter with a crisp jab.
Powell slips a jab and a cross from Crewman V.
Powell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell wants to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crewman V.
A telegraphed right hand from Powell misses the target.
Nice body kick from Crewman V.
Powell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crewman V paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crewman V. Powell shrugs it off though.
Expendable Crewman V is winning the standup battle so far.
Crewman V connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Crewman V there.
Powell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Crewman V connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crewman V lands with a nice body kick.
Powell is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell drops his hands momentarily and Crewman V takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crewman V scores with a nice head shot.

Powell is rocked!
Crewman V throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crewman V connects with a solid leg kick.
A jab from Crewman V does it's job there.
Crewman V circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Powell drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Crewman V follows Powell to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Expendable Crewman V!
Expendable Crewman V really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.