PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leo Perez (ranked 8292 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Crain (ranked 4499 p4p, 334 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Perez
vs
Crain

217 cm
22
151 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leo Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joseph Crain!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Perez pushes Crain up against the cage in a clinch.
Perez can't find room to land a body shot as Crain controls the action.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Crain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Perez blocks an elbow strike from Crain.
Perez avoids the elbow strike from Crain, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Crain.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crain.

It looks like Leo Perez has been cut.
Crain throws an elbow that misses.
Perez dodges an elbow strike from Crain.
Crain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crain prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez blocks an elbow strike from Crain.
Crain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Perez is rocked!
Crain lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crain misses with an elbow over the top.
Crain effectively controlling the action here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crain pushes off an throws an elbow but Perez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain throws an elbow but it misses.
Crain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez avoids a wild elbow strike from Crain.
Crain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crain controlling the action here for a moment.
Crain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crain misses with an elbow strike.
Crain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Perez blocks an elbow strike.
Perez dodges an elbow strike from Crain.
Crain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crain throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Perez's brow.
Crain blocks an elbow strike.
Crain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Perez blocks the elbow strike.
Crain throws an elbow but it misses.
Crain misses with an elbow over the top.
Crain pushes Perez against the cage. Crain is working some dirty boxing. Crain pushes off with a quick right hook! Perez goes down! Perez tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crain moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Crain!