PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 6117 p4p, 426 weight class) and Dwight Schrute (ranked 2907 p4p, 292 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crawler
vs
Schrute

178 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Big right hand

BJJ Brown Belt
Good elbows
Good gas tank

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dwight Schrute!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crawler moves into the clinch.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Schrute blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrute leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Schrute shrugs off.
Schrute working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crawler lands an elbow just above Schrute 's eye.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawler.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Schrute throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawler.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawler throws an elbow but misses.
Schrute has had enough of the clinch but Crawler keeps him there for the moment.
Crawler lands a damaging elbow.
Schrute working aggressively here.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
Schrute blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawler.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Crawler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike from Crawler.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schrute's brow.
Crawler lands an elbow just above Schrute 's eye.
Crawler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrute blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crawler lands with a short shot to the head.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crawler slows down the pace here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler displaying some good clinch control by pressing Schrute up against the cage.
Schrute avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schrute's brow.
Crawler lands an elbow just above Schrute 's eye.
Schrute avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Crawler lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawler pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrute leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schrute's brow.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Schrute takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schrute with a jab.
Schrute scores with a nice strike.
Crawler needs to keep his hands up - Schrute had a free shot at his head there.
Crawler throws a body shot but no joy.
Schrute fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawler manages to avoid it.

Crawler moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawler leaning against his opponent.
Crawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schrute avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute blocks the elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crawler takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawler.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schrute's brow.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrute leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crawler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawler is pushing Schrute up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crawler has Schrute pressed against the cage, preventing Schrute from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crawler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schrute can do to turn this around?
Schrute swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crawler just misses with a elbow thrown towards Schrute's brow.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
Crawler lands a damaging elbow.
Crawler throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Crawler fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Crawler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawler slowing the pace effectively.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
The referee calls for Crawler to work.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute throws a head punch that misses.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schrute misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Crawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Crawler pushes off an throws an elbow but Schrute leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schrute blocks the elbow strike.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Schrute avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Schrute fails to land.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crawler throws an elbow but misses.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrute swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike from Crawler.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crawler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Crawler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Schrute tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Crawler dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Schrute misses the target.
Schrute slips a straight right by Crawler.
Crawler takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Schrute swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Schrute takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Schrute connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawler momentarily.
Schrute takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dwight Schrute is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawler stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Schrute jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Crawler.
Crawler fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Crawler scores with a hook.
Schrute throws a body punch but Crawler moves out of range.
Crawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schrute.
Schrute throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crawler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schrute on the side of the head.
Schrute thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawler was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Schrute throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawler.
Schrute misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawler moves out of range of the strikes.
Schrute throws an overhand right that lands on Crawler's shoulder, as Crawler tries to avoid the shot.

Crawler rushes Schrute and presses him up against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawler.
Crawler lands a damaging elbow.
Schrute avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
Crawler lands an elbow inside that Schrute shrugs off.
Crawler misses with an elbow strike.
Schrute has a couple of punches blocked by Crawler.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Schrute dodges an elbow strike from Crawler.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Crawler gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crawler throws an elbow that misses.
Schrute blocks an elbow strike.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schrute's defenses.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Schrute.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawler comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crawler lands an elbow that stopped Schrute in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawler.
Crawler looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Schrute scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Schrute swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawler is pushing Schrute up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crawler throws an elbow but it misses.
Schrute takes an elbow to the temple.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schrute misses with the head strike.
Dwight Schrute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.
Crawler creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crawler stalling the fight.
Schrute fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Schrute misses with some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler has Schrute pressed against the cage.
Crawler misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawler lands an elbow just above Schrute 's eye.
Schrute takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crawler throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Schrute avoids the elbow strike from Crawler, against the cage.
Night Crawler is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Schrute misses with some punches.
Schrute working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Night Crawler showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawler, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Night Crawler!
Dwight Schrute was interviewed post fight and said 'Whenever I'm about to do something, I think, "Would an idiot do that?" And if they would, I do not do that thing.'.