PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Poggle (ranked 2598 p4p, 289 weight class) and Silvio Crespo (ranked 1643 p4p, 201 weight class). Crespo has chosen Ghost ''Im A King as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poggle
vs
Crespo

178 cm
38
169 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

170 cm
36
155 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Timothy Poggle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Crespo!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poggle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crespo's waist but Crespo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Poggle off to one side.
Poggle is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crespo. Poggle shrugs it off though.
Crespo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Poggle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crespo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crespo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crespo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Poggle swats away the attempt to clinch by Crespo.
Poggle thuds a left hand into Crespo's body.
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!

Crespo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Crespo lands in his opponent's guard.

Crespo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crespo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crespo landing with the ground and pound.
Crespo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crespo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Crespo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crespo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Poggle's head.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Poggle has wrist control.
Crespo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Poggle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crespo throwing strikes from guard but Poggle blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crespo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poggle is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crespo is controlling him.
Crespo is looking to work some ground and pound but Poggle has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crespo throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poggle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Poggle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poggle has been working on his balance at New York Training Academy , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Crespo.

Crespo clinches up against the cage.
Poggle has had enough of the clinch but Crespo keeps him there for the moment.
Poggle managing to block the knees to the body from Crespo.
Poggle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poggle throws a head punch that misses.
Poggle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A hook to the body from Poggle.
Crespo swings wildly with an uppercut but Poggle uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Crespo fails to land.
Poggle lands a hook that snaps the head of Crespo backwards.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crespo connects with a knee to the head.
Poggle blocking some punches.
Crespo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crespo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Poggle.
Poggle swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Poggle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crespo scores with a hook.
Poggle moves away from the strike by Crespo.
Crespo stuffs the takedown attempt from Poggle. Poggle gets slowly back to his feet.

Poggle closes the distance and clinches.
Crespo throws a knee to the head but misses.

Poggle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Poggle goes for a double leg but Crespo avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crespo continues to drive forward.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Poggle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo fails with a takedown attempt.
Poggle tried to counter with a leg kick but Crespo avoided it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Poggle tries a head kick but it misses.
Crespo tries to clinch but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle moves out of range of the body kick from Crespo.
Poggle is looking for a counter combo.
Crespo catches Poggle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Poggle throws a hook but Crespo avoids it easily.

Crespo has managed to clinch.
Poggle tries to break the clinch but Crespo is controlling the position.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo tries a knee to the head but Poggle blocks it.
Poggle blocks an uppercut.
Poggle working hard to break the clinch.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Crespo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poggle.
Crespo misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Crespo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crespo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Poggle checks it well.
Crespo stuffs the takedown.
Crespo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Poggle gets tackled into the cage by Crespo. Crespo maintains the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crespo throws an elbow but misses.

Poggle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Poggle lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crespo's sensitive parts.
Poggle needs to keep his hands up - Crespo had a free shot at his head there.
Crespo tries to bum rush Poggle with a series of wild strikes but Poggle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Timothy Poggle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crespo tries to clinch there but Poggle circles away.
Poggle appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crespo throws a head kick but Poggle moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crespo shoots in for a takedown but Poggle shows good takedown defense.
Crespo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Poggle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Poggle moves forwards but Crespo connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crespo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Crespo looks to land a combination but Poggle avoids it well.
Crespo blocks the body kick.
Poggle connects with a body shot that sends Crespo's belly button to the back.
Crespo swings for the body but Poggle moves out of range.
Poggle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Poggle throws a head kick that misses.
Timothy Poggle is winning the standup battle so far.

Crespo gets tackled into the cage by Poggle. Poggle maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poggle.
Crespo digs a right hand into Poggle's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Poggle's gas tank.
Crespo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poggle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvio Crespo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short left from Crespo.
Crespo misses with a knee strike.

Poggle manages to break the clinch.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crespo has a takedown stuffed.
Crespo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crespo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crespo wants to clinch.
Poggle misses with the combination.
Crespo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Poggle's head backwards.
Poggle feints and then cracks Crespo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crespo down.
Poggle moves out of range of the body kick from Crespo.
Poggle tries to move into range but Crespo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle looks to land a body kick but Crespo moved away.
Crespo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Poggle manages to avoid it.
Crespo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silvio Crespo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crespo throws a body shot but no joy.
Poggle throws a big counter combination but Crespo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Crespo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crespo lands with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Crespo. Those never looked like landing.
Crespo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Poggle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poggle misses with a series of wild punches.
Poggle fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Poggle closes the distance and clinches up with Crespo, looking for a takedown. Poggle pushes Crespo against the cage but Crespo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timothy Poggle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crespo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A jab from Poggle finds it's way through Crespo's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poggle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poggle moves away.
Crespo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crespo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Poggle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Poggle keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crespo.
Crespo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crespo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Poggle clinches up against the cage.
Poggle blocking some punches.
Crespo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crespo misses with a knee strike.
Crespo pushes off an throws an elbow but Poggle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Poggle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crespo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Silvio Crespo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crespo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Poggle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crespo quickly recovers to half guard.
Poggle wants to get back to his feet.
Poggle trying to control from half guard but Crespo is working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poggle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Poggle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crespo's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poggle is keen to just control but Crespo is a slippery customer.
Poggle throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crespo to regain full guard.
Poggle controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crespo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Poggle stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crespo connects with a solid leg kick.
Poggle scores with a leg kick.
Crespo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crespo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Poggle is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Crespo's half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poggle working over Crespo with some ground and pound. Crespo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Poggle tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Poggle wants to take a breather but Crespo is having none of it.
Poggle wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Crespo uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Poggle content to stall in guard here.
Poggle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poggle throws a big right hand that misses.
Poggle trying to control the position from guard on top but Crespo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poggle throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poggle wants to stand but Crespo is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Poggle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crespo connects with a crisp jab.
Crespo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Poggle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crespo moves forwards but Poggle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silvio Crespo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crespo wants to clinch up but Poggle keeps it at a distance.

Crespo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poggle on his heels. He'll look to pass Poggle's guard now, I'm sure.
Crespo sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crespo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Poggle is controlling Crespo's posture.
Crespo controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crespo landing with the ground and pound.
Timothy Poggle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crespo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crespo wants to control from the top but Poggle keeps moving.
Poggle trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Silvio Crespo.
Well Crespo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Crespo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Silvio Crespo thanked Voodoo Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).