PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Crawley (ranked 1971 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Reilly Yates (ranked 266 p4p, 337 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crawley
vs
Yates

191 cm
25
205
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
215
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reilly Yates!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yates sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yates unleashes a big counter combination but Crawley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Yates throws a series of punches but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yates throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yates throws a right and a left that both miss.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.

It looks like Reilly Yates has been cut.
Yates walks into a straight right hand from Crawley.
Nice uppercut there from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates is looking for the big counter here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Yates tries to clinch there but Crawley circles away.
Yates slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Yates moves in looking to clinch but Crawley pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley lunges at Yates with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yates's hand.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley misses with a straight right.
Crawley dips to his left and cracks Yates with an uppercut!
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yates's hands.
Yates lands with a cross.
Yates throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yates fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Crawley on the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yates.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates is looking to clinch.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Yates ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yates throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates blocks it.
Crawley is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Crawley.
Yates swinging wildly here.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yates moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Crawley misses the target.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Yates swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crawley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yates on the side of the head.
Crawley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Yates's shoulder, as Yates tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.
Yates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates moves away from the strike by Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yates digs a good hook to Crawley's body.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawley.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yates. Crawley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley throws a hook but Yates avoids it easily.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Yates.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yates was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Yates rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crawley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yates uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Yates is just out of range.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Reilly Yates is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yates throws a body shot but no joy.
Yates is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crawley rather than just go for the knockout.
Crawley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Billy Crawley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates throws a big counter head kick but Crawley avoids it with no problem.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Yates tries to counter with a clinch but Crawley shakes him off and moves away.
Yates uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but Yates uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Crawley coming out on top.
A punch lands to the side of Yates 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Yates stuns Crawley with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Crawley. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yates swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yates scores with a one two! Crawley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yates might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crawley has got the better of the exchanges.
A lazy left from Crawley finds it's target.
Yates takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
It seemed like Yates was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A left lands for Crawley.
Crawley blocks a low kick nicely.
Crawley moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crawley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yates at a distance.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yates avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crawley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yates can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yates missing with a left hand there. Crawley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yates scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crawley with a nice cross.
Crawley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Yates tries to clinch up
and Yates takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yates has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yates misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Crawley.
Yates blocks a jab.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Yates displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley throws a body shot but no joy.
Crawley slips a jab and a cross from Yates.
Crawley lands with a hook. Yates tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crawley throws a series of strikes that have Yates backpedaling.
Crawley misses with a lunging right hand
and Yates counters with a nice uppercut.
Yates staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yates pushes Crawley up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crawley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Yates is looking to score with low kicks.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Yates was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A left lands for Crawley.
Yates ducks under a wild hook from Crawley.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yates swinging wildly here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reilly Yates's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crawley misses with a hook.
Crawley lands a body shot.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Crawley on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yates throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Yates looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crawley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yates in his tracks.
Yates's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yates scrambles back to his feet.
Billy Crawley is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Yates moves away and avoids it.
Yates tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Yates.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yates counters with a three punch combo that has Crawley backing up. Crawley nods at Yates to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yates misses with a straight right.
Crawley throwing a counter right hand but Yates manages to avoid it.
Yates misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley misses the jab.
Yates steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crawley.
Yates defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Yates misses with a double jab.
Crawley thuds a left hand into Yates's body.
Crawley lands a really nice looking cross but Yates seems unphased.
Yates looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jab, jab by Crawley - just one landing.
Nice shot lands for Yates.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yates is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yates.
Yates misses with a body shot.
Yates takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Yates.
Yates swings for the body but Crawley moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Crawley misses its target.
Crawley connects with the punch.
Yates takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crawley bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Yates's head backwards.
Crawley takes a swing at Yates's ribcage but misses.
Yates scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Billy Crawley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yates takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Yates slips under a jab from Crawley.
Crawley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crawley slips a straight right by Yates.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yates.
Yates takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yates throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Yates blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Crawley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yates moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yates misses with a few strikes there.
Yates takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crawley lands with an uppercut that bounces Yates off the cage and back into range.
Crawley throws a body punch but Yates moves out of range.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yates.
Yates throws a counter combo.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yates moves away.
Crawley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yatess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yates misses with the combination.
Crawley was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yates keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yates misses the body punch
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Reilly Yates has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Crawley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crawley, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Crawley!
After winning the bout, Billy Crawley thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.