PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Colin Mcgruber (ranked 6575 p4p, 4577 weight class) and Zac Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 404 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Mcgruber
vs
Crawford

179 cm
18
155
0 - 2 - 0

183 cm
22
145
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Colin Mcgruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zac Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford dodges the punch combination from Mcgruber.
Mcgruber lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crawford circles away quickly and effectively.
Mcgruber throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Mcgruber tries to keep at a distance but Crawford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcgruber wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgruber wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawford has Mcgruber pressed against the cage, preventing Mcgruber from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawford slows down the pace here.
Mcgruber wants to break free but Crawford has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgruber is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Mcgruber is trying to break the clinch but Crawford is controlling him.
Crawford is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Mcgruber working hard to break the clinch.
Crawford lands a body shot.
Mcgruber managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mcgruber's efforts to push away.

Mcgruber breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Crawford successfully pulls guard.
Crawford is adopting a defensive guard.

Crawford has his feet on Mcgruber's thighs here. He's pushed Mcgruber off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Mcgruber screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zac Crawford!