PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erza Scarlet (ranked 2578 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Bob Crawley (ranked 332 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley has chosen Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador as his entrance music. Bob Crawley is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Scarlet
vs
Crawley

194 cm
25
215
3 - 1 - 0

195 cm
27
205
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Highland Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erza Scarlet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Scarlet is out of range.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarlet punishes Crawley's body with a nice straight punch.
Crawley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Scarlet swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Scarlet with a body shot.
Scarlet throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crawley throws a low kick, looking for Scarlet's leg but Scarlet calmly moves out of range.
Scarlet scores with a hook.
Scarlet misses with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Scarlet misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Scarlet misses with a looping right.
A leg kick checked by Scarlet.
Scarlet appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crawley throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley drops his hands momentarily and Scarlet takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scarlet throws out the jab.
Scarlet lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Scarlet misses the target.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Scarlet connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crawley momentarily.
A leg kick checked by Scarlet.
Crawley throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Scarlet lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A punch lands to the side of Crawley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Scarlet darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Scarlet tries to move into range but Crawley moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Scarlet is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Scarlet misses the shot to the body.
Crawley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Scarlet looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley throws a big shot that misses.
Scarlet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Scarlet moves out of range easily.
Scarlet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Scarlet connects with a crisp jab.
Scarlet defending well as Crawley loads up on a big left hand.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scarlet avoids the head kick by Crawley.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scarlet tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crawley lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Erza Scarlet has been cut.
The fighters circling - Scarlet throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Scarlet throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scarlet avoids the body shot from Crawley.
Crawley defending well as Scarlet loads up on a big left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley slips a straight right by Scarlet.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Scarlet with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Scarlet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.
Crawley takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarlet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crawley can pounce on him.
Crawley swings for the body but Scarlet moves out of range.
Crawley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Scarlet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scarlet misses with a left hand
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
Scarlet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarlet is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Scarlet checks the leg kick.
Scarlet misses with a combination
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Scarlet sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crawley buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crawley connects with a solid leg kick.
Crawley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scarlet. That did some damage!
Scarlet takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws an overhand right that lands on Scarlet's shoulder, as Scarlet tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Scarlet.
Scarlet throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawley defending well as Scarlet loads up on a big left hand.
Scarlet jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Erza Scarlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erza Scarlet's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Scarlet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarlet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crawley slips a straight right by Scarlet.
Scarlet swings widly with a right hand
and Crawley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crawley attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Scarlet on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crawley looks to throw the jab but Scarlet is out of range.
Scarlet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Bob Crawley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crawley.
Scarlet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crawley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarlet misses with an uppercut.
Crawley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Scarlet.
Crawley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Scarlet slips under a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlet misses with a looping right.
Scarlet is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scarlet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That kick from Crawley tenderised Scarlet's leg. Scarlet is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crawley misses with a body shot.
Scarlet throws a body shot but no joy.
Scarlet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Scarlet takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Crawley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crawley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Scarlet connects with the punch.
Crawley lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Scarlet cracks a nice hook into Crawley's ribs.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Scarlet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scarlet blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scarlet jabs Crawley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crawley misses with a low kick.
Decent striking displayed by Scarlet there.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Scarlet darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crawley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Crawley is looking to chop away at Scarlet's legs.
Scarlet throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Scarlet thuds his right hand into Crawley's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Scarlet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Scarlet manages to avoid it.
It looked like Scarlet was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawley.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Crawley connects with a right hand. Scarlet shakes it off.
Crawley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scarlet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Crawley lands but Scarlet takes it in his stride.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Scarlet loads up on a big right hand but Crawley slips the punch.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Scarlet avoids it with no problem.
Crawley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Scarlet.
Crawley misses with a right hand
and Scarlet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Crawley.
Scarlet sizes up Crawley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Crawley appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crawley's corner calls for a 1-2. Crawley obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crawley slips under a jab.
Scarlet throws a lazy right hand but Crawley sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Scarlet lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crawley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Scarlet misses with a straight left.

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!
Crawley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Scarlet works the jab nicely.
Jab by Scarlet.
Scarlet throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
Scarlet lands a really nice looking cross but Crawley seems unphased.
Crawley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Scarlet.
Scarlet looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley throws out a loose jab but Scarlet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlet is looking to counter punch.
Crawley staying out of range there.
Scarlet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Scarlet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crawley connects with a crisp jab.
Crawley throws a hook but Scarlet avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crawley throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crawley moves out of range of the strikes.
Crawley slips under a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Erza Scarlet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erza Scarlet's cut.
That's time! Scarlet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Scarlet throws a big shot that misses.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Scarlet moved out of range.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Scarlet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crawley.
Crawley lands a head kick. Scarlet smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Scarlet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Scarlet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crawley doesn't seem bothered though.
Scarlet lands a body shot.
Crawley throws a jab when Scarlet was well out of range.
Scarlet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Scarlet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scarlet throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crawley tries a quick counter leg kick but Scarlet is wise to it.

Scarlet has managed to clinch.

Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley misses the body punch
and Scarlet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Scarlet misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Scarlet forces Crawley back against the cage and clinches.
Scarlet throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawley lands a nice uppercut.
Scarlet lands a body shot in the clinch.
Scarlet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crawley backwards.
Crawley tries to break free but Scarlet pushes him back against the cage.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Scarlet controls his hands.
Crawley scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawley tries to circle away but Scarlet has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Scarlet fails to land.
Crawley lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crawley scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Crawley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scarlet throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crawley misses with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Scarlet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crawley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crawley throws a head kick but Scarlet moves out of range.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Scarlet was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Scarlet throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Scarlet thows a left - swing and a miss!
Scarlet looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Scarlet.
Crawley throws a shot from downtown. Scarlet moves away and avoids it.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Crawley loads up on a big right hand but Scarlet slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawley. Scarlet does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley slips a jab from Scarlet.
Scarlet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Scarlet throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crawley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Scarlet tries to close the distance and clinch but Crawley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Scarlet misses with the combination.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Scarlet is just out of range.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Scarlet moves out of range easily.
Scarlet takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scarlet blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Scarlet misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crawley misses with an uppercut.
Scarlet slips a straight right by Crawley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scarlet looks to land a right hand but Crawley moved out of range.
Crawley lands a high kick!
Crawley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scarlet looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Scarlet throws a shot from downtown. Crawley moves away and avoids it.
Scarlet lands a jab-cross combination.
Crawley throws a right and a left that both miss.
Scarlet misses the jab.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Scarlet avoids it with no problem.
Scarlet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crawley.
Scarlet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Scarlet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crawley.
Scarlet misses the jab.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Scarlet slips a straight right by Crawley.
Scarlet avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley throws a lazy right hand but Scarlet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Erza Scarlet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Scarlet, 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 for Erza Scarlet!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Erza Scarlet!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Erza Scarlet!

Erza Scarlet wins by unanimous decision!
Erza Scarlet thanked the fans post fight for their support.