PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Crusher (ranked 2769 p4p, 1568 weight class) and Floyd Gayweather (ranked 323 p4p, 185 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crusher
vs
Gayweather

195 cm
22
250
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
21
263
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Crusher !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Floyd Gayweather!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusher counters with a nice body shot.
Gayweather closes the distance but Crusher moves to the side
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.
Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crusher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crusher slips a jab and a cross from Gayweather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gayweather tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusher counters with a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather is looking to clinch.
Crusher keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusher tries to counter by clinching up but Gayweather breaks away and moves out of range.
Gayweather wants to clinch.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gayweather sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Gayweather fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusher changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Gayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crusher tries to counter by clinching up but Gayweather breaks away and moves out of range.
Gayweather tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crusher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Crusher moves into the clinch.
Gayweather stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather wants to stall.
Gayweather with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jack Crusher has been cut.

Crusher ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Crusher no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Crusher wants to hit a sweep here but Gayweather passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crusher there!
Crusher is trying to reverse the position but instead Gayweather has taken his back - oops!
Crusher is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gayweather is looking to control Crusher but Crusher is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Crusher is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher is working hard here to advance position.
Crusher is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Gayweather.
Crusher tries to escape the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gayweather has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Crusher 's body.
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 Jack Crusher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A punch combination from Gayweather misses.
Crusher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Crusher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gayweather moves in looking to clinch but Crusher pushes him off.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gayweather is looking to clinch.
Gayweather tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crusher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crusher wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayweather.
Crusher is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crusher counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Gayweather kicks Crusher off and gets back to his feet.

Gayweather gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but Crusher blocks it.
Gayweather is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gayweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crusher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gayweather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusher drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gayweather sprawls and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gayweather tries to clinch but Crusher moves out of range.
As Gayweather tries to get set, Crusher tries to push him back and clinch up but Gayweather manages to avoid the attempt.
Gayweather tries to clinch up.
Gayweather misses with a series of wild punches.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

Gayweather instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gayweather has a couple of punches blocked by Crusher .
Crusher avoiding damage as Gayweather throws knees to the body.
Crusher misses with an elbow over the top.
Gayweather tries to land knees in the clinch but Crusher avoids the damage to the body.
Crusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crusher fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gayweather tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crusher blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crusher is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Crusher . That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crusher decides to pull guard.
Crusher looking to control.
Gayweather slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gayweather wanted to stand there but Crusher had control of the position.
Crusher wants to hit a sweep here but Gayweather passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crusher there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crusher is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Gayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Crusher 's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Gayweather looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gayweather throws a leg kick

and Crusher counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Gayweather!
Floyd Gayweather has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crusher trying to control the action but Gayweather is working from the bottom.
Gayweather wants to control but Crusher postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusher throwing strikes but Gayweather manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

Gayweather has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gayweather throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusher appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Crusher swats away the attempt to clinch by Gayweather.
Gayweather wants to clinch.
Crusher half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Gayweather closes the distance and pushes Crusher back into the cage.
Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gayweather misses with a punch on the inside.
Gayweather tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crusher 's elbow.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Gayweather in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crusher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crusher wants a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crusher blocks it with crossed arms.
Crusher blocks a body shot from Gayweather.
Crusher blocks an uppercut.
Gayweather scores with a shoulder strike.

Crusher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Crusher working a defensive guard but Gayweather manages to pass into side control anyway.
Crusher is trying to get back to half guard.

Gayweather tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gayweather wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crusher keeps working.
Crusher is trying to get back to half guard.
Crusher is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crusher is looking to control Gayweather's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crusher avoid being mounted?

Crusher actively working from the bottom here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Gayweather comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gayweather has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Gayweather!