PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Crew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack In The Box (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Crew has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Crew
vs
In The Box

191 cm
23
219 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Crew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack In The Box!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
In The Box fails to land with a series of punches.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew avoids them all with ease.
Crew scores with a crisp jab that stopped In The Box in his tracks.
A head kick misses from In The Box.

Crew lands a left and a right that send In The Box crashing to the mat, dazed. Crew thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

In The Box is rocked!

Crew moves into range and clinches up with In The Box.
In The Box is still on wobbly legs! Can Crew finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
In The Box looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crew avoids the elbow strike from In The Box, against the ropes.
Crew blocks an elbow strike from In The Box.

Crew gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Crew wanted to stand there but In The Box had control of the position.
In The Box seems to have recovered his senses.
Crew trying to control but In The Box is working from the bottom.

In The Box looking for a guillotine here but Crew defends easily.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crew wants to pass the guard but In The Box is keeping the position.
In The Box seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
In The Box utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crew postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crew misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from In The Box misses.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from In The Box does no damage.
In The Box swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

In The Box gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In The Box looks gassed!
In The Box keeping full guard, as Crew tries to pass.
In The Box keeping moving, preventing Crew from controlling successfully.
In The Box pulls Crew in close to prevent any damage.
In The Box is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
In The Box throwing shots but Crew is blocking nicely.
In The Box thows a huge punch but Crew dodges it nicely.
In The Box throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Crew pushes In The Box off and gets back to his feet.
In The Box misses with a head kick.

In The Box clinches up against the ropes.
In The Box misses with an elbow strike.
Crew is looking to break free of the clinch but In The Box has double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for In The Box.
Crew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
In The Box is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crew is defending well for now.
In The Box creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
In The Box is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

In The Box escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Crew.
Crew misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
In The Box misses with a few strikes there.
In The Box connects with a crisp jab.
Jab by Crew.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
In The Box will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
In The Box scores with a jab. Crew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
In The Box lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
In The Box scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crew misses with a series of wild punches.
In The Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crew tries a head kick but it misses.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crew avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crew's corner calls for a 1-2. Crew obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crew misses with a wild combination.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
In The Box scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but In The Box circles away quickly and effectively.

In The Box clinches up with Crew and pushes him back against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by In The Box.
In The Box misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, In The Box throws an elbow but misses.
In The Box throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

In The Box jumps into guard, dragging Crew to the mat.
In The Box trying to control the position.
Crew looking to pass the guard.
In The Box has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In The Box is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
In The Box controls Crew momentarily but Crew frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jack In The Box will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but In The Box paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crew tries to close the distance and clinch but In The Box swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crew connects with a single shot there.
In The Box misses with a two punch combination.
Crew lands a jab to the nose.
In The Box tries to clinch there but Crew circles away.
John Crew is winning the standup battle so far.
In The Box misses with the combination.
In The Box looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

In The Box scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crew keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
In The Box missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
In The Box looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Crew pushes In The Box off looking to stand but In The Box dives back in and keeps control.
In The Box scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
In The Box throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crew pushes In The Box off looking to stand but In The Box dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crew blocking the ground and pound attempt from In The Box.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Crew moves into the clinch successfully.
In The Box creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crew dodges an elbow strike from In The Box.
Crew avoids a wild elbow strike from In The Box.
In The Box gets underhooks to prevent Crew's takedown attempt.
Crew blocks an elbow strike.

Crew breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
In The Box lands a two punch combo.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
Crew misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
In The Box looks to land a combination. Crew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
In The Box misses with a double jab.
A combination from In The Box does no damage.
Crew shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has In The Box pinned against the cage. In The Box gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crew throws a combination but it was largely blocked by In The Box.
In The Box darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
In The Box connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crew momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crew digs a good body shot into In The Box's ribs.
In The Box throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crew.
Crew thows a left - swing and a miss!
In The Box shoots in but Crew avoids the takedown attempt easily.
In The Box showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crew.
In The Box tries to bum rush Crew with a series of wild strikes but Crew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crew connects with the punch.
Crew fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Crew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
In The Box throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crew counters with a lovely straight right hand!
In The Box tries to bum rush Crew with a series of wild strikes but Crew uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Crew.
In The Box throws a nice looking combination but Crew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
In The Box misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Crew misses.
Jack In The Box seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
In The Box tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crew swats him away and circles back towards the center.
In The Box wants to clinch up but Crew keeps it at a distance.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - In The Box throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
In The Box throws out a leg kick but Crew moves out of range and In The Box only half commits.
In The Box throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

In The Box gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
In The Box controls Crew momentarily but Crew frees himself.
In The Box wants to sweep here but Crew controlling him for the moment.
Crew will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

In The Box is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

In The Box is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Crew controlling from the top position.
In The Box trying to keep a closed guard but Crew is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. In The Box swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
In The Box tries to clinch but Crew moves out of range.
Crew misses with the combination.
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew moves out of range.
In The Box lands with a nice combination. Crew backs away looking to recover.
Crew lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
In The Box throws an overhand right that lands on Crew's shoulder, as Crew tries to avoid the shot.
In The Box is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by In The Box.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
In The Box stuffs the takedown attempt from Crew. Crew gets slowly back to his feet.
In The Box misses with the combination.
In The Box lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack In The Box showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crew stalks In The Box and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into In The Box's face. In The Box staggers backwards, shaken.
Crew throws a lazy right hand but In The Box sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In The Box misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
In The Box scores with a spinning back kick!
In The Box shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crew but Crew pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Some wild striking there from In The Box.
Crew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crew looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
In The Box swinging wilding here.
Crew lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
In The Box misses with a series of wild punches.
In The Box throws a right hand that Crew ducks under and follows up with a left that Crew also avoids with ease.
Crew will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick from In The Box lands but Crew takes it in his stride.

In The Box tries to keep at a distance but Crew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

In The Box has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Crew uses from the top position.
Crew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. In The Box is keeping the position for now.
In The Box is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
In The Box is trying to keep Crew in close.
Crew tries to free his leg and advance position but In The Box is retaining full guard.

In The Box has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Crew thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
In The Box trying to keep a closed guard but Crew is proving a slippery customer.
Crew pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. In The Box is keeping the position for now.

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.
In The Box is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
In The Box sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crew defending well though.
In The Box is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Crew defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from In The Box.
Crew wants to try and get back to his feet.
Crew is bucking up trying to escape but In The Box cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

In The Box is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Crew has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Crew!
In The Box is trying to control the position but Crew postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crew wants to control from the top but In The Box keeps moving.

Crew drops back looking for a leg! In The Box is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and In The Box manages to kick Crew off! Crew jumps back into In The Box's guard.
In The Box is trying to keep Crew in close.
In The Box keeping full guard, as Crew tries to pass.

Crew is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
In The Box working a defensive guard here.

That's four 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No joy there for Crew, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
In The Box stalks Crew and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Crew's face. Crew staggers backwards, shaken.
In The Box scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from In The Box.
Crew throws a sloppy head kick and In The Box moves out of range easily.
In The Box fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

In The Box rushes Crew and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Crew takes an elbow to the forehead.

In The Box breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crew!
In The Box scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
In The Box throws a series of punches but Crew moves out of range.
John Crew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
In The Box doesn't manage to clinch there - Crew circles away.
Some wild striking there from Crew.
Crew misses with the combination.
In The Box throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack In The Box comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well In The Box 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack In The Box!