PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jon Repko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Crawford has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Repko
vs
Crawford

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Repko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repko shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crawford as he avoids it easily.

Repko feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Crawford wants to stand up but Repko is controlling him.
Repko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.

Crawford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Repko's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Repko wants to pass the guard but Crawford is keeping the position.
Repko sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford wants to sweep here but Repko controlling him for the moment.
Repko lands a couple of digs.
Crawford looking to hit a scissor sweep but Repko is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Repko controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crawford is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Repko showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Repko forces his way into half guard.
Repko is keen to just control but Crawford is a slippery customer.
Repko is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Crawford!
Repko takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crawford keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Repko controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repko tries to control but Crawford wriggling away.
Crawford is looking to improve his position but Repko isn't that keen on the idea.
Crawford wants to hold on but Repko pushes him away.
Repko controlling from mount.
Repko is breathing heavily.
Crawford is working to get back to half guard.
Crawford is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Repko controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jon Repko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Crawford with a poor takedown

and Repko counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crawford!
Repko wants to control the pace but Crawford is squirming around nicely.
Crawford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Repko dominated that round.
That's time! Repko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Repko shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crawford is trying to defend but Repko finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Repko trying to control from half guard but Crawford is working away.
Repko seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Crawford is not content to let Repko control the position.
Repko tries to pass to full mount but Crawford defends it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is in trouble now - Repko has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawford tries to hold on but Repko postures up.
Crawford is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Crawford is squirming around, avoiding Repko's attempts to control the action.
Repko prevents Crawford from getting the reversal.

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.
Repko sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Repko controlling from the full mount.
Crawford in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Repko throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Repko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crawford prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Repko controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford wants to hold on but Repko pushes him away.
Repko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crawford tries to lock up and control but Repko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Crawford working to try and regain half guard.
Crawford sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crawford is looking to control Repko's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Crawford avoid being mounted?

That's four 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.
Repko trying to control the action but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Repko stalling away here and it's allowed Crawford to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Crawford wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Repko trying to control the position from guard on top but Crawford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crawford looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawford, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Repko dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Repko shoots in and bounces Crawford off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Crawford keeping moving, preventing Repko from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jon Repko just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Repko shoots and misses

so Crawford counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Crawford wants to control from the top but Repko keeps moving.
Crawford advances to half guard.
Repko won't allow Crawford to pass to mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford content to control rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crawford is working for a kimura here but Repko manages to reverse the position and he's now in Crawford's guard.
Repko trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Crawford trying to strike off his back.
Crawford is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Repko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crawford is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crawford managing to control the position.
Repko sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crawford preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Repko isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Some wild striking there from Repko.
Brian Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repko with a poor takedown
and Crawford counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Crawford feints and as Repko raises his hands in defense, Crawford changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crawford trying to control the position from guard on top but Repko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Repko pulls Crawford in close to his closed guard and prevents Crawford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Repko keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repko not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crawford is looking to work some ground and pound but Repko has wrist control.
Repko keeping moving, preventing Crawford from controlling successfully.
Jon Repko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crawford tries to stand but Repko is controlling from the bottom.
Brian Crawford has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crawford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Repko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Repko!