PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andre Navarro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Navarro
vs
Crain

185 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andre Navarro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Crain!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crain moves to clinch but Navarro breaks away
and Navarro counters with an outside leg kick.
Crain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Navarro swats away the attempt to clinch by Crain.
Navarro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Navarro misses with a low kick.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crain moves away.
Crain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Navarro lands a nice looking kick to the body. Crain takes a step back to recover.
Navarro connects with an inside leg kick.
Navarro connects with a single shot there.
Navarro throws a leg kick which misses Crain's front leg but catches the back leg as Crain tries to avoid it.

Crain rushes Navarro and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain lands an elbow just above Navarro 's eye.

It looks like Andre Navarro has been cut.

Crain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Navarro throws a good cross that connects.
Navarro connects with an inside leg kick.
Navarro feints and then cracks Crain's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crain down.
Navarro lands a front kick.
Navarro throws a hook to the side of Crain's head but Crain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crain's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
Crain takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crain blocks a low kick nicely.

Crain clinches up against the cage.
Navarro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crain blocks a body shot from Navarro.
Navarro struggles to land a body shot inside as Crain controls his hands.
Crain is working for takedown but Navarro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crain has him pressed against the cage.
Navarro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Navarro tries to work over Crain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro is trying to push Crain away but Crain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Navarro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Navarro avoids it.

Crain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crain shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crain is defended easily by Navarro.
Andre Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Crain.
Crain changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Navarro tries to avoid it but Crain manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Navarro to the ground. Navarro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Navarro misses with a leg kick

and Crain moves into the clinch.
Crain blocks an elbow strike from Navarro.
Navarro missing with knees to the body.
Navarro is looking to break free of the clinch but Crain has double underhooks.
Navarro misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crain.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crain.
Crain lands a knee to the body.

Crain turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crain manages to end up in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Navarro regains half guard there - taking advantage of Crain's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Crain is trying to control. Navarro wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Navarro is staying active underneath Crain, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Calvin Crain.
Crain needs to keep his hands up - Navarro had a free shot at his head there.
Crain shoots in and drives through. Navarro sprawls well.
Crain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Crain clinches with his opponent.
Navarro tries to break free but Crain pushes him back against the cage.
Crain lands a nice knee to the body.
Navarro is breathing heavily.
Crain dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Navarro's efforts to push away.
Crain goes for a takedown attempt but Navarro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Navarro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crain moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calvin Crain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andre Navarro's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Navarro as he avoids it easily.
Crain shoots in but Navarro avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Calvin Crain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
Navarro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crain checks it well.
Crain checks a leg kick.
Crain fails to land the takedown.
Andre Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Crain.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Navarro does it's job there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crain shoots in for a double leg but Navarro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Crain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Navarro.
Navarro scores with the left hand. Crain knows he should have avoided that one.

Crain moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crain lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crain looking to slow down the pace here.
Crain has Navarro pressed against the cage, preventing Navarro from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Navarro missing with knees to the body.
Crain drops down looking for an ankle pick but Navarro pulls his leg out and moves away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Navarro lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Navarro tests Crain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crain shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice inside leg kick there by Navarro. That's going to slow Crain down.
Navarro thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crain if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Navarro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crain.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crain tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Navarro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Crain moves into the clinch.
Crain tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Navarro smiles and moves away.
Crain is looking to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Navarro.
Navarro keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Navarro motions for Crain to come forward. Navarro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick
and Navarro counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Navarro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crain shoots in looking for a takedown. Navarro tries to sprawl out of it but Crain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Navarro manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Navarro defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crain.
Navarro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Navarro tests Crain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Navarro but Navarro pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crain shoots in for a takedown but Navarro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Crain is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain wants to clinch.
Crain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Crain has Navarro up against the cage in a clinch.
Navarro looking to throw knees to the head but Crain is blocking nicely.
Navarro misses with some punches.
Crain is trying to drag Navarro to the mat but Navarro just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Crain lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Navarro is trying to break the clinch but Crain is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Navarro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Calvin Crain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Andre Navarro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A head kick misses from Navarro.
Navarro lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crain tries to clinch but Navarro moves away
and Navarro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Navarro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crain tries to clinch there but Navarro circles away.
Crain moves out of range of the leg kick from Navarro.
Crain takes a kick to the side of the head.

Crain instigates a clinch.

Crain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Navarro misses with a wild combination.
Navarro swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Crain moves into the clinch.
Crain wants to take the fight to the mat but Navarro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Navarro missing with knees to the body.
Crain stalls.
Crain has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Navarro avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Navarro tries to break free but Crain pushes him back against the cage.
Navarro is looking to break free of the clinch but Crain has double underhooks.
Navarro tries a body shot but Crain blocks it.

Crain breaks the clinch.
Crain has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crain there as he acknowledges the shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crain.
Andre Navarro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Calvin Crain.
A solid body kick from Navarro.
Navarro throws a low kick but Crain moves out of range easily.
Crain takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Navarro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Navarro tries to work over Crain's front leg with a kick but Crain checks it.
Navarro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crain tries to clinch up.

Crain drives through and clinches with Navarro against the cage.
Navarro tries a knee to the head but Crain blocks it.
Navarro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crain avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Navarro tries to work over Crain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crain misses with a punch on the inside.
Crain taking a breather.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crain blocks the elbow strike.
Crain blocks an uppercut.
Crain scores a nice knee to the body.

Crain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Andre Navarro is winning the standup battle so far.

Crain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain lands an elbow just above Navarro 's eye.

Crain manages to break the clinch.
Navarro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crain. Crain circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Crain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Crain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crain pushes Navarro away with a front kick.

Crain clinches up against the cage.
Navarro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crain blocks it with crossed arms.

Crain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crain closes the distance and clinches.
Crain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Navarro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Crain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crain throws a right and a left that Navarro avoids nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Navarro, pushing him back against the cage.
Navarro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crain has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Crain manages to break the clinch.
Navarro keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Navarro, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Navarro.

Navarro gets tackled into the cage by Crain. Crain maintains the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Navarro stops a takedown attempt from Crain.
Andre Navarro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calvin Crain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crain keeps control of Navarro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crain fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calvin Crain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crain winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calvin Crain!