PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makahlen Gorbachoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crowe
vs
Gorbachoff

175 cm
25
267 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

198 cm
27
246 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Makahlen Gorbachoff!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice body punch from Gorbachoff.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gorbachoff.
Crowe swings away with a body shot that misses

and Gorbachoff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff wants to stall.
Crowe looking for a takedown.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Gorbachoff blocks an elbow strike.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe wants to take the fight to the mat but Gorbachoff manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Gorbachoff is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gorbachoff has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gorbachoff digs a right hand into Crowe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crowe's gas tank.
Gorbachoff misses with the head strike.
Gorbachoff blocks a body shot from Crowe.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Crowe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachoff's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gorbachoff avoiding damage.
Gorbachoff softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Crowe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gorbachoff throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe tries to work over Gorbachoff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gorbachoff gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crowe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanton Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gorbachoff misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Gorbachoff avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Gorbachoff throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Gorbachoff controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
Gorbachoff struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachoff.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Gorbachoff avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gorbachoff tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gorbachoff's elbow.
Gorbachoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachoff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gorbachoff misses with the head strike.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gorbachoff lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Gorbachoff tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gorbachoff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gorbachoff lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gorbachoff throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Gorbachoff swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Come on Gorbachoff - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gorbachoff is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crowe is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makahlen Gorbachoff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gorbachoff throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gorbachoff was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gorbachoff throws a low kick, looking for Crowe's leg but Crowe calmly moves out of range.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Gorbachoff.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Gorbachoff. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Gorbachoff fails with a takedown attempt.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Gorbachoff moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gorbachoff's calf.

Crowe closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gorbachoff did well to prevent Crowe getting side control.
Gorbachoff keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gorbachoff trying to hold on to Crowe's head to control him but Crowe postures up.
Crowe is pressing down on Gorbachoff's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gorbachoff is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gorbachoff does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crowe is really struggling to control Gorbachoff but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gorbachoff is trying to maintain the position but Crowe is very close to passing his half guard.
Gorbachoff tries to roll over but Crowe keeps him under control.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gorbachoff defending well though.
Gorbachoff makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gorbachoff.
Crowe stands up over Gorbachoff, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe won't allow Gorbachoff to sweep him here.
Crowe postures up and lands a big shot to Gorbachoff's brow.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crowe with a nice head shot there.
Crowe throws a strike but Gorbachoff rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff being controlled here momentarily.
Crowe wants to sweep here but Gorbachoff controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.

Stanton Crowe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Gorbachoff is just out of range.
Gorbachoff chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crowe can pounce on him.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gorbachoff bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crowe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gorbachoff.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Gorbachoff checks it

and Gorbachoff moves into the clinch.
Gorbachoff trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gorbachoff into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gorbachoff can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Gorbachoff lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's time! Crowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Gorbachoff rushes Crowe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gorbachoff looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Gorbachoff lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crowe is working for takedown but Gorbachoff is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gorbachoff goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Crowe takes a shot to the head.
Gorbachoff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe letting Gorbachoff take a breather here.
Gorbachoff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Gorbachoff on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Crowe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Gorbachoff.

Crowe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Gorbachoff regains guard.
Crowe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crowe slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gorbachoff defending well though.
Gorbachoff is looking to improve his position.
Crowe is trying to control the action in half guard but Gorbachoff is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowe's back!
Crowe tries to roll but Gorbachoff sticks to his back.
Crowe has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gorbachoff.
Gorbachoff not allowing Crowe to control his hands.
I really don't envy Crowe right now.
Gorbachoff punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gorbachoff missing with strikes.
Crowe covering up well under a series of strikes from Gorbachoff.
Crowe prevents Gorbachoff from getting a body triangle.
Crowe trying to control the hands but Gorbachoff breaks the grip.
Gorbachoff throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Gorbachoff doesn't have the hooks in and Crowe manages to turn into his guard.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Gorbachoff keeps moving.
Crowe is pushing down on Gorbachoff's leg trying to pass to half guard. Gorbachoff is fighting to maintain full guard but Crowe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crowe thows a huge punch but Gorbachoff dodges it nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe is just content to waste time from the top position. Gorbachoff takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Gorbachoff keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Gorbachoff wants to sweep but no luck.

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 Stanton Crowe.
I think Crowe 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Stanton Crowe!

Stanton Crowe wins by majority decision!
Stanton Crowe made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Go back to Soviet, palski!'.