PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jawo comes to the ring accompanied by Bebot by Black Eyed Peas. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jawo
vs
Crawford

176 cm
23
140 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

167 cm
21
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

Blueprint Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sonny Jawo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mac Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yuuki Gou and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crawford shoots in and drives through. Jawo sprawls well.
Jawo stuffs the takedown attempt from Crawford. Crawford gets slowly back to his feet.
Jawo takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sonny Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a leg kick but Jawo saw it coming and moves away.
Jawo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jawo stuffs the takedown.
Jawo thows a body kick. Crawford tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jawo catches Crawford with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crawford changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jawo tries to avoid it but Crawford manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jawo to the ground. Jawo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Crawford scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crawford wants to control but Jawo is keeping him busy.
Jawo tries to get to full guard but Crawford has control of the leg.
Jawo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crawford on the ground.

Crawford seems to be looking for submissions.
Jawo trying to control from the bottom.
Crawford wants to free his trapped foot but Jawo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Crawford perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo trying to control here.
Crawford throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

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

Crawford scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crawford thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jawo's head.
Crawford wants to take a breather but Jawo is having none of it.
Crawford thows a huge punch but Jawo dodges it nicely.
Jawo won't allow Crawford to pass to mount.
Jawo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is pressing down on Jawo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jawo is holding on for now.
Crawford performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Crawford is looking to take a break and control but Jawo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crawford fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jawo misses with a wild body shot.
Jawo misses with a straight right.

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.
Jawo swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Crawford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
A slapping body kick lands there for Jawo.
Crawford slips a jab and a cross from Jawo.
The crowd cheers as Jawo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawford doesn't seem phased though.
Crawford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Jawo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jawo looks to score with a jab to the body but Crawford is just out of range.
Jawo looks to land a right hand but Crawford moved out of range.
Crawford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Jawo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A combination from Jawo does no damage.
Jawo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jawo misses with a head kick.
Sonny Jawo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jawo throws a leg kick that is checked

and Crawford counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jawo's guard now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Crawford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jawo controlling the position.
Crawford working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crawford looking to pass the guard.
Crawford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford wanted to stand there but Jawo had control of the position.
Jawo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jawo keeping full guard, as Crawford tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Jawo circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Crawford scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jawo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Crawford seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Jawo is holding on tight.
Crawford looking to ground and pound but Jawo is blocking nicely.

Crawford looking to secure an arm triangle but Jawo defends it well.
Jawo tries to lock up and control but Crawford gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Crawford working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Crawford has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is squirming around, avoiding Crawford's attempts to control the action.
Jawo is trying to escape the mount but Crawford keeps good control and instead manages to take Jawo's back.

Crawford is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Crawford is breathing heavily.

Crawford is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Jawo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jawo fending off the submission attempt from Crawford.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Jawo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Jawo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Crawford fails with a takedown attempt.
Jawo is looking to wear down Crawford with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crawford shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jawo as he jumps to the side.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crawford moves away.
Crawford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Jawo.
A lazy left from Jawo finds it's target.
Jawo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crawford is out of range and Jawo settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford has a takedown stuffed.
Sonny Jawo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mac Crawford.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jawo.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford misses with a kick to the body
and Jawo counters with a body kick that stops Crawford in his tracks momentarily.
Jawo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawford checks a low kick from Jawo.
Mac Crawford is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jawo throws a push kick but Crawford slaps the foot to one side.
Jawo takes a swing at Crawford's ribcage but misses.
Jawo swings for the body but Crawford moves out of range.
Jawo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Jawo.
Jawo tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawford shoots in but Jawo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jawo throws a predictable looking body shot

and Crawford counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Crawford forces his way into half guard.
Crawford is keen to just control but Jawo is a slippery customer.
Crawford looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo is looking for a sweep. Crawford is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Crawford is looking for a kimura here.
Jawo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jawo tries to get out of the position.
Crawford is keen to just control but Jawo is a slippery customer.
Jawo trying to control here.
Crawford wants to pass the guard but Jawo is defending well.

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.
Crawford trying to control the action but Jawo is working from the bottom.

Crawford is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Crawford is tying to control. Jawo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Crawford looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

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 Sonny Jawo.
I think Jawo 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sonny Jawo!