PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiyaro Feitsora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feitsora comes into the arena with Helmet - Unsung blaring out of the sound system. Crowe has chosen The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain as his entrance music. Tiyaro Feitsora has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Feitsora
vs
Crowe

188 cm
36
215 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

175 cm
34
207 lbs
32 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Conviction

KAISER
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiyaro Feitsora!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe slips a jab from Feitsora.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Feitsora moved out of range.
Crowe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Feitsora staying out of range there.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Feitsora lands a nice looking body kick.
Feitsora on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Feitsora lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Feitsora scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Feitsora ducks down to avoid it.
Feitsora feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crowes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Feitsora.
Tiyaro Feitsora seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feitsora manages to avoid it.
Feitsora tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crowe manages to circle out of the way.

Feitsora gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Feitsora to work.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Feitsora lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Feitsora lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Feitsora.
Feitsora lands with a left to the head.
Crowe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Feitsora uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe lands a damaging elbow.
Crowe is working Feitsora over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Feitsora.
Feitsora misses with a knee to the head.
Feitsora misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Feitsora tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.

Crowe manages to break the clinch.

Crowe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Feitsora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Crowe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora is trying to maintain the position but Crowe is very close to passing his half guard.

Feitsora with the active half guard here but Crowe passes nicely into side control.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Feitsora keeps working.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowe lands a nice forearm strike.
Crowe lands some shots froms side control.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crowe working the body and head with strikes.
Feitsora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Crowe connects with a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Feitsora is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Feitsora gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Crowe is looking to stall here but Feitsora recovers full guard.
Crowe throws a strike but Feitsora rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Feitsora slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Feitsora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.
Feitsora sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Feitsora won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Crowe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Feitsora trying to control but Crowe is working from the bottom.
Feitsora is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Crowe has control of Feitsora's left arm, preventing Feitsora from doing any damage.
Let's hope that Crowe has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tiyaro Feitsora will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Feitsora tries to clinch but Crowe moves out of range.
Feitsora pivots, looking for a leg kick but Crowe is out of range and Feitsora settles back down.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Feitsora.
Feitsora connects with a jab.
Feitsora definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Feitsora throws a body shot but no joy.
Feitsora swinging wildly here.
Feitsora throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Feitsora.
Feitsora lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Feitsora's head backwards.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Feitsora moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Crowe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Feitsora misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Feitsora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Feitsora checks it.
Feitsora throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tiyaro Feitsora is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe punishes Feitsora's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Feitsora throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Feitsora defends it well.
Crowe lands a nice hook to Feitsora's body. Feitsora takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Feitsora tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Feitsora won't be happy with that.
Stanton Crowe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Feitsora manages to get back to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe winds up and cracks Feitsora with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Feitsora is defending well.
Crowe is trying to control the action in half guard but Feitsora is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe with the ground and pound but Feitsora uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Feitsora is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Feitsora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Feitsora controls Crowe momentarily but Crowe frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe stands up over Feitsora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Feitsora has momentary wrist control but Crowe slips an elbow through the middle.
Crowe landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crowe is now in half guard.

Feitsora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.

Feitsora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.
Crowe lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Feitsora is trying to maintain the position but Crowe is very close to passing his half guard.
Crowe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Feitsora is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.
Crowe works his way into side control.
Crowe working away.
A lull in the action here as Crowe stalls from top position.
Feitsora is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Feitsora manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Crowe. That snapped Feitsora's head back.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Feitsora moved out of range.
Feitsora was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Feitsora throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Feitsora lands a jab to Crowe's midsection.
Feitsora misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Feitsora on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Stanton Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Feitsora with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crowe to score with a decent uppercut.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Feitsora connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crowe's hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Feitsora.
Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Feitsora keeps Crowe at a distance using the push kick.
Feitsora tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Feitsora loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Crowe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe scores with a nice strike.
Crowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Feitsora moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Crowe lands a jab.
Feitsora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Feitsora bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Feitsora ducks right into an uppercut from Crowe.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Feitsora looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.
Feitsora misses with a hook.
Crowe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick.
Feitsora ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe works Feitsora's body with a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe scores with a nice right hand.
The fighters circling - Feitsora throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Feitsora takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Feitsora. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe connects with a crisp jab.
Feitsora misses with a shot to the body
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Feitsora steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe thuds a left hand into Feitsora's body.
Feitsora tries to clinch there but Crowe circles away.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Feitsora misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Feitsora throws a lazy body kick

and Crowe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Feitsora's guard.
Crowe advances to half guard.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Feitsora does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crowe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora is in trouble now - Crowe has advanced to mount!
Crowe with the ground and pound from mount.
Crowe with a couple of short strikes.
Crowe with a couple of short strikes.
Crowe avoids the attempt from Feitsora to control.
Crowe raining down hammerfists from mount.
Feitsora sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crowe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Feitsora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Feitsora is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Crowe seems content to control.
Feitsora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Oh Feitsora is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Feitsora wants to improve his position but Crowe is controlling well.
Feitsora seems to have got his legs back now.
Crowe winds up and cracks Feitsora with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Feitsora looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Feitsora wants to get back to full guard.
Feitsora has hold of Crowe's hands but Crowe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Feitsora preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Feitsora throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and moves out of range.
Feitsora looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Feitsora misses the shot to the body.
Feitsora uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Feitsora misses with a body kick.
Crowe catches Feitsora with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Feitsora ducks down to avoid it.
Feitsora blocks a head kick by Crowe.
Feitsora throws the kick towards the body but Crowe avoids it.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Feitsora.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Feitsora throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Feitsora tries to clinch up.
Feitsora takes one to the side of the head.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Feitsora fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice cross by Crowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Feitsora just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe lands a jab to Feitsora's midsection.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Feitsora throws a hook but Crowe avoids it easily.
Feitsora moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Feitsora misses the target.
Feitsora wants to slow Crowe down by chopping away at his legs.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Feitsora sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Feitsora misses with a looping left.
Crowe with a nice cross.
Crowe lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Feitsora tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Feitsora.
Feitsora throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crowe connects with a right hand. Feitsora shakes it off.
Crowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Feitsora misses with a hook.
Crowe tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Feitsora throws a low kick but Crowe avoids it.
Crowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Crowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Feitsora is out of range.
Crowe connects with a right hand. Feitsora shakes it off.
Crowe misses with a straight right.
Feitsora is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Feitsora takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Feitsora digs a good body shot into Crowe's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Feitsora.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Feitsora is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Feitsora throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Feitsora 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 Crowe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crowe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crowe scores with a head kick.
Crowe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Feitsora fails with an attempt to clinch.
Feitsora looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

Feitsora gets caught napping as Crowe dives in and scores a takedown. Feitsora manages to retain guard.
Feitsora keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.
Feitsora will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Feitsora is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Crowe controlling from the top position.
Crowe is looking to work some ground and pound but Feitsora has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe works over Feitsora with some ground and pound from guard.
Crowe is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Crowe stands up over Feitsora, holding on to his feet. Crowe throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Feitsora is out cold! Crowe lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe is the new light heavyweight champion!
Stanton Crowe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.