PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boris Beezlebub (ranked 7824 p4p, 617 weight class) and Brodus Crews (ranked 5876 p4p, 523 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Beezlebub
vs
Crews

182 cm
21
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
16
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Beezlebub!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brodus Crews!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Beezlebub. Beautiful body shot.

Crews has taken the fight to the clinch.

Beezlebub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beezlebub has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Beezlebub dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Crews forces Beezlebub back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Beezlebub.
Crews misses with a body punch.

Beezlebub breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beezlebub lands a head kick. Crews smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Brodus Crews has been cut.
Crews doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Crews lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beezlebub doesn't seem phased though.
Crews tries to move into range but Beezlebub moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice jab there from Beezlebub.
Beezlebub is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beezlebub throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crews's head.
Beezlebub scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beezlebub connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beezlebub walks into a jab.
Beezlebub lands with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Crews.
Crews misses with a wild body shot.
Boris Beezlebub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beezlebub lands with a thumping leg kick.
Boris Beezlebub is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crews lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Beezlebub does it's job there.
Crews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beezlebub plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Crews tries to close the distance and clinch but Beezlebub swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crews misses with the combination.
Nice jab there from Beezlebub.
Crews misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crews takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crews misses with a double jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crews tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beezlebub swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Beezlebub lands a body shot.
Crews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crews scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beezlebub.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub lands with an uppercut that bounces Crews off the cage and back into range.
Beezlebub cracks the inside of Crews's front leg.
Beezlebub keeps the fight on the outside.
Crews scores with a three punch combo!
Good leg kick by Beezlebub there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beezlebub bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crews has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beezlebub.
A combination from Crews does no damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Beezlebub misses its target.
Crews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A lazy left from Beezlebub finds it's target.
Crews misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beezlebub.
Crews chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Beezlebub can pounce on him.
Crews misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Beezlebub.
Beezlebub connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crews momentarily.
Crews misses the shot to the body.
Beezlebub lands a leg kick that knocks Crews off balance momentarily.
Crews is looking to clinch.
Crews fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crews. Beezlebub does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beezlebub avoids the body shot from Crews.
Beezlebub takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Beezlebub lands a jab to the head.
Beezlebub jabs at Crews's body.
Crews tries to clinch up.
Crews stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beezlebub.
Beezlebub slips a straight right by Crews.
Crews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beezlebub.
Crews needs to keep his hands up - Beezlebub had a free shot at his head there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Crews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beezlebub connects with a leg kick. Crews looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Crews.
Sloppy strikes from Crews. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Beezlebub wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crews looks winded!
Beezlebub works the jab nicely.
Beezlebub scores with a jab. Crews acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Beezlebub - that will leave a mark!
Beezlebub scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beezlebub lunges at Crews with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crews's hand.

Crews is rocked!
Crews takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crews is still on wobbly legs! Can Beezlebub finish him?
A nice inside leg kick there by Beezlebub. That's going to slow Crews down.
Crews seems to have recovered his senses.
Crews comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Beezlebub cracks the inside of Crews's front leg.
Beezlebub with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Some wild striking there from Crews.
Beezlebub uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Beezlebub throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crews stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Beezlebub displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crews throws out the jab.
Beezlebub chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crews lands a nice shot that snaps Beezlebub's head back.
Beezlebub lands with an uppercut that bounces Crews off the cage and back into range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crews on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Crews finds it's way through Beezlebub's defenses.
Beezlebub connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crews's hands.
Beezlebub scores with a jab.
Beezlebub changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boris Beezlebub dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brodus Crews's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Beezlebub swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crews.
Crews throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beezlebub throwing a counter right hand but Crews manages to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beezlebub. That's going to slow Crews down.
Crews tries to clinch there but Beezlebub circles away.
Beezlebub bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beezlebub ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beezlebub lands with a hook. Crews tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beezlebub ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beezlebub.
Boris Beezlebub is winning the standup battle so far.
Beezlebub throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beezlebub lands with a slapping head kick.
Crews throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beezlebub uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Beezlebub lands a big right hand that sends Crews crashing to the mat! Beezlebub stays standing though and waves Crews back to his feet!
The fight stays on the outside here - Crews looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crews clinches with his opponent.
Crews goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beezlebub manages to break the clinch.
Beezlebub works Crews's body with a nice hook.
Beezlebub is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Beezlebub lands a head shot.
Crews has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beezlebub throws a body punch but Crews moves out of range.
Beezlebub cracks Crews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beezlebub is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crews can do to turn this around?
Beezlebub avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crews takes a swing at Beezlebub's ribcage but misses.
Beezlebub tried to counter with a leg kick but Crews avoided it.
Crews jabs at Beezlebub's body.
Beezlebub lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crews's sensitive parts.

Crews closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crews tries to break free but Beezlebub pushes him back against the cage.
Beezlebub lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crews backwards.
Crews misses with a punch to the body.
Crews wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Beezlebub escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crews rushes Beezlebub and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crews lands a shot to the body.

Beezlebub manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Beezlebub does it's job there.
Beezlebub lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beezlebub scores with a jab to the head.
Crews scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beezlebub doesn't seem bothered though.
Crews takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beezlebub lands a head shot.
Beezlebub lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Crews falls backwards - clearly groggy! Beezlebub dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Beezlebub!
A very excited looking Boris Beezlebub rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.