PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brodus Crews (ranked 8138 p4p, 620 weight class) and Renan Guimaraes (ranked 5833 p4p, 524 weight class). Renan Guimaraes has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brodus Crews's chin.

Crews
vs
Guimaraes

186 cm
16
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

187 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135)

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 St Petersburg, Brodus Crews!
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, Renan Guimaraes!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crews jabs at Guimaraes's body.
Crews keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Guimaraes throws an off balance right hand
enabling Crews to counter with a crisp jab.
Crews on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crews throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Guimaraes.

Crews closes the distance and pushes Guimaraes back into the cage.
Crews lands an uppercut.
Guimaraes looks winded!
Crews lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Guimaraes backwards.
Crews is pushing Guimaraes up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Crews scores with a nice hook to the head.
Guimaraes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crews has him pressed against the cage.
Crews lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crews digs a right hand underneath Guimaraes's ribcage. Guimaraes let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guimaraes takes a shot to the head.
Crews lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guimaraes backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crews lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crews effectively controlling the action here.
Guimaraes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A left hand lands to the body for Crews.
Crews lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crews slows down the pace here.
A short right from Crews on the inside.
Crews is trying to drag Guimaraes to the mat but Guimaraes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crews gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Guimaraes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crews scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crews scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Crews has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Crews.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crews is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Crews is controlling the pace.
Guimaraes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Crews scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've been hearing that Crews has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Crews.
Crews works his foot free and advances to mount.

Crews is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Guimaraes is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brodus Crews!
Brodus Crews gave a mention to Dr. Dogood (160 quality for $135) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).