PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Night Crawler (ranked 2844 p4p, 270 weight class) and New Breed One (ranked 3130 p4p, 295 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crawler
vs
Breed One

178 cm
20
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

177 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Night Crawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, New Breed One!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawler scores with a shot to the body.
One moves forwards but Crawler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
One tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawler defends well and One ends up having to push Crawler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crawler tests One's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from One.
Crawler moves in looking to clinch but One pushes him off.

One bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crawler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawler struggling a bit here.

One looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

One is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crawler is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
One trying to control the action but Crawler is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Crawler is trying to improve his position.

One is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crawler's coaches at Team Alpha Midget have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Crawler is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

One tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no One has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two 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.

One is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crawler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crawler is trying to improve his position.
Crawler really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
One throws an elbow but Crawler slips to the side and avoids it well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw One working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
One cracks Crawler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
You can see the frustration on Crawler's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
One sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crawler is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
One trying to control the position but Crawler is working away.
One happy to just control the position for now.
One is looking to take a break and control but Crawler is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

One working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Crawler is trying to control One's posture but One avoids it.

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.
One wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crawler keeps working.

One tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Crawler wants to control but One postures up.
Crawler stuck in half guard on the bottom here.

One thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
One trying to control the action but Crawler is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

New Breed One dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crawler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from One.
New Breed One seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
One closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crawler circles away.
Crawler connects with a single shot there.
Crawler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Crawler gets a clinch.
One blocks an elbow strike from Crawler.
One fails to pull guard.
Night Crawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
Crawler lands an elbow inside.

One has Crawler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. One pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Crawler tumbling to the mat - One dives into Crawler's guard.
Crawler pulls One in close to prevent any damage.
One looking to pass the guard.
Crawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawler seems keen to control One's posture.
One works over Crawler with some ground and pound from guard.
Crawler is trying to control the position but One postures up.

One drops back looking for a leg! Crawler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawler manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Crawler's guard.
Crawler controls One momentarily but One frees himself.
One wants to control from the top but Crawler keeps moving.
Crawler pulls One in close to his closed guard and prevents One from doing any damage or advancing position.
Crawler controls One momentarily but One frees himself.

That's two 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.
Crawler keeping moving, preventing One from controlling successfully.

One drops back looking for a leg! Crawler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Crawler manages to kick One off! One jumps back into Crawler's guard.

Crawler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawler defends it nicely.
Nice jab there from Crawler.
Crawler bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps One's head backwards.
Crawler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crawler defends well and One ends up having to push Crawler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
One ducks right into an uppercut from Crawler.
Crawler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck One on the side of the head.
Crawler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
One tries to move into range but Crawler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crawler connects with a looping right hand.

One is rocked!
One shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawler sprawls well. He's pushed One's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crawler seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
One is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawler finish him?

Crawler has closed the distance and engaged One in a clinch.
One is looking to take this one to the mat.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crawler.
Crawler cracks One with a nice body shot.
Crawler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crawler lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawler lands with a right to the head.
Crawler is trying to maintain a safe position but One gets an underhook and turns Crawler into the cage.
One seems to have recovered his senses.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawler to keep the fight standing.
One fails to pull guard.
One is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Crawler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Crawler lands an elbow that stopped One in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawler creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through One's defenses.
Nice elbow from Crawler.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler lands a nice elbow.
Crawler cracks One with a nice body shot.
Night Crawler has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crawler scores with a shoulder strike.
Crawler is defending well against a takedown attempt.
One is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawler to keep the fight standing.

One manages to pull guard.
One is breathing heavily.
Crawler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Night Crawler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A decent looking cross lands there for Crawler.
One fails with a takedown attempt.
Crawler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
One keeps the fight on the outside.
And One tries to counter it with a takedown but Crawler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
One tries for a takedown but Crawler circles away easily
and Crawler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawler lands a glancing blow to the side of One's head.
Decent striking displayed by Crawler there.
One will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Night Crawler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of New Breed One.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crawler defends it nicely.
Jab from Crawler.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from One.
Crawler scores with a nice head shot.
Crawler drops One with a big left hand! One is injured, injured bad! Crawler jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Night Crawler!