PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apolos Crey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and LEX US (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). US has chosen im fuQing big foot as his entrance music. LEX US told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Crey
vs
US

205 cm
21
289 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

198 cm
22
282 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Apolos Crey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, LEX US!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crey looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

US clinches with his opponent.
US displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crey up against the cage.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
A knee to the head by US.
US misses with a knee to the head.
US connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crey's face.
US misses with a knee to the head.
US scores with a knee to the head.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US scores with a knee to the head.
US holding his opponent close, against the cage.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US scores with a knee to the head.
US just leaning against Crey, taking a breather.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
US misses with a knee to the head.
US displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crey up against the cage.
Crey takes a knee right on the jaw!
US connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crey's face.
US is pushing Crey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
US misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crey wants to break free but US has control.
Crey takes a knee right on the jaw!
US landing knees to the head.
Crey is trying to break free.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US throws an elbow but it misses.
US stalling the fight.
US lands a knee to the body.
US tries to land a knee to the head but Crey blocks with his arms.
US misses with a knee to the head.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US misses with a knee strike.
Crey wants to get back to striking at distance but US won't allow it.
US lands a knee to the head.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US misses with a knee strike.
US connects with a knee to the head.

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.
Crey wants to break free but US has control.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, US just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crey's brow.
US tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US taking a breather.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US is looking to control Crey's arms but Crey gets an underhook and turns him. Now US has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
US lands a knee to the head.
US tries to land a knee to the head but Crey blocks with his arms.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by US.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crey wants to get back to striking at distance but US won't allow it.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crey takes a knee right on the jaw!
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
US with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crey's face.
Crey wants to break free but US has control.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US stalling in the clinch.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
Crey is trying to break free.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US avoiding damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crey has had enough of the clinch but US keeps him there for the moment.
US controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by LEX US.

US rushes Crey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
US misses with a knee strike.
US misses with a knee to the head.
Crey avoids the elbow strike from US, against the cage.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crey being controlled against the cage.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
US with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
US just leaning against Crey, taking a breather.
US should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Crey is looking to break free of the clinch but US has double underhooks.
Crey tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. US smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LEX US dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice sprawl there from US as Crey shoots in.
US moves in looking to clinch but Crey pushes him off.

Crey tries to keep at a distance but US has taken the fight into the clinch.
US landing some nice looking knees to the body.
US with an attempt at a knee that misses.
US lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
US trying to control the position but instead, Crey has worked for underhooks and has pushed US into the cage.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
US is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
US with an attempt at a knee that misses.
US tries to land a knee to the head but Crey blocks with his arms.

Crey breaks the clinch.

US pushes Crey up against the cage in a clinch.
US looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crey can't break the clinch.
US lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
US misses with a knee strike.
US keeps control of Crey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
US prevents Crey from breaking the clinch.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crey is looking to break free of the clinch but US has double underhooks.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
US landing knees to the head.
US keeps control of Crey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
US with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crey is trying to break free.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
US scores with a knee to the head.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
US just leaning against Crey, taking a breather.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by US.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
US just leaning against Crey, taking a breather.
Crey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but US has him pressed against the cage.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Crey wants to get back to striking at distance but US won't allow it.
Crey wants to break free but US has control.
Crey is looking to break free of the clinch but US has double underhooks.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crey has had enough of the clinch but US keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
US misses with a knee to the head.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US prevents Crey from breaking the clinch.
US with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
US misses with a knee to the head.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
US keeps control of Crey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
US tries to stall but Crey uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
US seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Crey is trying to break free.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
Crey has had enough of the clinch but US keeps him there for the moment.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The is referee keeping an eye on US - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crey wants to get back to striking at distance but US won't allow it.
US landing knees to the head.
US misses with some punches.
US with an attempt at a knee that misses.
US lands a knee to the head.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
US pushes off an throws an elbow but Crey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crey is trying to break free.
US tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
US is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crey is keeping busy.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US is pushing Crey up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
US misses with a knee strike.
US stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
US is trying to stall.
A knee to the head by US.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crey takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by LEX US.
US tries to clinch but Crey is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

LEX US showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

US tries to clinch but Crey moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crey.

US drives through and clinches with Crey against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as US takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US leaning his opponent against the cage.
US misses with some punches.
US manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
US with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crey is looking to break free of the clinch but US has double underhooks.

Crey breaks the clinch.
US stuffs the takedown.

US drives through and clinches with Crey against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
US taking a breather.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
US misses with a knee to the head.
US keeps control of Crey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Come on US - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US is trying to stall.
US with an attempt at a knee that misses.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
US scores with a knee to the head.
Crey has had enough of the clinch but US keeps him there for the moment.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
Crey is trying to break the clinch but US has him pressed against the cage.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
US scores with a knee to the head.
US is trying to maintain a safe position but Crey gets an underhook and turns US into the cage.
US landing knees to the head.
US misses with an elbow strike.
Come on US - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US effectively controlling the action here.

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.
US trying to control the position but instead, Crey has worked for underhooks and has pushed US into the cage.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Crey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crey tries to clinch up but US circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice takedown defense from US. No joy for Crey on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Apolos Crey. That's going to take a lot out of him.

US clinches with his opponent.
Crey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but US has him pressed against the cage.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crey wants to break free but US has control.
US with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crey letting US take a breather here.
US misses with a knee strike.

Crey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
US tries to clinch

and Crey counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Crey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
US tries to clinch up but Crey circles away and keeps his distance.
US tries to clinch up
and Crey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

US moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US tries to land a knee to the head but Crey blocks with his arms.
Crey has had enough of the clinch but US keeps him there for the moment.
Crey wants to break the clinch but can't.
US taking a breather.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
US keeps control of Crey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
With the fighters up against the cage, US throws an elbow but misses.
Crey tries to break the clinch but US is controlling the position.
US is looking to control Crey's arms but Crey gets an underhook and turns him. Now US has his back to the cage.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US tries to land a knee to the head but Crey blocks with his arms.
US pushes off an throws an elbow but Crey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as US takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crey is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
US looking to throw knees to the head but Crey is blocking nicely.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US tries a knee to the head but Crey blocks it.
US throws a knee to the head but misses.
US using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crey has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
US throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crey blocks it with crossed arms.
US is looking to control Crey's arms but Crey gets an underhook and turns him. Now US has his back to the cage.
Apolos Crey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
US landing knees to the head.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US is stalling here.
Crey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but US has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
US tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
US scores with a knee to the head.
Crey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but US has him pressed against the cage.
Crey lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crey lands with a right to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
LEX US comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well US has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... LEX US!