PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cordero Crawford (ranked 4914 p4p, 3786 weight class) and Ben Muvaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cordero Crawford had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Crawford
vs
Muvaka

199 cm
25
279
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
255
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cordero Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Muvaka!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muvaka looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crawford is fending him off so far but Muvaka persists. Nope, Crawford circles away and we're back to standing.
Crawford with a nice cross.
Crawford with a nice cross.
Muvaka shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Muvaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawford connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muvaka scrambles back to his feet.
Muvaka is looking to clinch.
Muvaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crawford but Crawford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crawford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muvaka is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crawford sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cordero Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Muvaka.
Jab by Crawford.
Crawford lands a lovely overhand right.
Cordero Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Muvaka's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muvaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Muvaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Crawford.
Crawford is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Muvaka wants to clinch.
Muvaka wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
Muvaka wants to clinch.
Crawford lands a really nice looking cross but Muvaka seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka is looking to clinch but Crawford is avoiding it.
It looked like Crawford wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The crowd cheers as Crawford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muvaka doesn't seem phased though.
Crawford throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Muvaka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Muvaka.
Crawford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Muvaka misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawford can't find room to land a body shot as Muvaka controls the action.
Crawford misses with a body punch.
Crawford scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Crawford avoids the damage to the body.
Muvaka taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crawford pushes Muvaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Muvaka looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka stalling against the cage.
Crawford tries a body shot but Muvaka blocks it.
Crawford misses with some punches.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Crawford avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford lands a shoulder strike.
A short left from Muvaka.
Muvaka stalling against the cage.
Crawford misses with a short punch on the inside.
Muvaka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crawford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muvaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muvaka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Crawford tries to work over Muvaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crawford misses with some punches.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Muvaka avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Crawford lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
Crawford fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford swings wildly with an uppercut but Muvaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford misses with a punch to the body.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Muvaka lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Cordero Crawford has been cut.
Crawford managing to block the knees to the body from Muvaka.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cordero Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cordero Crawford's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Muvaka is defended easily by Crawford.
Crawford throwing a counter right hand but Muvaka manages to avoid it.
Muvaka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crawford connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Muvaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muvaka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crawford avoids it really well and circles away.
Crawford is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Muvaka can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford clobbers Muvaka with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muvaka tries to clinch up but Crawford circles away and keeps his distance.
Crawford lands a lovely overhand right.
Crawford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Muvaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crawford, pushing him back against the cage.
Crawford tries to break free but Muvaka pushes him back against the cage.
Crawford misses with a punch on the inside.
Muvaka effectively controlling the action here.
Crawford can't find room to land a body shot as Muvaka controls the action.
Muvaka is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Muvaka stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Muvaka's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Muvaka is pushing Crawford up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Muvaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ben Muvaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muvaka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Muvaka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Muvaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muvaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Muvaka's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Come on Muvaka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford can't find room to land a body shot as Muvaka controls the action.
Crawford misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford can't find room to land a body shot as Muvaka controls the action.
Crawford tries a body shot but Muvaka blocks it.
Muvaka landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crawford.
Crawford avoiding damage as Muvaka throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford struggles to land a body shot inside as Muvaka controls his hands.
Muvaka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Muvaka blocking some punches.
Crawford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muvaka trying to land knees to the body.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Muvaka.
Muvaka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crawford's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Muvaka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muvaka backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crawford throws a punch but it's blocked by Muvaka.
Muvaka stalling the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muvaka blocking some punches.
Crawford working aggressively here.
Crawford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Muvaka prevents a body shot from Crawford.
Crawford tries to work over Muvaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muvaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crawford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muvaka misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crawford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muvaka crunches a lovely knee into Crawford's ribcage.
Muvaka looking to throw knees to the head but Crawford is blocking nicely.
Muvaka tries to land a knee to the head but Crawford blocks with his arms.
Muvaka tries to land knees in the clinch but Crawford avoids the damage to the body.
Muvaka pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muvaka stalls.
Muvaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ben Muvaka will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Cordero Crawford'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. This is the final round!

Muvaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Muvaka doesn't manage to clinch there - Crawford circles away.
Muvaka wants to clinch.
Muvaka closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crawford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cordero Crawford is winning the standup battle so far.
Muvaka is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muvaka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crawford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Muvaka somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crawford. Muvaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
Muvaka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crawford's waist but Crawford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Muvaka off to one side.
A punch lands to the side of Muvaka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Muvaka tries to clinch up
and Crawford counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ben Muvaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crawford swats away the attempt to clinch by Muvaka.
Crawford swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Muvaka wants to clinch up but Crawford keeps it at a distance.
A big left from Crawford misses.
Nice body punch from Crawford.
Crawford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Muvaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawford connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cordero Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Muvaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crawford throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crawford throws a hook but Muvaka blocks it.
Muvaka is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice jab there from Crawford.
Muvaka misses with a two punch combination.
Crawford throwing a counter right hand but Muvaka manages to avoid it.
Muvaka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crawford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muvaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crawford pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muvaka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crawford but Crawford pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muvaka tries to move into range but Crawford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Muvaka misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawford counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford connects with a right hand. Muvaka shakes it off.
Muvaka blocks a jab.
Crawford connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Crawford misses the jab.
A shot to the liver by Crawford. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muvaka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crawford.
Muvaka throws a body kick that misses
and Muvaka takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muvaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crawford.
Muvaka tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Muvaka staying out of range there.
Muvaka looks for a takedown but Crawford sprawls well.
Crawford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Muvaka clinches up against the cage.
Muvaka looking to throw knees to the head but Crawford is blocking nicely.
Muvaka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muvaka.
Crawford misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muvaka misses with a knee to the head.
Muvaka blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Muvaka avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Muvaka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crawford lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Muvaka has Crawford pressed against the cage.
Crawford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crawford lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crawford tries a body shot but Muvaka blocks it.
Crawford tries a body shot but Muvaka blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cordero Crawford showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crawford has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cordero Crawford!