PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Nimoy (ranked 1318 p4p, 977 weight class) and Billy Crawley (ranked 201 p4p, 154 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crawley's choice of entrance music: Jewelry - One More Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nimoy
vs
Crawley

185 cm
34
185
25 - 20 - 1

191 cm
36
205
21 - 15 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sakura Style

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leonard Nimoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Nimoy misses with a double jab
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Nimoy throws out a loose jab but Crawley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nimoy throws a looping overhand right but Crawley ducks down to avoid it.
Crawley swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crawley throws a push kick but Nimoy slaps the foot to one side.
Leonard Nimoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
Crawley now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Nimoy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crawley moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crawley scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch but Nimoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nimoy takes a swing at Crawley's ribcage but misses.
Nimoy just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Crawley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crawley.

It looks like Leonard Nimoy has been cut.
Crawley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crawley connects with a body shot that sends Nimoy's belly button to the back.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nimoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Crawley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to throw a body punch but Crawley avoids it by throwing Nimoy back against the cage.
Nimoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crawley misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a nice uppercut.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Nimoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Nimoy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crawley.
Crawley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawley misses with the head strike.
Crawley misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawley gets through Nimoy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crawley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Nimoy.
Crawley takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Crawley.
Nimoy blocks an uppercut.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Crawley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nimoy lands with a right to the head.
Nimoy lands with a short shot to the head.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nimoy takes a shot to the head.
Crawley throws a punch but it's blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Crawley scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Nimoy fails to land.
Crawley misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Nimoy.
Crawley is struggling to control the position.
Crawley tries to throw a body punch but Nimoy avoids it by throwing Crawley back against the cage.

Nimoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nimoy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crawley just misses with a punch to the body.
Crawley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nimoy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crawley was well out of range. Poor timing from Nimoy.
Nimoy lands an overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crawley is looking to clinch but Nimoy is avoiding it.
Crawley looks to land a left hand but Nimoy moved out of range nicely.
Nimoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a jab when Crawley was well out of range.
A big right from Nimoy misses.
Nimoy throws a hook to the side of Crawley's head but Crawley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Crawley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonard Nimoy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nimoy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crawley's hands.
Crawley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crawley looks to land a right hand but Nimoy moved out of range.
Crawley misses with a wild body shot.
Crawley checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crawley moves away from the strike by Nimoy.
Crawley on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley tries to bum rush Nimoy with a series of wild strikes but Nimoy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nimoy throwing a counter right hand but Crawley manages to avoid it.
Nimoy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Nimoy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nimoy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.
A countering left hand to the body from Crawley misses.
Nimoy lands a right hook to the body.
Crawley misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
A punch combination from Nimoy misses.
Crawley is looking for the big counter here.
Crawley blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Crawley throws a body punch but Nimoy moves out of range.
Crawley throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Crawley is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nimoy with a body shot.
Crawley wants to clinch up but Nimoy keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nimoy misses the shot to the body.
Crawley throws a wild body kick that Nimoy sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Nimoy.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Nimoy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Crawley.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crawley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crawley.
Nimoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Nimoy moves out of range of the body kick.
Nimoy jabs Crawley to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crawley with a hook.
Crawley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nimoy in his tracks.
Crawley ducks under a wild hook from Nimoy.
Nimoy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nimoy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crawley sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crawley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Crawley misses.
Nimoy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nimoy throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crawley! But no joy.
Nimoy works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

The crowd cheers as Nimoy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crawley doesn't seem phased though.
Crawley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nimoy manages to avoid it.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Nimoy walks into a left hand.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Nimoy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley throws a right hand that misses
and Nimoy counters with a series of strikes. Crawley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crawley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nimoy's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy misses with a hook. Crawley ducked under it nicely.
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nimoy circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Nimoy moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nimoy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nimoy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice body punch from Nimoy.
Nimoy throws a body punch but Crawley moves out of range.
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Crawley throws out a counter right but Nimoy avoids it with no problem.
Leonard Nimoy is winning the standup battle so far.
Crawley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Nimoy to score with a decent uppercut.
Crawley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nimoy throws out the jab.
A shot to the liver by Nimoy. Beautiful body shot.
Crawley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crawley scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawley.
Nimoy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nimoy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawley swings for the body but Nimoy moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Nimoy misses its target.
A swing and a miss from Nimoy.
Nimoy looks to land a left hand but Crawley moved out of range nicely.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nimoy throws a jab but it's blocked by Crawley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nimoy moves away.
Nimoy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nimoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Nimoy lands a nice hook to Crawley's body. Crawley takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crawley on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nimoy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nimoy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Crawley in his tracks.
Crawley misses the shot to the body.
Crawley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Nimoy takes a step back to recover.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nimoy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice shot to the body.
Crawley connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Crawley rushes Nimoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crawley can't find room to land a body shot as Nimoy controls the action.
Nimoy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Billy Crawley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nimoy.
A hook to the body from Nimoy.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Nimoy controls his hands.
Crawley working aggressively here.
Crawley lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nimoy or not.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonard Nimoy.
I think Nimoy 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 Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leonard Nimoy!