PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Crow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent Margera has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Margera
vs
Crow

177 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
21
169 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Vincent Margera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Damon Crow!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Crow does no damage.
Crow misses with a straight right.
Margera throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.
Crow throws a half hearted mid kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crow.
Crow throws a head kick that misses.
Margera throws a head kick that misses.

A head kick lands from Crow that sends Margera to the canvas. Margera tries to scramble back to his feet but Crow brings him back down into side control.

It looks like Vincent Margera has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Margera on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Crow stands up.
Crow lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Margera at a distance.
Margera is breathing heavily.

Crow moves into range and clinches up with Margera.
Crow avoiding damage as Margera throws knees to the body.
Crow working Margera over with knees to the body.
Crow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crow scores with a shot to the side of Margera's head.
Crow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Crow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Margera is defending well for now.
A body shot lands from Crow.
Crow tries a knee to the head but Margera blocks it.

Crow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crow avoids the head kick by Margera.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Crow clinches up with Margera and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick
and Margera counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crow is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crow scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Margera misses with a head kick.
Crow throws a head kick that Margera semi-blocks.
Margera throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crow's head.
Damon Crow is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Crow misses with a few strikes there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Margera.
Crow tries to bum rush Margera with a series of wild strikes but Margera uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crow throws the kick towards the body but Margera avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Margera closes the distance and clinches.
Margera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crow lands a body shot in the clinch.

Crow breaks from the clinch.
Margera lands a high kick!
Margera looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crow is fending him off so far but Margera persists. Nope, Crow circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Crow.
A head kick by Crow misses
and Margera counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Margera shoots for a double leg takedown but Crow sprawls well. He's pushed Margera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Margera looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera swinging wilding here.
Margera fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crow misses with a series of wild punches.
Crow gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Margera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Margera trying to land knees to the body.
Crow looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crow tries to throw a body punch but Margera avoids it by throwing Crow back against the cage.

Crow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Margera connects with a high kick.
Crow paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crow throws a lazy head kick
and Margera counters with a one-two to the body.
Crow dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Margera. That did some damage!
Margera blocks the body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Margera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow misses with a double jab

and Margera counters with a single leg into guard. Crow didn't expect that.
Margera wants to control from the top but Crow keeps moving.

Crow is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Crow gets underhooks to prevent Margera's takedown attempt.
Crow throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Margera blocks it with crossed arms.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Margera looks for a takedown but Crow sprawls well.
Margera shoots in but no luck this time.
Crow misses with the combination.
Margera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crow keeps the fight on the outside.
Margera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Margera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Crow gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Margera to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crow is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crow thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Margera won't allow Crow to get back to his feet.

Margera stands up and waves to Crow to follow him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Crow.
Margera tries to clinch there but Crow circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damon Crow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Margera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crow misses with a low kick.
Crow tries to clinch up
and Margera counters with a solid body kick.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crow scores with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A leg kick checked by Margera.
Margera fails with the takedown.
Crow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Crow has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crow lands a right hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crow.
Crow lands a body punch in the clinch.
Margera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crow avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Margera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vincent Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Margera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crow.
Crow looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crow swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick
and Margera counters with a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crow throws a combination that misses
and Margera counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Margera blocks a head kick by Crow.

Margera drives through and clinches with Crow against the cage.
Crow lands a knee to the body.
Margera has had enough of the clinch but Crow keeps him there for the moment.
Margera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crow fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Margera tried to score with a low kick but Crow checks it.
Crow lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crow avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick
and Margera makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Margera tries to clinch up.
Crow tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crow tries to clinch up but Margera circles away and keeps his distance.
Damon Crow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Margera lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crow throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crow lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crow.
Margera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Damon Crow seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Margera clinches up against the cage.
Crow working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Margera misses with a knee to the head.

Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Margera scores with a head kick.
Crow misses with a head kick.
Crow throws a sloppy head kick

and Margera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Margera.
Crow wants to break free but Margera has control.
Margera lands a nice knee to the body.
Crow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Crow.
Crow throws a head punch that misses.
Margera keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crow's efforts to push away.

Margera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Margera slips under a jab from Crow.
A head kick by Crow misses
and Margera counters with a head kick.
Margera tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Margera fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Margera checks it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Margera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crow pinned against the cage. Crow gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Margera makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crow really felt that one!
Crow throws a head kick but Margera moves out of range.
Margera misses with a few strikes there.
Crow connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Margera gets a clinch.

Crow's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crow doesn't manage to clinch there - Margera circles away.
Crow attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Margera has closed the distance and engaged Crow in a clinch.
Crow working hard to break the clinch.
Crow misses with a punch to the body.
Crow missing with knees to the body.
Crow tries to circle away but Margera has him pinned against the cage.

Margera breaks from the clinch.
Margera shoots for a double leg takedown but Crow sprawls well. He's pushed Margera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Margera chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Crow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera shoots in and drives through. Crow sprawls well.
Margera fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Crow looks to land a combination. Margera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crow lands a jab-cross combination.
Margera looks to land a combination but Crow avoids it well.
Crow misses with a few strikes there.
Crow scores with a three punch combo!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Margera.
Crow goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Margera looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Margera is taking a breather. Crow says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Crow is trying to stand up here but Margera is controlling him well.
Crow punching from the bottom.
Crow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vincent Margera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Margera's cut.
That's time! Margera's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Margera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crow as he avoids it easily.
Crow fails to land with a series of punches.
Crow moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crow lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Margera circles away quickly and effectively.
Crow tries to clinch but Margera is having none of it.
Crow misses with a looping left.
Crow pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Margera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Margera keeps the fight on the outside.
Crow throws a right and a left that Margera avoids nicely.
Margera is looking to land body kicks.
Crow tries to land a front kick but Margera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Margera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crow thows a leg kick but Margera checks it
and Margera counters with a three punch combo that has Crow backing up. Crow nods at Margera to acknowledge the strikes.
Crow swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Margera holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Margera.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Margera tries to score a body lock takedown but Crow shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincent Margera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crow gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Margera.
Margera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Margera has clasped his hands together around Crow's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Margera is looking to take a break and control but Crow is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Crow throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Crow throws a right hand that Margera ducks under and follows up with a left that Margera also avoids with ease.

Margera scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Crow tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Ground and pound from Margera.
Crow is staying active underneath Margera, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Margera is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Margera sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Crow defending well though.

Crow kicks off Margera and gets to his feet.
Margera moves out of range of the body kick.
Crow throws a jab when Margera was well out of range.
Crow blocks a head kick by Margera.
Margera lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Crow circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera dodges the punch combination from Crow.
Crow swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Margera finds it's way through Crow's defenses.
Crow goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Crow.
Margera cracks the inside of Crow's front leg.
Margera shoots in but no luck this time.

Crow gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Margera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crow is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Crow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Crow, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crow tries to work over Margera's front leg with a kick but Margera checks it.

Margera darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crow landing strikes from the bottom.
It looks like Margera is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow looks like he's trying to stand up.
Margera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Margera looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Crow makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Margera slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Margera is looking to clinch.
Crow lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Margera scores with a push kick.
Margera takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crow lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Margera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crow tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crow looks to throw a body kick

and Margera counters with a single leg into guard. Crow didn't expect that.
Margera wants to get up but he can't break Crow's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Crow tries to strike from the bottom.
Margera scoring with some ground and pound.
Crow preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Crow tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crow trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Margera stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Margera lands a head kick. Crow smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crow keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Crow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Margera looks for a takedown but Crow sprawls well.
Margera fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crow avoids it really well and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Margera is defended easily by Crow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Margera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Margera 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Margera!