PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Camron Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Camron Crawford is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Wang
vs
Crawford

174 cm
21
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

165 cm
22
151 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andy Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Camron Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wang shoots for a double leg takedown but Crawford sprawls well. He's pushed Wang's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wang looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Wang moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Wang tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.

Crawford clinches with his opponent.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crawford has managed to clinch.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wang has Crawford pressed against the ropes.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wang wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Crawford lands an elbow inside.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang tries for a takedown but Crawford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick from Crawford lands but Wang takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang closes the distance but Crawford moves to the side
letting Crawford counter with a right hand.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wang swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wang shoots and misses

and Crawford counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Wang swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt
and Crawford counters with a series of strikes. Wang will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wang throws a body punch but Crawford moves out of range.

Crawford tries to keep at a distance but Wang has taken the fight into the clinch.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wang with a lazy takedown attempt

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wang tries for a takedown but Crawford manages to get underhooks.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wang lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford landing knees to the head.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang throws a sloppy head kick

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Crawford closes the distance but Wang moves to the side

and Wang counters with a single leg into guard. Crawford didn't expect that.
Crawford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wang trying to control but Crawford is working from the bottom.
Wang prevents Crawford from getting back to his feet.

Crawford wriggles free and stands up.

Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crawford landing knees to the head.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Wang circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crawford clinches with his opponent.
Wang drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crawford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wang is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Wang.
Wang goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wang throws a lazy head kick
and Crawford counters with a left and a right that stings Wang.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch combination from Wang misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wang fails with the takedown

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Crawford lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wang backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camron Crawford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Wang tries to clinch up
and Crawford makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Crawford has managed to clinch.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crawford takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Crawford on the inside.
Wang fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crawford.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford pushes Wang back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Crawford scores with a shot to the side of Wang's head.
Wang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wang tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crawford pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wang backwards.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Andy Wang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Wang swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Wang closes the distance and clinches up with Crawford, looking for a takedown. Wang pushes Crawford against the ropes but Crawford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crawford doesn't manage to clinch there - Wang circles away.
Andy Wang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wang wants to stall.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Wang circles away.
Wang looks to land a combination but Crawford avoids it well.

Crawford forces Wang back against the ropes and clinches.
Crawford is trying to maintain a safe position but Wang gets an underhook and turns Crawford into the ropes.
Wang is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wang takes a shot to the head.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wang wants to clinch

and Crawford moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang takes a shot to the head.
Crawford digs a right hand into Wang's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wang's gas tank.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wang decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Crawford gets back to full guard.
Crawford wants to stand and escape but Wang is having none of it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Wang trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Crawford is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Crawford has his feet on Wang's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Wang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crawford holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Wang wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Andy Wang has been cut.

Crawford breaks the clinch.
Crawford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wang tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crawford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wang's knee momentarily.

Crawford closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Crawford as the two fighters clinch.
Crawford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.

Crawford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Crawford counters by clinching up.
Crawford gets through Wang's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A left lands for Crawford.

Crawford moves into range and clinches up with Wang.
Wang can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camron Crawford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andy Wang's cut.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crawford has taken the fight to the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crawford.
Wang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawford fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Wang keeps it at a distance.

Crawford has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Crawford.
Wang changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crawford fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Crawford moves into the clinch successfully.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Wang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford lands an elbow that stopped Wang in his tracks for a moment.
Wang wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford is leaning against Wang and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crawford lands a nice elbow.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crawford is looking to clinch.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wang counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Crawford clinches up against the ropes.
Wang tries to pull guard but Crawford holds him up against the ropes and eventually Wang drops back down to his feet.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Wang fails to pull guard.

Crawford breaks from the clinch.
Crawford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crawford wants to clinch.
Crawford keeps the fight on the outside.
Camron Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Wang counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wang.
Good body shot from Crawford.

Crawford breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crawford tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Wang moves into the clinch.

Crawford manages to break the clinch.
Crawford throws a head kick but Wang moves out of range.
Wang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Wang scores a takedown into full mount!
Crawford tries to hold on but Wang postures up.
Crawford regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wang is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Crawford wants to control but Wang is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Crawford regains full guard. Nicely done.
Wang tries to free his leg and advance position but Crawford is retaining full guard.
Crawford wants to stand and escape but Wang is having none of it.
Wang stays in close to Crawford's body and controls the position.
Wang pushes down on Crawford's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wang passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying desperately to improve position.
Crawford bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crawford wants to stand but Wang is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crawford trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.

Crawford decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wang tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Crawford counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Camron Crawford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crawford winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

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