PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Emanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crocker
vs
Emanuel

191 cm
22
196 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Vodka Rags

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chris Crocker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matthew Emanuel!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crocker tries to clinch up but Emanuel circles away and keeps his distance.
Crocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Matthew Emanuel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocker throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Emanuel misses with a wild body shot.
Emanuel misses with a leg kick.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Crocker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crocker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Emanuel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crocker checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emanuel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Emanuel tries to land a front kick but Crocker steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Emanuel slips a straight right by Crocker.
Emanuel throws a lazy right hand but Crocker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker dips to his left and cracks Emanuel with an uppercut!
Crocker checks a leg kick nicely.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Crocker saw that one coming.
A combination from Emanuel does no damage.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Emanuel throws a hook but Crocker blocks it.
Crocker is looking to wear down Emanuel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Emanuel throws a hook but Crocker avoids it easily.
Emanuel shoots in looking for a takedown but Crocker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emanuel's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Emanuel.
Crocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Emanuel misses with a looping left.
Emanuel throws a head kick but Crocker moves out of range.
Crocker misses with a two punch combination.
Crocker looks to score with a jab to the body but Emanuel is just out of range.
An inside leg kick from Emanuel misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crocker connects with the punch.
Crocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Emanuel buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Emanuel closes the distance and pushes Crocker back into the cage.
Emanuel misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Crocker.
Crocker blocking some punches.
Crocker is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Emanuel takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crocker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crocker pushes Emanuel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crocker tries to work over Emanuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Crocker.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Emanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crocker blocking some punches.
Emanuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crocker can't find room to land a body shot as Emanuel controls the action.
Crocker is leaning against Emanuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker looking to slow down the pace here.
Emanuel looking for a takedown.
Crocker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel is trying to break the clinch but Crocker is controlling him.
Crocker digs a right hand into Emanuel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emanuel's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crocker.
Crocker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crocker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Emanuel backwards.
Emanuel is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Crocker cracks Emanuel with a nice body shot.
Crocker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Emanuel looks gassed!
Emanuel looking to stall.
Crocker blocks an uppercut.
Crocker presses Emanuel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Emanuel working aggressively here.
Crocker is struggling to control the position.
Crocker lands a nice shot to the body.
Emanuel looking to slow down the pace here.
Emanuel working aggressively here.
Emanuel is trying to push Crocker away but Crocker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A shot in the inside from Crocker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocker scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Crocker.
Nice body punch from Crocker - that landed with a thud.
Crocker lands a body punch in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Crocker.
Good body shot from Crocker.
Crocker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Crocker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Emanuel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crocker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crocker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crocker lands a body punch.
Crocker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crocker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Emanuel avoids it.
Crocker lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Crocker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Crocker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Emanuel avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crocker thows a body shot but no joy.
Crocker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crocker misses with a body punch
and Crocker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crocker throws a combination. Emanuel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crocker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crocker throws a shot to the body.
Crocker throws a body punch but Emanuel moves out of range.
Crocker misses the body punch
and Emanuel counters with a leg kick.
Jab from Crocker.
Crocker takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crocker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emanuel circles away quickly and effectively.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Emanuel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crocker's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emanuel scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crocker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Emanuel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emanuel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crocker is out of range.
Crocker is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crocker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Emanuel misses with a straight left.
Emanuel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crocker just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crocker.
Crocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Crocker ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Crocker throws a right hand that Emanuel ducks under and follows up with a left that Emanuel also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emanuel misses with a low kick.
Crocker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Emanuel. Emanuel obviously looking to wear him down.
Crocker swings for the body but Emanuel moves out of range.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Crocker saw that one coming.
Crocker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Emanuel throws a hook to the side of Crocker's head but Crocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Emanuel tries to bum rush Crocker with a series of wild strikes but Crocker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crocker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emanuel moves away.
Crocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crocker takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel throws a hook to the side of Crocker's head but Crocker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crocker lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Emanuel backs up against the cage.
Emanuel throws a big shot that misses.
Emanuel tries to clinch but Crocker is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crocker misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Emanuel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Emanuel.
The crowd cheers as Crocker lands an impressive looking overhand right. Emanuel doesn't seem phased though.
Crocker swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel counters with a straight right hand.
Crocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crocker thows a body shot but no joy.
Emanuel misses with a body punch
and Crocker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Emanuel dodges the punch combination from Crocker.
Crocker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crocker. Emanuel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crocker takes a swing at Emanuel's ribcage but misses.
Emanuel scores with a nice head shot.
A left and a right from Emanuel both land. Nice combination.
Crocker thows a body shot but no joy.
Crocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
Emanuel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Crocker counters with a nice body shot.
Crocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crocker scores with a body shot.
A big right from Crocker misses.
Crocker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Emanuel throws out the jab.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Crocker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crocker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Emanuel looks to score with a jab to the body but Crocker is just out of range.
Emanuel lunges at Crocker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crocker's hand.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Crocker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Emanuel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Emanuel tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crocker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Emanuel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crocker avoids it really well and circles away.
Crocker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emanuel was well out of range. Poor timing from Crocker.
Crocker lands a body shot.
Emanuel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crocker misses with a shot to the body
and Emanuel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Emanuel misses with an uppercut. Crocker saw that one coming.
Emanuel wants to clinch up but Crocker keeps it at a distance.
Crocker misses the body punch
and Emanuel counters with a nice uppercut.
Crocker misses with a body shot.
Emanuel tries a low kick but Crocker avoids it.
Emanuel avoids the body shot from Crocker.
Crocker ducks under a wild hook from Emanuel.
Emanuel fails with the takedown.
Emanuel is looking to clinch.
Emanuel misses with a series of wild punches.
Crocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Matthew Emanuel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crocker digs a good body shot into Emanuel's ribs.
Chris Crocker is winning the standup battle so far.

Emanuel clinches with his opponent.
Crocker stalling in the clinch.
Emanuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crocker works on Emanuel's body with a couple of short punches.
Crocker has Emanuel pushed against the cage.
Crocker is working Emanuel over against the cage.
Crocker is leaning against Emanuel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Crocker lands a shot to the body.
Crocker effectively controlling the action here.
Crocker scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Crocker.
Crocker crunches a lovely knee into Emanuel's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Crocker.
Crocker scores with a hook to the body.
Crocker looking to slow down the pace here.
Crocker with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crocker.
Crocker stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crocker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Emanuel or not.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crocker.
Crocker has Emanuel pushed against the cage.
Crocker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crocker lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crocker is trying to maintain a safe position but Emanuel gets an underhook and turns Crocker into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crocker takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crocker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crocker stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chris Crocker.
Crocker misses with a double jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Emanuel. That snapped Crocker's head back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Emanuel.
Crocker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emanuel.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker throws a right and a left that Emanuel avoids nicely.
Emanuel is looking to slow Crocker down with leg kicks.
Crocker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chris Crocker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Emanuel darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crocker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Emanuel doesn't seem bothered though.
Emanuel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crocker swings away with a body shot that misses

and Emanuel counters with a shoot takedown. Crocker fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crocker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Emanuel!
Crocker trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Emanuel is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Crocker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crocker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Crocker!