PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocop has chosen Wild Boys as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Carwin
vs
Crocop

190 cm
25
280 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mikey Crocop!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carwin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Crocop kicks Carwin off and gets back to his feet.
Crocop throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carwin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Shane Carwin has been cut.
Carwin throws a big shot that misses.
Crocop throws a right hand that Carwin ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin also avoids with ease.
Crocop throws a low kick, looking for Carwin's leg but Carwin calmly moves out of range.
Crocop is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Carwin misses its intended target.
Crocop throws the left hand but Carwin avoids the punch easily.
Crocop misses with the combination.

Carwin has managed to clinch.

Crocop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocop throws a series of punches but Carwin avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carwin has closed the distance and engaged Crocop in a clinch.
Crocop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carwin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Crocop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carwin pulls his leg out and moves away.
Crocop attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crocop moves away.
Crocop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Crocop throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Mikey Crocop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carwin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crocop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carwin somewhat.
Carwin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crocop throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carwin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crocop's waist but Crocop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carwin off to one side.
Crocop tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice combination there by Carwin.

It looks like Mikey Crocop has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crocop moves to clinch but Carwin breaks away
and Carwin counters with a one-two to the body.
A shot to the body from Crocop misses

and Carwin counters by clinching up.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carwin is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crocop pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carwin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Crocop is pressed up against the cage. Carwin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Crocop down to the mat. Crocop avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Crocop throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
Crocop swats away the attempt to clinch by Carwin.
Carwin throws a combination. Crocop tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin moves out of range as Crocop strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin digs a good hook to Crocop's body.
Carwin throws a head kick but Crocop moves out of range.

Carwin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crocop did well to prevent Carwin getting side control.
Carwin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carwin trying to control the action but Crocop is working from the bottom.
Carwin tries to stand but can't do so whilst Crocop controls his leg.
Crocop blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carwin.
Carwin is trying to control. Crocop wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carwin thows a huge punch but Crocop dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin prevents Crocop from improving his position.
Carwin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crocop's head.
Carwin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carwin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carwin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Carwin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crocop as he avoids it easily.
Mikey Crocop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Crocop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crocop.
Crocop misses with a two punch combination.
Crocop scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crocop swinging wildly here.
Crocop misses with a wild combination.
Crocop throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mikey Crocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crocop fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crocop falls off balance throwing a combination

and Carwin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin is looking to take a break and control but Crocop is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Carwin stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crocop misses with a body shot.
Crocop misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crocop throws a one two combo.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice sprawl there from Crocop as Carwin shoots in.
Crocop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crocop lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carwin circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Crocop misses.
Carwin looks to land a right hand but Crocop moved out of range.
Carwin is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crocop.
Crocop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carwin rather than just go for the knockout.
Carwin avoids the head kick by Crocop.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Crocop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carwin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocop throws a left and a right that both miss

and Carwin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crocop lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carwin.

Crocop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crocop misses with an uppercut.
Carwin changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crocop tries to avoid it but Carwin manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crocop to the ground. Crocop escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shane Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crocop moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocop tries to bum rush Carwin with a series of wild strikes but Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crocop throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crocop avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Crocop tries to clinch up.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crocop as he avoids it easily.
Carwin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crocop misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Carwin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crocop manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Crocop is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Carwin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crocop smiles and moves away.
Crocop throws a series of strikes that have Carwin backpedaling.
Carwin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Shane Carwin's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crocop misses with a combination

and Carwin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carwin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocop avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crocop is pulling down on Carwin's head to control his posture.
Carwin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crocop swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carwin wanted to stand there but Crocop had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikey Crocop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crocop scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crocop misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carwin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crocop.
Carwin scores with a body shot.

Nice combo by Crocop! Oh, that's hurt him - Carwin falls to the canvas and Crocop follows him into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Crocop is controlling him well.

Crocop stands up.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Crocop.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crocop.
Crocop swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Carwin counters by clinching up.

Crocop breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carwin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin throws a leg kick but Crocop checks it.
Crocop scores with a jab.
Crocop showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Crocop misses with a double jab

and Carwin counters with a takedown into side control.
Crocop is not content to let Carwin control the position.
Crocop can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crocop is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carwin has just dragged him back down to the mat.
You can see the frustration on Crocop's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carwin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Crocop is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carwin asserts his dominance and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crocop keeps working.
Crocop is trying to get back to his feet.
Crocop defending against the ground and pound.
Crocop is trying to get back to half guard.
Carwin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crocop is looking to reverse the position.
Crocop wants to get back to his feet.
Carwin misses with the ground and pound.
Carwin tries to score with some ground and pound. Crocop controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carwin working the ground and pound from side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Crocop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Crocop has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Crocop!