PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between T Dawg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl The Crusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). T Dawg had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.7lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dawg
vs
The Crusher

179 cm
25
153 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
157 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, T Dawg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl The Crusher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Dawg misses its intended target.
The Crusher changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawg tries to avoid it but The Crusher manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawg to the ground. Dawg escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
T Dawg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dawg takes a swing at The Crusher's ribcage but misses.
Dawg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dawg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Crusher manages to avoid it.
The Crusher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawg cracks The Crusher with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dawg misses with a double jab

and The Crusher counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dawg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Crusher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The Crusher not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dawg avoiding damage under a succession of punches from The Crusher.
The Crusher thows a huge punch but Dawg dodges it nicely.
Dawg is breathing heavily.
The Crusher throws a strike but Dawg avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawg preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Crusher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawg has momentary wrist control but The Crusher slips an elbow through the middle.
The Crusher sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dawg's guard.

The Crusher seems to be working for a kimura but Dawg defends the submission attempt.

Dawg is defending against the submission attempts here by The Crusher.
The Crusher throwing shots but Dawg is blocking nicely.

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.
The Crusher controlling the action here.
The Crusher thows a huge punch but Dawg dodges it nicely.
The Crusher controlling the action here.
The Crusher wants to pass the guard but Dawg is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Crusher with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Carl The Crusher hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

The Crusher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The Crusher works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Crusher is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dawg has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dawg takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dawg is being controlled here.
The Crusher postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dawg is letting The Crusher control him for a moment.
The Crusher working the head and body with strikes.

The Crusher working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl The Crusher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The Crusher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Crusher lands in his opponent's guard.
The Crusher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The Crusher passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Dawg!
The Crusher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The Crusher thowing shots but they're missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher is landing with some decent strikes but Dawg is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The Crusher throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dawg because The Crusher loaded up on that one.
The Crusher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carl The Crusher has got the better of the ground game so far.

The Crusher looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.
Dawg is bucking up trying to escape but The Crusher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The Crusher thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

The Crusher is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dawg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The Crusher looking to control but Dawg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The Crusher lands a nice shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Crusher working for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is in no mood to give up.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.
The Crusher cracks Dawg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Crusher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawg is looking to escape.

The Crusher looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawg is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The Crusher misses with a head shot.
The Crusher misses with a head shot.
Dawg taking shots to the head.
The Crusher tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The Crusher breaks from Dawg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl The Crusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dawg's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

The Crusher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dawg counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The Crusher gets a clinch.
The Crusher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dawg's efforts to push away.
The Crusher lands a nice elbow.

The Crusher breaks from the clinch.
Dawg misses with a hook. The Crusher ducked under it nicely.
Dawg throws a combination that misses
and The Crusher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dawg thinking.
The Crusher lands with a shot to the body.
The Crusher lands a lovely overhand right.
The Crusher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Crusher closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - The Crusher lands in his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Crusher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawg keeping moving, preventing The Crusher from controlling successfully.
The Crusher controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The Crusher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Carl The Crusher.
Dawg stuffs the takedown attempt from The Crusher. The Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.

The Crusher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Dawg looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The Crusher connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Dawg some visible discomfort.

The Crusher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no The Crusher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Crusher is looking to take a break and control but Dawg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Crusher works to advance to full mount. Dawg defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The Crusher unloads with some shots from mount but Dawg bucks and avoids them well.
The Crusher controlling his opponent.

The Crusher wants to finish this one by submission but Dawg is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from The Crusher.
The Crusher looking to control but Dawg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
The Crusher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The Crusher scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The Crusher cracks Dawg with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Crusher throws some wild stikes that Dawg manages to avoid easily.
The Crusher controlling the pace for now.
The Crusher scoring with strikes but Dawg is staying in there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carl The Crusher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Crusher has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 26:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl The Crusher!