PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodderick Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirco Crocop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocop has chosen Scars of life - Water in my hands as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Austin
vs
Crocop

190 cm
27
245 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
235 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodderick Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mirco Crocop!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin darts in trying to clinch
and Crocop counters with a good, hard body kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Austin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Crocop to counter with a crisp jab.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocop counters with a head kick.
Austin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocop counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Austin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crocop.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Austin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Austin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crocop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crocop throws a body punch but Austin moves out of range.
A slapping body kick lands there for Crocop.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin closes the distance but Crocop moves to the side
and Crocop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Austin wants to clinch

and Crocop moves into the clinch.
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Crocop misses with a hook to the ribs.
Austin misses with a knee strike.
Crocop with a knee to the head.
Crocop lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Crocop.
Crocop tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Crocop is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Crocop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Austin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crocop wants to break free but Austin has control.

Crocop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin wants to clinch but Crocop slips to the side
and Crocop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Austin tries to clinch but Crocop moves away
and Crocop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Austin really felt that one!
Austin is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crocop lands a high kick!
Austin takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin moves to clinch but Crocop breaks away
and Crocop counters with a good, hard body kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Crocop jabs at Austin's body.

Crocop clinches up with Austin and pushes him back against the cage.
Crocop leaning against his opponent.
Austin will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crocop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.
Austin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Austin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Austin tries a knee to the head but Crocop blocks it.
Austin lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Crocop.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but Austin blocks it.

Crocop manages to break the clinch.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocop counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocop scores with a head kick.
Crocop misses with a body kick.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crocop looks to land a combination but Austin avoids it well.
Crocop throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crocop throws a body kick that misses.
Austin blocks a head kick by Crocop.
Austin blocks a head kick by Crocop.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin throws a body kick the misses
and Crocop counters with a nice body kick.
Austin throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Crocop counters by clinching up.
Crocop makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crocop lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Crocop fails to land.
Austin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crocop tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Austin's elbow.
Austin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Austin landing knees to the head.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crocop working Austin over with knees to the body.
Crocop gets through Austin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Crocop.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Austin avoiding damage as Crocop throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocop wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crocop throws a punch but it's blocked by Austin.
Crocop working hard to break the clinch.
Austin throws an elbow but it misses.
Crocop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Austin tries to clinch up
and Crocop counters with a body kick.
Austin tries to clinch but Crocop moves away

and Crocop counters by moving into the clinch.
Austin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Austin lands an elbow inside.
Crocop is trying to break free.
Crocop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Crocop.
Austin has Crocop pushed against the cage.
Crocop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Austin takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Crocop.
Austin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Austin keeps control of Crocop as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crocop misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Austin.
Austin avoiding damage as Crocop throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crocop's brow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocop tries to circle away but Austin has him pinned against the cage.
Crocop looking to throw knees to the head but Austin is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocop tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Austin managing to block the knees to the body from Crocop.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crocop throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Austin blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Austin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Austin taking a breather.
Crocop lands a right hand.
Austin with a knee to the head.
Crocop tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Austin.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Austin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Austin misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Crocop is working Austin over against the cage.
Crocop lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.
Austin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crocop is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crocop throws a knee to the head but misses.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocop blocks it with crossed arms.

Crocop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crocop counters with a body kick that stops Austin in his tracks momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to clinch but Crocop slips to the side
and Crocop makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Austin tries to clinch up
and Crocop counters with a big head kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Austin darts in trying to clinch
and Crocop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Austin really felt that one!
Crocop tries a head kick but it misses.

Austin has Crocop up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crocop's brow.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Austin avoids it.
Crocop blocks an elbow strike.

Crocop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocop counters with a body kick.
Crocop lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Austin tries to clinch but Crocop moves away
and Crocop counters with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Austin misses with a right hand
and Crocop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Austin really felt that one!
Crocop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mirco Crocop seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Crocop gets a clinch.
Austin misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crocop manages to break the clinch.

Crocop pushes Austin up against the cage in a clinch.
Crocop looking to throw knees to the head but Austin is blocking nicely.
Austin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crocop blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crocop.
Crocop misses with a knee strike.
Austin misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Austin avoiding damage as Crocop throws knees to the body.
Crocop with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crocop lands a nice shot to the body.

Crocop breaks from the clinch.
Austin throws an off balance right hand

and Crocop holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crocop scores a nice knee to the body.
Crocop dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Crocop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocop lands a good knee to the midsection. Austin won't want to take too many of those.

Crocop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crocop thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Austin if he has to take too many more of those.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirco Crocop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Austin looks to clinch
and Crocop counters with a left to the body.
Austin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Crocop pushes Austin away with a front kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crocop. Austin shrugs it off though.

Crocop has managed to clinch.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crocop has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crocop unloads a knee to the mid-section. Austin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crocop tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Austin avoids it.
Crocop missing with knees to the body.
Crocop wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crocop misses with a knee to the head.
Crocop tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Austin misses with an elbow over the top.
Crocop lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crocop with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crocop looking to throw knees to the head but Austin is blocking nicely.
Crocop has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Crocop wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin moves to clinch but Crocop breaks away
and Crocop counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crocop circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crocop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crocop looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Austin throws a head kick that misses
and Crocop counters with a head kick.
Crocop is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Austin rather than just go for the knockout.
Crocop looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Austin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crocop finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Mirco Crocop is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin wants to clinch but Crocop slips to the side
and Crocop counters with a nice body kick.
Austin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Austin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crocop counters with a big head kick but Austin shrugs it off.
Austin closes the distance but Crocop moves to the side
and Crocop makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Austin really felt that one!
Austin takes a kick to the side of the head.
Austin looks to clinch
and Crocop counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crocop scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crocop bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Austin misses with a double jab
and Crocop counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Austin thinking.
Rodderick Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Crocop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Crocop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crocop throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Crocop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crocop lands a nice uppercut.
Crocop misses with some punches.
Austin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crocop is trying to break the clinch but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crocop blocks an elbow strike from Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crocop working aggressively here.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Crocop is blocking nicely.
Crocop dodges an elbow strike from Austin.
Austin looking to throw knees to the head but Crocop is blocking nicely.
Austin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Crocop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Austin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crocop cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodderick Austin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Austin throws a sloppy body shot
and Crocop counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crocop lands a nice looking body kick.
Crocop lands a high kick!

Austin gets tackled into the cage by Crocop. Crocop maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirco Crocop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crocop 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 25:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 25:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 25:30

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