PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Party Rock Anthem - LMFAO. Henry Fisher looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Crawford
vs
Fisher

179 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

179 cm
25
153 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Henry Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford leaves Fisher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Fisher or perhaps it was just good defense by Crawford which made him look bad.
Fisher shoots in for a takedown but Crawford shows good takedown defense.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fisher.
Fisher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crawford swivels and escapes.
Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.
Fisher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fisher looks gassed!
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crawford looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Crawford has managed to clinch.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fisher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Fisher avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford throws an elbow that misses.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fisher avoids a wild elbow strike from Crawford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Henry Fisher has been cut.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crawford using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fisher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Crawford crunches a lovely knee into Fisher's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
Fisher is trying to force a seperation but Crawford has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Fisher blocks with his arms.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fisher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford with a knee to the head.

Fisher pulls guard successfully.
Fisher controlling Crawford's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crawford wants to stand but Fisher is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henry Fisher has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fisher is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crawford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fisher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with an elbow over the top.
Crawford keeps control of Fisher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fisher is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fisher just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crawford's brow.

Fisher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fisher shoots in looking for a takedown. Crawford tries to sprawl out of it but Fisher keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crawford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Fisher drives through with a takedown into Crawford's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Fisher's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Fisher keeps the fight on the outside.

Crawford gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fisher blocks an elbow strike.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fisher avoids it.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fisher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.

Fisher pulls Crawford into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Fisher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Crawford doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Crawford manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Fisher won't let him.
Crawford knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fisher on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Fisher looking for a guillotine here but Crawford defends easily.
Fisher is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crawford is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crawford got a little sloppy there for a moment and Fisher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crawford has managed to get both his arms back between Fisher's legs - danger averted.
Crawford tries to stand but Fisher is controlling from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher has control of Crawford's left arm, preventing Crawford from doing any damage.
Crawford trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fisher's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher trying to control the position here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crawford stuffs the takedown.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Fisher pushes him off.
Fisher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Fisher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
TJ Crawford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford tries to clinch up but Fisher circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands with a slapping head kick.
Fisher swats away the attempt to clinch by Crawford.
Fisher tries to clinch there but Crawford circles away.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.

Fisher changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crawford looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fisher prevents Crawford from escaping the position.
Henry Fisher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fisher tries to move into full mount but can't pass Crawford's legs.

Fisher stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fisher fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Henry Fisher will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Henry Fisher's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Crawford has closed the distance and engaged Fisher in a clinch.
Fisher is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crawford to keep the fight standing.
Crawford putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fisher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Fisher takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Fisher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fisher looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford lands a knee to the body.
Fisher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crawford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crawford has Fisher pressed against the cage, preventing Fisher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fisher.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fisher blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Fisher jumps guard but Crawford turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
TJ Crawford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Fisher.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Fisher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Fisher won't want to take too many of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher taking a breather.

Fisher drags the fight down to the ground.
Fisher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crawford is one step ahead there.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Fisher won't let him.
Fisher looking for a sweep. Not yet Fisher, not yet.
Crawford is looking to stand up but Fisher won't let him.

Fisher looking for a triangle here. Crawford is fighting it but it looks tight! Fisher pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Crawford is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Henry Fisher!