PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Crouch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jelly Tanglib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Crouch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crouch
vs
Tanglib

173 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
24
167 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Crouch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jelly Tanglib!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Columbo Gatti and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crouch lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crouch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanglib.
Crouch throws a push kick but Tanglib slaps the foot to one side.
Crouch misses with a straight left.
Crouch darts in trying to clinch
and Tanglib counters with a two punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Crouch misses the target.
Tanglib moves out of range of the strikes.
Grant Crouch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tanglib moves away from the strike by Crouch.
Crouch throws a shot from downtown. Tanglib moves away and avoids it.
Crouch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crouch throws a jab but it's blocked by Tanglib.
Crouch looks to land a right hand but Tanglib moved out of range.
A jab from Crouch finds it's way through Tanglib's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanglib slips a straight right by Crouch.
Crouch looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanglib is just out of range.
Crouch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanglib was well out of range. Poor timing from Crouch.
Crouch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crouch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tanglib in his tracks.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a left and a right that stings Crouch.
Crouch walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tanglib checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crouch lunges at Tanglib with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tanglib's hand.
Crouch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crouch tries to score with a low kick but Tanglib moves his leg out of the way.
Crouch misses with a hook
and Tanglib counters with a right hand to the body.
Crouch is breathing heavily.
Tanglib keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanglib blocks a low kick nicely.
Crouch misses with a takedown

and Tanglib counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tanglib.
Crouch is trying to break the clinch but Tanglib is controlling him.

Tanglib escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crouch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crouch misses with a left hand
and Tanglib counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crouch throws an off balance right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanglib counters with a stiff right hand.
Crouch throws an off balance right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice uppercut.
Crouch misses with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch thows a leg kick but Tanglib checks it
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
Crouch misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Tanglib counters by moving into the clinch.
Crouch managing to block the knees to the body from Tanglib.

Tanglib breaks from the clinch.
Tanglib keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crouch.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Tanglib to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanglib makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crouch tries to clinch
and Tanglib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crouch misses with a looping right.
Crouch misses with a low kick as Tanglib jumps back.
Crouch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a right hand to the body.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crouch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crouch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crouch looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanglib is just out of range.
Crouch takes a swing at Tanglib's ribcage but misses.
Crouch moves to clinch but Tanglib breaks away
and Tanglib counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crouch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Crouch misses.
Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grant Crouch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crouch misses with a body shot
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crouch misses with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
Grant Crouch is winning the standup battle so far.
Crouch misses with an uppercut
and Tanglib counters with a nice body shot.
Crouch misses with a takedown
and Tanglib counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Tanglib to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib counters with a two punch combo.
Crouch misses with a shot to the body
and Tanglib makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crouch swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tanglib counters by clinching up.

Tanglib breaks the clinch.
Crouch tries to clinch but Tanglib moves away
and Tanglib counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Tanglib to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch fails with the takedown
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crouch. Tanglib does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crouch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tanglib is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crouch rather than just go for the knockout.
Crouch throws a body punch but Tanglib moves out of range.
Crouch tries to clinch up
and Tanglib counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Tanglib to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanglib manages to avoid it.
Crouch misses with a right hand

and Tanglib holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tanglib keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crouch's efforts to push away.

Tanglib breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crouch misses with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice uppercut.
Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib counters with a straight right hand.
Crouch connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanglib momentarily.
Tanglib bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tanglib blocks a leg kick.
Crouch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanglib counters with a nice body shot.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crouch thinking.
Crouch misses with a body shot.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tanglib keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crouch.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch throws an off balance right hand
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch throws a shot from downtown. Tanglib moves away and avoids it.
Crouch tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanglib moves away.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a left and a right that stings Crouch.
Crouch misses with a body shot.
Crouch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tanglib counters with a series of strikes. Crouch will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crouch throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Tanglib counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tanglib slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanglib pushes down on Crouch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanglib perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Tanglib passes to full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tanglib content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jelly Tanglib showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crouch tries to clinch up
and Tanglib counters with a right hand to the body.
Crouch throws a leg kick but Tanglib sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crouch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tanglib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crouch throws a head kick that misses.
A slow jab from Crouch misses its intended target.
Crouch throws an off balance right hand

and Tanglib holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Tanglib breaks the clinch.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a left to the body.
Crouch with a poor takedown
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crouch misses its intended target.
Crouch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tanglib was well out of range. Poor timing from Crouch.
Crouch looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanglib is just out of range.
Crouch misses with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a left to the body.
Crouch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tanglib cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Tanglib to counter with a crisp jab.
Crouch misses with a left hand

and Tanglib counters by moving into the clinch.

Tanglib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanglib moves out of range of the body kick from Crouch.
Crouch misses with a hook to the body
and Tanglib makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crouch misses with a hook
and Tanglib counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crouch throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crouch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Tanglib checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crouch misses with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a straight right hand.
Crouch looks to clinch

and Tanglib counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Tanglib breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crouch throws a shot from downtown. Tanglib moves away and avoids it.
Crouch misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanglib counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Crouch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a nice body shot.
Tanglib blocks a head kick by Crouch.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand

and Tanglib holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Tanglib escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crouch loads up on a big right hand but Tanglib slips the punch.
Crouch throws a right hand that misses
and Tanglib counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Crouch.
Jelly Tanglib is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crouch tries to score with a low kick but Tanglib moves his leg out of the way.
Crouch misses with a leg kick.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a right hand to the body.
Tanglib circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tanglib counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a nice uppercut.
Crouch misses with an uppercut
and Tanglib counters with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crouch throws a poor cross that misses
and Tanglib counters with a three punch combo that has Crouch backing up. Crouch nods at Tanglib to acknowledge the strikes.
Crouch misses with a shot to the body
and Tanglib counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crouch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tanglib counters with a left to the body.
Crouch misses with a hook

and Tanglib moves into the clinch.

Tanglib manages to break the clinch.
Crouch looks to land a left hand but Tanglib moved out of range nicely.
Crouch looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crouch throws a head kick that misses.
Crouch misses with a lunging right hand
and Tanglib 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.
A low kick from Crouch is predictable there
and Tanglib connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crouch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanglib moves away.
Crouch swings widly with a right hand
and Tanglib counters with a one-two to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Grant Crouch.
I think Crouch has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!