PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skull Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by TNT. Skull Crash has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Samuel Washington's chin.

Washington
vs
Crash

169 cm
23
157 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

166 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Samuel Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skull Crash!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Reed Andrews and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crash feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Washingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice inside leg kick there by Washington. That's going to slow Crash down.
Crash looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Washington throws a series of strikes that have Crash backpedaling.
Washington tries to work over Crash's front leg with a kick but Crash checks it.
Washington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
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!
Crash wants to clinch up but Washington keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crash.
Crash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Washington lands a nice shot to the body.
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crash moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crash wants to slow Washington down by chopping away at his legs.
Samuel Washington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington thuds his right hand into Crash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Crash checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crash throws the kick towards the body but Washington avoids it.
Washington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Washington works Crash's body with a nice hook.
Crash feints and then cracks Washington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Washington down.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Washington can pounce on him.

Washington shoots in and gets a takedown into Crash's guard.
Washington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Washington throws a big elbow that misses.
Washington throws an elbow that misses. Crash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Washington's guard. Nice move by Crash!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Washington throws a shot to the body.
Washington bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crash takes one on the button.
Washington misses with a left hand
and Crash counters with a good, hard body kick but Washington shrugs it off.
Washington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crash.
Crash takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Washington fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crash checks it well.
Washington misses with a lunging right hand
and Crash counters with a thumping low kick.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Crash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Washington misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Washington jabs at Crash's body.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crash's calf.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crash ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Washington lands a slapping body shot.
Washington throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Washington avoids the head kick by Crash.
Washington thumps Crash with a low kick.
Washington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Washington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Washington throws a body kick that misses.
Washington moves forwards but Crash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crash keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Washington tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A jab from Washington finds it's way through Crash's defenses.
Washington scores with a shot to the body.
Crash fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Washington is out of range.
Crash fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Crash enables Washington to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crash manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Washington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Washington stopping the sweep attempt from Crash.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crash is trying to control the position but Washington postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Samuel Washington wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Washington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crash manages to avoid it.
Washington throws a hook but Crash blocks it.
Washington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Washington misses with a head kick.
Crash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Crash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crash throws a leg kick but Washington sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Some bone on bone action there as Washington checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick from Crash misses.
Washington jabs Crash to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crash throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Crash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Washington misses with a body kick.
Crash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Washington throws out the jab.
Crash throws a solid leg kick but Washington takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crash.
Crash misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Washington.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Crash has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Washington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash moves out of range of the body kick.
Washington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crash.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Washington, as that shot connected.
Crash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Crash takes one to the chin there.
Crash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crash connects with a solid leg kick.
Skull Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Washington scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Washington.
Washington jabs at Crash's body.
Washington lands a glancing blow to the side of Crash's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Washington misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Washington.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Washington fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crash.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crash.
Washington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Washington avoids the head kick by Crash.
Washington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crash tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Washington is able to avoid easily.
Washington misses with an attempted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Washington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Washington scores with a hook.
Crash walks forward, straight into a front kick from Washington.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Washington dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Washington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crash walks into a left hand.
Crash blocks the body kick.
Crash throws a body punch but Washington moves out of range.
Washington lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.

Washington drives through with a takedown into guard.
Washington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crash's head.
Washington slips nicely into half guard.
Crash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash managing to control the position.
Washington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

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.
Washington trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Washington slips nicely into half guard.
Crash is trying to maintain the position but Washington is very close to passing his half guard.
Washington is looking to take a break and control but Crash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Washington lands a really nice looking cross but Crash seems unphased.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crash sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crash takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Skull Crash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington throws a right and a left that Crash avoids nicely.
Washington tries for a takedown but Crash sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Washington throws the kick towards the body but Crash avoids it.
Washington is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crash can do to turn this around?
Washington throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crash on the side of the head.
Washington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good leg kick by Crash there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Washington moves away.
Washington looks to score with a jab to the body but Crash is just out of range.
Crash takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crash shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crash throws a lazy head kick
and Washington counters with a good low kick that Crash was not able to check.
Washington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crash defending well as Washington loads up on a big left hand.
Washington throws a leg kick which misses Crash's front leg but catches the back leg as Crash tries to avoid it.
Crash has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Washington avoids the head kick by Crash.
Washington closes the distance and clinches up with Crash, looking for a takedown. Washington pushes Crash against the cage but Crash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Washington!
After winning the bout, Samuel Washington thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.