PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Tracey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Crillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tracey's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica - Seek & Destroy. Crillo has chosen Wiz Khalifa - Black And Yellow as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tracey
vs
Crillo

173 cm
26
152 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

172 cm
28
160 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.
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Project Mayhem
Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Tracey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Frank Crillo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crillo moves away from the strike by Tracey.
Tracey swings widly with a right hand

and Crillo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crillo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crillo throwing strikes from guard but Tracey blocks nicely.
Tracey avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tracey pulls Crillo in to control the position.
Tracey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crillo on the ground.
Crillo throws an elbow that misses. Tracey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Crillo's guard. Nice move by Tracey!
Tracey stays in close to Crillo's body and controls the position.
Crillo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tracey content to stall in guard here.

Rob Tracey has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Tracey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Crillo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Tracey looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tracey has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Crillo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tracey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Crillo working the ground and pound.
Tracey is trying to buck Crillo off.
What's Tracey going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tracey is trying to buck Crillo off.
Crillo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tracey trying his best to control but Crillo has mounted him.
Tracey tries to lock up and control but Crillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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!
Crillo punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Crillo.
Tracey really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Tracey defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Crillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tracey wants to control but Crillo is having none of it.

Crillo with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Crillo working his ground and pound in the gym.
Crillo lands a nice shot to the head.
Crillo lands a big shot there that rocks Tracey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tracey really wants to buck Crillo off and get back to his feet.
Crillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Tracey is rocked!
Crillo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Tracey badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Crillo around the waist but Crillo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Crillo is the winner by TKO! Crillo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Crillo! Frank Crillo retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath and clearly excited Frank Crillo thanked Alpha-Male Nutritional Supplements (q160) for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).