PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suren Nazarethyan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Crowe
vs
Nazarethyan

170 cm
29
153 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

155 cm
37
150 lbs
42 - 20 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sin City Allstars

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, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Suren Nazarethyan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Nazarethyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crowe thows a leg kick but Nazarethyan checks it

so Nazarethyan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crowe has a closed guard, preventing Nazarethyan from standing up.
Crowe pulls Nazarethyan in close to prevent any damage.
Crowe wants to hit a switch here but Nazarethyan passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crowe there!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe tries to hold on but Nazarethyan pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Crowe is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Crowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Nazarethyan has a good base and remains in mount.
Crowe is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to hold on but Nazarethyan pushes him away.
Nazarethyan is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Crowe is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nazarethyan avoids the attempt from Crowe to control.
Nazarethyan is looking to stand but Crowe has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan prevents Crowe from getting the reversal.
Nazarethyan is looking to stand but Crowe has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Nazarethyan avoids the attempt from Crowe to control.
Crowe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crowe tries to hold on but Nazarethyan pushes him away.
Crowe really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Crowe looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe rolls, trying to escape but Nazarethyan keeps control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowe prevents his opponent from getting back to his feet.
Crowe trying to control the hands but Nazarethyan breaks the grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Suren Nazarethyan dominated that round.
That's time! Crowe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crowe.
Crowe throws a body shot but no joy.
And Nazarethyan tries to counter it with a takedown but Crowe pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Nazarethyan does a little dance to reset his feet.

Crowe moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Nazarethyan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazarethyan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Nazarethyan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Crowe can't fight it off and eventually Nazarethyan manages to take the fight to the floor. Crowe looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Crowe has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crowe is pulling down on Nazarethyan's head to control his posture.
Crowe tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is pulling down on Nazarethyan's head to control his posture.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Crowe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Nazarethyan wants to stand up but Crowe is controlling him.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Nazarethyan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan is looking to stand up but Crowe isn't so interested in that idea.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Nazarethyan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Crowe throwing strikes from guard but Nazarethyan blocks nicely.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nazarethyan keeping moving, preventing Crowe from controlling successfully.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Nazarethyan jumps back.
Nazarethyan changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Crowe misses with a leg kick

and Nazarethyan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nazarethyan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Crowe has control of Nazarethyan's left arm, preventing Nazarethyan from doing any damage.
Nazarethyan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crowe's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big right from Crowe misses.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Suren Nazarethyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazarethyan slips under a jab.
Nazarethyan feints the counter takedown.
Crowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nazarethyan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe throws a leg kick

and Nazarethyan counters with a shoot takedown. Crowe fights it but they end up in guard.

Crowe is working an open guard so Nazarethyan takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Nazarethyan saw that one coming.
Nazarethyan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Crowe connects with a single shot there.
Crowe throws a leg kick

and Nazarethyan counters with a single leg into guard. Crowe didn't expect that.
Nazarethyan wanted to stand there but Crowe had control of the position.
Crowe wants to get back to his feet but Nazarethyan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has a closed guard, preventing Nazarethyan from standing up.
Crowe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crowe is controlling Nazarethyan's posture.
Crowe has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Nazarethyan has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazarethyan working away.
Nazarethyan tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Crowe tries to bench press Nazarethyan off him but Nazarethyan keeps the position.
Nazarethyan wants to stand but Crowe is controlling his arm.
Crowe has one of Nazarethyan's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crowe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crowe lands with an overhand left.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Nazarethyan slips the punch.
Nazarethyan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowe 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Crowe!