PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Crowder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Crowder
vs
Petrycki

167 cm
30
149 lbs
21 - 10 - 2

167 cm
34
142 lbs
24 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Nuggetori's Nutritionals
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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 21 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raylan Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrycki wants to clinch up but Crowder keeps it at a distance.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crowder fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Petrycki checks it well.
Petrycki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Crowder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crowder throwing a counter right hand but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Crowder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Crowder is avoiding it.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowder slips a jab from Petrycki.
Crowder takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowder jabs Petrycki right on the nose. Petrycki blinks but takes it well.

Petrycki shoots in and gets a takedown into Crowder's guard.
Petrycki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Crowder manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch combination from Crowder misses.
Petrycki is trying to counter with his kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder circles away from the clinch attempt.
Petrycki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crowder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petrycki misses with a wild body shot.
Petrycki misses with an uppercut
and Crowder counters with a nice uppercut.

Petrycki clinches up against the ropes.
Crowder taking a breather.
Crowder lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Petrycki blocks a body shot from Crowder.
Crowder misses with a hook from the clinch.

Petrycki escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Petrycki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowder sprawls well. Crowder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrycki gets slowly back to his feet.
Raylan Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Petrycki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Crowder throws a right hand that misses
and Petrycki counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrycki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crowder finds it's way round the side to connect with Petrycki's head.
Petrycki fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crowder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice straight punches there by Petrycki. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrycki.
Petrycki misses with a takedown attempt
and Crowder counters with a straight right hand.
Petrycki moves out of range as Crowder throws a body kick.
Petrycki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crowder throws a hook to the side of Petrycki's head but Petrycki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Petrycki changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crowder looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Crowder parries the strikes from Petrycki easily there. Petrycki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crowder to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Crowder tries to bench press Petrycki off him but Petrycki keeps the position.
Petrycki controlling from side mount.
Petrycki sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Crowder is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Petrycki gets to mount! Crowder was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Petrycki working the ground and pound effectively.
Crowder is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Petrycki throwing strikes here but Crowder is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Petrycki looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crowder is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crowder is trying to escape the mount.
Petrycki trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crowder is bucking up trying to escape but Petrycki cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Petrycki wants to control the pace but Crowder is squirming around nicely.
Petrycki throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Crowder because Petrycki loaded up on that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A clash of legs there as Petrycki blocks the low kick.
Petrycki tries to close the distance and clinch but Crowder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrycki shoots in but Crowder avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Petrycki tries to clinch but Crowder moves away
and Crowder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Petrycki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crowder counters with a left to the body.
Crowder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Petrycki misses.
Crowder throwing a counter right hand but Petrycki manages to avoid it.
Petrycki gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Crowder counter with a right hand.

Petrycki closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
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!

Petrycki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Petrycki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowder is looking to counter with head kicks.
Crowder avoids the head kick by Petrycki.
Crowder avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki closes the distance and clinches up with Crowder, looking for a takedown. Petrycki pushes Crowder against the ropes but Crowder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Raylan Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Petrycki.
Petrycki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowder defends it nicely.
Jab from Crowder.
Petrycki is looking to clinch but Crowder is avoiding it.
Crowder throws a chopping leg kick but Petrycki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Petrycki throws a hook but Crowder avoids it easily.
Petrycki fails with a takedown attempt.
Petrycki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Petrycki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Crowder!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder is not content to let Petrycki control the position.
Petrycki tries to stand but Crowder is controlling his head.
Petrycki prevents Crowder from escaping the position.

Petrycki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crowder is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Crowder struggling a bit here.
Bogdan Petrycki has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crowder looks to move to half guard but instead Petrycki has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder gets back to half guard.
Petrycki is pressing down on Crowder's thigh, looking to free his foot. Crowder is holding on for now.

Crowder has one foot on Petrycki's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Crowder tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Petrycki is able to avoid easily.
Crowder on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crowder looks to land a right hand but Petrycki moved out of range.
Petrycki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Petrycki dodges the punch combination from Crowder.
Petrycki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crowder connects with the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki misses with a takedown attempt
and Crowder counters with a left to the body.
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!
The fighters circle momentarily. Crowder darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowder, right into the meat.
Petrycki throws a body punch but Crowder moves out of range.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crowder but Crowder pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crowder throws a body punch but Petrycki moves out of range.

Crowder rushes Petrycki and presses him up against the ropes.
Crowder misses with an elbow strike.
Crowder leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Petrycki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Petrycki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowder as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylan Crowder dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowder sprawls well. Crowder wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Petrycki gets slowly back to his feet.
Crowder swings for the body but Petrycki moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrycki looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowder swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raylan Crowder is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowder stuffs the takedown.
Crowder blocks a jab.
Petrycki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raylan Crowder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bogdan Petrycki.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrycki shoots for a double leg takedown but Crowder sprawls well. He's pushed Petrycki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut there from Crowder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder lands a jab to the nose.
Crowder misses the shot to the body.
Crowder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Petrycki can do to turn this around?
Petrycki has a takedown stuffed.
Good standup being displayed there by Crowder as he connects with a hook.
Petrycki will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jab from Crowder.
Crowder swings away with a body shot that misses
and Petrycki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowder.
Petrycki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Crowder avoids it really well and circles away.
Crowder tries to clinch there but Petrycki circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowder keeps the fight on the outside.
Crowder keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crowder throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
Petrycki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crowder as he jumps to the side.
Crowder misses with a two punch combination.
Crowder connects with a body shot that sends Petrycki's belly button to the back.
Raylan Crowder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Petrycki or perhaps it was just good defense by Crowder, which made it look bad.
Petrycki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Crowder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrycki darts in looking for a takedown but Crowder gets double underhooks and turns Petrycki into the ropes.
Crowder scores with a hook to the body. Petrycki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Crowder.
Crowder scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrycki in his tracks.

Petrycki drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Crowder tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Petrycki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Crowder trying his best to control but Petrycki has mounted him.
Crowder is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crowder tries to hold on but Petrycki pushes him away.
Petrycki looking to control but Crowder is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crowder wants to control but Petrycki is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Petrycki looking for a guillotine from mount but Crowder is having none of it.
Petrycki wants to control the pace but Crowder is squirming around nicely.
Petrycki content just to control the position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowder gets back to half guard.
Crowder wants to get back to his feet.
Crowder keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Petrycki is looking to take a break and control but Crowder is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raylan Crowder showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crowder 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylan Crowder!
Raylan Crowder seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.