PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eden Crawford (ranked 4149 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Antoine Milfort (ranked 383 p4p, 542 weight class). Milfort has chosen Whiskey Myers - Bar, Guitar and a Honky Tonk Crowd. as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Crawford
vs
Milfort

170 cm
25
148
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
196
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eden Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Antoine Milfort!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crawford looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Milfort!
Milfort is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Milfort defending against the ground and pound.
Crawford controlling the position from side mount.
Crawford sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Milfort is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Milfort struggling a bit here.
Milfort is not content to let Crawford control the position.
Crawford tries to score with some ground and pound. Milfort controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milfort is looking to regain half guard here but Crawford keeps moving and retains side control.
Milfort throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.

Crawford is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Milfort has escaped the position, nice work there.
Milfort is looking to regain half guard here but Crawford keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milfort can't do much from the bottom here.
Crawford works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milfort can do anything to dispel that myth.

Crawford has an Americana. Milfort didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Crawford is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Crawford hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eden Crawford!