PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Derek Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Crocker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crocker has chosen Britney Spears - Gimme More as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Derek Landry has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Derek Landry seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Landry
vs
Crocker

180 cm
20
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

188 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Nemesis Cage Clothing

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Crocker!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Landry is looking to clinch but Crocker is avoiding it.
Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocker circles away.
Landry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Crocker darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Crocker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crocker stops Landry from getting back to his feet.
Landry trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Crocker has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Crocker won't let Landry get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crocker lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Landry tries to buck Crocker off but he can't manage it.
Crocker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crocker working the ground and pound effectively.
Landry is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Crocker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crocker looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
Crocker looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crocker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crocker controlling his opponent.
Crocker dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crocker lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Landry is trying to stand.
Crocker controlling the pace for now.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Crocker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch but Crocker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Landry doesn't manage to clinch there - Crocker circles away.
Landry throws a right and a left that Crocker avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Landry tries to clinch up.
Landry tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Landry tries to clinch up but Crocker circles away and keeps his distance.
Landry is looking to clinch but Crocker is avoiding it.
Crocker blocks a head kick by Landry.
Landry throws a series of punches but Crocker avoids them all with ease.
Landry misses with a wild combination.
Derek Landry is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crocker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Landry tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Landry tries to clinch there but Crocker circles away.
Derek Landry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry is looking to clinch but Crocker is avoiding it.
Landry wants to clinch up but Crocker keeps it at a distance.
Landry tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crocker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crocker keeps the fight on the outside.
Landry throws a head kick but Crocker moves out of range.

Crocker fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Landry sprawls well initially but Crocker persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Landry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Crocker on the ground.
Crocker seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Landry is trying to stand up here but Crocker is controlling him well.
Landry has hold of Crocker's hands but Crocker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Landry pushes Crocker off looking to stand but Crocker dives back in and keeps control.
Crocker moves nicely into side control.
Crocker has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crocker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crocker cracks Landry with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Crocker lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crocker putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crocker won't let Landry get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crocker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Crocker lands a big elbow.
Landry is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Crocker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crocker landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Landry is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crocker controlling the pace for now.
Crocker lands a heavy elbow.
Crocker controlling his opponent.
Crocker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Landry looks a forlorn figure.
Crocker with good strikes from the mount here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry trying desperately to get to his feet.
Crocker sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that Crocker has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Crocker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Crocker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocker controlling the action here.
Landry is trying to stand.
Landry wants to stand back up but Crocker manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here.
Landry is looking to get back to his feet here but Crocker is keeping cool and he's managed to take Landry's back.
Crocker scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Crocker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Landry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crocker feints and as Landry raises his hands in defense, Crocker changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Landry wants to get back to his feet but Crocker passes into half guard.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
Crocker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Landry!
Crocker controlling the pace for now.
You get the feeling that Landry really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Crocker controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crocker looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Landry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crocker controlling his opponent.
Landry wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Landry is bucking up trying to escape but Crocker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Landry is trying to stand up.
The referee warns Landry that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Crocker looking to control and managing it successfully.
Crocker breaks from Landry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crocker content just to control the position here.
Crocker is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Crocker controlling his opponent.
Landry squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Crocker lands with some strikes.
Crocker controlling the pace for now.
Chris Crocker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crocker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Landry's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Crocker tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crocker scoring with strikes but Landry is staying in there.
Crocker controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four 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.
Landry tries to buck Crocker off but he can't manage it.
Crocker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Landry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crocker looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Chris Crocker just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Landry tries to clinch but Crocker is having none of it.
Landry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crocker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derek Landry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Landry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Crocker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crocker has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 25:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Crocker!