PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jzk Crock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crock's entrance music is raaah Crock-time!. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Crock
vs
Grey

197 cm
22
269 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

192 cm
24
240 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jzk Crock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Grey!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crock misses the shot to the body.
Crock misses with a low kick as Grey jumps back.

Grey feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Crock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grey defends well.
Crock trying to control the position.
Crock utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grey wants to pass the guard but Crock is keeping the position.
Grey throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crock works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Grey avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crock working a defensive guard here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crock wants to clinch up but Grey keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crock misses its intended target.
Grey circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crock tries to clinch but Grey moves out of range.
Grey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jzk Crock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crock checks a low kick from Grey.
Crock throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Grey on the side of the head.
Crock throws a big shot that misses.
Crock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Grey slams his shin into Crock's torso.
Crock gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Grey counters with a good low kick that Crock was not able to check.
Crock is breathing heavily.
Crock doesn't manage to clinch there - Grey circles away.
A head kick by Crock misses

and Grey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Crock won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Grey advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey working away from the top, dropping strikes.

It looks like Jzk Crock has been cut.
Grey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crock?

Grey with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grey with the ground and pound from mount.

Grey jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Crock manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Grey is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Crock is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Grey is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crock is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crock is trying to control Grey's posture but Grey avoids it.
Grey has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Grey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Grey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grey pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crock swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Grey has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Grey has control of Crock's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Crock regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Crock wants to control but Grey is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey looking to finish Crock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crock!
Crock is trying to escape the mount.
Grey unloading with bombs!
Grey dominating with strikes here.

Grey looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee warns Crock that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Crock is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jzk Crock's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Grey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crock has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grey has managed to get both his arms back between Crock's legs - danger averted.
Grey advances to half guard.

Grey is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crock sees it coming and defends easily.
Crock tries to get to full guard but Grey has control of the leg.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grey. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Grey is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Crock looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Grey is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crock has managed to free his arm - good work.

Crock is defending against the submission attempts here by Grey.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crock preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Grey prevents Crock from improving his position.
Grey blocks the strikes from Crock.

Grey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Grey blocks the strikes from Crock.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Crock tries to roll over but Grey keeps him under control.
Grey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Grey passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Grey is working for a guillotine from mount but Crock frees his head quite easily.

Grey is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Crock has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Crock!
Crock is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Crock got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grey has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Crock has managed to get both his arms back between Grey's legs - danger averted.
Crock scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Grey is looking for a triangle but Crock pushes his legs off easily.
Crock looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Crock connects with a couple of short punches.

Grey looking for a guillotine here but Crock defends easily.
Crock sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Grey wants to sweep here but Crock controlling him for the moment.
Crock lands a couple of decent looking shots.

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.
Crock wants to control from the top but Grey keeps moving.
Grey has momentary wrist control but Crock slips an elbow through the middle.
Crock trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.

Grey is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crock is aware though and is defending well.
Crock with a nice head shot there.
Crock trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.

Grey looking for a guillotine here but Crock defends easily.
Crock looking to pass the guard.

Grey looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Grey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jzk Crock's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crock clinches but Grey breaks the clinch
and Grey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Grey fails with the takedown.
Crock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Grey counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crock tries to clinch there but Grey circles away.
Crock misses with a body shot.
Crock's corner calls for a 1-2. Crock obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Grey is looking to slow Crock down with leg kicks.
Crock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grey tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grey somewhat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey scores with a spinning back kick!
Jzk Crock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Grey shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crock is trying to defend but Grey finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Grey is trying to work for a kimura but Crock is defending well.
Grey passes the guard and advances to mount!
Crock keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Crock flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crock is looking to improve his position but Grey isn't that keen on the idea.
Grey landing strikes from the mount.
Grey scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Grey working Crock over with strikes here.
Grey putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Grey working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crock tries to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
John Grey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crock is in all sorts of trouble here.
Crock wants to hold on but Grey pushes him away.
John Grey has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Grey looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crock tries to hold on but Grey postures up.
Grey controlling from mount.
BOOM! Grey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Grey controlling his opponent.
Crock tries to reverse the position but Grey maintains control.
Jzk Crock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grey tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Grey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Grey has hold of Crock's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Crock manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Grey controlling the pace for now.
Grey raining down shots from the mount!
Crock is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crock is trying to escape the mount.
Grey wants to control the pace but Crock is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Grey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Grey 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Grey!