PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Ngo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's entrance music is The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crowe
vs
Ngo

179 cm
26
190 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
31
190 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Conviction

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harley Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henry Ngo!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowe prevents the takedown attempt.
Crowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Ngo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngo has Crowe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crowe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ngo backwards.

Ngo drags the fight down to the ground.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Ngo is keeping the position.
Ngo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ngo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crowe working some strikes from top position.

Ngo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ngo working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe stays in close to Ngo's body and controls the position.
Ngo is controlling Crowe's posture.
We've been hearing that Crowe has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Crowe engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Crowe throws a big elbow that misses.
Crowe wants to control from the top but Ngo keeps moving.

Harley Crowe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crowe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ngo shoots in looking for a takedown. Crowe tries to sprawl out of it but Ngo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Crowe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Harley Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
Ngo looks to land a body kick but Crowe moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ngo moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crowe as he avoids it easily.
Ngo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ngo goes for a double leg but Crowe avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crowe continues to drive forward.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Ngo's head.

Ngo pulls guard effortlessly.

Ngo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowe advances position into side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe cracks Ngo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Crowe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Crowe thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ngo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ngo dodges the ground and pound from Crowe.

Crowe tries for a kimura but Ngo is defending well.
Crowe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Ngo down.
Ngo wants to control but Crowe postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ngo is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control the action but Ngo is working from the bottom.
Ngo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Crowe works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ngo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ngo sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Crowe is working for a submission of some sort.

Crowe is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Crowe dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ngo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Crowe defends well and Ngo ends up having to push Crowe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Crowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Ngo avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Ngo goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crowe prevents it.
Harley Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.
The referee calls for Ngo to work.
Crowe pushes Ngo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ngo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Ngo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ngo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crowe to keep the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo is trying to pull guard but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Ngo working hard to break the clinch.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Ngo.
Crowe prevents the takedown attempt.
Ngo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Crowe pulls guard effortlessly.

Crowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ngo gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crowe can't keep his opponent in guard - Ngo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crowe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ngo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ngo working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo is trying to control. Crowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ngo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Ngo is working for a submission of some sort.

Ngo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Crowe sees it coming and defends easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ngo throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Crowe to regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Crowe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ngo postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Ngo wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ngo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Ngo from controlling successfully.
Ngo throws a strike but Crowe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Crowe controls the pace.
Ngo striking from the bottom.
Ngo is looking to sweep but instead, Crowe has passed into half guard.
Ngo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ngo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngo trying to control from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ngo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Ngo tries to roll over but Crowe keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Ngo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No luck for Ngo with that takedown attempt.
Henry Ngo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe scores with a jab. Ngo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Henry Ngo has been cut.
Ngo wants to clinch.
Ngo shoots for a double leg takedown but Crowe sprawls well. He's pushed Ngo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Ngo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crowe sprawls well. Crowe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ngo gets slowly back to his feet.
Harley Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Ngo.

Ngo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngo wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.

Crowe throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ngo wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Ngo postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ngo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ngo tries to free his leg and advance position but Crowe is retaining full guard.
Crowe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Crowe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ngo trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crowe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Ngo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Crowe's guard.
Crowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ngo wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Ngo throwing strikes from guard but Crowe blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe trying to control the position.

Ngo stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Crowe has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Ngo manages to get his head free but now Crowe has transitioned to an armbar! Ngo grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Crowe! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harley Crowe!
Harley Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.