PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Nelinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelinho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Now we are free. Crump is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Disturbed- Down with the Sickness. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Nelinho
vs
Crump

185 cm
21
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Elite Nutrition Supplements

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lyoto Nelinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crump has managed to clinch.

Nelinho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelinho tries to clinch up
and Crump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Crump pushes Nelinho up against the cage in a clinch.
Crump wants to break free but Nelinho has control.
Nelinho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crump blocks it with crossed arms.
Crump takes an elbow to the temple.
Nelinho dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nelinho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelinho throws a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crump takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nelinho throws a head punch that misses.

Crump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelinho tries to clinch
and Crump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crump swinging wilding here.
Crump misses the shot to the body.
Nelinho misses with a takedown
and Crump counters with a good low kick that Nelinho was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelinho takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Lyoto Nelinho has been cut.
Nelinho is breathing heavily.
Crump lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crump throws a right and a left that Nelinho avoids nicely.
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Crump.
Crump misses with a double jab.
Crump connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelinho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crump.
Nelinho throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crump.
Nelinho throws a lazy head kick
and Crump counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Nelinho is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelinho looks to clinch
and Crump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nelinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nelinho stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crump.

Crump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelinho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nelinho pushes off an throws an elbow but Crump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but Nelinho is blocking nicely.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Nelinho managing to block the knees to the body from Crump.

Crump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crump goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Crump.
Nelinho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crump counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump takes a swing at Nelinho's ribcage but misses.
Crump tries a head kick but it misses.
Crump fails to land with a series of punches.
Crump tries to bum rush Nelinho with a series of wild strikes but Nelinho uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
William Crump is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crump throws a right and a left that Nelinho avoids nicely.
Crump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A cross from Crump lands.
Crump looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
William Crump seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crump dodges the punch combination from Nelinho.
Nelinho looks to clinch
and Crump counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nelinho tries to clinch but Crump is having none of it.
Nelinho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nelinho has his takedown stuffed

and Crump counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Nelinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nelinho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nelinho is working for takedown but Crump is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nelinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Crump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Nelinho. That did some damage!
Crump plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Crump gets a clinch.
Crump managing to block the knees to the body from Nelinho.
A short right from Crump.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crump.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Crump dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Nelinho's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nelinho tries a knee to the head but Crump blocks it.
Nelinho missing with knees to the body.
Nelinho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crump.
Nelinho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Crump breaks the clinch.
Crump swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nelinho tries to clinch but Crump moves away

and Crump holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Crump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Crump gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nelinho takes a shot to the head.

Crump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nelinho moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nelinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crump counters with a one-two to the body.
A combination from Crump does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelinho wants to clinch but Crump slips to the side
and Crump counters with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nelinho clinches but Crump breaks the clinch

and Crump moves into the clinch.
Crump misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelinho.
Nelinho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Crump breaks from the clinch.
Crump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crump counters with a big head kick but Nelinho shrugs it off.

Crump rushes Nelinho and presses him up against the cage.
Crump avoiding damage as Nelinho throws knees to the body.
Nelinho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelinho lands a knee to the head.

Crump escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crump bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crump gets a clinch.
Nelinho misses with a knee to the head.
Crump just leaning against Nelinho, taking a breather.
Crump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
With the fighters up against the cage, Nelinho throws an elbow but misses.
Crump stalls.
Nelinho throws a punch but it's blocked by Crump.
Crump is trying to break the clinch but Nelinho has him pressed against the cage.

Crump breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Crump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crump throws a shot to the body.
Nelinho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nelinho tries to clinch but Crump moves away
and Crump makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nelinho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nelinho tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crump lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelinho clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a nice body kick.
Crump lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Crump gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelinho has him pressed against the cage.

Crump breaks the clinch.
Crump avoids the head kick by Nelinho.
Crump fakes the leg kick and cracks Nelinho in the body.
Crump lands a nice looking body shot.
Crump falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nelinho counters by clinching up.

Crump breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Crump.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelinho takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Crump closes the distance and clinches.
Crump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nelinho has him pressed against the cage.

Crump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelinho closes the distance but Crump moves to the side
and Crump counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Crump throws a right and a left that Nelinho avoids nicely.
Crump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelinho tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crump counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Crump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lyoto Nelinho's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Crump circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelinho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nelinho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelinho misses with a takedown attempt
and Crump counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelinho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nelinho wants to clinch
and Crump counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Crump wants to clinch.
Nelinho tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crump counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nelinho tries to clinch
and Crump counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A solid body kick from Crump.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nelinho avoids the head kick by Crump.
Nelinho misses with a head kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Crump breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Crump misses.

Nelinho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Nelinho drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Crump dives on top into guard.

Nelinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nelinho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nelinho isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Crump stacks Nelinho on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Crump!
Crump is working Nelinho over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crump decides to stand back up.
Nelinho wants to clinch
and Crump counters with a series of strikes. Nelinho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crump tries to clinch but Nelinho is having none of it.
Nelinho blocks a head kick by Crump.
Nelinho clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Crump breaks the clinch.
William Crump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Crump. Beautiful body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crump is trying to stall.
Nelinho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nelinho tries to land knees in the clinch but Crump avoids the damage to the body.
A knee to the head by Nelinho.
Lyoto Nelinho has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nelinho pushes off an throws an elbow but Crump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nelinho is trying to maintain a safe position but Crump gets an underhook and turns Nelinho into the cage.
Nelinho tries a knee to the head but Crump blocks it.

Crump pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crump pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelinho looks to clinch
and Crump counters with a big head kick but Nelinho shrugs it off.
Nelinho closes the distance but Crump moves to the side
and Crump counters with a series of strikes. Nelinho will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Crump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crump winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Crump!