PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Thornton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crowe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mustasch - Bring Me Everyone. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Crowe
vs
Thornton

188 cm
24
222 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
217 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

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Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Thornton!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thornton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thornton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Shawn Thornton has been cut.
Thornton misses the shot to the body.
Thornton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Thornton.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornton was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Thornton on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thornton was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Thornton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Raymond Crowe has been cut.
Thornton staying out of range there.
Thornton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Thornton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thornton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
A big left from Crowe misses.
Crowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thornton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thornton misses with a body punch
and Crowe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crowe throws a lazy right hand but Thornton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Thornton.
Crowe with a hook.
A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Thornton.
Crowe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thornton throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thornton counters with a nice body shot.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Thornton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Thornton misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a single shot there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thornton moves out of range as Crowe strikes.
Thornton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thornton misses with a double jab
and Crowe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That has opened up Shawn Thornton's cut even more.
Thornton misses with a body shot
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Thornton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crowe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crowe defending well as Thornton loads up on a big left hand.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thornton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thornton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thornton looks gassed!
Thornton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Thornton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Thornton moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crowe closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Thornton is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Thornton.
Thornton is still on wobbly legs! Can Crowe finish him?
Crowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thornton seems to have recovered his senses.
Thornton misses with a body punch
and Crowe counters with a three punch combo that has Thornton backing up. Thornton nods at Crowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Crowe lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Thornton can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Crowe and Thornton drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Crowe.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymond Crowe!