PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fred Sanford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabtree comes to the cage accompanied by Move Bitch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crabtree
vs
Sanford

191 cm
19
282 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

THE STEEL PENN NUTRITION
Killer Bee Supplements [CBK]

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fred Sanford!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crabtree swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crabtree takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crabtree misses with the combination.
Crabtree blocks a head kick by Sanford.
Sanford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crabtree sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanford connects with a high kick.

It looks like Johnny Crabtree has been cut.
Sanford darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crabtree swings for the body but Sanford moves out of range.
Sanford scores with a leg kick.
Crabtree takes a shot to the body in his stride.
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!
Both fighters circling a little - Sanford finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crabtree throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sanford tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crabtree misses with a takedown attempt - Sanford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnny Crabtree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanford dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crabtree. That did some damage!
Crabtree is breathing heavily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sanford darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crabtree looks to land a combination but Sanford avoids it well.
Sanford lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crabtree closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sanford circles away.
Sanford throws a series of strikes that have Crabtree backpedaling.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanford misses with a head kick.
Sanford tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanford lands a nice shot that snaps Crabtree's head back.
A big left from Crabtree misses.
Sanford lands an overhand right.
Crabtree drops his hands momentarily and Sanford takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Crabtree swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sanford counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sanford throws a front kick that sends Crabtree stumbling back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Sanford.
Sanford thumps Crabtree with a low kick.
Sanford feints and then cracks Crabtree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabtree down.
Crabtree tries to move into range but Sanford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanford throws a series of punches but Crabtree avoids them all with ease.
Fred Sanford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sanford throws a head kick but Crabtree moves out of range.
Sanford throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sanford throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Johnny Crabtree's cut is getting worse.
Sanford feints and then cracks Crabtree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabtree down.
Sanford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crabtree is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanford landing knees to the body.
Sanford stalls.
Sanford lands an elbow that stopped Crabtree in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanford stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sanford trying to stall but Crabtree improves his position.
Sanford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Johnny Crabtree's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Sanford connects with a knee to the head.
Sanford crunches a lovely knee into Crabtree's ribcage.
Crabtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Crabtree. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Sanford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crabtree fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Sanford both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crabtree throws a combination that misses
and Sanford counters with a leg kick.
Sanford fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanford. That's going to slow Crabtree down.
Sanford scoring well with a low kick there.

Sanford forces Crabtree back against the cage and clinches.
Sanford gets through Crabtree's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Jeez, Johnny Crabtree's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Sanford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sanford stalling the fight.
Sanford gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sanford lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crabtree or not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Sanford breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Crabtree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Sanford.
Sanford cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fred Sanford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Sanford chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crabtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crabtree shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sanford sprawls well. Sanford wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Crabtree gets slowly back to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.
Sanford doesn't manage to clinch there - Crabtree circles away.
Sanford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Sanford.
Sanford throws a head kick but Crabtree moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sanford.
Sanford scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanford lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fred Sanford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanford cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanford works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sanford.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crabtree tries to keep at a distance but Sanford has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanford lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanford.

Sanford escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Sanford. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Sanford feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crabtree's calf.
Crabtree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sanford. That one must have hurt.
A solid body kick from Sanford.
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!
Sanford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Sanford lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crabtree's sensitive parts.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
Crabtree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sanford can pounce on him.
Sanford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Johnny Crabtree's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fred Sanford!