PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joe Crazy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirin Ichiban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crazy comes to the cage accompanied by Crazy Train. Ichiban has chosen Tokyo Street Rapper - Gangsta Rap as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Crazy
vs
Ichiban

170 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

174 cm
24
145 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

The Perfect Bloodline Laboratories

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Crazy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kirin Ichiban!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
Crazy misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Crazy misses its intended target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ichiban moves out of range of the strikes.
Crazy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ichiban sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.

Ichiban fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crazy, pushing him back against the cage.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crazy's brow.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Crazy tries to break free but Ichiban pushes him back against the cage.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Crazy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch but Ichiban keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Crazy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
Crazy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crazy tries to circle away but Ichiban has him pinned against the cage.
Crazy dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ichiban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichiban pushes off an throws an elbow but Crazy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crazy wants to get back to striking at distance but Ichiban won't allow it.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban has Crazy pressed against the cage, preventing Crazy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ichiban throws an elbow but misses.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.

Crazy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ichiban tries to clinch up.
Crazy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ichiban moves out of range as Crazy strikes.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.
Crazy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crazy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Crazy misses with an uppercut. Ichiban saw that one coming.
Ichiban ducks under a wild hook from Crazy.
Crazy throws out a loose jab but Ichiban uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crazy throws a hook but Ichiban blocks it.
Crazy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ichiban moves away.
Crazy scores with a sloppy right hand. Ichiban should have avoided that one.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ichiban.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy throws a looping overhand right but Ichiban ducks down to avoid it.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiban doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.
A big right from Crazy misses.
Ichiban wants to clinch.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crazy misses with a hook. Ichiban ducked under it nicely.

Ichiban closes the distance and clinches.
Ichiban pushes off an throws an elbow but Crazy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crazy is trying to break the clinch but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage.
Ichiban keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crazy's efforts to push away.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ichiban misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ichiban throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ichiban throws an elbow but misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Crazy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crazy dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Crazy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Crazy breaks from the clinch.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crazy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ichiban is looking to clinch.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy misses with a series of wild punches.

Ichiban forces Crazy back against the cage and clinches.
Crazy working hard to break the clinch.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.

Crazy breaks from the clinch.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy is having none of it.

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.
Ichiban slips under a jab from Crazy.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Crazy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ichiban at a distance.
Ichiban looks gassed!
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ichiban walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crazy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crazy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Ichiban has closed the distance and engaged Crazy in a clinch.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crazy tries to circle away but Ichiban has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crazy's brow.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crazy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crazy is trying to break free.
Ichiban pushes off an throws an elbow but Crazy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Crazy breaks the clinch.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy lands the left hand.
Ichiban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crazy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Crazy dominated that round.
That's time! Crazy's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ichiban has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crazy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crazy's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crazy's brow.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crazy wants to break free but Ichiban has control.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crazy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage.
Crazy is looking to break free of the clinch but Ichiban has double underhooks.
Crazy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ichiban creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crazy's defenses.

Crazy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ichiban rushes Crazy and presses him up against the cage.
Crazy is trying to break free.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Crazy 's eye.
Ichiban has Crazy pressed against the cage, preventing Crazy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Crazy is trying to break the clinch but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch but Ichiban keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crazy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy is looking to break free of the clinch but Ichiban has double underhooks.
Ichiban has Crazy pressed against the cage, preventing Crazy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside that Crazy shrugs off.
A frustrated look appears on Crazy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crazy is trying to break the clinch but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ichiban misses with an elbow over the top.
A frustrated look appears on Crazy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichiban misses with an elbow strike.
Ichiban lands a damaging elbow.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban misses with an elbow strike.
Ichiban prevents Crazy from breaking the clinch.
Ichiban misses with an elbow strike.
Crazy avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.

Crazy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crazy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ichiban doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.
Ichiban tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Crazy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Ichiban clinches.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch but Ichiban keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.

Crazy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crazy lands a two punch combo.
Kirin Ichiban is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ichiban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crazy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichiban ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ichiban.
Crazy throws a jab but it's blocked by Ichiban.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichiban wants to clinch.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Crazy does no damage.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.

Ichiban closes the distance and clinches.

Crazy breaks from the clinch.
Ichiban doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ichiban moves into the clinch.
Ichiban misses with an elbow strike.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.

Crazy manages to break the clinch.

Ichiban closes the distance and pushes Crazy back into the cage.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Crazy in his tracks for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crazy's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Crazy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Crazy manages to break the clinch.
Ichiban is looking to clinch.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A cross from Crazy lands.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crazy swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiban takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ichiban uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crazy.
Crazy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ichiban wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
Crazy lands a right hook to the body.
Ichiban blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Crazy misses its intended target.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crazy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ichiban tries to clinch up.
Crazy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ichiban doesn't seem bothered though.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ichiban momentarily.
Crazy throws an overhand right that lands on Ichiban's shoulder, as Ichiban tries to avoid the shot.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Crazy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Crazy throws a looping overhand right but Ichiban ducks down to avoid it.
Ichiban steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crazy.
Nice uppercut there from Crazy.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiban tries to clinch up but Crazy circles away and keeps his distance.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy misses with a looping right.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crazy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ichiban tries to clinch there but Crazy circles away.
Ichiban is looking to clinch but Crazy is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Crazy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crazy throws the left hand but Ichiban avoids the punch easily.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy throws an overhand right that lands on Ichiban's shoulder, as Ichiban tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ichiban tries to clinch up.
Crazy swats away the attempt to clinch by Ichiban.

Ichiban closes the distance and pushes Crazy back into the cage.
Crazy avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Crazy in his tracks for a moment.
Ichiban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch but Ichiban keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy has had enough of the clinch but Ichiban keeps him there for the moment.
Crazy is trying to push Ichiban away but Ichiban has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ichiban lands an elbow just above Crazy 's eye.
Crazy dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.

Crazy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crazy digs a good body shot into Ichiban's ribs.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crazy's corner calls for a 1-2. Crazy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ichiban moves in looking to clinch but Crazy pushes him off.
Crazy throws a hook but Ichiban blocks it.
Ichiban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Ichiban closes the distance and clinches.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Crazy dodges an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban keeps control of Crazy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ichiban misses with an elbow strike.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Ichiban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crazy avoids the elbow strike from Ichiban, against the cage.
Ichiban creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ichiban throws an elbow that misses.

Crazy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crazy misses with a straight right.
Ichiban tries to clinch up.
Crazy jabs at Ichiban's body.
Crazy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ichiban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ichiban wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
Ichiban tries to close the distance and clinch but Crazy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ichiban wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
Ichiban doesn't manage to clinch there - Crazy circles away.
Ichiban fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Crazy as he connects with a hook.
Crazy keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crazy looks to throw the jab but Ichiban is out of range.
Ichiban fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ichiban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crazy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ichiban.
Ichiban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crazy cracks a nice hook into Ichiban's ribs.
Crazy misses with a hook.
Ichiban wants to clinch up but Crazy keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Crazy misses.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crazy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Joe Crazy is winning the standup battle so far.
Crazy misses with a looping left.

Ichiban moves into range and clinches up with Crazy.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow that stopped Crazy in his tracks for a moment.
Ichiban pushes off an throws an elbow but Crazy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ichiban keeps control of Crazy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crazy blocks the elbow strike.

Crazy manages to break the clinch.
Ichiban slips a straight right by Crazy.
Joe Crazy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crazy is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crazy throws a lazy right hand but Ichiban sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ichiban tries to clinch but Crazy moves out of range.
Crazy scores with a jab to the body.
Ichiban uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crazy.
Nice uppercut there from Crazy.
Crazy throws a hook but Ichiban avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Ichiban 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Ichiban moves into the clinch.
Ichiban pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Ichiban.
Ichiban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ichiban just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crazy's brow.
Kirin Ichiban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crazy blocks an elbow strike.
Crazy wants to break free but Ichiban has control.
Crazy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ichiban throws an elbow but it misses.
Crazy blocks an elbow strike from Ichiban.
Ichiban lands an elbow inside.
Crazy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.
Crazy takes an elbow to the temple.
Crazy avoids a wild elbow strike from Ichiban.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Crazy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crazy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Crazy!