PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jiggaboo Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cantona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crane
vs
Cantona

182 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

PRIME DESIGNS

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jiggaboo Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Cantona!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paulsen Ambrosius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane blocks a head kick by Cantona.
Cantona throws a quick inside leg kick.
Crane misses with the combination.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Crane fails to land the takedown.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cantona.
Crane throws a nice looking combination but Cantona bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jiggaboo Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane looks to throw the jab but Cantona is out of range.
Cantona uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Cantona moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Crane lands an overhand right.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Cantona's shoulder, as Cantona tries to avoid the shot.
Cantona moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane digs a good hook to Cantona's body.
Crane with a nice cross.
Good shot there by Crane.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Cantona moves away from the strike by Crane.
Cantona tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Crane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Crane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cantona sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crane throws a jab when Cantona was well out of range.
Cantona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cantona doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Crane throws a right and a left that Cantona avoids nicely.
Crane misses with a hook
and Cantona counters with a solid body kick.
Cantona cracks the inside of Crane's front leg.
Cantona throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cantona.
Cantona walks into a jab.
Cantona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Cantona.
Cantona shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cantona ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Cantona is just out of range.
Cantona ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crane throws a combination that misses
and Cantona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crane looks to land a left hand but Cantona moved out of range nicely.
Cantona lands with a slapping head kick.
Cantona avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cantona tries to clinch up.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cantona circles away quickly and effectively.
Cantona is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Cantona.
Crane misses with a looping left.
Crane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cantona tries to clinch but Crane moves out of range.

Crane closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cantona's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Cantona looking for a sweep. Not yet Cantona, not yet.
Cantona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cantona is trying to keep Crane in close.
Crane trying to control but Cantona is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane is really struggling to control Cantona but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jiggaboo Crane.
Crane tests Cantona's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cantona wants to clinch.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cantona closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crane circles away.
Crane misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiggaboo Crane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Cantona defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Cantona slips a jab from Crane.
Cantona slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
Crane lands with a nice combination. Cantona backs away looking to recover.
Cantona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crane.
Crane throws out a loose jab but Cantona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Crane scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Crane misses.
Crane throws a hook but Cantona blocks it.

Crane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cantona to the ground. Crane is now in Cantona's guard.
Crane won't allow Cantona to sweep him here.

Crane gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Jiggaboo Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cantona was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crane scores with a sloppy right hand. Cantona should have avoided that one.
Cantona throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Cantona tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane throws out a powerful jab.
Cantona is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!

Crane shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cantona's guard.
Crane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crane wants to control from the top but Cantona keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craneis looking to pass into half guard but Cantona pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cantona is in guard.
Crane trying to control the position here.
Cantona postures up in Crane's guard and throws a big left but Crane blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Crane is looking to sweep but instead, Cantona has passed into half guard.
Crane regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantona would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cantona trying to control the position from guard on top but Crane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cantona won't allow Crane to sweep him here.
Crane throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cantona thows a big elbow that misses.
Cantona passes Crane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Crane is refusing to be controlled, as Cantona sits in half guard.
Crane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cantona is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crane wants to get back to his feet but Cantona passes into half guard.
Crane is staying active underneath Cantona, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cantona lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crane is looking for a sweep. Cantona is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cantona throwing shots but Crane is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cantona is looking to advance position but Crane won't allow it.
Cantona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiggaboo Crane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Cantona tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Cantona steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane misses with a hook. Cantona ducked under it nicely.
Cantona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Crane lands.
A lazy body kick from Crane
and Cantona counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crane misses with a hook. Cantona ducked under it nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Crane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cantona fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cantona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cantona with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Cantona sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cantona lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Cantona tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lunges at Cantona with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cantona's hand.
Crane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cantona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cantona throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Crane takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Crane.
Cantona takes one to the chin there.
Crane cracks Cantona with an open hand slap.
Cantona slips under a jab from Crane.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cantona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses with a straight right.

Crane feints and as Cantona raises his hands in defense, Crane changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Crane preventing the sweep.
Cantona trying to keep a closed guard but Crane is proving a slippery customer.
Crane wants to stand but Cantona has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Crane thows a big elbow that misses.
Crane wants to control from the top but Cantona keeps moving.
Cantona wants to get back to his feet but Crane is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crane connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Crane throws the left hand but Cantona avoids the punch easily.
Crane cracks Cantona with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crane lands an overhand right.
Cantona wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Cantona ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Cantona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cantona gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cantona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cantona tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane with a hook.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Crane swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cantona tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Cantona walks into a left hand.
Cantona tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane shoots in for a takedown but Cantona shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cantona tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jiggaboo Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cantona throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cantona looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Eric Cantona has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cantona lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiggaboo Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jiggaboo Crane!