PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harley Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gannicus Spartacus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Dead Brothers - Old Pine Box. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Crowe
vs
Spartacus

179 cm
19
198 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harley Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gannicus Spartacus!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Harley Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe lands with a good body shot.
Spartacus takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crowe tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Spartacus lands with a good body shot.
Spartacus avoids the head kick by Crowe.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crowe.
Spartacus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Spartacus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Crowe - the referee stops the clock and Spartacus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Crowe. Spartacus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.

Spartacus darts in and clinches Crowe up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe blocks a body shot from Spartacus.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Spartacus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Spartacus misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spartacus tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Spartacus misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Spartacus.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe tries to work over Spartacus's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartacus misses with a body punch.
Spartacus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spartacus tries to work over Crowe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spartacus blocks an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Spartacus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spartacus lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Spartacus fails to land.
Spartacus misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe presses Spartacus against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spartacus avoids it.
Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Gannicus Spartacus has been cut.

Spartacus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Spartacus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Spartacus ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Spartacus.
Spartacus tries to clinch there but Crowe circles away.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Spartacus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Spartacus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Crowe throws a hook but Spartacus avoids it easily.
Crowe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartacus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Spartacus sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Crowe throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Spartacus on the side of the head.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Spartacus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spartacus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Spartacus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crowe misses the body punch
and Spartacus counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spartacus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Spartacus slips a straight right by Crowe.
Spartacus tries to clinch there but Crowe circles away.
Spartacus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Spartacus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a looping right hand.
Crowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spartacus.
Spartacus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Spartacus slips the punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Crowe as he connects with a hook.
Spartacus takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spartacus throws a right and a left that Crowe avoids nicely.

Spartacus closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Spartacus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Spartacus breaks the clinch.
Crowe slips a straight right by Spartacus.
Nice uppercut there from Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harley Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gannicus Spartacus's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crowe throws a leg kick which misses Spartacus's front leg but catches the back leg as Spartacus tries to avoid it.
Harley Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.

Spartacus clinches with his opponent.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Spartacus fails to land.
Spartacus struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Spartacus.
Crowe has Spartacus pressed against the cage, preventing Spartacus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Spartacus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Spartacus breaks the clinch.
Crowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Spartacus.
Spartacus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Spartacus swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spartacus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Spartacus. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spartacus manages to avoid it.
Spartacus uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crowe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Spartacus avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Spartacus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spartacus thinking.
Spartacus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowe ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Spartacus is just out of range.
Spartacus checks a low kick from Crowe.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Spartacus.
A big right from Crowe misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Spartacus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Spartacus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Spartacus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Spartacus thinking.
Crowe punishes Spartacus's body with a nice straight punch.
Spartacus is breathing heavily.
Spartacus on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crowe. Crowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Crowe scores with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Crowe.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spartacus checks it well.
Crowe tries a low kick but Spartacus avoids it.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Spartacus avoids the body shot from Crowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spartacus moves out of range of the body kick.
The crowd cheers as Crowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Spartacus doesn't seem phased though.
Spartacus just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Spartacus checks it well.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe thumps Spartacus with a low kick.
Spartacus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spartacus!
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe lands an overhand right.
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!
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Spartacus stumbling backwards into the cage! Spartacus bounces back off the cage towards Crowe, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Crowe lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Crowe celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Harley Crowe!
A less than humble Harley Crowe misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.