PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Jaa
vs
Crown

180 cm
31
180 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

183 cm
25
186 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Crown!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Crown attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crown scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tony Jaa has been cut.
Jaa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jaa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crown pinned against the ropes. Crown gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crown throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jaa.
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!
Crown goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crown looks for the body kick but Jaa saw that one coming.
Jaa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Crown missing with a left hand there. Jaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jaa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crown.
Jaa misses with a takedown attempt - Crown sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crown throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crown moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jaa slips under a jab from Crown.
Some bone on bone action there as Jaa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crown tries a low kick but Jaa avoids it.
Jaa fails with the takedown
and Crown counters with a nice leg kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa walks into a left hand.

Jaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crown leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Jaa goes for a takedown attempt but Crown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crown lands a nice hook to Jaa's body. Jaa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot to the liver by Crown. Beautiful body shot.
Crown fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jaa.
An inside leg kick from Crown misses.
Crown lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Crown. No joy for Jaa on that attempt.
Thomas Crown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crown throws a head kick that misses.
Jaa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crown lands a head kick!
Jaa throws a series of punches but Crown moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Crown misses.
Crown misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crown misses with a double jab.
Jaa doesn't manage to clinch there - Crown circles away.
Crown throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crown scoring well with a low kick there.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Crown circles away and keeps his distance.
Crown throws a good cross that connects.
Crown tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crown but Crown pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crown.
Crown connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jaa momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crown connects with the punch.
Thomas Crown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crown tries to work over Jaa's front leg with a kick but Jaa checks it.
Crown misses with a double jab.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Jaa. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Jaa tries to clinch up
and Crown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crown!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crown misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crown jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Jaa pushes Crown up against the ropes in a clinch.
Jaa is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Crown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tony Jaa's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Crown lands with a nice combination. Jaa backs away looking to recover.
Crown lands a jab to the nose.

Jaa is rocked!
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch but Crown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oh Jaa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa seems to have got his legs back now.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jaa.
Crown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Crown throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jaa throws a front kick aimed at Crown's knee but Crown avoids it well.
Tony Jaa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Crown. Beautiful body shot.
Jaa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Crown tries to avoid it but Jaa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Crown to the ground. Crown escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jaa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Jaa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Crown pushes him off.
Jaa avoids a kick to the body.
Jaa tries to clinch but Crown moves out of range.
Crown swings for the body but Jaa moves out of range.
Crown throws a nice inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jaa checks a leg kick.
Jaa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crown's waist but Crown gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jaa off to one side.
Crown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jaa.
Crown lands with a nice combination. Jaa backs away looking to recover.
Crown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crown throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jaa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Thomas Crown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crown swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries for a takedown but Crown circles away easily
and Crown counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crown lands a jab-cross combination.
Crown lands a nice shot to the body.
Crown scores with a shot to the body.
Crown looks to land a combination but Jaa avoids it well.
Jaa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crown as he avoids it easily.
Jaa takes one to the chin there.
Crown throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Jaa crashing down! Jaa tries to stagger back to his feet but Crown just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Jaa asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Crown!