PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crane
vs
Silver

190 cm
30
206 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

184 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

World class boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Silver!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crane gets a clinch.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
A body shot lands from Crane.
Crane tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Crane lands with a light punch inside.
Silver tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver blocks a head kick by Crane.
A big right from Silver misses.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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!
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crane momentarily.
Crane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Crane pushes Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Crane has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Crane scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Silver circles away.
Nice defenses there by Silver.

Crane pushes Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silver trying to stall but Crane improves his position.
Crane lands with a light punch inside.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane working aggressively here.
Crane crunches a lovely knee into Silver's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crane throws a head punch that misses.
Crane scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver tries a body shot but Crane blocks it.
Crane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silver is defending well for now.
Crane tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Crane back against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Crane as the two fighters clinch.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the ropes.
Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crane misses with a body punch.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Silver avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to break free.
A short right from Crane on the inside.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Crane moves out of range of the strikes.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Crane moves into range and clinches up with Silver.
A left hand lands to the body for Crane.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silver.
Crane wants to clinch up but Silver keeps it at a distance.
Crane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Crane pushes Silver up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silver blocks an uppercut.
Crane misses with the head strike.
Crane swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silver throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Silver cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
Crane tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Silver.
Crane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane swinging wildly here.
Silver lunges at Crane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crane's hand.
Crane tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
Crane is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver just misses with a punch to the body.
Silver throws a hook but Crane blocks it.
Crane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A head kick from Crane lands but Silver takes it in his stride.
A big right from Silver misses.

Crane instigates a clinch.
Knees to the body from Crane.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crane has managed to clinch.
Silver looking to slow down the pace here.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Crane.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crane.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Crane lands an elbow just above Silver 's eye.
Silver trying to control the position but instead, Crane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silver into the ropes.
Silver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crane lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crane.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crane is able to avoid easily.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silver.
Crane tries to clinch but Silver moves out of range.
Silver lands a body shot.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crane.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Crane throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Crane slips under a jab from Silver.
Silver swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Crane tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Crane is looking to clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane moves away from the strike by Silver.
Nice uppercut there from Silver.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crane is looking to clinch but Silver is avoiding it.
Silver lands with a right hand.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silver swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
Crane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Crane tries to clinch up.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Silver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crane.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Silver.

Silver gets tackled into the ropes by Crane. Crane maintains the clinch.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver misses with a punch to the body.
Crane misses with a punch on the inside.
Crane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crane clinches up with Silver and pushes him back against the ropes.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silver avoids it.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Crane tries to clinch but Silver is having none of it.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Crane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silver gets tackled into the ropes by Crane. Crane maintains the clinch.
Crane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Silver blocks with his arms.
Crane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silver throws a shot from downtown. Crane moves away and avoids it.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver checks a leg kick.
Silver avoids the head kick by Crane.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Crane lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver throws a hook to the side of Crane's head but Crane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Silver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane slips a jab from Silver.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crane at a distance.

Crane clinches up against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
Silver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silver on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ichabod Crane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silver is trying to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Michael Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ichabod 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

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