PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between TJ Crawford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Whittaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawford comes into the arena with John Legend - Who Do We Think We Are blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crawford
vs
Whittaker

179 cm
32
155 lbs
14 - 15 - 0

172 cm
28
150 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, TJ Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raymond Whittaker!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.
Crawford looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Whittaker circles away.

Whittaker has closed the distance and engaged Crawford in a clinch.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Whittaker won't want to take too many of those.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Raymond Whittaker has been cut.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford working Whittaker over with knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Whittaker lands a right hand.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
A right handed body shot lands from Whittaker.
Whittaker managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crawford obliges.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Whittaker has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whittaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Whittaker looks winded!
Crawford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford lands a good knee to the midsection. Whittaker won't want to take too many of those.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.

Whittaker is rocked!
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Whittaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawford finish him?
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford lands a nice knee to the body.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whittaker's face.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whittaker tries to throw a body punch but Crawford avoids it by throwing Whittaker back against the cage.
A short left from Whittaker.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whittaker.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Whittaker is trying to break free.
Whittaker is trying to break the clinch but Crawford has him pressed against the cage.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whittaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whittaker's face.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

TJ Crawford dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Whittaker's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Whittaker is looking to clinch but Crawford is avoiding it.

Crawford closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Whittaker lands a right hand.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford looking to throw knees to the head but Whittaker is blocking nicely.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker misses with a body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whittaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Whittaker avoids the damage to the body.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whittaker wants to get back to striking at distance but Crawford won't allow it.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
TJ Crawford has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whittaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whittaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Whittaker misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
A knee to the head by Crawford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker lands a shot to the body.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whittaker lands a shot to the body.
Whittaker lands an uppercut.
Whittaker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whittaker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
Whittaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whittaker avoids it.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Raymond Whittaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raymond Whittaker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whittaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crawford fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whittaker misses with a straight left.
Whittaker works the jab nicely.
Crawford moves out of range as Whittaker strikes.
Crawford wants to clinch up but Whittaker keeps it at a distance.
Whittaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Whittaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whittaker.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whittaker working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whittaker is defending well for now.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Crawford prevents a body shot from Whittaker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford blocks a body shot from Whittaker.
Whittaker tries a body shot but Crawford blocks it.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Whittaker misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Whittaker avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whittaker is defending well for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Whittaker.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Crawford takes a shot to the head.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whittaker is defending well for now.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawford's elbow.
Whittaker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
Whittaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker can't find room to land a body shot as Crawford controls the action.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Whittaker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crawford's elbow.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Whittaker misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford keeps control of Whittaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crawford landing knees to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford scores a nice knee to the body.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Raymond Whittaker just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Raymond Whittaker's cut.
That's time! Crawford's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crawford has Whittaker up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford connects with a knee to the head.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Whittaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Crawford with a knee to the head.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whittaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Crawford has double underhooks.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Whittaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford connects with a nasty looking knee right to Whittaker's face.

Whittaker breaks the clinch.
Crawford moves in looking to clinch but Whittaker pushes him off.
Whittaker misses with a hook.
Whittaker moves in looking to clinch but Crawford pushes him off.

Crawford rushes Whittaker and presses him up against the cage.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whittaker lands an uppercut.
Crawford with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Whittaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Whittaker.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker lands an uppercut.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crawford.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Whittaker on the inside.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Whittaker throws a head punch that misses.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker has had enough of the clinch but Crawford keeps him there for the moment.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Whittaker misses with some punches.
Crawford blocks a body shot from Whittaker.
Crawford with an attempt at a knee that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Whittaker avoids the damage to the body.
Whittaker lands an uppercut.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker struggles to land a body shot inside as Crawford controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Raymond Whittaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Raymond Whittaker's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Crawford is looking to clinch but Whittaker is avoiding it.
Whittaker lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crawford fails with an attempt to clinch.

Crawford takes the fight into the clinch.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Crawford.
Whittaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks it.
Crawford scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Crawford.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
A short uppercut from Whittaker.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
Crawford misses with a knee to the head.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whittaker avoids it.
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford blocks an uppercut.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whittaker working aggressively here.
Whittaker avoiding damage as Crawford throws knees to the body.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whittaker.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whittaker.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.
Crawford throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whittaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crawford blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whittaker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford trying to land knees to the body.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whittaker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Crawford missing with knees to the body.
Crawford unloads a knee to the mid-section. Whittaker lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Whittaker throws a punch but it's blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whittaker has a couple of punches blocked by Crawford.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Whittaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
Crawford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Whittaker avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Whittaker fails to land.
Whittaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whittaker lands with a light punch inside.
Whittaker misses with a punch to the body.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford landing knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Whittaker takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crawford tries to land a knee to the head but Whittaker blocks with his arms.
Crawford has Whittaker pressed against the cage, preventing Whittaker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Whittaker managing to block the knees to the body from Crawford.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crawford landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Whittaker on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whittaker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker scores with a shoulder strike.
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!
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Whittaker avoids the damage to the body.
Crawford lands a knee to the head.
Whittaker lands a shoulder strike.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Whittaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Crawford uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Whittaker.
Whittaker lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Whittaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whittaker blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford blocking some punches.
Crawford using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whittaker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whittaker misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raymond Whittaker.
I think Whittaker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for TJ Crawford!

TJ Crawford wins by unanimous decision!
TJ Crawford decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.