PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Short Low (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 How I Could Just Kill A Man. The crowd seem to be enjoying Low's choice of entrance music: Short People. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Crowe
vs
Low

170 cm
21
153 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
150 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Short Low!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe lands a body shot.
Low misses with a straight right.
Crowe tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Low is able to avoid easily.
Crowe misses with a right hand

and Low counters with a shoot takedown. Crowe fights it but they end up in guard.
Crowe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Low manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Low wants to sweep but no luck.
Crowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Crowe scoring with some ground and pound.
Crowe trying to control but Low is working from the bottom.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Low looking for a sweep. Not yet Low, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Low looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe pushing down on Low's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Crowe is keen to just control but Low is a slippery customer.
Crowe wants to stand up but Low has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Crowe is pressing down on Low's thigh, looking to free his foot. Low is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crowe is trying to control. Low wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Low trying to hold on to Crowe's head to control him but Crowe postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Low loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Crowe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Low under the eye.
Johnny Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Low misses.
Low bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe thuds a left hand into Low's body.
Nice straight punches there by Crowe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crowe.
Low throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Low only half commits.
Good shot there by Low.
Low scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crowe lands the left hand.
Low clobbers Crowe with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low misses the shot to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crowe.
Low ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crowe feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lows jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Low's hands.
Low takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Crowe.
Crowe throws a leg kick that misses.
Low punishes Crowe's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe throws a low kick but it's checked well by Low.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Low.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Low.
Johnny Crowe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Low cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
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!
Low lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe cracks the inside of Low's front leg.
Low throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Low in his tracks.
Low uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe punishes Low's body with a nice straight punch.
Crowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Low rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Crowe counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Low lands with a short shot to the head.
Low working aggressively here.
Crowe looking to stall.
Low lands with a left to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crowe scores with a jab to the body.
Low misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Crowe feints and then cracks Low's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Low down.
Low throws a shot from downtown. Crowe moves away and avoids it.
Low ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Low keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Low waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Low throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe throws a one two combo.
A shot to the liver by Low. Beautiful body shot.
Crowe lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Low moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Low pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Low is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body punch
and Low counters with a straight right hand.
Crowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Low.
Low loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Low walks into a straight right hand from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Crowe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Johnny Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Low throws out a loose jab but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Low's calf.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crowe takes one to the side of the head.
Low throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe swings for the body but Low moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target.
Crowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crowe scores with a nice head shot.
Nice shot by Low.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. Low looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Low moves out of range as Crowe strikes.
A big right from Low misses.
Low throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Low chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crowe can pounce on him.
Low moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Crowe misses.
Crowe attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Low can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Low moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Low uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crowe has time to react.
Low moves out of range of the body kick from Crowe.
Low connects with a body shot that sends Crowe's belly button to the back.
Low misses with a double jab.
Crowe blocks a jab.
Crowe wants to clinch up but Low keeps it at a distance.
Low takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Low ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crowe checks the leg kick.
Crowe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Low to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe throws a lazy right hand but Low sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe cracks Low with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Low.
Crowe slaps away a takedown attempt from Low, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crowe throws a leg kick

and Low counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Low wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Low throws a big right hand that misses.
Crowe is trying to control the position but Low postures up.
Low looking to sit in guard and control but Crowe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Low wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnny Crowe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Crowe digs a good hook to Low's body.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Crowe scores with a push kick.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Low scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Low throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Low looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Low scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Low misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Low 's knee.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe moves in looking to clinch but Low pushes him off.
Low throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Low looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Low's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Low swats away the attempt to clinch by Crowe.
Low finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crowe scores with a hook.
Crowe throws the left hand but Low avoids the punch easily.
Crowe takes a swing at Low's ribcage but misses.
Low throws the left hand but Crowe avoids the punch easily.
Low steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Crowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crowe scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Low uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowe.
That kick from Crowe tenderised Low's leg. Low is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Low on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crowe is looking to slow Low down with leg kicks.
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!
Low scores with a one two! Crowe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheers as Crowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Low doesn't seem phased though.
Crowe lunges at Low with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Low's hand.
Low fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Low throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
A lazy left from Crowe finds it's target.
Crowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Low misses with a looping left.

Crowe rushes Low and presses him up against the cage.
Low blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Low.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Low lands an uppercut.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Low controls the action.
Crowe cracks Low with a nice body shot.
Crowe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crowe taking a breather.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Low takes a shot to the head.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Low.
Low tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Short Low has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Low gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a shoulder strike.
Low has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Crowe seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Low can turn it around.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Low.
Low has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Low is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Johnny Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Short Low.
Crowe misses with some punches.
A hook to the body from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Low doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Low.

Crowe is fighting off a takedown attempt but Low is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Crowe to the mat. Crowe regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Low takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Crowe postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowe, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Crowe!