PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Dear Agony. Crain has chosen The Roots - Kool On as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jones
vs
Crain

195 cm
29
265 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

192 cm
29
242 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyler Crain!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crain misses with a few strikes there.
Jones takes one on the button.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crain tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Crain.
Crain checks a low kick from Jones.
Crain waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jones.
Crain blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crain, right into the meat.
Jones swings for the body but Crain moves out of range.
Crain lands a lovely overhand right.
Crain lands a slapping body shot.
Jones throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones connects with an inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
The fighters circling - Crain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crain avoids the body shot from Jones.
Crain has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Crain catches Jones right on the button with a cross.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Crain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a head kick. That will keep Crain thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crain counters with a straight right hand.
Jones slips a straight right by Crain.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crain lands an overhand right.
Crain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crain lands with a short shot to the head.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!

Crain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crain throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Crain ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Crain throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Jones misses with a head kick.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Crain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crain cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Crain misses with a head kick.
Crain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones lands with a nice body kick.
Crain stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Crain looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Crain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Crain walks into a left hand.
Jones throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crain counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Jones.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
Jones catches Crain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Crain misses the target.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Crain stumbling back into the ropes.
Crain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Crain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crain moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Crain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jones lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crain has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crain and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jones misses with the combination.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Crain.
Crain checks a low kick from Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones moves forwards but Crain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jones misses the jab.
Crain might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jones misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Crain throws a chopping leg kick but Jones manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crain cracks Jones with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crain avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crain throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Crain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Crain misses with a looping left.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crain doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Jones misses.
Crain moves out of range of the body kick.
Crain throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Crain blocks the low kick.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Crain in the body.
Jones tries a low kick but Crain avoids it.
Jones scores with a spinning back kick!
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Crain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Crain avoids it.
Crain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crain.
Crain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones throws a solid leg kick but Crain takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jones.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crain looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Crain misses with the combination.
Jones checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jones on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jones misses with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Crain. Those never looked like landing.
Jones throws a leg kick but Crain checks it.
Crain tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jones comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crain tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Tyler Crain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crain doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain misses with a straight left.
Jones wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Crain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by Jones - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crain misses with a looping right.
Crain walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jones.
Crain takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crain throws out the jab.
Jones sizes up Crain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crain is able to avoid easily.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Crain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jones lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crain will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Anderson Jones did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws out a leg kick but Crain moves out of range and Jones only half commits.
Crain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crain.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crain misses with a straight left.
Crain checks a leg kick nicely.
Crain ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crain jabs at Jones's body.
Crain misses with an uppercut.
Jones looks for the body kick but Crain saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain throws a head kick that Jones semi-blocks.
Jones lands with an uppercut that bounces Crain off the ropes and back into range.
Crain has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jones.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones looks to throw a body kick
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones throws a sloppy head kick and Crain moves out of range easily.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crain paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crain scores with a shot to the body.
Jones tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones throws a front kick aimed at Crain's knee but Crain avoids it well.
Crain connects with a crisp jab.
Crain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crain blocks a head kick by Jones.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a body shot.
Crain throws a head kick that misses.
Jones goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crain blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Crain counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jones takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crain manages to avoid it.
Crain connects with a high kick.
Crain blocks a head kick by Jones.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Jones doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crain lands with a nice body punch.
Crain throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crain lands a nice looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Crain dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A big left from Crain misses.

Crain drives through and clinches with Jones against the ropes.

Crain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crain throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crain takes one to the side of the head.
Crain misses with an uppercut.
Crain is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crain connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crain. That did some damage!
Crain punishes Jones's body with a nice straight punch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Crain.
A slow jab from Crain misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Crain blocks the low kick.
Jones throws a push kick but Crain slaps the foot to one side.
Crain misses with a wild combination.
Crain misses with a hook. Jones ducked under it nicely.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Jones swings for the body but Crain moves out of range.
Crain scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jones fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crain is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jones.
Jones throws a push kick but Crain slaps the foot to one side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jones.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Crain takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones tries to land a front kick but Crain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Crain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crain lands a nice shot to the body.
Crain throws the left hand but Jones avoids the punch easily.
Jones throws a body kick that misses
and Crain counters with a nice uppercut.
Crain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Crain.
Well Crain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 47:48
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Crain!
An out of breath Tyler Crain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Anderson Jones was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back i shouldnt have lost to this piece of shit.'.