PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Piere De Crote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kay Ector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ector has chosen Monster! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De Crote
vs
Ector

175 cm
31
154 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
35
165 lbs
28 - 21 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Piere De Crote!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kay Ector!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Ector misses.
De Crote throws out a loose jab but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Crote throws a hook to the side of Ector's head but Ector sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ector tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. De Crote manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ector tries to clinch but De Crote is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from De Crote misses the target.
De Crote throws a sloppy head kick and Ector moves out of range easily.
A head kick from De Crote lands but Ector takes it in his stride.
Nice defenses there by De Crote.
Ector misses the jab.
De Crote lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ector takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Crote takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Ector gets a clinch.
Ector lands an elbow inside that De Crote shrugs off.

It looks like Piere De Crote has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Crote tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ector throws an elbow but it misses.
De Crote tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The referee calls for Ector to work.
Ector softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Still in the clinch, De Crote scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector can't break the clinch.
De Crote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ector.

De Crote breaks the clinch.
Ector takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ector uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Crote.
Ector tries to clinch up but De Crote circles away and keeps his distance.
An inside leg kick lands from De Crote.
De Crote with a hook.

Ector has taken the fight to the clinch.
De Crote swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector lands an elbow inside.
De Crote lands a body shot.
De Crote tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Crote misses with the head strike.
Ector misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Crote dodges an elbow strike from Ector.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector lands a body punch.
De Crote digs a right hand into Ector's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ector's gas tank.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A right hook to the body lands for De Crote.
Ector makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
De Crote letting Ector take a breather here.
Ector has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Crote seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ector can turn it around.
De Crote takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ector tries to throw a body punch but De Crote avoids it by throwing Ector back against the cage.
De Crote presses Ector against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Crote is trying to stall.
Ector presses De Crote against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
De Crote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ector.
Ector working aggressively here.
De Crote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Crote throws a head punch that misses.
Ector tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Crote scores with a shoulder strike.
De Crote throws a punch but it's blocked by Ector.
Ector throws an elbow but it misses.
De Crote has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
Ector lands a nice shot to the body.
De Crote tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Crote.
De Crote trying to control the position but instead, Ector has worked for underhooks and has pushed De Crote into the cage.
Ector tries to stall but De Crote uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Crote misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Crote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
De Crote lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ector tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ector blocks a body shot from De Crote.
De Crote makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ector lands a nice elbow.
De Crote misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Crote misses with a punch to the body.
Ector trying to control the position but instead, De Crote has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ector into the cage.
Ector trying to stall but De Crote improves his position.
Ector goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Ector escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
De Crote with a nice cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ector doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Crote thumps Ector with a low kick.
Ector steps to the side to avoid the strikes from De Crote.

Ector gets a clinch.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ector avoiding damage as De Crote throws knees to the body.

Ector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Piere De Crote will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Piere De Crote's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

De Crote feints and then cracks Ector's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ector down.

Ector closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A hook to the body from Ector.
Ector scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Crote misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Crote.
De Crote misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Crote pushes Ector back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ector lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ector prevents a body shot from De Crote.
Ector lands a right hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
De Crote misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ector is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ector looking to stall.
Ector is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Kay Ector seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Crote misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
De Crote misses with some punches.
Ector working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ector.
De Crote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Crote has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
De Crote swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector misses with an elbow strike.
De Crote lands a left hand.
Ector lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
De Crote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
De Crote misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ector.
De Crote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ector has De Crote pressed against the cage.
De Crote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ector working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ector doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by De Crote as Ector tries to tie him up.
Ector digs a right hand into De Crote's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Crote's gas tank.
De Crote misses with a punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Crote scores with a shoulder strike.
Ector lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Crote backwards.
Still in the clinch, Ector scores with a nice short uppercut.
De Crote misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Crote pushes Ector back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
Ector blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Crote swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Crote swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Crote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Crote lands with a short punch from the clinch.
De Crote swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short body shot lands from Ector as the two fighters clinch.
De Crote lands with a short shot to the head.
Ector stalling the fight.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
De Crote has a couple of punches blocked by Ector.
De Crote takes an elbow to the temple.
De Crote doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ector lands a nice uppercut.
Ector blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ector lands a body punch in the clinch.
De Crote lands a hook to the side of the head.

Ector breaks from the clinch.
Ector tries to clinch there but De Crote circles away.
Ector throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ector missing with a left hand there. De Crote was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ector misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Ector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ector tries to clinch but De Crote is having none of it.
De Crote throws a leg kick but Ector sees it coming and checks it nicely.
De Crote lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ector at a distance.

Ector gets a clinch.
Ector blocks a body shot from De Crote.
Ector is working De Crote over against the cage.
Ector throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Crotes head.
De Crote misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Crote can't find room to land a body shot as Ector controls the action.
A hook to the body from De Crote.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Crote.
De Crote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ector taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kay Ector will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Piere De Crote'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!

Ector lands a glancing blow to the side of De Crote's head.
De Crote throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ector takes one to the side of the head.
De Crote misses the jab.
De Crote looks to score with a jab to the body but Ector is just out of range.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch but De Crote swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
De Crote connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ector keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Crote.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ector! But no joy.
Ector misses with a wild body shot.
Ector ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De Crote moves away.
De Crote rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ector moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Crote takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Crote throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Crote lands a head kick. Ector smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Crote misses the shot to the body.
De Crote misses the jab.
Ector takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ector slips a jab from De Crote.
De Crote slips a jab from Ector.
Ector throws out a loose jab but De Crote uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector swings for the body but De Crote moves out of range.
Ector fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Crote manages to avoid it.
Ector lands a body shot.
Ector takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
De Crote pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A good leg kick by De Crote.
Piere De Crote seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Crote throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ector wants to clinch up but De Crote keeps it at a distance.
De Crote tried to counter with a leg kick but Ector avoided it.
De Crote attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for De Crote.
Ector tries to clinch up but De Crote circles away and keeps his distance.

Ector pushes De Crote up against the cage in a clinch.
De Crote lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Ector.
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!
De Crote prevents a body shot from Ector.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ector wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ector misses with a punch on the inside.
De Crote stalls.
De Crote goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Crote missing with knees to the body.
De Crote misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Crote misses with the head strike.
De Crote takes an elbow to the temple.
De Crote misses with a punch to the body.
Ector can't find room to land a body shot as De Crote controls the action.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ector.
Ector throws an elbow but it's blocked.
De Crote tries to work over Ector's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Crote misses with a short punch on the inside.

De Crote pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De Crote throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ector moves in looking to clinch but De Crote pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ector throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Crote sees it coming and avoids it easily.
De Crote throwing a counter right hand but Ector manages to avoid it.
Ector moves in looking to clinch but De Crote pushes him off.
Ector throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Crote stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
De Crote lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ector avoids the head kick by De Crote.
Ector wants to slow De Crote down by chopping away at his legs.
Ector throws a body shot but no joy.
Ector looks to land a right hand but De Crote moved out of range.
De Crote lands a nice looking body shot.
De Crote loads up on a big right hand but Ector slips the punch.

Ector gets in close and instigates a clinch.
De Crote misses with a punch on the inside.

Ector breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ector misses the shot to the body.
Ector tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but De Crote paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Crote misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Ector, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Crote staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ector darts in and clinches De Crote up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Crote tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ector's elbow.
De Crote misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Crote lands with a short head shot on the inside.
De Crote scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Crote takes a shot to the head.
Ector is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Crote is keeping busy.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Crote.
De Crote swings wildly with an uppercut but Ector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ector softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Crote.
Ector takes a shot to the head.
De Crote tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Ector pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Piere De Crote.
I think De Crote has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piere De Crote!
Piere De Crote was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.