PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Iron Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crane comes to the cage accompanied by Way of The Ninja. Iron Tyson has chosen Slaughterouse - Party as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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.

Crane
vs
Iron Tyson

165 cm
33
154 lbs
32 - 18 - 0

165 cm
33
149 lbs
28 - 16 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shogun Iron Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters with a nice uppercut.
Crane lands a jab to the nose.
Iron Tyson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Iron Tyson misses with a wild body shot.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Crane misses its target.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Crane's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Crane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Iron Tyson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iron Tyson wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iron Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch lands to the side of Iron Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crane digs a good body shot into Iron Tyson's ribs.
Crane misses with a few strikes there.
Iron Tyson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Iron Tyson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Iron Tyson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crane.
Crane connects with a single shot there.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Iron Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Iron Tyson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Iron Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Iron Tyson avoids the body shot from Crane.
Iron Tyson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crane manages to avoid it.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a lunging right hand
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jab by Crane.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Iron Tyson moves into the clinch.
Iron Tyson prevents a body shot from Crane.
Iron Tyson is trying to force a seperation but Crane has the dominant position.
Iron Tyson throws a head punch that misses.

Iron Tyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iron Tyson moves away.
Iron Tyson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crane with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Iron Tyson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crane throws a lazy right hand but Iron Tyson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crane swings for the body but Iron Tyson moves out of range.
Iron Tyson misses with a left hand
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Iron Tyson dives in and scores a takedown into Crane's guard.
Iron Tyson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Iron Tyson sitting in guard here, content to control.

Crane pushes Iron Tyson off and scrambles back to his feet.
Crane is looking to wear down Iron Tyson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Iron Tyson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Iron Tyson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane tries to clinch up but Iron Tyson circles away and keeps his distance.
Iron Tyson connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Iron Tyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crane finds it's way round the side to connect with Iron Tyson's head.
Nice defenses there by Iron Tyson.
Iron Tyson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Iron Tyson takes one on the button.
Crane lands with an overhand left.
Crane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.
Crane misses with a two punch combination.
Iron Tyson misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crane misses with a looping left.
Iron Tyson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Crane misses with a wild combination.
Iron Tyson misses with a straight left.
Crane misses with an uppercut.
Iron Tyson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iron Tyson defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iron Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crane throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Iron Tyson to counter with a crisp jab.
Crane lands with a good body shot.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Iron Tyson misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iron Tyson.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iron Tyson was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Iron Tyson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Horrible takedown attempt by Iron Tyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Crane, which made it look bad.
Iron Tyson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Crane throws a body shot but no joy.
Iron Tyson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Iron Tyson is just out of range.
Iron Tyson thuds his right hand into Crane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iron Tyson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Crane. Crane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Crane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane throws a right hand that misses
and Iron Tyson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iron Tyson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
It seemed like Iron Tyson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Crane misses with a hook to the body
and Iron Tyson counters with a stiff right hand.

Crane is rocked!
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Iron Tyson momentarily.
Iron Tyson slips a jab from Crane.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crane swings widly with a right hand
and Iron Tyson counters with a crisp right that sends Crane to the canvas! Iron Tyson follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shogun Iron Tyson!
Shogun Iron Tyson is the new featherweight champion!
Shogun Iron Tyson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.