PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Ivey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Mustasch - Bring Me Everyone as his entrance music. Raymond Crowe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ivey
vs
Crowe

188 cm
20
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

188 cm
24
222 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Ivey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ivey.
Ivey sizes up Crowe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ivey misses with the combination.
Crowe misses with a straight left.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowe throws a body punch but Ivey moves out of range.
Ivey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Raymond Crowe has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Ivey slips under a jab from Crowe.
Nice defenses there by Ivey.
Crowe throws a body punch but Ivey moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivey was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Crowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ivey's hands.
Raymond Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Ivey staying out of range there.
Crowe connects with a jab.
Ivey moves away from the strike by Crowe.
Crowe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ivey counters with a stiff right hand.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Ivey moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with an uppercut.
Crowe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Crowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe misses with a body punch
enabling Ivey to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ivey.
A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target.
Ivey scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Ivey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe throws a jab when Ivey was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crowe!
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivey.
Crowe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivey uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crowe has time to react.
Crowe throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivey stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to the body from Crowe misses
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That has opened up Raymond Crowe's cut even more.
Ivey has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ivey there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ivey looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Ivey scores with a jab to the head.
Crowe throws a good cross that connects.
Ivey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ivey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crowe misses the body punch
and Ivey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivey.
Ivey cracks Crowe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Crowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ivey on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ivey pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivey.
Ivey swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crowe counters with a one-two to the body.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ivey was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Ivey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raymond Crowe'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.

Crowe looks to land a right hand but Ivey moved out of range.
Crowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crowe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Ivey.
Crowe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ivey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crowe thinking.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Ivey.
Ivey looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Crowe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crowe swinging wilding here.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Ivey slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
Crowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ivey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ivey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crowe throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivey.
Crowe misses with a double jab
and Ivey counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowe throws a series of strikes that have Ivey backpedaling.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice hook.

The cut above Raymond Crowe's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Ivey to counter with a crisp jab.
Ivey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ivey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crowe looks to land a combination but Ivey avoids it well.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ivey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ivey tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Ivey.
Phil Ivey is winning the standup battle so far.
Ivey throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Crowe counter with a right hand.
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!
Crowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivey throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Ivey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Crowe swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ivey counters with a nice uppercut.
Crowe takes a swing at Ivey's ribcage but misses.
Crowe misses the jab.
Ivey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
Ivey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes a swing at Ivey's ribcage but misses.
Ivey lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Raymond Crowe's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Ivey swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ivey moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crowe throws a sloppy body shot
and Ivey counters with a straight right hand.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Raymond Crowe's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Phil Ivey!