PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alistair Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Orane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Crowe
vs
Orane

165 cm
20
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alistair Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Xavier Orane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Glass and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Orane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Orane stuffs the takedown.
Orane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Orane throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Orane only half commits.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orane.
Orane scores with a head kick.
Orane scores with a kick to the midsection.
Crowe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orane scores with a head kick. Crowe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe shoots in and drives through. Orane sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Orane, right into the meat.
Orane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crowe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Orane is fending him off so far but Crowe persists. Nope, Orane circles away and we're back to standing.
Orane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Alistair Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe fails to land the takedown.
Xavier Orane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
Orane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Crowe tries to clinch there but Orane circles away.
Orane lands a high kick!
Crowe shoots for a takedown but Orane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Orane is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Crowe with that takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orane tries a head kick but it misses.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Crowe. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Orane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowe.
Good leg kick by Orane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orane can pounce on him.
Orane lands a head kick!
Good leg kick by Orane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orane connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Crowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Orane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Orane - that will leave a mark!
Orane throws a head kick that half lands.
Crowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Orane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Orane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orane throws a head kick that misses.
Orane lands a high kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Orane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowe's head.
Good leg kick by Orane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Orane delivers a nice body kick.
Orane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Orane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Orane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Orane stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orane can pounce on him.
Crowe takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Crowe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Orane tries to avoid it but Crowe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Orane to the ground. Orane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orane.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Orane.
A nice leg kick lands there from Orane.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Crowe might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orane.
Crowe dives in and grabs Orane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orane pushes down on Crowe's head and hops out.
Crowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Orane circles away.
Xavier Orane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orane.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowe closes the distance but Orane moves to the side
and Orane counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orane is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Orane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Crowe's head.
Orane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf.
Crowe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orane.
Crowe looks to throw a body kick
and Orane counters with a good low kick that Crowe was not able to check.
Orane throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Orane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crowe has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crowe shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Orane throws a nice head kick!
Orane connects with a solid leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orane lands a head kick!
Orane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Orane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Orane throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Orane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick from Orane lands but Crowe takes it in his stride.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orane.
Orane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
A thudding body kick lands there by Orane!
Orane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Orane lands a high kick!
Crowe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Orane avoids it really well and circles away.
Orane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crowe.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Orane.
A good leg kick by Orane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Orane. Orane obviously looking to wear him down.
Orane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orane.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orane throws a nice head kick!
That kick from Orane tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orane scores with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Orane lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Orane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Orane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Orane throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Orane only half commits.
Crowe dives in and grabs Orane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Orane pushes down on Crowe's head and hops out.
Orane tries to score with a low kick but Crowe moves his leg out of the way.
Crowe misses with a wild combination.
Orane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Orane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Crowe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Orane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Orane.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crowe fails to land the takedown.
Crowe fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alistair Crowe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Orane.
Orane scores with a head kick.
Orane connects with an inside leg kick.
Crowe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Orane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orane lands with a slapping head kick.

Crowe is rocked!
Crowe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Orane keeps Crowe at a distance using the push kick.
Crowe seems to have got his legs back now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Orane. That's going to slow Crowe down.
Orane scores with a head kick. Crowe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Crowe fails with a takedown attempt.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Orane.
Orane lands with a kick to the ribs.
Orane is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orane connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Orane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Orane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orane throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick lands there from Orane.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orane can pounce on him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Orane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Orane.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Orane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Crowe throws a sloppy head kick
and Orane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Crowe is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Orane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Orane.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Orane can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orane scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Orane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alistair Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe wants to clinch up but Orane keeps it at a distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier Orane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Orane 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Donald Grub scores the fight for Xavier Orane!
Judge James Glass scores the fight for Xavier Orane!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Xavier Orane!

Xavier Orane wins by unanimous decision!
Xavier Orane 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.