PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hranghleia Animai is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Crane
vs
Animai

190 cm
25
206 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hranghleia Animai!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai tries to clinch
and Crane counters with a left and a right that stings Animai.
Animai avoids a kick to the body.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Animai tries to clinch up

and Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane dodges an elbow strike from Animai.
Animai lands an elbow just above Crane 's eye.

It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Animai throws an elbow but it misses.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
Animai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Animai blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Animai throws an elbow but misses.

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

Crane darts in and clinches Animai up against the ropes.
Animai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.

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

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai misses with an elbow strike.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai wants to clinch

and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Animai tries a knee to the head but Crane blocks it.
Crane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters with a big head kick but Animai shrugs it off.
Animai looks to clinch
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Animai wants to clinch
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Animai closes the distance but Crane moves to the side
and Animai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Crane clinches.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Animai moves to clinch but Crane breaks away
and Crane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Animai's knee momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Animai moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.
Crane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side

and Crane counters by clinching up.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Crane counters with a low kick, right behind Animai 's knee.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Animai has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Animai.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane looks to score with a jab to the body but Animai is just out of range.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Animai is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters with an inside leg kick.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Animai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Animai tries to land knees in the clinch but Crane avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Animai avoids it.
Crane tries to break free but Animai pushes him back against the ropes.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Animai.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Animai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crane's brow.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Crane blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Animai wants to clinch.

Crane moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Animai obliges.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crane cracks the inside of Animai's front leg.
Crane scores with a leg kick.
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 throws a head kick that Animai semi-blocks.
Animai is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Crane scores with a three punch combo!
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Animai looks to clinch

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai looks to clinch

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Crane.
Animai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Animai throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crane forces Animai back against the ropes and clinches.
Animai avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Animai lands a nice elbow.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane lands with an uppercut that bounces Animai off the ropes and back into range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves out of range.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch
and Crane counters with a two punch combo.
Crane tries to work over Animai's front leg with a kick but Animai checks it.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crane counters with a series of strikes. Animai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crane throws a sloppy head kick and Animai moves out of range easily.

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Crane blocks with his arms.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Animai closes the distance but Crane moves to the side

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries a knee to the head but Crane blocks it.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Crane wants to break free but Animai has control.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Animai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Crane tries to work over Animai's front leg with a kick but Animai checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai wants to clinch.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.

Crane rushes Animai and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Animai's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Animai wants to clinch
and Crane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Animai's knee momentarily.
Animai darts in trying to clinch

and Crane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Animai throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Animai closes the distance but Crane moves to the side
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Animai wants to clinch

and Crane counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Animai blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Animai has Crane pressed against the ropes, preventing Crane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Animai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crane has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Animai misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
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 nice inside leg kick there by Crane. That's going to slow Animai down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crane is looking to chop away at Animai's legs.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crane counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Crane pushes Animai up against the ropes in a clinch.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane scores with a leg kick.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Animai gets tackled into the ropes by Crane. Crane maintains the clinch.
Ichabod Crane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Animai throws an elbow that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Animai as Crane tries to tie him up.
Crane takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Animai checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crane. That's going to slow Animai down.
Animai tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Animai tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crane counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crane throws a combination. Animai tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Animai is looking to clinch.
Crane throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Animai wants to clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Crane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Animai wants to clinch but Crane slips to the side
and Crane counters with a left to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Animai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Animai closes the distance looking to clinch

and Crane counters by moving into the clinch.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Animai with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Animai misses with an elbow over the top.
Animai lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Animai has Crane pressed against the ropes, preventing Crane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Animai looking to throw knees to the head but Crane is blocking nicely.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Crane blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crane avoids the elbow strike from Animai, against the ropes.
Crane avoids the elbow strike from Animai, against the ropes.
Crane blocks an elbow strike from Animai.
Crane blocks the elbow strike.
Animai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Animai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crane is trying to force a seperation but Animai has the dominant position.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Animai keeps him there for the moment.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Animai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crane's brow.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Animai.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Animai throws an elbow but misses.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane is having none of it.
Animai doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Animai tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crane counters with a solid body kick.
Crane fails to land with a series of punches.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ichabod Crane is winning the standup battle so far.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves out of range.
Animai tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Animai darts in trying to clinch
and Crane counters with a series of strikes. Animai will be more careful next time no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hranghleia Animai.
Well Crane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ichabod Crane!