PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes into the arena with Irigy Hónaljmirigy - Rúgj Chuck Norris (Chuck Norris parody by Hungarians) blaring out of the sound system. Chan has chosen Audioslave - Shadow on the Sun as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Crowe
vs
Chan

185 cm
28
282 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

178 cm
44
182 lbs
30 - 12 - 1

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harlan Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe swings widly with a right hand
and Chan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Chan throws out a leg kick but Crowe moves out of range and Chan only half commits.

Crowe shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Chan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Chan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Crowe is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Chan is defending against the submission attempts here by Crowe.
Chan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crowe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Chan's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crowe has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chan pushes Crowe off looking to stand but Crowe dives back in and keeps control.

Crowe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Crowe throws a jab when Chan was well out of range.
Chan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chan stuffs the takedown attempt from Crowe. Crowe gets slowly back to his feet.
Chan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crowe throws out the jab.
Chan throws a leg kick that is checked

and Crowe counters with a single leg into guard. Chan didn't expect that.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Crowe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Crowe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chan is pulling down on Crowe's head. It's preventing any offense from Crowe, at least for the moment.

Crowe drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Chan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Crowe has Chan in his guard.

Crowe escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chan is staying active underneath Crowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Crowe is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Chan!

Crowe looking to secure an arm triangle but Chan defends it well.
Crowe trying to control but Chan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scoring with strikes but Chan is staying in there.

It looks like Johnny Chan has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Crowe landing strikes, looking to finish!

Chan is rocked!

That has opened up Johnny Chan's cut even more.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harlan Crowe!
An out of breath and clearly excited Harlan Crowe thanked V-Mask Clothing + 10% laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).