PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddrick Constantine (ranked 1625 p4p, 74 weight class) and Zack Crowder (ranked 2559 p4p, 102 weight class). Crowder has chosen Arms wide open by-CREED as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Constantine
vs
Crowder

200 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

202 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Woodshins' Ship

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Freddrick Constantine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zack Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder throws a series of punches but Constantine avoids them all with ease.
Crowder throws a combination. Constantine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Constantine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
It seemed like Crowder was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Constantine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Constantine misses with a head kick.
Constantine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Zack Crowder has been cut.
Constantine throws a sloppy head kick and Crowder moves out of range easily.

Constantine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crowder, pushing him back against the ropes.
Constantine tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowder avoids the damage to the body.
Crowder lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Constantine backwards.
Constantine trying to stall but Crowder improves his position.
A bit of stalling here from Constantine.
Crowder blocks an uppercut.
Constantine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowder avoiding damage as Constantine throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees to the body from Constantine.
Crowder tries to circle away but Constantine has him pinned against the ropes.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Constantine misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Constantine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crowder scores with a shot to the side of Constantine's head.
Constantine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowder's efforts to push away.
Crowder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crowder tries to break free but Constantine pushes him back against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Constantine as Crowder tries to tie him up.
Constantine prevents Crowder from breaking the clinch.
Constantine taking a breather.
Crowder avoiding damage as Constantine throws knees to the body.
Constantine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowder's efforts to push away.
Constantine looking to slow down the pace here.
Crowder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Constantines head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Constantine is pushing Crowder up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Crowder.
Constantine keeps control of Crowder as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Constantine leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Crowder is trying to break the clinch but Constantine is controlling him.
Crowder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowder is trying to break the clinch but Constantine has him pressed against the ropes.
Crowder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crowder looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowder as Constantine tries to tie him up.
A frustrated look appears on Crowder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Crowder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Constantine throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowder.
Crowder misses with some punches.
Constantine has Crowder pressed against the ropes, preventing Crowder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Constantine missing with knees to the body.
Constantine looking to slow down the pace here.
Crowder avoiding damage as Constantine throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.
Crowder is trying to break the clinch but Constantine is controlling him.
Crowder is trying to break free.
Crowder wants to break the clinch but can't.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crowder lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder tries to break free but Constantine pushes him back against the ropes.
Crowder lands a left hand.
Constantine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crowder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Constantine is looking to control Crowder's arms but Crowder gets an underhook and turns him. Now Constantine has his back to the ropes.
Constantine stalling against the ropes.
Constantine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Constantine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crowder has had enough of the clinch but Constantine keeps him there for the moment.
Crowder is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Constantine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowder is defending well for now.
Crowder tries to break free but Constantine pushes him back against the ropes.
Constantine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crowder wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Freddrick Constantine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zack Crowder's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Constantine throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Constantine takes the fight into the clinch.
Crowder is trying to push Constantine away but Constantine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crowder takes a knee to the side of the body.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowder gets through Constantine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Constantine crunches a lovely knee into Crowder's ribcage.
Crowder is trying to force a seperation but Constantine has the dominant position.
Constantine trying to stall but Crowder improves his position.
Crowder is trying to push Constantine away but Constantine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Crowder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of stalling here from Constantine.
Constantine tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowder avoids the damage to the body.
Crowder on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowder wants to break free but Constantine has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowder.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Constantine has him pressed against the ropes.
Constantine lands with a left to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Constantine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Crowder in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crowder is breathing heavily.
Crowder is trying to push Constantine away but Constantine has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Constantine trying to land knees to the body.
Crowder managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.
Constantine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowder avoids it.
Crowder wants to break free but Constantine has control.
Constantine tries to stall but Crowder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crowder managing to block the knees to the body from Constantine.
Crowder is looking to break free of the clinch but Constantine has double underhooks.
A short right from Crowder.
Crowder wants to break free but Constantine has control.
Constantine is struggling to control the position.
Crowder tries to break free but Constantine pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Constantine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
Crowder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowder is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Constantine is keeping busy.
Constantine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Crowder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowder tries to circle away but Constantine has him pinned against the ropes.
Constantine takes a shot to the head.
Constantine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowder's efforts to push away.
Crowder blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Constantine prevents Crowder from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Constantine.
Constantine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Constantine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Constantine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crowder scores with a shoulder strike.
Crowder wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crowder should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Constantine has a couple of punches blocked by Crowder.
Crowder looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowder is trying to force a seperation but Constantine has the dominant position.
Crowder can't break the clinch.
Constantine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Constantine taking a breather.
Crowder blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowder wants to break free but Constantine has control.
Constantine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Constantine looking to stall.
Constantine blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Constantine.
Constantine lands a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Constantine.
Crowder tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowder misses with a punch on the inside.
Constantine throws a head punch that misses.
Crowder tries to break free but Constantine pushes him back against the ropes.
The referee is keeping an eye on Constantine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Constantine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Crowder is trying to force a seperation but Constantine has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Freddrick Constantine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zack Crowder's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crowder's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowder obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Constantine tries to clinch there but Crowder circles away.
A little jabbing left from Crowder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crowder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Constantine looks to clinch
and Crowder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Constantine tries to clinch but Crowder moves out of range.
Crowder throws a jab but it's blocked by Constantine.
Constantine moves to clinch but Crowder breaks away
and Crowder counters with a straight right hand.
Freddrick Constantine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Constantine connects with a high kick.
Crowder takes a swing at Constantine's ribcage but misses.
Constantine feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Constantine throws a sloppy head kick and Crowder moves out of range easily.
Crowder avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Constantine throws a head kick but Crowder moves out of range.
Constantine walks into a straight right hand from Crowder.
Crowder tests Constantine's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder lands a nice looking body shot.
Constantine fails in his attempt to clinch.
Constantine slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Constantine on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Constantine goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch lands to the side of Constantine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crowder misses with a straight right.
Crowder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowder lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Freddrick Constantine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Constantine tries to clinch up but Crowder circles away and keeps his distance.
A big right from Crowder misses.
Crowder moves away from the strike by Constantine.
Crowder connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Constantine momentarily.
Crowder throws the left hand but Constantine avoids the punch easily.
Crowder lands with an uppercut that bounces Constantine off the ropes and back into range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Constantine wants to clinch up but Crowder keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crowder! But no joy.
Crowder throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Constantine on the side of the head.
Crowder throws a shot from downtown. Constantine moves away and avoids it.
Constantine dodges the punch combination from Crowder.
Constantine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Crowder on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Crowder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Constantine.
Zack Crowder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Constantine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Constantine moved out of range nicely.
Crowder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Constantine lands a nice shot that snaps Crowder's head back.
The fighters circle, before Constantine throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Crowder's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Constantine lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Freddrick Constantine!
Freddrick Constantine retains his super heavyweight title!
Zack Crowder was interviewed post fight and said 'Chewbacca noises'.