PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between G B (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Crump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crump has chosen Sick Puppies-Youre going down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

B
vs
Crump

182 cm
20
197 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ka-POW Clothing
Win Nutritional

Deadly Clothing
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, G B!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, William Crump!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
B slips under a jab.

Crump closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
B pushes off an throws an elbow but Crump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crump has had enough of the clinch but B keeps him there for the moment.
B lands an elbow inside that Crump shrugs off.
B pushes off an throws an elbow but Crump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
B lands an elbow inside that Crump shrugs off.
Crump looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crump swings wildly with an uppercut but B uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by B as Crump tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, B throws an elbow but misses.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
B misses with an elbow strike.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
B misses with an elbow strike.
Crump landing knees to the head.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
B managing to block the knees to the body from Crump.
B avoiding damage as Crump throws knees to the body.
Crump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crump misses with some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Crump.
B pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
B pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
B throws an elbow but it's blocked.
B lands a nice elbow.
Crump takes an elbow to the forehead.
B comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crump tries a knee to the head but B blocks it.
B lands an elbow just above Crump 's eye.

It looks like William Crump has been cut.
Crump misses with a knee strike.
Crump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but B has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
Crump wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but B has him pressed against the cage.
Crump using the Thai plumb to throw knees but B has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crump misses with a punch on the inside.
Crump with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crump connects with a nasty looking knee right to B's face.
B looking to throw knees to the head but Crump is blocking nicely.
Crump dodges an elbow strike from B.
Crump blocks the elbow strike.
B avoids the elbow strike from Crump, against the cage.
Crump lands a knee to the head.
B lands an elbow inside that Crump shrugs off.
Crump takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by B.
B avoiding damage as Crump throws knees to the body.
B misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, B just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crump's brow.

Crump manages to break the clinch.
B doesn't manage to clinch there - Crump circles away.
B throws a hook to the side of Crump's head but Crump sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
B closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crump counters with a stiff right hand.
B tries to close the distance and clinch but Crump swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
B throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
B wants to clinch
and Crump counters with a solid body kick.
B is breathing heavily.
B fails with an attempt to clinch.
B tries to clinch up but Crump circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Crump.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like G B has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crump fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crump dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on B. That did some damage!

Crump takes the fight into the clinch.
Crump is trying to break the clinch but B is controlling him.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump displaying some good clinch control by pressing B up against the cage.
Crump working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crump lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crump's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Crump creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through B's defenses.
Crump pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crump tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and B avoids it.
B lands an elbow just above Crump 's eye.
Crump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but B blocks it with crossed arms.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but B blocks with his arms.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
B lands a nice elbow.
B comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crump lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crump lands an elbow that stopped B in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Crump.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
Crump blocks an elbow strike.
B utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. B is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
B throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crump misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from B.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
B throws an elbow but it misses.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but B blocks with his arms.
Crump lands with a short shot to the head.
Crump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
Crump dodges an elbow strike from B.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
Crump with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
Crump trying to land knees to the body.
Crump dodges an elbow strike from B.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
Crump looking to slow down the pace here.
Crump lands an elbow inside that B shrugs off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crump holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crump lands an elbow that stopped B in his tracks for a moment.
Crump pushes off an throws an elbow but B leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crump digs a right hand into B's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on B's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Crump dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

B darts in trying to clinch
and Crump connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
B darts in trying to clinch
and Crump counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crump throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by B.
Nice jab there from Crump.
Crump scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Crump lands with a kick to the temple. B shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
B looks to land a combination but Crump avoids it well.
G B seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
B clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crump throws a series of punches but B avoids them all with ease.
William Crump seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crump lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crump lands a big right hand that sends B crashing to the mat! Crump stays standing though and waves B back to his feet!

B is rocked!

Crump rushes B and presses him up against the cage.
Oh B is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but B blocks with his arms.
Crump lands a good knee to the midsection. B won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump landing knees to the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crump in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
B tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crump connects with a nasty looking knee right to B's face.
Crump lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crump has B pushed against the cage.
Crump scores a nice knee to the body.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
B seems to have got his legs back now.
A short uppercut from Crump.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
Crump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but B blocks it with crossed arms.
Crump is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but B is keeping busy.
B creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crump's defenses.
B looking to throw knees to the head but Crump is blocking nicely.
Crump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
B trying to land knees to the body.
B prevents Crump from breaking the clinch.
Crump lands an elbow just above B 's eye.
B creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crump's defenses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crump takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crump lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crump.
Crump avoiding damage as B throws knees to the body.
Crump avoiding damage as B throws knees to the body.
Crump lands a left hand.
Crump lands with a short shot to the head.

Crump breaks from the clinch.
B tries to clinch
and Crump counters with a series of strikes. B will be more careful next time no doubt.
B has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crump finds it's way round the side to connect with B's head.
William Crump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Crump.
B tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Crump cracks a nice hook into B's ribs.
Crump scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
B wants to clinch but Crump slips to the side
and Crump counters with a nice body kick.
Crump misses with a head kick.
Crump circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crump counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps B thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Crump.
B takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
B waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Crump.
B avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from B misses its intended target.
B clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a nice body shot.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
B looks to clinch
and Crump counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crump fails to land with a series of punches.
B takes a head kick and keeps coming.
B on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
B throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crump counters with a stiff right hand.
Crump has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crump moves forwards but B connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crump scores with a push kick.
Crump scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
B clinches but Crump breaks the clinch
and Crump counters with a thumping low kick.
B tries to clinch up
and Crump counters with a head kick. That will keep B thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

B pushes Crump up against the cage in a clinch.
B throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crump blocks it with crossed arms.
Crump lands a hook that snaps the head of B backwards.
Crump tries a knee to the head but B blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crump.
B misses with a knee strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crump.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but B blocks with his arms.
Crump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
B lands an elbow just above Crump 's eye.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
B throws an elbow that misses.
B throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
B lands an elbow that stopped Crump in his tracks for a moment.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

William Crump showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Crump tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but B was well out of range. Poor timing from Crump.
B looks to clinch
and Crump counters with a thumping low kick.
Crump displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crump tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Crump has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crump blocks the elbow strike.
Crump looking to slow down the pace here.
B misses with an elbow strike.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Crump.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crump scores with an uppercut up the middle.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
Crump blocks an elbow strike.
B is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crump is defending well for now.
Crump is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, B just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crump's brow.
Crump pushes B back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
Crump blocks an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crump takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
Crump lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crump has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. B is defending well for now.
B comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but B blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
Crump blocks the elbow strike.
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
Crump lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but B blocks it with crossed arms.
B pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
B crunches a lovely knee into Crump's ribcage.
B lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crump with a knee to the head.
Crump throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but B blocks it with crossed arms.
B blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crump takes an elbow to the temple.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
B misses with a knee to the head.
Crump working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crump connects with a nasty looking knee right to B's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
Crump lands with a short head shot on the inside.
B throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crump connects with a nasty looking knee right to B's face.
B lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crump is leaning against B and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
B lands an elbow inside that Crump shrugs off.
Crump scores with a knee to the head.
Crump tries to break free but B pushes him back against the cage.
B throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
B on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
B misses with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, B just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crump's brow.
Crump tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and B avoids it.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
Crump misses with a knee to the head.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
B avoids the elbow strike from Crump, against the cage.
B pushes off an throws an elbow but Crump leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
B misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crump swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crump with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
B lands an elbow that stopped Crump in his tracks for a moment.
B lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
B lands an elbow inside.
Crump looking to throw knees to the head but B is blocking nicely.
B pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
B creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crump tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
B throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crump creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
B creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crump's defenses.
B blocks an elbow strike from Crump.
Crump blocks the elbow strike.
B misses with an elbow over the top.
B blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crump avoids a wild elbow strike from B.
B looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short left from Crump.
Crump tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crump throws a punch but it's blocked by B.
Crump connects with a nasty looking knee right to B's face.
Crump blocks the elbow strike.
William Crump is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
B lands an elbow that stopped Crump in his tracks for a moment.
Crump blocks an elbow strike.
Crump throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crump tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
B throws an elbow that misses.
Crump with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Crump is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. B is defending well for now.
G B has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
B lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by B.
With the fighters up against the cage, B throws an elbow but misses.
Crump throws an elbow but it's blocked.
B blocking some punches.
Crump dodges an elbow strike from B.
B avoiding damage as Crump throws knees to the body.
Crump throws a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crump blocks an elbow strike from B.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crump just misses with a elbow thrown towards B's brow.
Crump dodges an elbow strike from B.
B tries to land knees in the clinch but Crump avoids the damage to the body.
Crump presses B against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crump pushes B back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Crump comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crump 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 26:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Crump!
William Crump is the new middleweight champion!