PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rico william (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

william
vs
Crane

200 cm
21
295 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

204 cm
22
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rico william!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luiz Crane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on william's shoulder, as william tries to avoid the shot.
william keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane throws a looping overhand right but william ducks down to avoid it.
Crane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from william.
william avoids the body shot from Crane.
william goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
william shoots in for a takedown but Crane shows good takedown defense.
Crane takes one on the button.
william shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico william. That's going to take a lot out of him.
william avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by william.
Crane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
william shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crane sprawls well. Crane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. william gets slowly back to his feet.
Crane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
william ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
william has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from william there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but william was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane 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.
william avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
william rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

william shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Crane manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
william could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
william throws a big right hand that misses.
william trying to control the position from guard on top but Crane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
william slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
william wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
william working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crane wants to sweep but no luck.
william wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
william uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
william looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
william shoots in and drives through. Crane sprawls well.
william on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crane cracks a nice hook into william's ribs.
william shoots for a double leg takedown but Crane sprawls well. He's pushed william's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
william is breathing heavily.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane throws a hook to the side of william's head but william sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crane misses with a looping left.
william ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
william uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
william tries to move into range but Crane moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Crane misses the target.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. william does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
william blocks a jab.
Crane misses with a body shot.
william looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crane is fending him off so far but william persists. Nope, Crane circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from william.
william defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
william is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Luiz Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane scores with a body shot.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Crane misses its intended target.
Crane stuffs the takedown attempt from william. william gets slowly back to his feet.
william uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crane.
william takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but william moves away.
william moves away from the strike by Crane.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane lands with a hook. william tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crane cracks william with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Crane throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck william on the side of the head.
william misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crane.
william moves away from the strike by Crane.
william moves forwards but Crane connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Rico william has been cut.
william keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane cracks william with an open hand slap.
Crane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! william had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but william was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but william moves away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crane.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane connects with a looping right hand.
william looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
william has a takedown stuffed.
william takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane looks to land a left hand but william moved out of range nicely.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but william moves away.
Crane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crane lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but william slips the punch.
william takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
william uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
william slips under a jab.
A lazy left from Crane finds it's target.
william takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crane takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Crane swings for the body but william moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crane throws a body punch but william moves out of range.
william slips a straight right by Crane.
Crane looks to throw the jab but william is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rico william's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crane throws a good cross that connects.
william keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
william displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but william manages to avoid it.
william looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
william takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
william displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crane throws out the jab.
Crane defends well against a solid takedown attempt from william.
Luiz Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!
william takes one to the chin there.
william takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
william moves forwards but Crane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crane misses with a jab to the body
and william counters with a solid body kick.
Crane lands with a cross.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but william was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane lunges at william with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by william's hand.

william is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by william.
Oh william is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big left from Crane misses.
The fighters circling - Crane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crane loads up on a big right hand but william slips the punch.
william seems to have got his legs back now.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but william manages to avoid it.
Crane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent william stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crane swings and misses with a shot to the body
and william connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rico william is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
william moves away from the strike by Crane.
william blocks a jab.
Crane scores with a jab to the head.
william ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Crane throws out a loose jab but william uses good head movement to avoid it.
william keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
Crane lands a glancing blow to the side of william's head.
Crane misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. william does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from william.
william misses the jab.
william looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
william avoids the body shot from Crane.
william slips a jab from Crane.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Crane scores with the left hand. william knows he should have avoided that one.
Crane throws a big shot that misses.
william moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Crane misses.
william avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
william shoots for a double leg takedown but Crane sprawls well. He's pushed william's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rico william. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane with a nice cross.
william takes one to the side of the head.
Crane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
william takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. william does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane misses with a hook.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Crane connects with a crisp jab.
Crane misses with a body shot.
william takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. william does a little dance to reset his feet.
william steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crane.
Crane punishes william's body with a nice straight punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Crane misses.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
william moves out of range of the strikes.
william ducks under a wild hook from Crane.
Crane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed william momentarily.
Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crane ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
william keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crane.
william walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
william avoids the body shot from Crane.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but william moves away.
Crane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but william moves away.
Crane throws a body punch but william moves out of range.
Crane scores with a body shot.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane cracks william with an open hand slap.
Crane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from william.
Crane takes a swing at william's ribcage but misses.
Crane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but william was well out of range. Poor timing from Crane.
Crane fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Crane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crane misses the shot to the body.
Crane misses with a straight left.
Crane cracks william with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Crane.
Crane misses with a body shot.
william defending well as Crane loads up on a big left hand.
william takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crane digs a good body shot into william's ribs.
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but william manages to avoid it.
Crane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from william.
Crane misses with a hook. william ducked under it nicely.
william takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crane lands with a nice body punch.
william with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crane to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crane misses with a body shot.
Crane just misses with a punch to the body.
william uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crane.
william on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luiz Crane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crane throws out a powerful jab.
Crane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. william looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crane lands a straight punch to the body, keeping william at a distance.
Crane connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but william manages to avoid it.
Crane drops william with a naaaaasty hook - william is in real trouble here! Crane dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Crane!