PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Konstantin Kalyagin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mustasch - Bring Me Everyone. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kalyagin's choice of entrance music: Show Me Your Genitals. Raymond Crowe could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Konstantin Kalyagin's chin.

Crowe
vs
Kalyagin

188 cm
26
222 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

189 cm
27
224 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Aggression Clothing

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raymond Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Konstantin Kalyagin!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalyagin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalyagin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kalyagin throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Crowe throws a push kick but Kalyagin slaps the foot to one side.
Kalyagin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe misses with a wild combination.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kalyagin throws a right hand that Crowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowe also avoids with ease.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Crowe connects with the punch.
Crowe avoids the head kick by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Kalyagin throws a series of punches but Crowe avoids them all with ease.
Kalyagin throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Kalyagin.
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe throws a shot from downtown. Kalyagin moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Kalyagin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Kalyagin misses.
Kalyagin misses with a double jab
and Crowe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kalyagin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crowe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalyagin.
A combination from Crowe does no damage.
Kalyagin ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Kalyagin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crowe.
A jab from Crowe misses.
Kalyagin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crowe's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kalyagin.
Kalyagin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Crowe throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crowe lands with an overhand left.
Crowe with a jab.
Kalyagin misses with a wild combination.
Good shot there by Kalyagin.
Kalyagin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crowe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kalyagin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalyagin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kalyagin looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Crowe.
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kalyagin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Crowe dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Kalyagin ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A low kick from Kalyagin is predictable there
and Crowe counters with a series of strikes. Kalyagin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crowe lands with a shot to the body.
Raymond Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalyagin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kalyagin scores with a nice strike.
Crowe misses with a straight right.
Kalyagin ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Crowe throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kalyagin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalyagin throws a combination. Crowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalyagin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalyagin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kalyagin is breathing heavily.
Kalyagin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Konstantin Kalyagin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalyagin ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Kalyagin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalyagin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A left lands for Kalyagin.
A shot to de liver by Crowe. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Kalyagin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kalyagin.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalyagin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Crowe scores with a punch to the head.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe lunges at Kalyagin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kalyagin's hand.
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kalyagin to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe connects with a crisp jab.
Kalyagin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Konstantin Kalyagin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crowe lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalyagin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe cracks a nice hook into Kalyagin's ribs.
Crowe cracks Kalyagin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalyagin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crowe counters with a right hand to the body.
Crowe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice shot by Crowe.
Kalyagin loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kalyagin misses the jab.
Crowe throws a shot to the body.
Kalyagin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalyagin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kalyagin avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kalyagin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crowe has got the better of the exchanges.
Kalyagin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalyagin tries to land a body kick
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raymond Crowe dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Crowe scoring well with a low kick there.
Kalyagin dodges the punch combination from Crowe.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Kalyagin saw that one coming.
Crowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crowe scores with a jab. Kalyagin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crowe throws a head kick that Kalyagin semi-blocks.
Kalyagin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe looks to land a combination but Kalyagin avoids it well.
Kalyagin throws a lazy body kick
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kalyagin.
Kalyagin throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Kalyagin slips a jab and a cross from Crowe.
Kalyagin slips under a jab from Crowe.
Kalyagin looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kalyagin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crowe misses with the combination.
Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kalyagin moves out of range of the strikes.
Konstantin Kalyagin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raymond Crowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kalyagin can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kalyagin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crowe scores with a jab.
Kalyagin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crowe.
Kalyagin ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Crowe with a hook.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe scores with a jab to the head.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Kalyagin moved out of range.
A big right from Kalyagin misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe thuds a left hand into Kalyagin's body.
Crowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kalyagin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Kalyagin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crowe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kalyagin misses with a combination
and Crowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kalyagin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kalyagin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Kalyagin misses
and Crowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe catches Kalyagin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kalyagin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crowe looks to land a combination. Kalyagin sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crowe lands with a cross.
Kalyagin misses with a hook.
Kalyagin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kalyagin thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kalyagin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kalyagin gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crowe lands with a cross.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Crowe checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raymond Crowe!