PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryce Tanner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabtree has chosen Move Bitch as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Tanner
vs
Crabtree

194 cm
25
260 lbs
18 - 3 - 0

191 cm
22
282 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Balco Boys - Hilo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bryce Tanner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Crabtree!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanner tries to clinch but Crabtree moves out of range.
Crabtree swings for the body but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Crabtree counters with a straight right hand.

Tanner takes the fight into the clinch.
Tanner works on Crabtree's body with a couple of short punches.
Tanner lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Tanner.
A short left from Tanner.
Crabtree is trying to break the clinch but Tanner has him pressed against the cage.
Tanner is working Crabtree over against the cage.
Crabtree looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Tanner.

Tanner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tanner tries to clinch but Crabtree is having none of it.
Tanner lands a nice hook to Crabtree's body. Crabtree takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tanner tries to clinch but Crabtree is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crabtree's calf.
Tanner lands a body shot.
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!
Crabtree displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
Tanner throws a low kick but Crabtree avoids it.
Tanner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryce Tanner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Crabtree.
Tanner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crabtree circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tanner.
A chopping leg kick lands by Tanner.
Tanner digs a good hook to Crabtree's body.
Tanner stuns Crabtree with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Tanner.

Tanner drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Tanner has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Crabtree avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tanner throws a right and a left that Crabtree avoids nicely.
Tanner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crabtree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crabtree lands a jab to Tanner's midsection.
Tanner tries to bum rush Crabtree with a series of wild strikes but Crabtree uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a hook. Crabtree ducked under it nicely.
Tanner connects with a crisp jab.

It looks like Johnny Crabtree has been cut.
Crabtree's corner calls for a 1-2. Crabtree obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tanner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tanner scoring well with a low kick there.
Tanner shoots in and drives through. Crabtree sprawls well.
Tanner scores with a head kick. Crabtree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tanner throws a quick inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crabtree closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Crabtree avoids it well.
Crabtree throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner counters with a low kick, right behind Crabtree 's knee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a hook
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Crabtree counters with a nice uppercut.
Tanner throws a lazy uppercut
and Crabtree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Tanner closes the distance and clinches.
Tanner pushes Crabtree back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Tanner breaks the clinch.
Tanner throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tanner connects with a body shot that sends Crabtree's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner throws a good cross that connects.
Tanner lands a jab-cross combination.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crabtree.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Tanner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Crabtree circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tanner works over Crabtree's head and body with a nice combination.
Crabtree moves out of range of the leg kick from Tanner.
Tanner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tanner looks for the body kick but Crabtree saw that one coming.
Crabtree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crabtree takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crabtree slips a jab from Tanner.
A telegraphed right hand from Crabtree misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Crabtree throws a right hand that misses
and Tanner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crabtree's knee momentarily.
Tanner looks to score with a jab to the body but Crabtree is just out of range.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jab from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a hook to the body. Crabtree takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tanner connects with a single shot there.

That has opened up Johnny Crabtree's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crabtree moves out of range of the body kick from Tanner.
Tanner throws a series of punches but Crabtree avoids them all with ease.
Crabtree misses with a combination
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tanner throws a head kick that half lands.
Tanner throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tanner throws a combination that misses
and Crabtree counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tanner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tanner tests Crabtree's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanner takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Crabtree drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tanner swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to clinch.
Tanner misses with a double jab
and Crabtree counters with a stiff right hand.
Tanner fails with the takedown
and Crabtree counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tanner thinking.
Tanner avoids the body shot from Crabtree.
Tanner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crabtree counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and Crabtree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crabtree checks a leg kick.
Tanner tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree throws an overhand right that lands on Tanner's shoulder, as Tanner tries to avoid the shot.
Crabtree scores with a nice right hand.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crabtree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Crabtree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner lands a really nice looking cross but Crabtree seems unphased.
Crabtree 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.
Crabtree avoids the head kick by Tanner.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crabtree throws out the jab.
Tanner tries to clinch but Crabtree is having none of it.
Tanner misses with an uppercut
and Crabtree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Tanner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tanner throws a poor cross that misses
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crabtree takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crabtree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tanner moves away.
Crabtree misses the shot to the body.
Tanner scores with a head kick. Crabtree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Tanner misses with a wild body shot.
Crabtree takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tanner misses with a shot to the body
and Crabtree counters with a straight right hand.
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crabtree.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tanner tests Crabtree's chin there with a solid looking shot.

The cut above Johnny Crabtree's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crabtree counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tanner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crabtree throws out the jab.
A left lands for Crabtree.
Crabtree misses the shot to the body.
Crabtree throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Tanner to counter with a crisp jab.
Crabtree connects with a body shot.
Tanner walks into a jab.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crabtree.
Tanner misses with a shot to the body
and Crabtree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crabtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner wants to slow Crabtree down by chopping away at his legs.
Crabtree ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crabtree punishes Tanner's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Crabtree finds it's target.
Crabtree lands with a shot to the body.
Crabtree's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crabtree darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tanner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crabtree loads up on a big right hand but Tanner slips the punch.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Crabtree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crabtree connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crabtree connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Crabtree closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tanner to the mat! Tanner manages to get full guard.
Crabtree controlling from the top position.
Tanner looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crabtree is one step ahead there.
Crabtree trying to control the position from guard on top but Tanner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crabtree not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Johnny Crabtree has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Tanner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crabtree counters with a nice body shot.
Tanner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tanner throws an off balance right hand
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner misses with a right hand
and Crabtree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanner falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tanner takes a shot right to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crabtree really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crabtree throws a series of punches but Tanner moves out of range.
Tanner throws a sloppy body shot
and Crabtree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tanner throws a hook but Crabtree blocks it.
Crabtree throws a right hand that misses
and Tanner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Crabtree misses the target.
A shot to the body from Crabtree misses
and Tanner counters with a nice leg kick.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crabtree can do to turn this around?
Crabtree gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Tanner feints and then cracks Crabtree's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crabtree down.
Tanner misses with a lunging right hand

so Crabtree counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tanner kicks Crabtree off and gets to his feet.
Crabtree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tanner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crabtree.
Tanner with a jab.
Tanner tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice defenses there by Tanner.
Crabtree swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tanner counters with a low kick, right behind Crabtree 's knee.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch but Crabtree swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tanner throws a jab when Crabtree was well out of range.
Tanner misses with a straight right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crabtree.
Tanner tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crabtree is able to avoid easily.
Tanner looks for the body kick but Crabtree saw that one coming.
A jab from Crabtree misses.
Tanner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tanner walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crabtree checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tanner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crabtree swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crabtree swings widly with a right hand
and Tanner counters with a good low kick that Crabtree was not able to check.
Tanner swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks Crabtree with an uppercut!
Crabtree takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Crabtree blocks the leg kick.
Crabtree connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tanner's hands.
Tanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crabtree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tanner wants to clinch up but Crabtree keeps it at a distance.
Tanner closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tanner throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tanner connects with a body shot.
Tanner shoots in but no luck this time.
Crabtree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crabtree jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner 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.
Tanner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crabtree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner ducks under a wild hook from Crabtree.
Tanner throws a shot to the body.
Tanner tries to clinch but Crabtree moves out of range.
Crabtree connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tanner momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabtree moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Crabtree as he checks the leg kick.
Crabtree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tanner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryce Tanner had his way with Johnny Crabtree in that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Crabtree's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Tanner throws a leg kick which misses Crabtree's front leg but catches the back leg as Crabtree tries to avoid it.
Crabtree throws a lazy uppercut
and Tanner counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tanner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crabtree makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tanner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tanner fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Crabtree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Crabtree.
Tanner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crabtree is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner thows a body shot but no joy.
Tanner looks to land a combination but Crabtree avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Crabtree moved out of range nicely.
Crabtree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tanner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crabtree displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Tanner.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner is looking to slow Crabtree down with leg kicks.
Tanner is looking to chop away at Crabtree's legs.
Tanner wants to clinch but Crabtree slips to the side
and Tanner takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Tanner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crabtree doesn't seem phased though.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner cracks the inside of Crabtree's front leg.
Johnny Crabtree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree blocks a head kick by Tanner.
A good leg kick by Tanner.
Bryce Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Johnny Crabtree's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Crabtree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tanner manages to avoid it.
Crabtree drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tanner.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An inside leg kick lands from Tanner.
Tanner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crabtrees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tanner wants to clinch.
Crabtree checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tanner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Crabtree moved out of range.
Tanner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tanner connects with a leg kick. Crabtree looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crabtree throws a right hand that misses
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bryce Tanner!
Bryce Tanner retains his heavyweight title!