PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabtree comes to the cage accompanied by Move Bitch. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crabtree
vs
Lam

191 cm
22
282 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
265 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Lam!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lam slips a jab from Crabtree.
Nice uppercut lands for Lam. That snapped Crabtree's head back.
Crabtree walks into a straight right hand from Lam.
Lam throws a body punch but Crabtree moves out of range.
Lam lands with a hook. Crabtree tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A shot to the body from Lam misses
and Crabtree counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lam fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crabtree manages to avoid it.
Crabtree misses with a hook. Lam ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lam.
Lam wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lam throws a body punch but Crabtree moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lam. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
John Lam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lam throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lam thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Lam.
Crabtree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lam pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crabtree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lam counters with a right hand to the body.
Lam misses the shot to the body.
Good shot there by Lam.
Lam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crabtree was well out of range. Poor timing from Lam.
Lam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crabtree was well out of range. Poor timing from Lam.
Crabtree avoids the body shot from Lam.
Crabtree leaves Lam with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lam jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crabtree takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lam connects with a body shot that sends Crabtree's belly button to the back.
Lam throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lam swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.
Crabtree misses with a body punch
and Lam counters with a left to the body.
Lam is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crabtree rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lam misses with a right hand
and Crabtree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lam throws a sloppy body shot
and Crabtree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lam scores with a nice head shot.
Lam throws a jab but it's blocked by Crabtree.
Lam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam looks to throw the jab but Crabtree is out of range.
Lam throws a hook but Crabtree avoids it easily.
Lam rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crabtree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crabtree's head backwards.
Lam cracks Crabtree with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lam connects with a body shot that sends Crabtree's belly button to the back.
Lam misses with a shot to the body

and Crabtree counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lam looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lam is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crabtree is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lam keeping moving, preventing Crabtree from controlling successfully.
Crabtree has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam has Crabtree pulled in close to control his posture.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lam throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crabtree is pulling down on Lam's head to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabtree is trying to control the position but Lam postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Lam dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lam misses with a hook
and Crabtree counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crabtree is looking to clinch but Lam is avoiding it.
Crabtree gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lam.
Lam avoids the body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree scores with a hook to the body. Lam takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lam misses the body punch
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crabtree throws a lazy uppercut
letting Lam counter with a right hand.
Crabtree uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lam.
Crabtree shoots in but Lam avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lam moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree throws a big shot that misses.
Lam fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crabtree looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lam throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Crabtree to counter with a crisp jab.
Lam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lam jabs Crabtree to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Crabtree cracks Lam with an open hand slap.
Lam paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lam cracks a nice hook into Crabtree's ribs.
Lam swings for the body but Crabtree moves out of range.
Lam swings widly with a right hand
and Crabtree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lam throws an off balance right hand
and Crabtree counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lam thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lam misses the shot to the body.
Lam throws a poor cross that misses
and Crabtree counters with a two punch combo.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lam counters with a nice uppercut.
Crabtree thows a body shot but no joy.
Lam swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crabtree counters with a right hand to the body.
Lam throws a hook but Crabtree avoids it easily.
Lam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crabtree just misses with a punch to the body.
Lam misses with a body shot
and Crabtree counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnny Crabtree is winning the standup battle so far.
Crabtree throws a poor cross that misses
and Lam counters with a stiff right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lam. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crabtree slips under a jab from Lam.
Crabtree misses with a shot to the body
and Lam counters with a nice body shot.
Crabtree ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lam moves away.
Lam lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Crabtree throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lam counters with a left to the body.
Lam misses with a right hand

and Crabtree holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lam is working for takedown but Crabtree is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lam goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crabtree prevents it.
Crabtree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crabtree working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lam is trying to drag Crabtree to the mat but Crabtree just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnny Crabtree has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lam has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crabtree avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crabtree swings wildly with an uppercut but Lam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lam blocks a body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree goes for a takedown attempt but Lam pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crabtree scores with a body shot.
Lam is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crabtree throws an off balance right hand
and Lam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lam throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crabtree dominated that second round.
That's time! Crabtree's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crabtree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lam connects with the punch.
Crabtree avoids the body shot from Lam.
Crabtree takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Crabtree throws an off balance right hand
and Lam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lam lands a nice shot that snaps Crabtree's head back.
Lam misses with an uppercut
and Lam takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lam keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crabtree tries to move into range but Lam moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lam misses with a looping left.
Crabtree looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Crabtree slips a jab from Lam.
Lam throws a sloppy body shot
and Crabtree counters with a stiff right hand.
Crabtree thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lam misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lam. Crabtree does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crabtree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lam.
Crabtree just misses with a punch to the body.
Crabtree misses with a right hand
and Lam counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lam swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Crabtree counters with a right hand to the body.
Crabtree misses with an uppercut
and Crabtree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab from Lam.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lam misses.
Crabtree misses with a left hand

and Lam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crabtree's guard.
Crabtree is adopting a defensive guard.
Lam lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lam avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crabtree wants to hit a switch here but Lam passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Crabtree there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lam scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crabtree?
A nice elbow there by Lam.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lam working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lam scoring with strikes but Crabtree is staying in there.
A nice elbow there by Lam.
Lam landing punches.

It looks like Johnny Crabtree has been cut.
Lam working Crabtree over with strikes here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lam scoring with strikes but Crabtree is staying in there.

Johnny Crabtree's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lam working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Jeez, Johnny Crabtree's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). John Lam!