PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Kven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kven is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Captain Entrace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crane
vs
Kven

199 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andy Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Stephen Kven!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kven closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crane quickly recovers to half guard.
Crane regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kven is looking to work some ground and pound but Crane has wrist control.
Crane is looking to stand up but Kven isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane looking for a sweep. Not yet Crane, not yet.
Crane is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kven.
Kven stopping the sweep attempt from Crane.
Kven throwing strikes but missing.
Crane managing to control the position.
Crane avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane wants to sweep here but Kven controlling him for the moment.
Kven throwing strikes but missing.
Kven with a flurry of punches that miss.

Crane uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Crane slaps away a takedown attempt from Kven, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Crane closes the distance and pushes Kven back into the cage.
Kven can't break the clinch.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Kven is controlling him.
Crane struggles to land a body shot inside as Kven controls his hands.

Crane breaks from the clinch.

Crane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Crane decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Crane is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kven lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kven looks to land a combination. Crane sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kven scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kven looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kven moves into range and clinches up with Crane.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kven breaks the clinch.

Kven scores a takedown into full mount!
Kven lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kven avoids the attempt from Crane to control.
Kven lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kven lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crane looks a forlorn figure.
Kven punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kven punishing his opponent with strikes.
Crane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crane looks a forlorn figure.
Kven landing shots from mount.
Kven is landing with some decent strikes but Crane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crane is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kven postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crane looks a forlorn figure.
Crane wants to get back to his feet.
Kven really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kven raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kven cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kven connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kven lands a heavy elbow.
Crane tries to reverse the position but Kven maintains control.
Kven lands a nice shot to the head.
You get the feeling that Crane really doesn't like being in this position too much.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kven with the ground and pound from mount.
Kven landing shots from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Kven there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Kven dominated that 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.

A punch combination from Crane misses.

Kven gets a clinch.

Kven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kven throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Crane was covering up waiting for the punch and Kven finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crane is adopting a defensive guard.
Crane wants to get back to his feet but Kven is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Crane has his feet on Kven's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Crane drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stephen Kven has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kven lands an upkick as Crane stands over him.
Kven lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Kven strikes from his own guard.
Kven keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Crane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Crane decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Crane.
Kven pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crane back to the cage. Kven follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Crane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kven tries to strike but it doesn't land.

Crane decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kven gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Crane to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kven keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Kven wants to sweep but no luck.

Crane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kven keeping full guard, as Crane tries to pass.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kven throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Crane showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kven trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crane wants to control from the top but Kven keeps moving.
Kven striking off his back but it's not causing Crane any problems.
Kven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kven keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Kven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Crane wants to stand but Kven has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Kven is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kven throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Kven throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Crane wants to control from the top but Kven keeps moving.
Kven throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kven wants to sweep but no luck.
Crane pushes down on Kven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kven punching from the bottom.
Crane blocks the strikes from Kven.
Kven makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kven.
Kven trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crane wanted to stand there but Kven had control of the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Crane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Crane dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kven takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kven blocks a head kick by Crane.
Kven showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crane.

Kven drives through and clinches with Crane against the cage.
Crane is trying to force a seperation but Kven has the dominant position.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kven keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crane's efforts to push away.
Kven lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Crane misses with some punches.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kven fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crane scores a takedown into full mount!
Kven swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Crane prevents Kven from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kven landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kven throwing hammer fists to the chest of Crane. What's that going to do exactly?
Kven is looking to get to half guard.
Kven is squirming around, avoiding Crane's attempts to control the action.
Kven swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Crane landing strikes from the mount.

Crane is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kven shoots in for a double leg but Crane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Crane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crane wants to stand but Kven is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kven striking off his back but it's not causing Crane any problems.
Crane sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kven throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kven has momentary wrist control but Crane slips an elbow through the middle.
Kven with a couple of shots from the bottom there - nothing Crane can't handle though.
Kven looking for a sweep. Not yet Kven, not yet.
Crane passes Kven's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kven punching from the bottom.
Kven is not content to let Crane control the position.
Kven missing with punches from the bottom.
Crane moves into full mount! Kven won't be happy about that!
Kven really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kven is squirming around, avoiding Crane's attempts to control the action.

Crane looking for a guillotine from mount but Kven is having none of it.

Crane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kven has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kven is looking to get to half guard.
Crane looking to control but Kven is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kven swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kven throwing hammer fists to the chest of Crane. What's that going to do exactly?
Kven swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Crane stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

Crane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kven goes for a takedown in the clinch but Crane prevents it.
Crane tries to work over Kven's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kven lands with a short shot to the head.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Kven is controlling him.
Crane stops a takedown attempt from Kven.
Andy Crane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephen Kven.
Crane wants to break free but Kven has control.
Kven has Crane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crane working hard to break the clinch.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kven gets caught flat footed, as Crane shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Crane passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Crane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Crane is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kven is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Crane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Crane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Crane!