PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Gualtier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gualtier
vs
Crawley

177 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
168 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Leon Gualtier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Crawley!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gualtier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gualtier tries a head kick but it misses.
Gualtier takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crawley clobbers Gualtier with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A head kick by Gualtier misses
and Crawley counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gualtier walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crawley.
Gualtier is breathing heavily.
Crawley is looking to land body kicks.
Crawley scores with a hook to the body. Gualtier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crawley throws a leg kick which misses Gualtier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gualtier tries to avoid it.
Gualtier takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gualtier blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gualtier's sensitive parts.

Oooooh!!! Crawley has knocked Gualtier down with a huge combo! Crawley steps away and waves a wobbly Gualtier back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Gualtier is rocked!
Crawley lands with a good body shot.
Oh Gualtier is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gualtier seems to have got his legs back now.

Crawley sends Gualtier crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Crawley is motioning to the referee to let Gualtier up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley looks to land a combination but Gualtier avoids it well.
Gualtier misses with a head kick.
Crawley moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Gualtier avoids the head kick by Crawley.
Crawley tries a head kick but it misses.
Crawley scores with a kick to the body.
Crawley throws a head kick that Gualtier semi-blocks.
Crawley throws a series of punches but Gualtier moves out of range.
Gualtier throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawley throws a head kick but Gualtier moves out of range.
Crawley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crawley throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
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!
Crawley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gualtier circles away quickly and effectively.
Crawley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Gualtier looks to throw a body kick
and Crawley counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gualtier is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Gualtier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawley lands a jab to the head.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Crawley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gualtier thows a body shot but no joy.
Crawley lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Crawley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gualtier takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crawley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gualtier.
Gualtier throws a lazy head kick
and Crawley counters with a big head kick but Gualtier shrugs it off.
Crawley stalks Gualtier and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Gualtier's face. Gualtier staggers backwards, shaken.
Gualtier blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Crawley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gualtier looks to land a combination but Crawley avoids it well.
Crawley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gualtier.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gualtier checks a leg kick.
A right-left combo lands from Crawley.
Gualtier misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gualtier blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Gualtier does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gualtier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawley misses with a wild combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Crawley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gualtier is looking to land body kicks.
Crawley swats away the attempt to clinch by Gualtier.
Crawley is working the combinations to good effect here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gualtier pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Gualtier moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Crawley dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gualtier misses with a leg kick
and Gualtier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crawley, right into the meat.
Crawley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawley throws a lazy head kick
and Gualtier counters with an outside leg kick.
Gualtier misses with a kick to the body
and Crawley counters with a good low kick that Gualtier was not able to check.
Crawley throws a head kick but Gualtier moves out of range.
Crawley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gualtier's head.
Gualtier throws a sloppy head kick and Crawley moves out of range easily.
Crawley goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gualtier blocks a head kick by Crawley.
Gualtier tries to clinch but Crawley moves out of range.
Gualtier pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Crawley. Gualtier shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gualtier misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Crawley.
Crawley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gualtier eats them both and turns towards Crawley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Gualtier's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Crawley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gualtier scrambles back to his feet.
Crawley throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gualtier.
Crawley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crawley works over Gualtier's head and body with a nice combination.
The fighters circle, before Crawley throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Gualtier's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Crawley lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Crawley!