PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boris Klitscko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Klitscko
vs
Crane

190 cm
20
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
24
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Good chin

Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Boris Klitscko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Crane!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitscko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.

Crane clinches.
Klitscko tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the ropes.
Klitscko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Crane obliges.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Klitscko avoids the damage to the body.
Klitscko is looking to break free of the clinch but Crane has double underhooks.
Crane is working Klitscko over against the ropes.
Klitscko is breathing heavily.
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!
Crane lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Boris Klitscko has been cut.
Crane tries a body shot but Klitscko blocks it.
Crane lands a body punch in the clinch.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Klitscko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Klitscko. Those never looked like landing.

Crane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Klitscko letting Crane take a breather here.

Crane manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko is having none of it.
Klitscko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crane can pounce on him.

Klitscko tries to keep at a distance but Crane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Klitscko in his tracks for a moment.
Crane has Klitscko pressed against the ropes, preventing Klitscko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klitscko blocks a body shot from Crane.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Klitscko blocks it.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klitscko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crane has Klitscko pushed against the ropes.
Crane receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane digs a right hand underneath Klitscko's ribcage. Klitscko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Crane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klitscko or not.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Crane leaning against his opponent.
A shot in the inside from Crane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klitscko takes a knee to the side of the body.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
Crane misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Crane.
Klitscko tries to break the clinch but Crane is controlling the position.
Crane lands a nice knee to the body.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Crane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Crane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Crane looking to slow down the pace here.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitscko throws a lazy uppercut
and Crane counters with an inside leg kick.
Crane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klitscko.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.

Crane moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crane.
Crane presses Klitscko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Klitscko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Crane has Klitscko up against the ropes in a clinch.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crane slips a jab and a cross from Klitscko.
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!

Crane closes the distance and pushes Klitscko back into the ropes.
Crane cracks Klitscko with a nice body shot.
Klitscko managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Good body shot from Crane.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klitscko throws an off balance right hand

and Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Klitscko up against the ropes.
Crane continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitscko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Knees to the body from Crane.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crane lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Crane slows down the pace here.
Crane crunches a lovely knee into Klitscko's ribcage.
Klitscko managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Klitscko swinging wildly here.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitscko throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boris Klitscko's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Klitscko.

Crane clinches up with Klitscko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Klitscko tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the ropes.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane wants to clinch up but Klitscko keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from Klitscko misses its intended target.
Boris Klitscko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Crane drives through and clinches with Klitscko against the ropes.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Klitscko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sloppy strikes from Klitscko. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Crane pushes Klitscko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane landing knees to the body.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Klitscko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Klitscko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitscko misses with a lunging right hand
and Crane counters with a nice leg kick.
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko is having none of it.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Klitscko circles away.
Crane moves out of range as Klitscko strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Crane.
Crane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crane duly obliges.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boris Klitscko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane tries to bum rush Klitscko with a series of wild strikes but Klitscko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klitscko is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Crane's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Crane has managed to clinch.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klitscko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crane counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crane has managed to clinch.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Crane has managed to clinch.
Crane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Crane manages to break the clinch.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Klitscko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Crane drives through and clinches with Klitscko against the ropes.
Klitscko is trying to force a seperation but Crane has the dominant position.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Klitscko takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crane is working Klitscko over against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klitscko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Crane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Klitscko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane digs a right hand underneath Klitscko's ribcage. Klitscko let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitscko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Klitscko swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Crane is looking to clinch but Klitscko is avoiding it.

Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane misses with a knee strike.
Crane landing knees to the head.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Klitscko shrugs off.
Klitscko is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klitscko keeps the fight on the outside.
Klitscko throws a poor cross that misses
and Crane counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Klitscko is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.

Crane clinches up with Klitscko and pushes him back against the ropes.
Klitscko can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Klitscko.
Klitscko is trying to push Crane away but Crane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane tries to clinch up.
Klitscko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Klitscko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Klitscko throws a hook but Crane avoids it easily.

Crane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Klitscko, pushing him back against the ropes.
Klitscko misses with some punches.
Crane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Crane.
Crane lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klitscko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crane has Klitscko pushed against the ropes.
Crane lands an elbow just above Klitscko 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Crane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boris Klitscko'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Crane is looking to clinch but Klitscko is avoiding it.
Klitscko cracks Crane with an open hand slap.
Klitscko throws a lazy uppercut

and Crane moves into the clinch.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klitscko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Klitscko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crane's elbow.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brandon Crane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A telegraphed right hand from Klitscko misses the target.
Klitscko swinging wildly here.
Klitscko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitscko throws out the jab.

Crane darts in and clinches Klitscko up against the ropes.
Klitscko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko moves out of range.
Klitscko throws a combination that misses
and Crane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane tries to clinch there but Klitscko circles away.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Klitscko.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klitscko backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Crane.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Klitscko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Klitscko.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Crane gets a clinch.
Crane scores with a knee to the head.
Crane has Klitscko pressed against the ropes, preventing Klitscko from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crane lands a body shot in the clinch.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klitscko throws a right hand that Crane ducks under and follows up with a left that Crane also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane digs a good body shot into Klitscko's ribs.

Klitscko gets tackled into the ropes by Crane. Crane maintains the clinch.
Crane connects with a knee to the head.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Klitscko avoids it.
Crane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Klitscko takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crane lands an uppercut.
Klitscko is trying to push Crane away but Crane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Crane manages to break the clinch.
A slow jab from Klitscko misses its intended target.
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko is having none of it.
Crane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitscko throws out the jab.

Crane takes the fight into the clinch.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Klitscko looks to land a combination but Crane avoids it well.
Crane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to clinch but Klitscko moves out of range.
Klitscko keeps the fight on the outside.

Crane clinches with his opponent.
Crane trying to stall but Klitscko improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Klitscko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Klitscko is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.
Klitscko looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Klitscko pushes him off.
Crane wants to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Klitscko.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitscko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crane moves away from the strike by Klitscko.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Klitscko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crane ducks under a wild hook from Klitscko.

Crane has Klitscko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Klitscko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane has Klitscko pressed against the ropes.
Brandon Crane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Klitscko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Klitscko tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane prevents a body shot from Klitscko.
Klitscko is trying to break the clinch but Crane is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Klitscko avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Boris Klitscko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon Crane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 26:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 26:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 26:30

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