|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Flight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Crahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crahan has chosen All That Remains - The Last Time as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
 |
|
 |
| 190 cm
24
178 lbs
10 - 3 - 1 |
|
182 cm
26
180 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Thomas Flight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shawn Crahan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Flight throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Flight circles away quickly and effectively.
Flight cracks the inside of Crahan's front leg.
Flight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crahan moves away.
Flight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crahan.
Crahan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Flight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A jab from Flight misses.
Crahan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Flight counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crahan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crahan takes a swing at Flight's ribcage but misses.
Flight lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Flight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crahan.
Flight throws a front kick that sends Crahan stumbling back into the cage.
Crahan misses with a lunging right hand
and Flight finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
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!
Flight misses with a kick to the body.
Shawn Crahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crahan throws a poor cross that misses
and Flight counters with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight throws a body punch but Crahan moves out of range.
Shawn Crahan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flight's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crahan under the eye.
Flight lands with a good body shot.
Crahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Flight ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Flight is looking to wear down Crahan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Flight.
Crahan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Flight doesn't seem bothered though.
Crahan misses the shot to the body.
Crahan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flight.
Crahan looks to land a left hand but Flight moved out of range nicely.
Crahan finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crahan avoids the body shot from Flight.
Crahan throws a low kick but Flight avoids it.
Crahan swings widly with a right hand
and Crahan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight lands a head kick. Crahan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Flight tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flight scores with a head kick. Crahan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Flight misses the shot to the body.
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!
Flight moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Flight.
Crahan is trying to push Flight away but Flight has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crahan is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Crahan tries to break the clinch but Flight is controlling the position.
Crahan wants to break free but Flight has control.
Flight lands with a short shot to the head.
Flight tries to work over Crahan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Flight.
Crahan has had enough of the clinch but Flight keeps him there for the moment.
Crahan working hard to break the clinch.
Flight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crahan's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight stalling.
Crahan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Flight.
Flight displaying some good clinch control by pressing Crahan up against the cage.
Flight tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Flight.
Flight will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Crahan up against the cage.
Flight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crahan backwards.
Crahan tries to break free but Flight pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Flight presses Crahan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Crahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Flight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Crahan is trying to break the clinch but Flight has him pressed against the cage.
Crahan working hard to break the clinch.
Flight jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Crahan walks away with a smile on his face. Flight gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Crahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Flight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crahan misses with an uppercut. Flight saw that one coming.
Crahan loads up on a big right hand but Flight slips the punch.
Flight lands with an overhand left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crahan moves away from the strike by Flight.
A swing and a miss from Crahan.
Crahan blocks a head kick by Flight.
Flight thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Flight dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crahan.
Crahan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flight moves away.
Flight connects with the punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flight.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Flight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crahan.
Crahan connects with the punch.
Crahan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Flight.
Crahan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crahan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Flight.
Flight lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Crahan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Flight misses with a body punch
and Crahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flight misses with a looping right.
Flight throws a nice head kick!
Thomas Flight is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crahan is looking to chop away at Flight's legs.
Crahan misses with an uppercut. Flight saw that one coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Crahan misses the target.
Flight throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Flight is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crahan misses with a wild body shot.
Flight lands with a right hand.
Crahan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flight.
A big right from Crahan misses.
Crahan moves out of range as Flight strikes.
Horrible takedown by Flight or perhaps it was just good defense by Crahan which made him look bad.
A swing and a miss from Crahan.
Flight throws out a loose jab but Crahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crahan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flight can pounce on him.
Crahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crahan lands a nice looking body shot.
Crahan misses with an uppercut. Flight saw that one coming.
Crahan misses the jab.
Flight is looking to clinch but Crahan is avoiding it.
Crahan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Flight can pounce on him.
The fighters circling - Crahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crahan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Flight has time to react.
Crahan looks to throw the jab but Flight is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Flight lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Crahan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crahan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flight throws out a loose jab but Crahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crahan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crahan throws a hook but Flight avoids it easily.
Flight throws a head kick but Crahan moves out of range.
Crahan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crahan lands with a nice combination. Flight backs away looking to recover.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Flight, as that shot connected.
Crahan throws a hook to the side of Flight's head but Flight sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Flight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crahan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid leg kick lands there for Flight.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flight scores with a nice body kick.
Flight lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crahan is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crahan looks to score with a jab to the body but Flight is just out of range.
Crahan misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Crahan blocks the low kick.
Crahan tries to bum rush Flight with a series of wild strikes but Flight uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Flight lands with an uppercut that bounces Crahan off the cage and back into range.
Crahan scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheers as Flight lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crahan doesn't seem phased though.
Flight scores with a head kick.
Flight ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Flight connects with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crahan throws a looping overhand right but Flight ducks down to avoid it.
Crahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Flight lands with a straight right. Crahan didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Flight will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Flight ducks under a wild hook from Crahan.
Flight displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crahan throws out the jab.
Crahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flight lands with a cross.
Flight closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crahan did well to prevent Flight getting side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crahan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Flight.
Crahan is in trouble now - Flight has advanced to mount!
Flight postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crahan looks a forlorn figure.
BOOM! Flight connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flight punishing his opponent with strikes.
Flight throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Flight throwing strikes here but Crahan is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crahan taking shots to the head.
Flight punching from mount but Crahan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flight lands with some strikes.
Flight thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Flight throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Crahan because Flight loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flight can't control as he wanted to and Crahan manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Flight not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Crahan is refusing to be controlled, as Flight sits in half guard.
Crahan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flight. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Flight thows a huge punch but Crahan dodges it nicely.
Crahan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flight stopping the sweep attempt from Crahan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crahan is wriggling around but Flight manages to pass to half guard.
Thomas Flight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crahan is not content to let Flight control the position.
Flight perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Shawn Crahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flight is nestled in close to Crahan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Flight thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crahan's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crahan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flight lands strikes from half guard.
Flight is keen to just control but Crahan is a slippery customer.
Flight content to control rather than advance.
Flight seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Crahan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Flight showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flight has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Flight!
After the fight, Thomas Flight was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
64% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
