PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frazier Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Crane
vs
Ultimate Warrior

187 cm
21
225 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

188 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*)

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 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frazier Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Jonathan Paton and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Warrior clinches with his opponent.
Warrior scores with a shoulder strike.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.

Crane manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Crane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Warrior trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crane's guard.
Warrior must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crane trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Warrior avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Warrior is controlling him.
Warrior wants to stand but Crane is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane looking to control.
Warrior trying to stand up but can't free himself from Crane's guard.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Warrior has eaten all the pies!
Warrior postures up.

We're going to have a standup here because Frazier Crane wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Crane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warrior.
Crane slips a jab and a cross from Warrior.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Warrior.

Warrior rushes Crane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crane is looking to take this one to the mat.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warrior.
Warrior pushes Crane back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Warrior.
Warrior working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Crane blocking some punches.
Warrior lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Crane has had enough of the clinch but Warrior keeps him there for the moment.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Crane.
Warrior blocks a body shot from Crane.
Crane jumps guard but Warrior stands there with Crane around his waist. Crane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warrior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crane tries to pull guard but Warrior won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frazier Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Crane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Warrior pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crane is trying to pull guard but Warrior turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Warrior.
Crane goes for a takedown attempt but Warrior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Warrior closes the distance and clinches.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
Crane lands with a short shot to the head.

It looks like The Ultimate Warrior has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Warrior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cranes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Warrior working aggressively here.
Crane jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Warrior walks away with a smile on his face. Crane gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Warrior clinches.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Ultimate Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Ultimate Warrior's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Warrior misses with a few strikes there.
Frazier Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane throws a right and a left that Warrior avoids nicely.
Crane connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sloppy strikes from Crane. Those never looked like landing.
Crane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Warrior circles away quickly and effectively.

Warrior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Crane wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior lands a hook that snaps the head of Crane backwards.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from Warrior.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crane wants a takedown.
Crane is working for takedown but Warrior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Crane can't break the clinch.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cranes head.
Crane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warrior smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frazier Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Crane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Crane.
Warrior swinging wildly here.

Crane tries to keep at a distance but Warrior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crane blocking some punches.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warrior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane can't get the takedown.
Warrior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cranes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Crane.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Crane's head.
Crane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crane taking a breather.
Crane tries to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling the position.
Warrior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Crane is trying to break the clinch but Warrior is controlling him.
Crane tries to pull guard but Warrior won't allow it.
Warrior gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crane.
Warrior lands an uppercut.
Warrior misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Warrior.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crane goes for a takedown attempt but Warrior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Warrior moves into the clinch.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
The Ultimate Warrior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Warrior as Crane tries to tie him up.
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Warrior scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A frustrated look appears on Crane's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
A short uppercut from Warrior.
Warrior scores with a shoulder strike.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crane is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Warrior pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Warrior smiles and moves away.

Crane gets tackled into the cage by Warrior. Warrior maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Ultimate Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Ultimate Warrior'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. This is the final round!

Warrior fails to land with a series of punches.

Warrior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Warrior is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Crane has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Warrior uses from the top position.
Warrior preventing the sweep.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but instead Crane has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but Crane is having none of it.
Warrior can't keep his opponent in guard - Crane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Crane wants to stand up but Warrior is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior is looking to escape.
Warrior blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crane.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crane wants to control but Warrior is keeping him busy.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Frazier Crane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Crane misses with a wild combination.

Warrior instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane blocking some punches.
Warrior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Crane successfully pulls guard.
Crane has a closed guard, preventing Warrior from standing up.
Warrior wants to stand and escape but instead Crane has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior keeping moving, preventing Crane from controlling successfully.
Warrior 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.
Crane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane stops Warrior from standing up.

Frazier Crane has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Warrior rushes Crane and presses him up against the cage.
Warrior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Warrior.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crane wants to break free but Warrior has control.
Warrior tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crane tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Warrior just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frazier Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Crane's head.
Crane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crane is looking to break free of the clinch but Warrior has double underhooks.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Crane drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head punch on the inside from Warrior fails to land.
Crane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane has Warrior pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Warrior manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Warrior swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crane is looking to break free of the clinch but Warrior has double underhooks.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Ultimate Warrior comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warrior winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Ultimate Warrior!