PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luc Devreaux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Crowe's choice of entrance music: Sons of Perdition - Blood In The Valley. 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.

Devreaux
vs
Crowe

210 cm
21
290 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
290 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

[WOT] DTK Designs (Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luc Devreaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Devreaux cracks Crowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crowe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Devreaux is trying to break free.
Devreaux is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Crowe is keeping busy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devreaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Crowe letting Devreaux take a breather here.
Devreaux missing with knees to the body.
Crowe is looking to control Devreaux's arms but Devreaux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Crowe has his back to the cage.
Devreaux has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowe is looking for a takedown.
Devreaux wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Devreaux is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devreaux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe takes an elbow to the temple.
Devreaux looking to slow down the pace here.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devreaux's efforts to push away.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
Devreaux trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devreaux into the cage.
Crowe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Devreaux's efforts to push away.
Devreaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Devreaux avoids the elbow strike from Crowe, against the cage.
Crowe stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Devreaux is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Devreaux has his back to the cage.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Devreaux or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devreaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Devreaux is defending well for now.
Crowe prevents Devreaux from breaking the clinch.
Devreaux is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Luc Devreaux has been cut.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Devreaux throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Devreaux trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Devreaux into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Devreaux can't find room to land a body shot as Crowe controls the action.
Crowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Devreaux blocks an uppercut.
Devreaux has Crowe pushed against the cage.
Devreaux throws an elbow that misses.
Devreaux has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
Devreaux wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
Devreaux is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowe has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Devreaux's face as he tries to break the clinch.

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

Devreaux gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Devreaux is defending well for now.
Crowe tries to land knees in the clinch but Devreaux avoids the damage to the body.
Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Devreaux has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Devreaux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Devreaux throws an elbow but misses.
Devreaux is trying to force a seperation but Crowe has the dominant position.
Crowe pushes Devreaux back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Devreaux just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Crowe lands a hook that snaps the head of Devreaux backwards.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Devreaux misses with an elbow over the top.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Devreaux.
Devreaux misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luc Devreaux dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Devreaux ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Devreaux scores with a jab.
Crowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Devreaux throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crowe throws a low kick, looking for Devreaux's leg but Devreaux calmly moves out of range.
Devreaux tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe misses with a looping right.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crowe.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Devreaux moves out of range of the body kick from Crowe.
Crowe throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Devreaux tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowe is able to avoid easily.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Devreaux paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Devreaux's calf.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Devreaux takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harlan Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick misses from Devreaux.

Crowe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Devreaux is trying to defend but Crowe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crowe is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crowe with shots to the head and body - Devreaux looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Crowe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes here but Devreaux is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Crowe lands a big shot there that rocks Devreaux but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Crowe punishing his opponent with strikes.

Luc Devreaux's cut is getting worse.
Devreaux is trying to escape the mount.
Devreaux wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Crowe.
The referee warns Devreaux that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

Jeez, Luc Devreaux's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luc Devreaux's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harlan Crowe! Harlan Crowe retains his super heavyweight title!
After the fight, Harlan Crowe 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.