PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Neuer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Crown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crown has chosen Eminence Front as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bobby Crown enters the cage!

Neuer
vs
Crown

196 cm
31
270 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

193 cm
32
265 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Hilo

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Neuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Crown!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neuer cracks Crown with an open hand slap.
Neuer fails with an attempt to clinch.

Crown tries to keep at a distance but Neuer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Neuer.
Neuer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crown lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Neuer breaks the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Neuer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Neuer decides to stand back up. Neuer steps back and let's Crown get back to his feet.
Crown thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crown lands a nice shot to the body.
Crown misses with a straight left.
Crown jabs Neuer right on the nose. Neuer blinks but takes it well.
Neuer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crown.

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

It looks like Manuel Neuer has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neuer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bobby Crown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Neuer moves into the clinch.
Neuer is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Neuer has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Crown regains guard immediately.

Neuer stands up and waves to Crown to follow him.
Neuer throws a sloppy head kick
and Crown counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crown throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Neuer counters with a nice leg kick.

Neuer clinches up with Crown and pushes him back against the cage.
Crown looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Crown's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neuer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crown moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Crown misses the target.

Neuer pushes Crown up against the cage in a clinch.
Neuer lands with a right to the head.

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

Neuer has closed the distance and engaged Crown in a clinch.

Crown escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Crown misses the target.
Neuer wants to clinch.
Crown ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Neuer moves away.
Crown connects with a crisp jab.

Neuer shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crown is trying to defend but Neuer finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Crown kicks off Neuer and gets to his feet.
Nice shot by Crown.

Neuer closes the distance and pushes Crown back into the cage.
Crown has a couple of punches blocked by Neuer.
A head punch on the inside from Crown fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Crown's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crown holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown is trying to break free.
Crown tries to break free but Neuer pushes him back against the cage.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Crown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crown blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Crown breaks the clinch.
Crown lands with an overhand left.
Crown misses the jab.
Crown misses with a hook.
Neuer is looking to clinch.
Neuer wants to clinch up but Crown keeps it at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Neuer has managed to clinch.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Neuer looking to throw knees to the head but Crown is blocking nicely.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Crown will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crown throws a right and a left that Neuer avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Crown.

Neuer moves into the clinch.
Neuer is working Crown over against the cage.
Crown tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crown can't break the clinch.

Neuer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crown scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Neuer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Neuer decides to stand up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neuer drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Crown can do anything to dispel that myth.

Neuer stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Crown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Neuer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Neuer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crown thuds his right hand into Neuer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Neuer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neuer effectively controlling the action here.

Neuer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crown throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Neuer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neuer slips under a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crown has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Neuer.
Neuer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Crown missing with a left hand there. Neuer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crown swats away the attempt to clinch by Neuer.
Neuer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crowns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crown missing with a left hand there. Neuer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crown throws a jab but it's blocked by Neuer.
Crown waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Neuer.
Crown cracks Neuer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Crown closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Neuer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neuer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crown has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crown tries to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling the position.
Manuel Neuer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crown is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Neuer is keeping busy.
Crown swings wildly with an uppercut but Neuer uses good head movement to avoid it.

Crown manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Neuer, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crown throws the left hand but Neuer avoids the punch easily.
Neuer lands a slapping body shot.
Crown is breathing heavily.

Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
Crown wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Neuer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crown rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Neuer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Neuer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab, jab by Neuer - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neuer closes the distance but Crown moves to the side
and Crown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crown keeps the fight on the outside.
Crown misses with an uppercut.
Neuer moves out of range of the strikes.

Neuer moves into the clinch successfully.
Neuer lands a hook that snaps the head of Crown backwards.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer is controlling him.
Neuer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Neuer breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Neuer is defended easily by Crown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Neuer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manuel Neuer'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!

Neuer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crown closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Neuer tries to clinch but Crown is having none of it.

Neuer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Neuer with a knee to the head.

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

Neuer has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown misses with a hook from the clinch.

Crown is fighting off a takedown attempt but Neuer is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Crown to the mat. Crown regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Crown trying to keep a closed guard but Neuer is proving a slippery customer.

Neuer stands up from Crown's guard - Neuer perhaps looking for a knockout.
Crown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neuer cracks Crown with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neuer lands a slapping body shot.
Crown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manuel Neuer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neuer tries to clinch up.

Neuer closes the distance and clinches.
Crown is trying to break the clinch but Neuer has him pressed against the cage.
Knees to the body from Neuer.

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

Neuer rushes Crown and presses him up against the cage.
Neuer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neuer tries a knee to the head but Crown blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Neuer on the inside.
Crown wants to get back to striking at distance but Neuer won't allow it.
Crown can't break the clinch.

Neuer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crown lands a nice hook to Neuer's body. Neuer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Neuer lands a nice shot to the body.
Neuer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crown has time to react.
Crown drops his hands momentarily and Neuer takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Neuer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Neuer lands a shot to the body.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Neuer lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neuer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crown prevents the takedown attempt.
Neuer lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Neuer is looking to take this one to the mat.

Neuer manages to break the clinch.
Neuer sizes up Crown with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Neuer forces Crown back against the cage and clinches.
Neuer blocking some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crown has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Neuer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crown swats away the attempt to clinch by Neuer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Neuer wants to clinch up but Crown keeps it at a distance.

Neuer clinches up with Crown and pushes him back against the cage.
Neuer lands a nice knee to the body.
Crown misses with a short punch on the inside.

Neuer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Neuer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crown takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crown throws a shot from downtown. Neuer moves away and avoids it.
Neuer tries for a takedown but Crown sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Neuer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neuer is looking to clinch.
Neuer tries to close the distance and clinch but Crown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Neuer gets a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Neuer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Neuer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Neuer!