PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xiahou Dun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dun comes to the cage accompanied by Otto Dix - Antichrist. Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Skinner Crowe enters the cage!

Dun
vs
Crowe

173 cm
23
157 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

162 cm
22
151 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xiahou Dun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skinner Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dun is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dun swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dun moves away.

Crowe clinches with his opponent.

Dun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Dun slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe throws an overhand right that lands on Dun's shoulder, as Dun tries to avoid the shot.
Dun looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crowe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dun chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe connects with the punch.
Dun wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Dun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dun connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
Dun misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dun.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body. Dun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dun.
Crowe lands a jab to Dun's midsection.
Crowe misses with an uppercut. Dun saw that one coming.
Dun connects with the punch.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws a body punch but Dun moves out of range.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Dun slips the punch.
Crowe slips a straight right by Dun.
A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target.
Crowe takes a swing at Dun's ribcage but misses.
Xiahou Dun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dun swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Dun.
Dun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dun throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Crowe on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Dun misses with the body kick
and Crowe counters with a leg kick.
A big right from Crowe misses.
Dun throws a head kick that misses.
Dun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crowe.
The crowd cheers as Crowe lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dun doesn't seem phased though.
Dun scores with a jab to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.
Good work by Crowe as he checks the leg kick.
Dun connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice shot by Crowe.
Crowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Dun.
Crowe jabs at Dun's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dun cracks the inside of Crowe's front leg.
Dun thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dun falls off balance throwing a combination

and Crowe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dun blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Dun blocks an elbow strike.
Dun misses with the head strike.

Dun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dun lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dun manages to avoid it.
Dun delivers a nice body kick.
Crowe throws a low kick but Dun moves out of range easily.
Crowe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dun scores with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Crowe if he has to take too many more of those.
Crowe sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
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!
Crowe thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dun sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Crowe rushes Dun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dun misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Dun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Crowe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dun's brow.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dun misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Xiahou Dun 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.

Dun tries to work over Crowe's front leg with a kick but Crowe checks it.
Dun scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crowe doesn't seem bothered though.
A punch lands to the side of Crowe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Dun uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Dun throws the kick towards the body but Crowe avoids it.
Dun thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dun throws a leg kick but Crowe sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dun avoids a kick to the body.
Dun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dun throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dun throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dun connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dun.
Dun on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Crowe takes a swing at Dun's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dun can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Xiahou Dun is winning the standup battle so far.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dun.
Crowe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dun swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dun throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Dun lands with a good body shot.
Dun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dun is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good shot there by Dun.
Dun throws a leg kick but Crowe moved away.
Crowe scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Crowe misses the target.
Dun connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dun swats away the attempt to clinch by Crowe.
Crowe takes a swing at Dun's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dun.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dun checks a leg kick.
Dun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Both fighters circling a little - Dun finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dun steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
Dun looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Crowe throws the left hand but Dun avoids the punch easily.
Crowe throws a low kick but Dun avoids it.
Dun wants to land a leg kick but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dun.
Crowe dives in and grabs Dun's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dun pushes down on Crowe's head and hops out.
Crowe is looking to clinch.
Crowe lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dun lands with a thumping leg kick.
Dun throws a jab but it's blocked by Crowe.
Crowe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Crowe.
Dun ducks right into an uppercut from Crowe.
Dun takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Crowe throws a hook to the side of Dun's head but Dun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Dun.
Crowe moves out of range of the body kick from Dun.
Crowe has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Dun.
Crowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dun. Dun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dun takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dun with a hook.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Dun misses with a looping right.
Dun keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a leg kick
and Dun counters with a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dun feints and then cracks Crowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crowe down.
Dun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Dun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Dun.
Crowe tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dun manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Crowe shoots in and gets a takedown into Dun's guard.
Dun tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Dun is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dun pulls Crowe in to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dun is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dun looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowe is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xiahou Dun dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dun slips a jab from Crowe.
Dun looks to land a combination but Crowe avoids it well.
Crowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dun fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crowe.
Dun turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dun jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Crowe closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Crowe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Crowe is working for a kimura but Dun is defending it quite comfortably.
Dun has his hands clasped together around Crowe's back. He's all about the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dun is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Crowe passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dun!
Crowe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Dun wants to hold on but Crowe pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crowe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Dun is on top in guard.
Dun has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Crowe trying to keep a closed guard but Dun is proving a slippery customer.
Dun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dun passes Crowe's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Skinner Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dun is keen to just control but Crowe is a slippery customer.
Crowe tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Dun has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe is desperately trying to improve his position but Dun has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe regains half guard.

Crowe actively working from the bottom here.
Xiahou Dun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dun wants to pass to mount but Crowe is defending the position.
Dun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Dun is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Crowe has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dun trying to control the action but Crowe is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dun prevents Crowe from improving his position.
Crowe trying to hold on to Dun's head to control him but Dun postures up.
Dun is looking to stall here but Crowe recovers full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dun wants to pass the guard but Crowe is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Skinner Crowe.
I think Dun 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xiahou Dun!
An out of breath Xiahou Dun thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.