PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Esgoban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crowe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to How I Could Just Kill A Man. Kamil Esgoban has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crowe
vs
Esgoban

170 cm
21
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
21
152 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kamil Esgoban!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esgoban is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
A left lands for Crowe.
Crowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Esgoban has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice shot by Esgoban.
A punch combination from Esgoban misses.
Esgoban throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Esgoban throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowe.
Crowe cracks the inside of Esgoban's front leg.

Crowe forces Esgoban back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Esgoban.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esgoban lands an elbow that stopped Crowe in his tracks for a moment.
Esgoban trying to land knees to the body.
Esgoban lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esgoban stalling in the clinch but Crowe improves position.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esgoban lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Esgoban blocks an uppercut.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esgoban backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe lands an uppercut.
Esgoban tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowe avoids the damage to the body.
Esgoban working aggressively here.
Crowe blocks the elbow strike.
Esgoban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Esgoban scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe tries to work over Esgoban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Esgoban misses with an elbow strike.
Esgoban lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Esgoban's elbow.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Esgoban controls his hands.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esgoban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Esgoban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Esgoban misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Esgoban throws an elbow but misses.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Esgoban controls his hands.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe wants to stall.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Esgoban tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban working aggressively here.
Esgoban lands a nice elbow.
Esgoban taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Crowe digs a right hand underneath Esgoban's ribcage. Esgoban let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike from Esgoban.
Crowe lands a nice uppercut.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Esgoban misses with an elbow over the top.
Esgoban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe taking a breather.
Esgoban blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Crowe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Esgoban controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
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!
Esgoban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Esgoban working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Esgoban is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esgoban has his back to the cage.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe landing knees to the head.
Esgoban misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Esgoban.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Esgoban.
Esgoban trying to control the position but instead, Crowe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Esgoban into the cage.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Esgoban backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe dominated that 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.

Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crowe motions for Esgoban to come forward. Crowe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Crowe. That's going to slow Esgoban down.
Crowe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Esgoban can do to turn this around?
Crowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Esgoban will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Esgoban is looking to clinch but Crowe is avoiding it.
Crunch! Crowe slams his shin into Esgoban's torso.
Esgoban on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Esgoban walks into a jab.
Esgoban shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Crowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Good body shot from Crowe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe lands a right hand.

Esgoban is rocked!
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Esgoban is still on wobbly legs! Can Crowe finish him?
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Esgoban.
Crowe working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Esgoban throws an elbow but it misses.
Esgoban seems to have recovered his senses.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Esgoban swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Esgoban lands an elbow inside.
Esgoban is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe tries a body shot but Esgoban blocks it.
Crowe tries to work over Esgoban's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Esgoban looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Esgoban misses with the head strike.
Esgoban throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe avoids the elbow strike from Esgoban, against the cage.
Johnny Crowe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe lands a body punch.
Esgoban lands a damaging elbow.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Esgoban prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Esgoban is trying to stall.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike.
Crowe avoids the elbow strike from Esgoban, against the cage.
Crowe blocks the elbow strike.
Esgoban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Crowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Esgoban.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Esgoban blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Esgoban looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.
Crowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Esgoban taking a breather.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esgoban stalling in the clinch but Crowe improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crowe.
Still in the clinch, Esgoban scores with a nice short uppercut.
Esgoban throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Esgoban as Crowe tries to tie him up.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike from Esgoban.
Esgoban tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban misses with a knee to the head.
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Crowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Esgoban backwards.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Esgoban lands an elbow just above Crowe 's eye.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crowe lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Crowe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Esgoban misses with an elbow over the top.
Esgoban misses with the head strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Esgoban.
Esgoban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Crowe 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Good exchange - Crowe coming out on top.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe slips a jab and a cross from Esgoban.
Crowe seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Esgoban ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Esgoban has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.
Crowe tries to clinch but Esgoban moves out of range.

Crowe closes the distance and clinches.
Crowe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Esgoban throws an elbow that misses.
Nice body punch from Crowe - that landed with a thud.
Crowe lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Crowe as Esgoban tries to tie him up.
Crowe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Esgobans head.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Esgoban on the inside.
Esgoban trying to land knees to the body.
Crowe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crowe taking a breather.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowe pushes Esgoban back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Esgoban is stalling here.
Esgoban continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Crowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
Esgoban is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Esgoban taking a breather.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Esgoban takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike.
Crowe prevents a body shot from Esgoban.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Crowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Esgoban misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Esgoban.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Esgoban is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Esgoban has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Esgoban.
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
A short right from Crowe.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Crowe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Esgoban's brow.
A short left from Crowe.
Crowe misses with some punches.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Crowe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Esgoban tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Esgoban goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Crowe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esgoban throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esgoban blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Crowe on the inside.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Esgoban swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Esgoban pushes off an throws an elbow but Crowe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Esgoban lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Esgoban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crowe.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Esgoban.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Esgoban backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Esgoban's head.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kamil Esgoban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Crowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Crowe 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Crowe!