PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain. Rad has chosen Kids Of The K-Hole as his entrance music. Kickin Rad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crowe
vs
Rad

175 cm
27
262 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

200 cm
32
264 lbs
30 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Hellbent

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe throws a combination that misses
and Rad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe walks into a left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Rad checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowe missing with a left hand there. Rad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Rad is out of range.
Stanton Crowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rad.
Crowe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rad is looking to score with low kicks.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rad.
Rad's jab looks to have found its range, popping Crowe under the eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Rad tenderised Crowe's leg. Crowe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A good leg kick by Crowe.
Rad throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe connects with a body shot that sends Rad's belly button to the back.
Crowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rad throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Rad jabs Crowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rad throws a leg kick

and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Crowe trying to advance position but Rad counters by regaining guard.
Crowe pushes down on Rad's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Crowe prevents Rad from improving his position.
Rad has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Rad keeps trying to improve his position.
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is nestled in close to Rad, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rad gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Rad is retaining full guard.
Rad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Crowe trying to control the position from guard on top but Rad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crowe is one step ahead there.
Crowe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rad is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Crowe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Rad utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rad is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Crowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowe wants to pass the guard but Rad is keeping the position.
Rad is controlling Crowe's posture.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crowe is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe forces his way into half guard.

Rad is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.
Crowe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crowe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crowe.
Nice strikes from Crowe there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crowe prevents Rad from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stanton Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kickin Rad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rad slips under a jab.
Rad leaves Crowe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rad throws a front kick that sends Crowe stumbling back into the cage.
Rad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Rad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe misses with a leg kick
and Rad makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Crowe really felt that one!
Rad pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowe misses with a series of wild punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe misses with a body shot.
Rad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Good shot there by Rad.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rad checks it well.
Rad throws a front kick aimed at Crowe's knee but Crowe avoids it well.
A bone on bone clash there as Crowe blocks the leg kick.
Crowe is looking to wear down Rad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Rad moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Rad is out of range.
Crowe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crowe.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crowe's sensitive parts.
Nice shot lands for Rad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad misses with a wild body shot.
Rad scores with a kick to the body.
Rad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crowe lands a glancing blow to the side of Rad's head.
Nice straight punches there by Rad. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rad.
Rad is looking to land body kicks.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Rad throws a wild body kick that Crowe sees coming a mile off.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Rad throws a leg kick that is checked

and Crowe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Crowe.
Crowe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Crowe postures up in Rad's guard and throws a big left but Rad blocks it.
Crowe looking to sit in guard and control but Rad gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Crowe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rad.
Crowe seems keen to control Rad's posture.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe looking for a sweep. Not yet Crowe, not yet.
Rad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rad wants to control from the top but Crowe keeps moving.
Rad won't allow Crowe to sweep him here.
Stanton Crowe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rad stopping the sweep attempt from Crowe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeping moving, preventing Rad from controlling successfully.
Crowe has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Crowe is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Stanton Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Stanton Crowe'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.

Crowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rad slips under a jab from Crowe.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Rad is just out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Crowe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rad.
Rad throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Crowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rad circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Rad throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe takes a jab right on the kisser.

Stanton Crowe's cut is getting worse.
A jab lands there for Rad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Rad motions for Crowe to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rad's sensitive parts.
Rad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rad darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Stanton Crowe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Rad misses with a low kick as Crowe jumps back.
Nice jab there from Rad.

Crowe is rocked!
Rad avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oh Crowe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rad checks the leg kick.
Rad shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Crowe takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rad sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Crowe bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Kickin Rad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Stanton Crowe stepped up to the mic, saying 'Fucker done poked me in mah eye!'.