PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes to the cage accompanied by Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Crowe
vs
Bosh

181 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

194 cm
33
214 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eli Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosh thows a body shot but no joy.

Bosh moves into the clinch.
Bosh misses with a body punch.
Crowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've been informed that Bosh has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crowe.
Bosh misses with a body punch.
Bosh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.
Bosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Bosh is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Crowe pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Crowe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh is trying to break free.
Crowe has Bosh pushed against the cage.
Crowe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bosh or not.
Bosh tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe gets underhooks to prevent Bosh's takedown attempt.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosh.
Bosh is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Bosh into the cage.
Crowe misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Bosh is looking to control Crowe's arms but Crowe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bosh has his back to the cage.
Bosh tries for a takedown but Crowe manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bosh.
Bosh avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Bosh blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Bosh tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Bosh back against the cage.
Bosh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosh prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Bosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Bosh has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Crowe clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Crowe is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bosh gets his way!
Crowe looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is taking a good look at Crowe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Bosh!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh is throwing shots to the body but Crowe manages to wriggle free. Bosh pounces on him again and ends up in Crowe's guard.
Bosh working some strikes from top position.
Crowe pulls Bosh in close to his closed guard and prevents Bosh from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bosh postures up in Crowe's guard and throws a big left but Crowe blocks it.
Bosh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Crowe keeping full guard, as Bosh tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Crowe controlling the action here.
Bosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bosh is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Crowe's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Crowe's back!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bosh throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.

Bosh working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Bosh is working the ground and pound. Can Crowe escape?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh is throwing strikes by Crowe counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Crowe regains half guard.
Bosh is trying to control. Crowe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Crowe is looking for a sweep. Bosh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh slows the pace down in half guard.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Crowe dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bosh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bosh gets a clinch.

Bosh breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Crowe can pounce on him.
Chris Bosh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.

Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Bosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Bosh avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Bosh is blocking nicely.
Bosh throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right from Bosh.
Bosh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bosh is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Bosh misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosh blocks an elbow strike.
Bosh tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.
Bosh wants to take the fight to the mat but Crowe manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bosh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosh blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bosh managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bosh takes a shot to the head.
Bosh lands with a light punch inside.
Crowe scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe misses with a knee strike.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosh's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Crowe.
Good body shot from Crowe.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh dodges an elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Chris Bosh has been cut.
Crowe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosh backwards.
Crowe lands a left hand.
Bosh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bosh is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowe is defending well.

Bosh breaks from the clinch.
Bosh avoids the head kick by Crowe.
Bosh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Crowe defends it nicely.
Eli Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Bosh.
Bosh lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosh. That did some damage!
Bosh misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Crowe moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh tries to stall but Crowe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crowe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bosh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bosh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosh has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.
Bosh changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Crowe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Crowe - that will leave a mark!
Chris Bosh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosh is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Bosh has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosh avoids it.
Bosh swings wildly with an uppercut but Crowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosh misses with a punch to the body.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bosh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crowe lands a nice elbow.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Bosh shrugs off.
Bosh takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe has Bosh pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bosh is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Crowe - that's hurt Bosh badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bosh is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bosh doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Eli Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Eli Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.