PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Tomba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harlan Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Sons of Perdition - Blood In The Valley as his entrance music. Harlan Crowe told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Tomba
vs
Crowe

214 cm
30
300 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

185 cm
27
282 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Alberto Tomba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Harlan Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tomba lands a head kick!

It looks like Harlan Crowe has been cut.
Tomba ducks right into an uppercut from Crowe.

It looks like Alberto Tomba has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomba misses with a straight right.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tomba was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Tomba throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Tomba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Tomba lands a jab.
Crowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Crowe moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Tomba goes down! Can Crowe finish him!?
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tomba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Crowe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Crowe throws a strike but Tomba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Crowe has control of Tomba's left arm, preventing Tomba from doing any damage.
Tomba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tomba content to stall in guard here.
Crowe managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe tries to close the distance and clinch but Tomba swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Tomba's legs.
Alberto Tomba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomba moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
Alberto Tomba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Tomba.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Crowe gets the takedown into side control.
Tomba prevents Crowe from moving into mount.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crowe throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Tomba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Tomba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe wants to pass to mount but Tomba is defending the position.
Tomba on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomba blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
Crowe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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 trying to control the pace.
Crowe not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tomba is staying active underneath Crowe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Tomba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harlan Crowe dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crowe misses with a leg kick.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomba manages to avoid it.
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Tomba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomba.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown but Tomba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harlan Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomba misses with a jab to the body

and Crowe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tomba won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tomba on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tomba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.
Crowe working the ground and pound but Tomba is defending the strikes.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
The strikes coming from Crowe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe throws an elbow but Tomba slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Crowe seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Crowe throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Crowe misses with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tomba keeps working.
Tomba managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crowe.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Crowe sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tomba is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Crowe fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Crowe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Tomba avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Crowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe in side control, throwing shots but Tomba defends.
Crowe wants to control but Tomba is keeping him busy.
Crowe looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tomba is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Crowe crashes against the mat.
Crowe is trying to ground and pound but Tomba uses the momentary lack of control by Crowe to regain half guard.
Crowe drops an elbow to the side of Tomba's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throwing shots but Tomba is blocking nicely.
Crowe passes to full mount!
Crowe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tomba looks a forlorn figure.
Crowe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crowe sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Tomba is in a horrible position here. Crowe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harlan Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Crowe misses with a straight right.
Crowe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tomba as he avoids it easily.
Tomba is looking to wear down Crowe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tomba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crowe.
Tomba tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomba. Tomba circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Alberto Tomba's cut is getting worse.
Crowe walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Tomba drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Crowe swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Tomba's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harlan Crowe!
Harlan Crowe decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.