PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kickin Rad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darby Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad comes to the cage accompanied by Kids Of The K-Hole. Crash has chosen Lexicon Devil as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rad
vs
Crash

200 cm
32
264 lbs
32 - 10 - 0

191 cm
26
243 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160 (85% laundry)

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 32 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kickin Rad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Darby Crash!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rad ducks under a wild hook from Crash.
Crash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rad was well out of range. Poor timing from Crash.
Crash clobbers Rad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crash.
Nice body punch from Crash.
Crash punishes Rad's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Rad misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rad. That's going to slow Crash down.
Crash swings for the body but Rad moves out of range.
Rad catches Crash with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rad lands with an uppercut that bounces Crash off the cage and back into range.
Rad takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Crash uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Crash lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rad at a distance.
Crash misses with the combination.
Rad throws a jab but it's blocked by Crash.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad lands a head shot.
Crash loads up on a big right hand but Rad slips the punch.
Darby Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crash connects with the punch.
Rad throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Crash does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rad throws a body shot but no joy.
Rad misses with a low kick as Crash jumps back.
Rad motions for Crash to come forward. Rad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Darby Crash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crash throws a jab but it's blocked by Rad.
Crash 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.
Crash throws a right and a left that Rad avoids nicely.
Rad is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crash throws a series of punches but Rad avoids them all with ease.
Rad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crash.
Crash takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crash takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad throws a front kick that sends Crash stumbling back into the cage.
Rad looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rad lands a leg kick that knocks Crash off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rad.
Rad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crash looks winded!
Crash sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rad thuds a left hand into Crash's body.

Rad decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rad is nestled in close to Crash, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rad sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Rad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash wants to get back to full guard.
Crash is not content to let Rad control the position.
Crash is looking to improve his position.
Rad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rad throwing shots but Crash is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rad throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Crash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rad is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rad controlling the action here.
Crash keeping control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rad trying to control from half guard but Crash is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kickin Rad dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Crash on his heels. He'll look to pass Crash's guard now, I'm sure.
Crash is trying to keep Rad in close.
Rad stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Crash swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crash looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rad trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash can't keep his opponent in guard - Rad advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad trying to control from half guard but Crash is working away.
Rad trying to control the pace.
Rad thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Crash's head.
Rad is stalling here. Crash is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rad seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Crash has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rad stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Kickin Rad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rad is holding on to half guard well.
Rad trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Crash postures up and lands a big shot to Rad's brow.

Rad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rad looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Crash puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash prevents Rad from improving his position.
Rad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Crash is working away from the top position though.

Crash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rad sees it coming and defends easily.
Crash thows a huge punch but Rad dodges it nicely.
Rad trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crash seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Crash thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Crash working the head and body with strikes.
Crash throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rad works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crash sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kickin Rad dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Darby Crash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crash connects with a right hand. Rad shakes it off.
Rad lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crash throws a sloppy body shot

and Rad counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Crash!
Crash avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rad.
Crash is working to avoid the ground and pound but Rad connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crash is not content to let Rad control the position.
Crash is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rad in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Crash parries the strikes from Rad easily there. Rad is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Crash to escape.

Rad is trying to get an arm triangle but Crash is defending well.
Rad looks up at the clock and then as Crash takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rad smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash is not content to let Rad control the position.
Crash is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rad not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Crash moves into full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Rad's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rad has his hands on Crash's head, controlling the position.
Crash tries to free his leg and advance position but Rad is retaining full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rad holds on and takes a little breather.
Rad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rad has a closed guard, preventing Crash from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kickin Rad has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Rad.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rad.
Crash takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Rad.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash throws a big shot that misses.
Rad lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Crash takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rad uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crash.
Rad throws a sloppy body shot

and Crash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rad has a couple of punches blocked by Crash.
Crash stalling in the clinch but Rad improves position.
A hook to the body from Rad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kickin Rad clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rad cracks Crash with an open hand slap.
Rad misses with a looping right.
Rad pushes Crash away with a front kick.
Rad cracks the inside of Crash's front leg.
Crash looks to land a right hand but Rad moved out of range.
Rad thuds his right hand into Crash's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rad scores with a punch to the head.

Rad feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Crash sprawling to the canvas! Crash rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rad finish him?!

Crash is rocked!
Rad shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Crash takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Rad sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Crash 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 0:36 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kickin Rad!
Kickin Rad retains his heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Kickin Rad thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.