PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jorge Pericic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pericic comes to the ring accompanied by T.N.T. Jorge Pericic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pericic
vs
Crane

175 cm
26
210 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

190 cm
32
206 lbs
10 - 9 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jorge Pericic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pericic just misses with a punch to the body.
Crane throws the kick towards the body but Pericic avoids it.
Pericic lands with a shot to the body.
Crane looks to land a right hand but Pericic moved out of range.
Pericic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crane's calf.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pericic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic misses with a looping left.
Crane connects with a high kick.

It looks like Jorge Pericic has been cut.
Crane throws a low kick but Pericic avoids it.
Crane fails in his attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Crane lands a really nice looking cross but Pericic seems unphased.
Pericic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane throws a right hand that Pericic ducks under and follows up with a left that Pericic also avoids with ease.
We've been informed that Crane 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.
Crane misses with a leg kick.
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!
Crane moves forwards but Pericic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
No joy there for Pericic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pericic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crane counters with a low kick, right behind Pericic 's knee.
Pericic avoids a punch combination nicely.

Crane pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane lands with a left to the head.
Pericic is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Crane blocks the elbow strike.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pericic misses with a head kick.
Pericic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pericic on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pericic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pericic tests Crane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pericic misses with a looping left.
Pericic scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Pericic throws a leg kick but Crane sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pericic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Crane closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crane lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pericic is keeping busy.
Pericic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pericic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Crane slows down the pace here.
A short left from Crane.
Pericic misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Pericic.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crane can't find room to land a body shot as Pericic controls the action.
Pericic tries to work over Crane's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Crane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pericic misses with a body punch.
Crane misses with a knee strike.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ichabod Crane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jorge Pericic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pericic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crane avoids the head kick by Pericic.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Pericic avoids a kick to the body.
Pericic pushes Crane away with a front kick.
Crane misses with a head kick.
Pericic scores with a sloppy right hand. Crane should have avoided that one.
A big left from Pericic misses.
Crane connects with a jab.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pericic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pericic scoring well with a low kick there.
Pericic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Pericic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pericic tries to land a body kick
and Crane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Pericic lands but Crane takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pericic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Crane is out of range.
Ichabod Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crane.
Pericic scores with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
A good leg kick by Pericic.
Crane blocks a head kick by Pericic.
Crane takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jorge Pericic is winning the standup battle so far.
Pericic on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Crane takes the fight into the clinch.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crane dodges an elbow strike from Pericic.
Pericic managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Pericic avoids the damage to the body.
Pericic lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pericic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crane's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic lands with a light punch inside.
Pericic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Pericic blocks it.
Pericic misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Pericic.
Pericic scores a nice knee to the body.
Crane is breathing heavily.
Pericic is trying to break the clinch but Crane is controlling him.
Pericic misses with a punch on the inside.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Pericic.
Pericic is trying to stall.
Pericic cracks Crane with a nice body shot.
Pericic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pericic throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pericic tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Ichabod Crane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pericic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pericic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Crane or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Pericic dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Crane looks to land a left hand but Pericic moved out of range nicely.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pericic swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
A punch combination from Crane misses.
Pericic throws an overhand right that lands on Crane's shoulder, as Crane tries to avoid the shot.
Crane blocks a low kick nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Pericic.
Pericic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crane throws an overhand right that lands on Pericic's shoulder, as Pericic tries to avoid the shot.
Pericic throws a low kick, looking for Crane's leg but Crane calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pericic connects with a jab.
Crane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Crane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Pericic.

Crane has Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Pericic up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane takes a shot to the head.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Pericic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Crane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pericic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Crane's sensitive parts.
Crane looks to throw a body kick
and Pericic counters with a nice body shot.
Pericic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Crane has time to react.
Crane tries to clinch but Pericic moves out of range.
Pericic misses with a low kick.
Crane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pericic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pericic throws a head kick that misses.
Crane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pericic throws a sloppy body shot
and Crane counters with a body kick.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Pericic misses with a hook. Crane ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane wants to clinch up but Pericic keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crane.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Pericic.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Pericic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pericic swings for the body but Crane moves out of range.
Crane avoids the head kick by Pericic.
Crane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pericic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick misses from Pericic.
Crane throws a head kick but Pericic moves out of range.
Crane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crane landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crane blocking some punches.
Pericic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pericic avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Jorge Pericic did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Crane slips a jab and a cross from Pericic.
Nice defenses there by Crane.
A head kick misses from Crane.
Crane moves forwards but Pericic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pericic avoids the body shot from Crane.
Jab from Crane.
Ichabod Crane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crane moves in looking to clinch but Pericic pushes him off.
Crane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pericic scores with a leg kick.
Crane doesn't manage to clinch there - Pericic circles away.
Crane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pericic.
Crane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with the combination.
Pericic scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pericic cracks a nice hook into Crane's ribs.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Pericic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Crane pushes Pericic up against the ropes in a clinch.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Pericic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pericic tries to throw a body punch but Crane avoids it by throwing Pericic back against the ropes.
Pericic misses with an elbow strike.
Pericic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pericic blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Pericic.
Pericic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Crane misses with a punch to the body.
Pericic with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Pericic blocks with his arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pericic lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Pericic avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Pericic takes a shot to the head.
Crane looking to throw knees to the head but Pericic is blocking nicely.

Pericic breaks the clinch.
Crane is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pericic bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Crane.
Pericic lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Pericic swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.
Pericic lands a nice hook to Crane's body. Crane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crane throws a head kick but Pericic moves out of range.
Pericic slips a jab and a cross from Crane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Jorge Pericic will probably get the nod.
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!

Nice straight punches there by Pericic. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pericic.
Pericic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crane. That did some damage!
Pericic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.
Pericic tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Pericic.
Crane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pericic counters with a three punch combo that has Crane backing up. Crane nods at Pericic to acknowledge the strikes.
Crane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crane is looking to clinch but Pericic is avoiding it.
Pericic throws a sloppy head kick
and Crane counters with a nice leg kick.
Pericic connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Pericic.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pericic swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pericic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pericic chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pericic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pericic feints and then cracks Crane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crane down.
Pericic looks to throw the jab but Crane is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pericic.
Crane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pericic.
Crane misses with a wild body shot.
Pericic scores with a nice body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Pericic.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane scores with a kick to the body.
Pericic throws a leg kick but Crane checks it.
Pericic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crane tests Pericic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pericic keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jorge Pericic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pericic throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crane tries a head kick but it misses.
Pericic scores with a head kick. Crane tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Crane clinches up with Pericic and pushes him back against the ropes.
Crane using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short right from Crane on the inside.
Pericic takes an elbow to the forehead.
Crane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ichabod Crane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Crane.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crane throws a head punch that misses.
Pericic struggles to land a body shot inside as Crane controls his hands.
Crane works on Pericic's body with a couple of short punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Pericic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pericic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 49:46
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Pericic!
After winning the bout, Jorge Pericic thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.