PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between William Lord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lord
vs
Crash

190 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 8 - 1

188 cm
29
200 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, William Lord!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paul Aken and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Crash's head backwards.
Crash takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crash scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like William Lord has been cut.
Crash missing with a left hand there. Lord was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lord seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Crash lands a big head kick that sends Lord tumbling to the mat! Crash takes a step backwards and waves Lord back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lord throws a shot to the body.
Crash throws a leg kick but Lord sees it coming and moves out of range.
Crash checks a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lord misses its intended target.
Lord keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crash lands a body shot.
Lord moves forwards but Crash connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crash moves out of range as Lord strikes.
Lord misses with a kick to the body
and Crash counters with a leg kick.
Crash looks to score with a jab to the body but Lord is just out of range.
Crash misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Crash was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Lord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Crash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Crash moves into the clinch.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lord is defending well for now.
Crash gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crash throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crash tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lord's elbow.
Crash prevents Lord from breaking the clinch.
Lord lands a hook that snaps the head of Crash backwards.
Crash keeps control of Lord as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crash scores with a shot to the side of Lord's head.
Crash tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lord misses with a short punch on the inside.

Lord breaks the clinch.
Crash throws a head kick but Lord moves out of range.
Lord changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lord. Crash does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crash takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lord. That's going to slow Crash down.
Lord uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crash.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Crash attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Crash tenderised Lord's leg. Lord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lord ducks under a wild hook from Crash.
Crash misses with a head kick.

Crash closes the distance and clinches.
Crash using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lord has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lord manages to break the clinch.
Lord tried to score with a low kick but Crash checks it.
Nice takedown defense from Crash. No joy for Lord on that attempt.
Crash takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crash's corner calls for a 1-2. Crash obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lord throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crash throws a leg kick that misses.
Lord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lord shoots and misses
and Crash counters with a stiff right hand.

William Lord's cut is getting worse.
Crash wants to clinch
and Lord counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lord or perhaps it was just good defense by Crash, which made it look bad.
Crash tries to counter with a clinch but Lord shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lord pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lord throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crash.
Crash tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lord manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lord swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lord throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crash stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crash doesn't manage to clinch there - Lord circles away.
Lord moves out of range of the body kick from Crash.
Crash moves out of range as Lord strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crash drops his hands momentarily and Lord takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lord misses with a low kick.
Lord feints and then cracks Crash's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Crash down.
Crash lands a leg kick that knocks Lord off balance momentarily.
Lord moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Crash lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Crash forces Lord back against the ropes and clinches.
Crash unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lord lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Crash is controlling the position.
Lord is trying to break the clinch but Crash is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Lord fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dickie Crash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Lord'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.

Crash dodges the punch combination from Lord.
Crash misses with a low kick.
Lord shoots in looking for a takedown. Crash tries to sprawl out of it but Lord keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Crash manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Crash throws out a counter right but Lord avoids it with no problem.
Crash connects with a leg kick. Lord looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crash throws a body kick that misses.
Lord misses with a left hand
and Crash counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Crash is defended easily by Lord.
Crash chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lord can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash throws an overhand right that lands on Lord's shoulder, as Lord tries to avoid the shot.
Crash tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
Lord chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crash ducks under a wild hook from Lord.
Crash staying out of range there.
Crash walks into a stiff left hand from Lord.
Crash lands a head kick. Lord smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lord connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lord ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crash wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lord.
Lord misses with a looping left.
Crash works Lord's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lord throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Crash blocks the low kick.
Crash dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lord. That did some damage!
Lord misses with a hook
enabling Crash to counter with a crisp jab.
Lord lands a right hook to the body.
Crash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lord moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Lord on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crash throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crash throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Lord. No joy for Crash on that attempt.
Crash throws a solid leg kick but Lord takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crash.
Crash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Crash pushes Lord up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lord is trying to push Crash away but Crash has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Lord jumps into guard, dragging Crash to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lord looking to hit a scissor sweep but Crash is one step ahead there.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Lord is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lord is looking for a triangle but Crash pushes his legs off easily.
Crash controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lord working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crash.
Crash passes Lord's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Lord with the active half guard here but Crash passes nicely into side control.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lord is not content to let Crash control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Crash throws a head kick that Lord semi-blocks.
Crash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lord works the jab nicely.
A low kick from Lord is predictable there
and Crash counters with a straight right hand.

William Lord's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crash connects with a crisp jab.
Lord checks the leg kick.
Crash misses with a head kick.
Crash just misses with a punch to the body.
Crash tries to clinch up but Lord circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dickie Crash will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on William Lord's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lord shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Crash pinned against the ropes. Crash gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lord.
Decent striking displayed by Lord there.
Lord throws a lazy uppercut
and Crash counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crash misses with a wild combination.
A little feinted left hand from Lord on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good work by Lord as he checks the leg kick.
Lord feinted with a counter takedown.
Crash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Crash drives through and clinches with Lord against the ropes.
Crash lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Lord tries to break the clinch but Crash is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash looking to throw knees to the head but Lord is blocking nicely.
Lord misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crash's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Lord gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Lord is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Crash moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lord lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Crash looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Crash bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lord's guard.
Crash advances to half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Lord is looking to improve his position.
William Lord has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lord looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Crash is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lord avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Crash.
Crash frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lord tries to reverse the position but Crash maintains control.
Dickie Crash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lord is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crash looking to control but Lord is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lord is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash looking to control but Lord is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Crash is looking to work his way around to Lord's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Crash moves to take his opponent's back.
Crash is throwing strikes but Lord counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Lord regains half guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lord misses with a hook
and Crash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crash throws an off balance right hand
and Lord counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crash works Lord's body with a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lord throws a body shot but no joy.
Crash throws a head kick that half lands.
Lord misses with the body kick
and Lord takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lord dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crash. That did some damage!
Lord fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dickie Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crash displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lord.
Lord looks for a takedown but Crash sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lord fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Crash scores with a head kick. Lord tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dickie Crash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crash winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dickie Crash!
During a confident post fight interview, Dickie Crash thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.