PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Crawley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crawley's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Barbarian Overlords - The Ambassador . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Crawley
vs
Hate

187 cm
28
211 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

185 cm
30
218 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Sun-Tzu
Highland Clothing

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Charles Crawley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Harry Hate!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Crawley slips a straight right by Hate.
Crawley swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crawley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Hate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crawley is looking for a counter combo.
Crawley defending well as Hate loads up on a big left hand.
Hate tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hate misses with an attempted mid kick.
Crawley throws a nice head kick!
A swing and a miss from Crawley.
Hate lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crawley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crawley throws a sloppy head kick and Hate moves out of range easily.
Hate is looking to land body kicks.
As Hate tries to get set, Crawley tries to push him back and clinch up but Hate manages to avoid the attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Crawley.
Hate feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Crawleys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Hate backs away, Crawley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry Hate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Crawley drives through and clinches with Hate against the cage.
Crawley lands with a right to the head.
Hate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Crawley fails to land.
Hate blocking some punches.
Crawley lands a hook that snaps the head of Hate backwards.
Crawley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crawley misses with a punch on the inside.
Hate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Crawley.
Crawley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hates head.
Come on Crawley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Hate tries to circle away but Crawley has him pinned against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Crawley.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Crawley gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Hate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crawley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
Crawley slows down the pace here.
Crawley lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawley prevents Hate from breaking the clinch.
Hate is trying to break the clinch but Crawley has him pressed against the cage.
Crawley has a couple of punches blocked by Hate.
Crawley taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Crawley.
A bit of stalling here from Crawley.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Hate controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawley.
Crawley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hate is trying to break free.
Crawley tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hate's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crawley.
A short right from Crawley on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawley prevents Hate from breaking the clinch.
Hate is trying to force a seperation but Crawley has the dominant position.
Crawley scores with a shot to the side of Hate's head.
Crawley dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crawley lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hate backwards.

Hate is rocked!
Crawley throws a head punch that misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Crawley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crawley.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Charles Crawley.
Hate throws a head kick that misses
and Crawley counters with a stiff right hand.
Hate is still on wobbly legs! Can Crawley finish him?
Hate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Crawley closes the distance and clinches.
Crawley pushes Hate against the cage. Crawley is working some dirty boxing. Crawley pushes off with a quick right hook! Hate goes down! Hate tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Crawley moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Crawley!
An out of breath Charles Crawley thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.