PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Noah Gundersen - Oh Death. Duggan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crowe
vs
Duggan

190 cm
34
180 lbs
35 - 15 - 0

181 cm
31
169 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Bullet Proof System

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 35 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duggan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Duggan.
Crowe throws a quick counter head kick but Duggan was just out of range.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crowe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Duggan can pounce on him.
Crowe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Crowe's leg but Crowe calmly moves out of range.
It looked like Crowe wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crowe looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crowe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

It looks like Dean Duggan has been cut.
A low kick from Duggan misses
and Crowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Dean Duggan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Duggan misses
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Crowe crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Duggan - the referee stops the clock and Crowe gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Duggan. Crowe manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Crowe.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Crowe.
Crowe feints and then cracks Duggan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Duggan down.
Crowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Duggan. That did some damage!
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Duggan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Duggan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Duggan moves into the clinch successfully.
A short body shot lands from Crowe as the two fighters clinch.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Duggan.
A nice left hand lands by Duggan.

Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe misses the jab.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Crowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Dean Duggan's cut even more.
Duggan scores with a jab to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Crowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Duggan moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Crowe blocking some punches.

Crowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Duggan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Duggan throws a leg kick that misses.
Crowe is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Duggan thows a leg kick but Crowe checks it
and Crowe counters with a three punch combo that has Duggan backing up. Duggan nods at Crowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Crowe's belly button to the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Crowe is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Duggan misses with a low kick.
Duggan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Crowe.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Duggan. That's going to slow Crowe down.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Crowe is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Duggan is looking to slow Crowe down with leg kicks.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Duggan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a looping left.
Duggan throws a predictable looking body shot
and Crowe counters with a big head kick but Duggan shrugs it off.
Good work by Duggan as he checks the leg kick.
Duggan misses with a body shot
and Crowe counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Crowe rather than just go for the knockout.
Crowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Duggan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
Duggan throws a leg kick
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan throws a lazy right hand but Crowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Slim Crowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Duggan throws a leg kick
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Duggan really felt that one!
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Duggan.
Duggan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Duggan moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.

Duggan pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Crowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crowe is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Duggan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Crowe's efforts to push away.
Duggan tries a body shot but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Duggan controls his hands.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.

Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Duggan forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crowe working aggressively here.

Duggan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
A chopping leg kick lands by Duggan.
Crowe scores with a jab. Duggan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Crowe scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick from Crowe misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is looking to score with low kicks.
Slim Crowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowe lands a nice shot to the body.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Crowe loads up on a big right hand but Duggan slips the punch.
Duggan throws a leg kick
and Crowe counters with a nice leg kick.
A punch combination from Duggan misses.
As Duggan backs away, Crowe returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Duggan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowe. That did some damage!
Duggan throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

The cut above Dean Duggan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Duggan lands a body shot.
Crowe on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Duggan checks a low kick from Crowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe thumps Duggan with a low kick.
Duggan scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Crowe.
Duggan cracks a nice hook into Crowe's ribs.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duggan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Crowe checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowe half committed to a counter leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Crowe lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Duggan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Duggan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duggan misses the body punch
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Duggan scores with a decent looking hook.
Crowe looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Duggan looks to land a left hand but Crowe moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws an off balance right hand
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Duggan.
Duggan throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Crowe throws a counter high kick but Duggan was just alert enough to avoid it.
Duggan connects with a body shot that sends Crowe's belly button to the back.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
Crowe checks the leg kick.
Crowe swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dean Duggan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe throws out a leg kick but Duggan moves out of range and Crowe only half commits.
Crowe throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Crowe misses its target.
An inside leg kick lands from Crowe.
Duggan throws a solid leg kick but Crowe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Duggan.
Duggan blocks a leg kick.
Crowe throws a hook to the side of Duggan's head but Duggan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Duggan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Duggan misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Crowe tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands with a right hand.
Duggan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
A lazy body kick from Duggan
and Crowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Duggan shrugs it off.
Duggan scores with a shot to the body.
Crowe bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Duggan's head.
A solid body kick from Duggan.
Duggan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
A big right from Duggan misses.
Crowe checks a leg kick.
Crowe tries to land a leg kick but Duggan saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Duggan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Crowe. That one must have hurt.
Duggan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Duggan has time to react.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowe scores with a crisp jab that stopped Duggan in his tracks.
A big left from Duggan misses.
Crowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duggan just manages to avoid it.
Crowe cracks Duggan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice body kick from Duggan.
Duggan thuds his right hand into Crowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick from Crowe lands but Duggan takes it in his stride.
Duggan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Crowe fires out a quick counter leg kick but Duggan just manages to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Crowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Crowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Dean Duggan's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
Duggan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Duggan connects with a body shot.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Duggan jumps back.
Duggan connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Duggan counters with a nice leg kick.
Crowe throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Crowe checks it.
Crowe moves out of range of the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crowe throws a head kick but Duggan moves out of range.
Crowe cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Crowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowe walks into a jab.
Crowe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Slim Crowe.
I think Crowe 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slim Crowe!
In his post fight interview, Slim Crowe started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.