PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spank Crank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Miles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crank
vs
Miles

180 cm
22
201 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

177 cm
29
197 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spank Crank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Benjamin Miles !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crank shoots in for a takedown but Miles shows good takedown defense.
Miles 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.
Crank scores with a punch to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crank letting Miles take a breather here.

Crank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles misses with a hook
and Crank counters with a nice body shot.
Crank seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles .
Miles throws a hook but Crank avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles .
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crank moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Crank misses its target.
Miles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miles misses with a shot to the body
and Crank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miles doesn't manage to clinch there - Crank circles away.
Crank throws a sloppy body shot
and Miles counters with a stiff right hand.
Crank lands with a good body shot.
Crank misses with a straight left.
Miles digs a good body shot into Crank's ribs.
Crank looks to land a left hand but Miles moved out of range nicely.
Benjamin Miles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Miles .
Crank fails with a takedown attempt.
Miles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crank moves away.
Miles takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Miles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crank lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Miles backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miles works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Crank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Crank misses.
A left lands for Miles .
Crank jabs Miles right on the nose. Miles blinks but takes it well.
Crank cracks Miles with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Miles tries to clinch there but Crank circles away.
Crank uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Miles .

Miles takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles tries to work over Crank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crank digs a right hand underneath Miles 's ribcage. Miles let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Miles lands a left hand.
Miles is leaning against Crank and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles landing knees to the body.
Crank is breathing heavily.
Miles can't find room to land a body shot as Crank controls the action.
Miles just leaning against Crank, taking a breather.
Miles digs a right hand into Crank's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Crank's gas tank.
Miles tries to work over Crank's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Crank has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Miles is trying to keep an underhook but Crank manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Miles throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Miles is looking for a sweep. Crank is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Miles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crank. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Miles wants to get back to his feet.
Crank is pressing down on Miles 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Miles is holding on for now.
Crank wants to lay and pray for a moment but Miles keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Benjamin Miles will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miles looks to clinch
and Crank counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Miles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miles doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Crank swats away the attempt to clinch by Miles .
Miles throws a right and a left that Crank avoids nicely.
Miles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crank duly obliges.
Miles tries to clinch but Crank is having none of it.
Miles throws a body punch but Crank moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles tries to clinch there but Crank circles away.
Crank tries for a takedown but Miles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crank throws a hook but Miles avoids it easily.
Miles wants to counter with a clinch but Crank pushes him away.
Spank Crank is winning the standup battle so far.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch but Crank swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crank drops down looking for a counter takedown but Miles sprawls and moves away.
Miles misses with a right hand
and Crank counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A combination from Miles does no damage.
Crank walks into a jab.
Miles looks to score with a jab to the body but Crank is just out of range.
Miles throws a series of strikes that have Crank backpedaling.
Crank is looking to wear down Miles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Miles .
Crank was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Miles leaves Crank with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Miles tries to sprawl but Crank drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crank controlling the action here.
Miles is looking to escape.
Ground and pound from Crank.
Miles tries to get to full guard but Crank has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crank perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Miles kicks Crank off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Crank.
Miles slips under a jab from Crank.
Miles tries to clinch up.
Crank ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Miles moves away.
Nice defenses there by Crank.
Crank attempts a counter takedown but Miles avoids it well and moves away.
Miles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crank.
Crank throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Crank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Miles with a hook.
Crank tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Miles was well out of range. Poor timing from Crank.
Miles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crank misses with a straight right.
Crank misses with a left hand
and Miles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miles tries to clinch but Crank moves out of range.

Crank shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Miles is trying to defend but Crank finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crank landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Spank Crank will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crank avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crank will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crank scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Crank.
Crank throws a big shot that misses.
Miles steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crank.
Crank comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Miles tries to clinch but Crank is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Miles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miles misses the shot to the body.
Crank is looking to counter punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Miles .

It looks like Spank Crank has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crank staying out of range there.
Miles misses with a wild body shot.
Crank half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Crank walks into a jab.
Crank shoots for a takedown but Miles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crank loads up on a big right hand but Miles slips the punch.
Crank uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Miles .
Miles takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Miles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Crank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miles looks to score with a jab to the body but Crank is just out of range.
Miles throws out a loose jab but Crank uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Miles throws a big shot that misses.
Crank is looking to counter punch.
Nice jab there from Miles .
Miles throws a combination that misses
and Crank counters with a nice body shot.
Crank lunges at Miles with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miles 's hand.
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!
Miles tries to clinch there but Crank circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Miles .
Crank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miles throws a jab when Crank was well out of range.
Horrible takedown attempt by Crank or perhaps it was just good defense by Miles , which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spank Crank. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Crank shoots in and gets a takedown into Miles 's guard.
Miles wants to stand up but Crank is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crank distracts Miles with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Miles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Miles wants to sweep here but Crank controlling him for the moment.
Crank cracks Miles with a solid left hand.
Miles wants to stand up but Crank is controlling him.
Crank is in close to Miles 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Miles wants to stand up but Crank is controlling him.
Crank keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Miles 's head.
Crank won't allow Miles to get back to his feet.
Crank works over Miles with some ground and pound from guard.

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 Spank Crank.
I think Crank 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spank Crank!
Spank Crank made sure to mention his sponsor, Irish Collar & Elbow Nutrition and Laundry in his post fight interview.