PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Crowder (ranked 2092 p4p, 247 weight class) and Ryan Hall (ranked 3356 p4p, 355 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Crowder
vs
Hall

180 cm
28
175 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Big Dogs Only

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhys Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Hall!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crowder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Hall 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.
Hall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Crowder was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hall duly obliges.
Hall throws a leg kick which misses Crowder's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowder tries to avoid it.
A lazy left from Crowder finds it's target.
Crowder looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Crowder moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowder misses with an uppercut.
Crowder throws a big shot that misses.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crowder definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crowder throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall throws a low kick but Crowder moves out of range easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hall. That's going to slow Crowder down.
A head kick by Hall misses
and Crowder counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowder.
Hall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hall throws a head kick but Crowder moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Crowder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crowder pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crowder misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crowder connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowder throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Crowder misses with a wild body shot.
Hall tries to clinch but Crowder is having none of it.
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!
Hall is looking to clinch but Crowder is avoiding it.
Crowder appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Crowder moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromHall.
Hall fakes the leg kick and cracks Crowder in the body.
Hall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Crowder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall tries to close the distance and clinch but Crowder swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crowder misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Crowder scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Crowder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Crowder jabs at Hall's body.
Crowder takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A big left from Hall misses.
Crowder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Crowder misses the shot to the body.
Hall throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
Hall looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Ryan Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall lands a jab to Crowder's midsection.
Crowder takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Hall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Crowder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crowder takes a swing at Hall's ribcage but misses.
Crowder lands a right hook to the body.
Hall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Crowder was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hall.
Crowder throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Crowder backs off Hall throws a huge counter combo but Crowder manages to avoid it all.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crowder.
A big left from Crowder misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhys Crowder dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Crowder feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crowder misses the shot to the body.
Hall is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Hall throws a leg kick but Crowder checks it.
As Hall looks to move away, Crowder throws a big counter combo but Hall just gets out of the way.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Hall is looking to score with low kicks.
Hall walks into a stiff left hand from Crowder.
Hall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Crowder checks it well.
Crowder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder throws a body shot but no joy.
Crowder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hall connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Crowder looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
A nice side step and Hall releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hall takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Crowder lands a nice hook to Hall's body. Hall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hall connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hall blocks a jab.
Crowder misses with a hook.
Crowder just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall throws a big counter head kick but Crowder avoids it with no problem.
A head kick by Hall misses
and Crowder counters with a straight right hand.
Hall wants to clinch but Crowder slips to the side
and Crowder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall throws a head kick but Crowder moves out of range.
Crowder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Crowder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Crowder scores with a shot to the body.
Hall is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Crowder misses.
Hall is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crowder with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Crowder. Beautiful body shot.
Hall moves out of range of the strikes.
Hall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rhys Crowder is winning the standup battle so far.
Crowder bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Crowder makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hall steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowder.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall cracks the inside of Crowder's front leg.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crowder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hall follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Hall might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Crowder has got the better of the exchanges.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hall.
Crowder throws a leg kick
and Hall counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowder.
Crowder lands a nice shot that snaps Hall's head back.
Crowder connects with a jab.
Crowder scores with a hook to the body. Hall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Hall.
Crowder swings widly with a right hand
and Hall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crowder.
Hall pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Crowder misses the target.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowder misses with a jab to the body
and Hall counters with a nice kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Hall lands a head kick!
Hall tries a head kick but it misses.
Crowder throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhys Crowder dominated that second round.
That's time! Crowder's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.

Crowder misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Crowder thuds a left hand into Hall's body.
A jab from Crowder misses.
Hall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
A head kick misses from Hall.
Crowder swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hall avoids the body shot from Crowder.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Crowder lands with a straight right. Hall didn't see that one coming.
Crowder feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Halls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Crowder lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder lands a jab to the head.
Hall misses with a head kick.
It looked like Crowder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hall scores with a push kick.
Crowder misses with an uppercut. Hall saw that one coming.
Crowder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crowder takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hall defending well as Crowder loads up on a big left hand.
Crowder throws a looping overhand right but Hall ducks down to avoid it.
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Hall is out of range.
Crowder thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ryan Hall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder checks a leg kick.
Hall throws a sloppy body shot
and Crowder counters with a left to the body.
Hall misses with a kick to the body
and Crowder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowder ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall slips a jab from Crowder.
Crowder throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder throws a nice looking combination but Hall bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hall lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall misses with a body shot
and Crowder counters with a stiff right hand.
Hall misses with a body punch
and Crowder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Hall is rocked!
Crowder plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Hall swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Hall face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rhys Crowder!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rhys Crowder waved his t-shirt featuring Big Dogs Only 's logo in front of the cameras.