PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Crane (ranked 2905 p4p, 331 weight class) and Archie Ouchie (ranked 4069 p4p, 455 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crane
vs
Ouchie

180 cm
25
179 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Inexperienced

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Archie Ouchie!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ouchie rushes Crane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ouchie dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Ouchie lands a good knee to the midsection. Crane won't want to take too many of those.
Ouchie throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouchie pushes off an throws an elbow but Crane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crane.
Crane avoids the elbow strike from Ouchie, against the cage.
Ouchie scores a nice knee to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouchie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ouchie blocks an elbow strike from Crane.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ouchie's coach down at Hilo Warriors Fight Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ouchie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ouchie missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouchie pushes off an throws an elbow but Crane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ouchie with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Crane to work.
Ouchie lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.
Ouchie throws an elbow that misses.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Crane takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Steve Crane has been cut.
Crane controlling the action here for a moment.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Ouchie.
Ouchie throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Ouchie shrugs off.
Crane avoiding damage as Ouchie throws knees to the body.
Ouchie throws an elbow that misses.
Ouchie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Crane lands a nice elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouchie unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ouchie misses with a knee to the head.
Ouchie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crane slowing the pace effectively.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Ouchie avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Crane will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ouchie up against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Crane.
Ouchie avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
A bit of stalling here from Crane.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane lands an elbow that stopped Ouchie in his tracks for a moment.
Crane avoids a wild elbow strike from Ouchie.
Crane leaning his opponent against the cage.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Archie Ouchie will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Steve Crane's cut.
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.

Crane has taken the fight to the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crane takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouchie.
Crane lands an elbow inside.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crane lands a damaging elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Crane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ouchie up against the cage.
Ouchie lands a nice elbow.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Ouchie.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ouchie lands an elbow that stopped Crane in his tracks for a moment.

Crane is rocked!
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouchie missing with knees to the body.
Crane blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Crane.
Crane avoiding damage as Ouchie throws knees to the body.
Ouchie misses with a knee strike.
Crane effectively controlling the action here.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Ouchie.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Ouchie has Crane pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Crane is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ouchie - that's hurt Crane badly! Oh, another knee lands and Crane is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Crane doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Archie Ouchie!