PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Crane (ranked 2692 p4p, 318 weight class) and Danny Williams (ranked 2738 p4p, 322 weight class). Williams has chosen Iam the KING as his entrance music. Danny Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Steve Crane's chin.

Crane
vs
Williams

180 cm
25
179 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Steve Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Danny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane misses the shot to the body.

Crane darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crane.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Danny Williams has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crane.
Crane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams is trying to push Crane away but Crane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.

That has opened up Danny Williams's cut even more.
Crane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Crane lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Danny Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crane lands an elbow inside.

Williams is rocked!
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Crane finish him?
Crane blocks an uppercut.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Crane throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams tries to break free but Crane pushes him back against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Crane.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Crane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crane misses with an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Crane, against the cage.
Crane pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crane throws an elbow that misses.
Crane misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crane throws an elbow but misses.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Crane.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Crane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Crane lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.

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

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Danny Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Steve Crane!
In defeat, Danny Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'My apologies to all my fans for this defeat but I promisehe the king will come back stronger'.