PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richie Crawford (ranked 2786 p4p, 3840 weight class) and Ihme Mies (ranked 352 p4p, 456 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Crawford
vs
Mies

190 cm
25
215
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
203
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Richie Crawford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ihme Mies!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mies gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Crawford forces his way into half guard.
Crawford wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mies keeps working.

Mies pushes Crawford off and gets back to his feet.
Crawford misses with a hook.
Crawford pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crawford circles away from the clinch attempt.

Mies moves into the clinch.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mies is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Crawford.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crawford.
Crawford tries for a takedown but Mies manages to get underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crawford is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Mies pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mies taking a breather.
Crawford throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mies blocks it with crossed arms.
Crawford slows down the pace here.
Mies looking to slow down the pace here.
Mies misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crawford pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crawford throws a head punch that misses.
Crawford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mies is defending well for now.
Mies cracks Crawford with a nice body shot.
Crawford stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies lands a body punch.
Crawford tries to land knees in the clinch but Mies avoids the damage to the body.
Mies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mies tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford tries a knee to the head but Mies blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mies as Crawford tries to tie him up.
Mies blocks a body shot from Crawford.
A shot in the inside from Mies.
Mies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mies prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Crawford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crawford blocking some punches.
A bit of stalling here from Crawford.
Mies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mies looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford takes a shot to the head.
Crawford stalling in the clinch but Mies improves position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A shot in the inside from Mies.
A short left from Mies.
Mies tries to circle away but Crawford has him pinned against the cage.
Crawford has a couple of punches blocked by Mies.
Crawford stalling against the cage.
Crawford trying to control the position but instead, Mies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Crawford into the cage.
Crawford blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crawford backwards.
Mies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Crawford stalling the fight.
Crawford takes a shot to the head.

Crawford is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mies is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Oh Crawford is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crawford is trying to stall.
Mies creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Crawford with a big uppercut! Crawford tries to clinch up but Mies pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Crawford to the mat! Crawford covers up and Mies unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ihme Mies!
Our winner, Ihme Mies, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.