PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Don Crenshaw (ranked 1232 p4p, 1091 weight class) and Red Crow (ranked 127 p4p, 114 weight class). Crenshaw comes into the arena with Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers blaring out of the sound system. Crow is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Scarlet - Age of Seduction. Red Crow is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Crenshaw
vs
Crow

162 cm
32
168
24 - 17 - 0

176 cm
35
165
23 - 16 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
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Bondi MMA 🏝️
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Don Crenshaw!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Red Crow!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crenshaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Crenshaw throws a right hand that misses
and Crow counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crow fails with the takedown.
Crenshaw throws a sloppy head kick and Crow moves out of range easily.
Crenshaw slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crenshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Oooooh!!! Crow has knocked Crenshaw down with a huge combo! Crow steps away and waves a wobbly Crenshaw back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Crenshaw is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crenshaw looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crenshaw scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crow throws a right hand that Crenshaw ducks under and follows up with a left that Crenshaw also avoids with ease.
A shot to the liver by Crenshaw. Beautiful body shot.
Crow misses with a hook. Crenshaw ducked under it nicely.
Crenshaw lands a leg kick that knocks Crow off balance momentarily.

Crenshaw moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crow misses with a punch on the inside.
Crenshaw blocking some punches.
Crenshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Crenshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Crow controls his hands.
Crenshaw misses with some punches.
Crow goes for a takedown attempt but Crenshaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crenshaw has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Chikara MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Don Crenshaw has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Red Crow.
Crow scores with a punch to the head.
Crenshaw wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crow turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crenshaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crenshaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw keeps Crow at a distance using the push kick.
Crow misses with a looping left.
Crenshaw misses the shot to the body.
Crow unleashes a big counter combination but Crenshaw bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Crenshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Crow stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Crenshaw throws a big shot that misses.
Crow misses with a combination

and Crenshaw holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crenshaw scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crow goes for a takedown attempt but Crenshaw pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Crenshaw connects with a leg kick.
Crenshaw scores with a leg kick.
Crenshaw doesn't manage to clinch there - Crow circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crenshaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crow doesn't seem bothered though.
Crenshaw swats away the attempt to clinch by Crow.
Crenshaw misses with a low kick.
Despite the aggression on Crow's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
An inside leg kick from Crenshaw misses.
Crenshaw scores with a jab.
A head kick misses from Crow.

Crenshaw clinches.
Crow misses with some punches.

Crenshaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crow blocks a low kick nicely.
Crenshaw slips a jab and a cross from Crow.
Crow throws a big shot that misses.
Crenshaw slips under a jab from Crow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crow.
Crow lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crenshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Crenshaw lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crow backwards.
Crenshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Crenshaw misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Crenshaw.
Stalling in the clinch from Crenshaw.
Crow throws a punch but it's blocked by Crenshaw.
Crow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crow blocks a body shot from Crenshaw.
Nice body punch from Crenshaw - that landed with a thud.
Crow blocking some punches.
Crenshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crenshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crow.
Crenshaw is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Crow tries a body shot but Crenshaw blocks it.
Crow misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Don Crenshaw 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.

Crenshaw misses with a body shot.
Crow tries to clinch there but Crenshaw circles away.
Crenshaw steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crow.
It looked like Crenshaw wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Crow tries a low kick but Crenshaw avoids it.
Crenshaw ducks under a wild hook from Crow.
Crenshaw staying out of range there.
A head kick by Crow misses
and Crenshaw counters with a right hand to the body.
Crow has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crenshaw.
Crenshaw scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crenshaw misses with a body kick.
Crow is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crow throws a series of strikes that have Crenshaw backpedaling.
Crenshaw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crow.
Crenshaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crow avoids the body shot from Crenshaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crenshaw scoring well with a low kick there.
Don Crenshaw is winning the standup battle so far.
Crenshaw slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crow misses with a two punch combination.
Crow connects with a high kick.
Red Crow is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crow closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crenshaw counters with a slapping leg kick.
Crenshaw moves away from the strike by Crow.
Crow throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crenshaw counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crenshaw scores with a sloppy right hand. Crow should have avoided that one.
Crow takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Crow coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crenshaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Crenshaw is looking to wear down Crow with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crow throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Crenshaw counters with an inside leg kick.
Crow slips under a jab.
Crow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crenshaw counters with a body kick.
Crow is breathing heavily.
Crenshaw lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Crow.
Crow's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crenshaw goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Crenshaw throws a head kick that misses.
Crenshaw has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crenshaw uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Crenshaw misses with a looping right.
Crow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Crenshaw momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crow moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Oh Crenshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Crow misses
and Crenshaw counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Crenshaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Crow throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crow takes one to the side of the head.
Don Crenshaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crow misses with a jab to the body

and Crenshaw counters with a crisp right hand that drops Crow! Crenshaw lets Crow back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Crow is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crenshaw sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Crow's defenses. It connects perfectly with Crow's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Crenshaw!
Don Crenshaw is the new lightweight champion!
A very excited looking Don Crenshaw made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.