PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Foster (ranked 4413 p4p, 3360 weight class) and Turner Crocop (ranked 477 p4p, 395 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Foster
vs
Crocop

187 cm
25
265
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
247
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turner Crocop!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Crocop to counter with a crisp jab.
Crocop keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crocop throws a fast counter high kick but Foster manages to duck under it in time.

Crocop lands a big head kick that sends Foster tumbling to the mat! Crocop takes a step backwards and waves Foster back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Foster is rocked!

It looks like James Foster has been cut.
Foster lunges at Crocop with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Crocop's hand.
Crocop misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Crocop back to the cage. Foster follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Turner Crocop has been cut.
Foster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Foster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crocop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Foster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Foster lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Crocop misses with the combination.
Crocop throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sloppy strikes from Foster. Those never looked like landing.
Foster throws a series of punches but Crocop moves out of range.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Crocop ducks under a wild hook from Foster.
Foster moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCrocop.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Crocop dodges the punch combination from Foster.
Foster takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crocop throws a head kick that half lands.
Crocop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster misses with a two punch combination.
Crocop raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Foster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Foster lands a glancing blow to the side of Crocop's head.
Foster swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crocop counters with a head kick. That will keep Foster thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Foster avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Foster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Crocop counters with a crisp one two that drops Foster! Crocop thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Foster to his feet! Foster is in big trouble!
Oh Foster is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crocop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Foster blocks a head kick by Crocop.
Foster seems to have got his legs back now.
Foster avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Good leg kick by Crocop.
Foster fails to land with a series of punches.
Foster throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Crocop to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster blocks a jab.
Foster misses with a combination
and Crocop counters with a nice kick to the body.
Foster works Crocop's body with a nice hook.
Foster avoids the head kick by Crocop.
Foster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Crocop looks winded!
A left and a right from Foster both land. Nice combination.
Foster throws a lazy right hand but Crocop sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crocop lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Crocop lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Crocop dodges the punch combination from Foster.
A countering left hand to the body from Crocop misses.
Foster misses with a wild combination.
Crocop raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crocop lands a high kick!
James Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crocop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Foster misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster scores with a punch to the head.
Foster misses with a body shot

and Crocop counters with a head kick that drops Foster to the mat! Foster scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Foster throws a right and a left that Crocop avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Foster throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crocop counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Foster scores with a one two! Crocop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Turner Crocop dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Foster throws a left and a right that both miss
and Crocop counters with a solid body kick.
Foster throws a nice looking combination but Crocop bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Foster misses the jab.
Crocop throws a big counter head kick but Foster avoids it with no problem.
Crocop throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.

Crocop lands a big head kick that sends Foster tumbling to the mat! Crocop takes a step backwards and waves Foster back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Foster swinging wildly here.
Crocop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foster works Crocop's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crocop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
Foster throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big right from Foster misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster throws a right and a left that Crocop avoids nicely.
No joy there for Foster, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crocop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Foster throws out the jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Foster might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Foster throws a left and a right that both miss

and Crocop counters with a head kick that drops Foster to the mat! Foster scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Foster swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crocop counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A punch combination from Foster misses.
Crocop swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crocop steps in with a hook that catches Foster right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Crocop follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Foster looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turner Crocop!