PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arthur Brade (ranked 25068 p4p, 25793 weight class) and Kasey Crawford (ranked 547 p4p, 568 weight class). Brade comes to the cage accompanied by King Crimson - The Letters. Kasey Crawford told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Brade
vs
Crawford

182 cm
21
240
4 - 7 - 1

188 cm
23
230
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

BANZAI NUTRITION

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 4 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Arthur Brade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kasey Crawford!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brade takes a jab right on the kisser.

It looks like Arthur Brade has been cut.
Brade takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Brade is rocked!
Crawford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Crawford backs away, Brade returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford thuds a left hand into Brade's body.
Brade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Crawford.
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Brade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Brade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawford throws a right hand that misses
and Brade counters with a stiff right hand.

Crawford fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brade, pushing him back against the cage.
Brade is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Brade blocks a body shot from Crawford.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Crawford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crawford has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brade after a bit of a struggle.
Arthur Brade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kasey Crawford.
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crawford is looking to break free of the clinch but Brade has double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Crawford - that landed with a thud.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brade is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Brade for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Brade controlling the action here for a moment.
Brade is breathing heavily.
Crawford wants to take the fight to the mat but Brade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Crawford tries a body shot but Brade blocks it.
Crawford can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crawford is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crawford is trying to force a seperation but Brade has the dominant position.
Crawford is trying to break the clinch but Brade has him pressed against the cage.
Brade effectively controlling the action here.
Brade looking to slow down the pace here.
Crawford tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brade's elbow.
Brade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crawford tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brade prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crawford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford tries to throw a body punch but Brade avoids it by throwing Crawford back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Brade as Crawford tries to tie him up.
Crawford misses with a hook to the ribs.

Brade manages to break the clinch.
Kasey Crawford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawford keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Brade stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brade wants it to stay on the feet.
Brade is looking to counter punch.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Brade circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Brade misses the target.
Brade looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford looks to land a combination but Brade avoids it well.
Brade tried to counter with a leg kick but Crawford avoided it.
Crawford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brade keeps the fight on the outside.
Brade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crawford scores with a sloppy right hand. Brade should have avoided that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford fails to land with a series of punches.
It looked like Brade was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Brade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Brade counters with a nice low kick that buckles Crawford's knee momentarily.
Brade could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Crawford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Brade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crawford throws a series of punches but Brade moves out of range.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Brade counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kasey Crawford will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arthur Brade'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.

Crawford throws a right hand that misses
and Brade counters with a left to the body.
Brade walks into a straight right hand from Crawford.
Crawford moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kasey Crawford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Brade counter with a right hand.
Crawford tries to clinch there but Brade circles away.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Crawford misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Crawford misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brade counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Brade to acknowledge the strikes.
Crawford misses with a shot to the body
and Brade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Crawford misses with a left hand
and Brade counters with a three punch combo that has Crawford backing up. Crawford nods at Brade to acknowledge the strikes.

Crawford is rocked!
Crawford tries to close the distance and clinch but Brade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford misses with a lunging right hand
and Brade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crawford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Brade counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Crawford tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crawford has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brade.
Brade seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Crawford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brade counters with a nice leg kick.
Crawford misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crawford moves to clinch but Brade breaks away
and Brade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Brade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brade dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brade went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Crawford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brade.
Brade ducks under a wild hook from Crawford.
Brade tried to counter with a leg kick but Crawford avoided it.
Crawford misses with a hook. Brade ducked under it nicely.
Crawford misses with a combination
and Brade counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crawford misses with a takedown attempt
and Brade counters with a stiff right hand.
Crawford wants to clinch
and Brade counters with a thumping low kick.
Crawford waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brade.
Brade feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Crawford misses with an uppercut
and Brade counters with a leg kick.
Crawford looks to clinch
and Brade counters with an inside leg kick.
Crawford swings for the body but Brade moves out of range.
Crawford throws a hook but Brade blocks it.
Crawford throws an off balance right hand
and Brade counters with a straight right hand.
Crawford tries to clinch up
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crawford closes the distance but Brade moves to the side

and Brade counters with a crisp one two that drops Crawford! Brade thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Crawford to his feet! Crawford is in big trouble!
Crawford is still on wobbly legs! Can Brade finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crawford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arthur Brade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crawford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brade looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Crawford throws a sloppy body shot
and Brade cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crawford darts in trying to clinch
and Brade counters with a low kick, right behind Crawford 's knee.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arthur Brade dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Arthur Brade's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Crawford misses with a hook
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford seems to have recovered his senses.
Crawford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Brade counters with a right hand to the body.
Crawford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Brade misses the target.
Crawford's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Crawford misses with a few strikes there.
Crawford swinging wildly here.
A counter left hand to the body from Brade misses its target.
Crawford throws a lazy uppercut
and Brade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crawford misses with a double jab
and Brade counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawford misses the shot to the body.
Crawford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crawford throws a right and a left that Brade avoids nicely.
It looked like Brade was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crawford.
Crawford throws a poor cross that misses
and Crawford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crawford throws a combination that misses
and Brade counters with a leg kick.
Brade dodges the punch combination from Crawford.
Brade is looking for a counter combo.
Crawford misses with a lunging right hand
and Brade comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Crawford stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Brade is on him like rabid pit bull! Crawford slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arthur Brade!
Arthur Brade made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Nobody can touch me! I am closer to god than you Maggots!'.