PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ephraim Goodweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goodweather has chosen Alkaline Trio - Private Eye as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crosby
vs
Goodweather

180 cm
23
193 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

186 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ephraim Goodweather!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crosby throws a one two combo.
Goodweather tries to clinch but Crosby moves out of range.
Crosby throws a lazy right hand but Goodweather sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Crosby as he connects with a hook.
Cleveland Crosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crosby bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodweather is looking to clinch but Crosby is avoiding it.
Crosby misses the shot to the body.
Crosby connects with the punch.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.

Goodweather gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Goodweather throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Crosby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Crosby lands a jab.
Goodweather slips under a jab.
Goodweather moves away from the strike by Crosby.
Crosby takes a swing at Goodweather's ribcage but misses.
A punch combination from Crosby misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crosby. Goodweather does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crosby misses the jab.
Crosby keeps the fight on the outside.
Goodweather is looking to clinch.
Crosby scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Ephraim Goodweather has been cut.
Goodweather tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crosby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crosby misses with a wild body shot.
Goodweather takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Goodweather tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Goodweather dodges the punch combination from Crosby.
Goodweather doesn't manage to clinch there - Crosby circles away.
Goodweather wants to clinch.
Crosby thuds his right hand into Goodweather's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crosby throws out a loose jab but Goodweather uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goodweather is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodweather is looking to clinch.
Crosby fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goodweather on the side of the head.
Goodweather tries to clinch up.
Crosby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Crosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Goodweather shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Crosby lands a jab to Goodweather's midsection.
Goodweather wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Crosby paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Crosby tests Goodweather's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Goodweather looks gassed!
Crosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goodweather takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goodweather wants to clinch up but Crosby keeps it at a distance.
Crosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Goodweather on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Goodweather walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crosby swings for the body but Goodweather moves out of range.
Crosby connects with a looping right hand.
Crosby lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Goodweather falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cleveland Crosby!