PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cleveland Crosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heywood Jablowme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jablowme has chosen hells bells as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crosby
vs
Jablowme

180 cm
24
193 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

187 cm
27
190 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cleveland Crosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Heywood Jablowme!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jablowme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crosby lands with an overhand left.
Jablowme swinging wildly here.
Jablowme misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jablowme throws a sloppy head kick and Crosby moves out of range easily.
Crosby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crosby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heywood Jablowme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jablowme throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Jablowme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jablowme moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jablowme throws a head kick but Crosby moves out of range.
Jablowme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crosby counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jablowme slaps away a takedown attempt from Crosby, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crosby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jablowme as he jumps to the side.
Jablowme throws a right hand that Crosby ducks under and follows up with a left that Crosby also avoids with ease.
Crosby connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jablowme. Jablowme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Crosby.
Crosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jablowme looks gassed!
Crosby walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jablowme checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jablowme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crosby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crosby counters with a straight right hand.
Jablowme walks into a left hand.

Jablowme is rocked!
Crosby looks to land a right hand but Jablowme moved out of range.
Jablowme is still on wobbly legs! Can Crosby finish him?
Crosby misses with a hook.
Crosby throws a right hand that Jablowme ducks under and follows up with a left that Jablowme also avoids with ease.
Jablowme ducks under a wild hook from Crosby.
Jablowme seems to have recovered his senses.
Jablowme throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heywood Jablowme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jablowme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crosby scores with a counter punch that sends Jablowme to the canvas! Crosby smells blood - he's punishing Jablowme with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Jablowme has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cleveland Crosby!