PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Crabtree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Holt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crabtree comes to the cage accompanied by Move Bitch. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Crabtree
vs
Holt

191 cm
21
282 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Crabtree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Manny Holt!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crabtree getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Manny Holt has been cut.
Crabtree ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Holt comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crabtree dodges the punch combination from Holt.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crabtree. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Holt misses its intended target.
Crabtree avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Holt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crabtree lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holt circles away quickly and effectively.
Holt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crabtree counters with a left to the body.
Crabtree is looking to wear down Holt with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crabtree scores with a nice head shot.
Jab, jab by Crabtree - just one landing.
Crabtree takes a swing at Holt's ribcage but misses.
Nice straight punches there by Crabtree. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Crabtree.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crabtree ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Crabtree gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Holt misses with a combination
and Crabtree counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Holt looks gassed!
Crabtree listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Manny Holt's cut even more.
Crabtree misses the jab.
Holt tries to land a front kick but Crabtree steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Crabtree counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Manny Holt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crabtree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crabtree ducks under a wild hook from Holt.
Holt throws a shot from downtown. Crabtree moves away and avoids it.
Crabtree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Holt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holt falls off balance throwing a combination
and Crabtree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holt ducks under a wild hook from Crabtree.
Holt tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crabtree was well out of range. Poor timing from Holt.
Holt avoids the body shot from Crabtree.
Crabtree slips a jab and a cross from Holt.
Crabtree misses with an uppercut.
Holt throws a series of strikes that have Crabtree backpedaling.
Crabtree throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Crabtree counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Holt closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Holt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A jab from Crabtree finds it's way through Holt's defenses.

The cut above Manny Holt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Crabtree moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crabtree thows a body shot but no joy.
Crabtree moves out of range as Holt strikes.
Holt misses with a double jab
and Crabtree counters with a left to the body.
Crabtree misses with a body shot.
Crabtree lands with a right hand.
Holt misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crabtree counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Crabtree. That snapped Holt's head back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Crabtree. Holt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Holt takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Manny Holt's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Manny Holt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Johnny Crabtree!