PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Couture has chosen Thickfreakness - The Black Keys as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cramer
vs
Couture

190 cm
26
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry

Fightworld Formula

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Couture!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Couture.
Couture throws a shot from downtown. Cramer moves away and avoids it.
Couture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cramer misses with the combination.
Cramer moves forwards but Couture connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Couture connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Couture with a hook.
Couture slips a jab and a cross from Cramer.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Cramer scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Rodney Couture has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Cramer throws the left hand but Couture avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cramer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Couture takes a swing at Cramer's ribcage but misses.
Couture throws a series of strikes that have Cramer backpedaling.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cramer has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Couture finds it's way round the side to connect with Cramer's head.
A big right from Couture misses.
Couture tests Cramer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rodney Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cramer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Couture might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Couture cracks Cramer with a good jab.
Cramer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Couture counters with a left and a right that stings Cramer.
Some wild striking there from Cramer.
Couture is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cramer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cramer takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cramer takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Couture misses the jab.
Couture throws a hook but Cramer blocks it.
Cramer walks into a jab.
Couture moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Couture swings for the body but Cramer moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Couture.
Cramer tries to close the distance and clinch but Couture swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Couture pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cramer back to the cage. Couture follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cramer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cramer misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer throws a body kick that misses
enabling Couture to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot by Couture.
Couture throws a right and a left that Cramer avoids nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Couture.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Cramer is out of range.
Cramer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cramer slips a jab from Couture.
Couture keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Couture scores with a hook.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Cramer stalks Couture and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Couture's face. Couture staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Couture.
Couture looks gassed!
Couture pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cramer misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture misses with an uppercut. Cramer saw that one coming.
Cramer misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
Cramer tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Couture throws a hook but Cramer avoids it easily.
Couture bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture throws a series of strikes that have Cramer backpedaling.
Couture scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Couture's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Couture misses the shot to the body.
Cramer moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Cramer slips a jab and a cross from Couture.
A head kick misses from Cramer.
Couture lands a nice looking body shot.
Cramer walks into a straight right hand from Couture.
Cramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Couture scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couture blocks a head kick by Cramer.
Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture misses with a left hand
and Cramer counters with a two punch combo.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Cramer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cramer wants to clinch.
Couture cracks Cramer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Couture misses the target.
Cramer avoids the body shot from Couture.
Cramer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cramer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cramer slips under a jab.
Couture misses with an uppercut
and Cramer counters with a left to the body.
Cramer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cramer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Cramer moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cramer.
Couture is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Couture lands with a hook. Cramer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rodney Couture seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture lands the left hand.
Couture takes a swing at Cramer's ribcage but misses.
Couture moves out of range as Cramer throws a body kick.
Cramer moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Couture with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cramer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Couture has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Couture and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Don Cramer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cramer moves in looking to clinch but Couture pushes him off.
Cramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture cracks Cramer with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cramer throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture digs a good hook to Cramer's body.
Couture keeps the fight on the outside.
Couture throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cramer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
No joy there for Couture, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture cracks Cramer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Couture circles away from the clinch attempt.
Couture with a hook.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
Couture connects with a crisp jab.
Cramer takes one on the button.
Couture rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cramer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Couture.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cramer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Couture with a hook.
Cramer tries to clinch but Couture moves out of range.
Cramer looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Couture throws a right hand that Cramer ducks under and follows up with a left that Cramer also avoids with ease.
Cramer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Couture circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cramer circles away quickly and effectively.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cramer lands with a nice combination. Couture backs away looking to recover.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throws a shot to the body.
Couture misses with a right hand
and Cramer counters with a nice uppercut.
Cramer jabs Couture to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rodney Couture's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Cramer misses the target.
Nice jab there from Couture.
Cramer throws a sloppy head kick and Couture moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Couture. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Couture.
Couture throws a lazy right hand but Cramer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cramer ducks right into an uppercut from Couture.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Cramer moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cramer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some wild striking there from Cramer.
Cramer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Couture looks to land a left hand but Cramer moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture lands with a hook. Cramer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cramer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Couture cracks Cramer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Cramer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cramer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cramer.
Nice body punch from Couture.
Cramer throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
Cramer wants to clinch.
Cramer walks into a stiff left hand from Couture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture scores with the left hand. Cramer knows he should have avoided that one.
Cramer slips under a jab.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Cramer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cramer misses with a low kick.
Couture misses with a looping right.
Couture scores with a body shot.
Couture scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cramer in his tracks.
Cramer tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cramer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Cramer.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Cramer throws a head kick that misses.
Couture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Couture throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cramer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cramer tries to clinch up
and Couture counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cramer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cramer dodges the punch combination from Couture.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a body punch but Cramer moves out of range.
Couture swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cramer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Couture.
Cramer misses with a few strikes there.
Cramer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Couture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cramer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Couture throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cramer counters with a left and a right that stings Couture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Couture throws a poor cross that misses
and Cramer counters with a one-two to the body.
Couture throws the left hand but Cramer avoids the punch easily.
Don Cramer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rodney Couture is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cramer misses with a two punch combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Couture!
A less than humble Rodney Couture misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.