PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Clement (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clement's entrance music is Infinite Mass - Bullet . A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Crowe's choice of entrance music: Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Clement
vs
Crowe

169 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

162 cm
20
151 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

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SAVE A FIGHTER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Clement!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Skinner Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clement misses with an uppercut. Crowe saw that one coming.
Crowe swings for the body but Clement moves out of range.
Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clement throws out the jab.
Clement throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Crowe moves out of range as Clement strikes.
Clement misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Clement scores with a shot to the body.
Clement dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Crowe ducks right into an uppercut from Clement.
Clement misses with an uppercut.
Clement jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Clement throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe moves out of range as Clement strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Clement throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clement tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Clement misses with a hook.
Crowe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Clement. That snapped Crowe's head back.
Crowe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clement.
Clement throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Clement is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crowe slips under a jab from Clement.
Johnny Clement is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crowe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Clement misses the target.
Clement throws a shot from downtown. Crowe moves away and avoids it.
Crowe is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe tries to work over Clement's front leg with a kick but Clement checks it.
Clement misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Clement does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Crowe throws a big shot that misses.
Crowe misses with a low kick as Clement jumps back.
Crowe ducks under a wild hook from Clement.
Johnny Clement seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Clement.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe throws a leg kick but Clement moved away.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Clement misses with a hook.
Crowe on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crowe slips under a jab from Clement.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a looping overhand right but Clement ducks down to avoid it.
Crowe looks to land a left hand but Clement moved out of range nicely.
Crowe slips a straight right by Clement.
Crowe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clement.
Crowe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Nice body punch from Crowe.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Crowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Crowe scores with a jab.
Clement bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses the shot to the body.
Clement scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A cross from Clement lands.
Clement moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Clement throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Clement.
A left lands for Crowe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Crowe misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Clement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Clement throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clement scores with a hook to the body. Crowe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Clement dominated that round.
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.

Clement misses with a straight right.
Crowe throws the left hand but Clement avoids the punch easily.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clement.
Clement throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Clement misses.
Clement lands with a hook. Crowe tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Crowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clement takes a swing at Crowe's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.
Crowe slips under a jab.
Clement fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Crowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clement.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Crowe.
Crowe lands with a hook. Clement tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement throws a hook to the side of Crowe's head but Crowe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crowe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Clement.
Clement staying out of range there.
Clement checks a low kick from Crowe.
Clement throws an off balance right hand
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut there from Crowe.
Clement loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.

Clement tries to sprawl but Crowe drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Clement blocking the ground and pound attempt from Crowe.
Clement is looking to improve his position.
Clement works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crowe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Crowe advances to half guard.
Crowe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clement is looking to get to half guard.
Clement is working hard here to advance position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crowe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Crowe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clement is looking to improve his position but Crowe isn't that keen on the idea.
Crowe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Crowe raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Clement is rocked!

Crowe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Clement turns into him and now he's in Crowe's guard.
Oh Clement is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clement pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowe is keeping the position for now.
Clement seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clement trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Crowe manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Crowe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Clement looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe trying to control but Clement is working from the bottom.
Crowe with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Crowe pushing down on Clement's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Clement is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Crowe pulls his head out easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Clement actively working from the bottom here.
Crowe is controlling the pace.
Crowe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clement does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skinner Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Clement loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Clement digs a good hook to Crowe's body.
Crowe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clement on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clement misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crowe.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Clement.
Clement lands a right hook to the body.
Crowe throws out a loose jab but Clement uses good head movement to avoid it.
A big right from Clement misses.
Clement circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clement misses with a right hand
and Crowe counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Crowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clement was well out of range. Poor timing from Crowe.
Clement misses with an uppercut.
Crowe misses with a hook to the body
and Clement makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement misses with a looping left.
Crowe just misses with a punch to the body.
Clement has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
Clement throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
The fighters circling - Crowe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Clement takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Crowe misses with a hook. Clement ducked under it nicely.
Crowe looks to land a combination but Clement avoids it well.
Crowe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Clement throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clement scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Clement checks it.
Crowe digs a good hook to Clement's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clement throws a big shot that misses.
Clement misses with a looping right.
Clement throws an overhand right that lands on Crowe's shoulder, as Crowe tries to avoid the shot.
Clement misses with a body shot.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clement.
Clement swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Clement throws a poor cross that misses
and Crowe counters with a left to the body.
Crowe fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clement has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Clement there as he acknowledges the shot.
Crowe slips a straight right by Clement.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clement blocks a low kick nicely.
Crowe slips under a jab from Clement.
Nice defenses there by Crowe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clement connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Crowe's hands.
Crowe misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe moves away from the strike by Clement.
Crowe slips under a jab from Clement.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clement. Crowe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
Crowe lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Clement lands with a straight right. Crowe didn't see that one coming.
Clement misses with a hook. Crowe ducked under it nicely.
Clement on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clement thows a body shot but no joy.
Crowe slips a jab from Clement.
Clement just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnny Clement is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clement throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Clement moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowe.
A telegraphed right hand from Clement misses the target.
Clement cracks Crowe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Clement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clement throws a body punch but Crowe moves out of range.
A big left from Clement misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Clement misses with a straight left.
Clement looks to throw the jab but Crowe is out of range.
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Clement's knee but Clement avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clement rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crowe counters with a left to the body.
Clement avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Clement checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Johnny Clement did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Clement rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Clement 's knee.
Clement looks to score with a jab to the body but Crowe is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Clement blocks the low kick.
Clement tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Clement.
Clement ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crowe moves away.
Clement misses with a hook.
Crowe misses with a two punch combination.
Clement swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Clement misses the target.
Clement swings for the body but Crowe moves out of range.
Clement keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Clement lands with a nice body punch.
Crowe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clement throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clement throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clement uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowe.
Crowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Clement misses its intended target.
Crowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clement.
Clement throws a jab when Crowe was well out of range.
Clement throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Crowe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Clement steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crowe.
The fighters circling - Clement throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clement misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe throws a hook but Clement avoids it easily.

Crowe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Clement tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Crowe is in Clement's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe passes into half guard.
Clement on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Clement looking for submissions off his back.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Clement has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Crowe escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Crowe!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crowe has hold of Clement's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Clement seems comfortable defending it but Crowe has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Clement is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Clement is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Crowe couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Skinner Crowe! Skinner Crowe retains his featherweight title!
Skinner Crowe bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.