PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bartholomew Roach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roach's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Simpsons Theme Song. Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. Bartholomew Roach could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Eli Crowe's chin.

Roach
vs
Crowe

191 cm
23
213 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
215 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bartholomew Roach!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe moves out of range as Roach throws a body kick.
Roach moves out of range of the body kick.
Crowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crowe is looking to slow Roach down with leg kicks.
Roach moves out of range as Crowe throws a body kick.
Crowe avoids the body shot from Roach.
Roach throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roach slips a straight right by Crowe.
Crowe scores with a decent looking hook.
Roach throws a hook but Crowe blocks it.
Roach jabs Crowe right on the nose. Crowe blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Roach.
Crowe throws a sloppy head kick and Roach moves out of range easily.
Crowe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Roach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crowe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Roach.
Roach connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Roach lands a jab to the nose.
Crowe catches Roach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe cracks the inside of Roach's front leg.
Roach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Crowe.
A swing and a miss from Crowe.
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Roach moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to the liver by Crowe. Beautiful body shot.
Roach tests Crowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Roach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Crowe ducks down to avoid it.
Roach lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crowe will feel that in the morning.
Roach is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Roach moves forwards but Crowe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Roach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowe checks a low kick from Roach.
Roach scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crowe throws a front kick aimed at Roach's knee but Roach avoids it well.
Crowe takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roach fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Crowe manages to avoid it.
Roach connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roach will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Roach.
Roach works the jab nicely.
Roach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Roach throws a leg kick which misses Crowe's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowe tries to avoid it.
Roach connects with a leg kick. Crowe looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Crowe throws a low kick but Roach moves out of range easily.
Roach misses with a body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Roach wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Roach shrugs off.

It looks like Bartholomew Roach has been cut.
Roach looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe has a couple of punches blocked by Roach.
Crowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Roach misses with the head strike.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Crowe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roach struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowe controls his hands.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe blocks an uppercut.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Roach working hard to break the clinch.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Roach controls his hands.
Roach stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe pushes off an throws an elbow but Roach leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Roach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roach being controlled against the cage.
Crowe blocking some punches.
Crowe slows down the pace here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe connects with a knee to the head.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Roach moves into the clinch successfully.
Crowe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Roach blocks it with crossed arms.
Roach managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
Roach avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Crowe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Crowe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Roach throws a head punch that misses.
Roach lands a right hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Roach blocks an elbow strike.
Roach lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crowe.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crowe throws an elbow but misses.
Roach throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crowes head.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Roach is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roach working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Crowe is breathing heavily.
Roach lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Eli Crowe has been cut.
Crowe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roach gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roach gets through Crowe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Bartholomew Roach has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Roach lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Roach is stalling here.
Crowe takes a shot to the head.
Crowe trying to land knees to the body.
Roach blocks the elbow strike.
Roach blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Roach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roach throws a punch but it's blocked by Crowe.
Roach has a couple of punches blocked by Crowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Roach back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.

Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roach keeps the fight on the outside.
Crowe misses with a lunging right hand
and Crowe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crowe throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Crowe misses with a jab to the body
and Roach counters with an outside leg kick.
Crowe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Roach finds it's way round the side to connect with Crowe's head.

Crowe is rocked!
Crowe misses with a body kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Roach! Crowe is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bartholomew Roach!
Bartholomew Roach retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bartholomew Roach thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.