PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Walter Mooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichabod Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walter Mooney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mooney
vs
Crane

178 cm
21
212 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
206 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Walter Mooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ichabod Crane!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mooney throws a head kick that misses.
Mooney lands a leg kick that knocks Crane off balance momentarily.
Crane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mooney checks a leg kick.
Mooney throws a nice looking combination but Crane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crane swinging wildly here.
Mooney looks for the body kick but Crane saw that one coming.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mooney wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Crane moves into range and clinches up with Mooney.
Crane tries a knee to the head but Mooney blocks it.
Mooney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Mooney breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Mooney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Mooney throws a push kick but Crane slaps the foot to one side.
Ichabod Crane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane tries to clinch there but Mooney circles away.

Crane clinches up against the ropes.
Mooney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.
Mooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Crane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crane. Mooney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Mooney tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mooney's knee momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Mooney. Those never looked like landing.
Mooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Crane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crane thows a body shot but no joy.
Mooney will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crane thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crane scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Crane blocks the leg kick.
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mooney throws a series of punches but Crane avoids them all with ease.
Mooney throws a leg kick that misses.
Crane scores with a hook.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Crane works the jab nicely.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Crane checks a low kick from Mooney.
Mooney wants to clinch.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crane gets a clinch.
Crane trying to land knees to the body.
Crane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mooney's face.
Mooney wants to get back to striking at distance but Crane won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Mooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Crane counters with a nice body shot.
Mooney misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Mooney, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Crane clinches with his opponent.
Mooney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mooney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Crane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mooney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mooney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mooney avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.

Mooney manages to break the clinch.
Crane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney throws a leg kick but Crane moved away.
Crane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crane connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mooney. Mooney circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good exchange - Crane coming out on top.
Walter Mooney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Crane avoids the head kick by Mooney.
Crane is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mooney doesn't manage to clinch there - Crane circles away.

Crane clinches with his opponent.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Mooney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mooney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crane's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Crane duly obliges.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mooney 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 Crane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Crane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Crane keeps the fight on the outside.
Mooney throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Walter Mooney will probably get the nod.
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.

Mooney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Mooney avoids the damage to the body.
Mooney avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Crane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mooney's efforts to push away.
Mooney is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crane is defending well for now.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Crane!
Mooney buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mooney tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crane counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Crane instigates a clinch.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Crane with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crane misses with a series of wild punches.
Mooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Crane moves out of range of the body kick.
Mooney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mooney takes a step back to recover.
Mooney on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crane. Crane obviously looking to wear him down.

Mooney clinches up with Crane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Mooney working hard to break the clinch.

Mooney manages to break the clinch.
Mooney throws a push kick but Crane slaps the foot to one side.
Crane throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.

Crane rushes Mooney and presses him up against the ropes.
Crane missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mooney is looking to break free of the clinch but Crane has double underhooks.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Crane working Mooney over with knees to the body.
Mooney creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mooney has had enough of the clinch but Crane keeps him there for the moment.
Mooney lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Ichabod Crane has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Mooney gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crane.
Mooney checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Crane throws a head kick but Mooney moves out of range.
Mooney has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crane.
Mooney tries to clinch but Crane moves away
and Crane counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mooney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crane checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane throws a jab but it's blocked by Mooney.
Ichabod Crane seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Crane pushes Mooney up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mooney missing with knees to the body.
Mooney is trying to break the clinch but Crane is controlling him.
Walter Mooney has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crane moves out of range of the leg kick from Mooney.
Crane throws a series of punches but Mooney avoids them all with ease.
Crane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Crane blocks a head kick by Mooney.
Mooney is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Mooney.
Mooney is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mooney throws out a loose jab but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mooney takes the fight into the clinch.
Mooney is trying to break free.
Mooney is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.
Crane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mooney.
A frustrated look appears on Mooney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mooney utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Crane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crane prevents Mooney from breaking the clinch.

Crane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mooney blocks a low kick nicely.
A shot to the body from Mooney misses

and Crane counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane managing to block the knees to the body from Mooney.
Crane landing knees to the body.
Mooney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crane.
Crane tries to land knees in the clinch but Mooney avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ichabod Crane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ichabod Crane's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mooney scores with a head kick.
Mooney moves in looking to clinch but Crane pushes him off.

Crane moves into the clinch successfully.
Mooney can't break the clinch.
Mooney wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Crane breaks the clinch.
Mooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Crane.

Crane instigates a clinch.
Mooney is trying to break the clinch but Crane has him pressed against the ropes.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.
Crane prevents Mooney from breaking the clinch.
Crane tries to land a knee to the head but Mooney blocks with his arms.
Mooney managing to block the knees to the body from Crane.

Crane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mooney keeps the fight on the outside.
Crane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mooney fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crane tries to close the distance and clinch but Mooney swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mooney throws a nice looking combination but Crane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crane swats away the attempt to clinch by Mooney.
Mooney is looking to clinch.
Crane has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Mooney throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mooney tries to clinch up but Crane circles away and keeps his distance.
Mooney throws a lazy head kick
and Crane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mooney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mooney lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A leg kick checked by Crane.
A leg kick checked by Mooney.
Mooney misses with a low kick as Crane jumps back.
Mooney ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Crane moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crane darts in and clinches Mooney up against the ropes.
Crane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mooney avoids it.
Crane missing with knees to the body.
Mooney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crane avoids it.
Mooney swings wildly with an uppercut but Crane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mooney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Mooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Crane breaks from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooney tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crane is able to avoid easily.
Crane blocks a head kick by Mooney.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mooney misses with a two punch combination.
Crane is looking to score with low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Mooney.
Mooney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crane throws a head kick that misses.
Crane lands with a good body shot.
Mooney avoids the head kick by Crane.

Crane tries to keep at a distance but Mooney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mooney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crane blocks it with crossed arms.
Mooney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crane's face.

Crane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mooney throws a half hearted mid kick.
Crane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mooney tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mooney throws a sloppy head kick and Crane moves out of range easily.
Walter Mooney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mooney throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Crane has managed to clinch.
Mooney avoiding damage as Crane throws knees to the body.
Mooney is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mooney has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mooney with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Crane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mooney misses with a body shot.
Mooney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mooney is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
Mooney is looking to clinch but Crane is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mooney wants to clinch up but Crane keeps it at a distance.
Mooney tries to clinch there but Crane circles away.
Mooney tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Walter Mooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mooney has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Walter Mooney!