PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Crain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wolfgang Von Richtofen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Richtofen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rammstein. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Crain
vs
Von Richtofen

175 cm
27
155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

178 cm
20
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Calvin Crain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Richtofen lands a leg kick that knocks Crain off balance momentarily.
Von Richtofen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Richtofen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crain is looking to clinch but Von Richtofen is avoiding it.
Von Richtofen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Wolfgang Von Richtofen has been cut.
Von Richtofen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crain tries to clinch up.
Crain tries to clinch but Von Richtofen is having none of it.
Von Richtofen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crain wants to clinch up but Von Richtofen keeps it at a distance.
Von Richtofen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Crain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Von Richtofen.
Crain tries to move into range but Von Richtofen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Von Richtofen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Richtofen lands with a nice combination. Crain backs away looking to recover.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Von Richtofen cracks Crain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Von Richtofen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A decent looking cross lands there for Von Richtofen.
Crain fails to land with a series of punches.
Crain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Richtofen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Von Richtofen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Von Richtofen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crain lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Crain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Crain throws a body kick that misses.
Crain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Von Richtofen is looking to slow Crain down with leg kicks.
Crain moves in looking to clinch but Von Richtofen pushes him off.
Von Richtofen's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Von Richtofen duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crain throws a leg kick but Von Richtofen checks it.
Von Richtofen with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Crain drives through and clinches with Von Richtofen against the cage.
Crain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crain stalling.
Von Richtofen misses with a punch on the inside.
Crain has a couple of punches blocked by Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen dodges an elbow strike from Crain.
Von Richtofen blocks an elbow strike.
Von Richtofen lands with a short shot to the head.
Crain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Von Richtofen is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crain.
Crain avoids the elbow strike from Von Richtofen, against the cage.
Crain throws a punch but it's blocked by Von Richtofen.
Crain tries to land knees in the clinch but Von Richtofen avoids the damage to the body.
Crain prevents a body shot from Von Richtofen.
Crain wants to stall.
Von Richtofen lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crain tries a knee to the head but Von Richtofen blocks it.
Von Richtofen misses with the head strike.
Von Richtofen can't find room to land a body shot as Crain controls the action.
Crain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Richtofen avoids it.
Von Richtofen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Crain backwards.
Von Richtofen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Crain.
Von Richtofen tries a body shot but Crain blocks it.
Von Richtofen is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Crain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Richtofen avoids it.
Crain holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Crain has Von Richtofen pressed against the cage, preventing Von Richtofen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Von Richtofen.
Crain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Crain swings wildly with an uppercut but Von Richtofen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crain.
Von Richtofen misses with a body punch.
Crain stalling in the clinch but Von Richtofen improves position.
Von Richtofen lands a hook that snaps the head of Crain backwards.
Von Richtofen misses with a punch on the inside.
Crain is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Von Richtofen is keeping busy.
Von Richtofen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crain landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Crain with a knee to the head.
Crain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crain misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wolfgang Von Richtofen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Von Richtofen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Crain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Von Richtofen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crain scrambles back to his feet.
Crain tries to clinch but Von Richtofen moves out of range.
Crain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice shot by Von Richtofen.
Crain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wolfgang Von Richtofen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Von Richtofen moves away.
Crain has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Von Richtofen.
Von Richtofen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crain looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crain moves in looking to clinch but Von Richtofen pushes him off.
Crain tries to clinch but Von Richtofen moves out of range.
Von Richtofen connects with an inside leg kick.
Crain wants to clinch.
Von Richtofen scores with a body shot.
Von Richtofen throws a shot to the body.
Crain throws a head kick that misses.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Richtofen paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Richtofen cracks Crain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Von Richtofen jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crain tries to clinch but Von Richtofen moves out of range.
Crain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Von Richtofen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crain tries to bum rush Von Richtofen with a series of wild strikes but Von Richtofen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Von Richtofen jabs at Crain's body.
A head kick misses from Crain.
Calvin Crain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crain tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Richtofen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crain's calf.
Crain throws a sloppy head kick and Von Richtofen moves out of range easily.
Von Richtofen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crain doesn't seem bothered though.
Crain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crain wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crain tries to clinch there but Von Richtofen circles away.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch but Von Richtofen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Von Richtofen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Von Richtofen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Von Richtofen looks to land a combination. Crain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crain gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Von Richtofen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Von Richtofen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Von Richtofen is looking to slow Crain down with leg kicks.
Von Richtofen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crain misses with a body punch
and Von Richtofen counters with an outside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Von Richtofen.
Crain takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Richtofen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Crain.
A head kick misses from Crain.
Crain is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Von Richtofen keeps the fight on the outside.

Crain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Von Richtofen, pushing him back against the cage.
Von Richtofen lands with a short shot to the head.
Von Richtofen missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Crain throws an elbow but misses.
Von Richtofen blocks an uppercut.
Von Richtofen lands with a light punch inside.
Von Richtofen blocks an elbow strike from Crain.
Crain avoiding damage.
Crain misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Von Richtofen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crain.
Crain slowing the pace effectively.
Crain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Crain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Von Richtofen avoids it.
Crain lands an elbow inside.
Calvin Crain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crain blocks a body shot from Von Richtofen.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Crain.
Von Richtofen blocks an elbow strike.
Crain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Von Richtofen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Von Richtofen throws a punch but it's blocked by Crain.
A short uppercut from Von Richtofen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Von Richtofen up against the cage.
Crain creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Von Richtofen pushes Crain back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wolfgang Von Richtofen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wolfgang Von Richtofen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Crain swinging wildly here.
Von Richtofen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crain is looking to clinch.
Crain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Von Richtofen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Richtofen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Von Richtofen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Von Richtofen swats away the attempt to clinch by Crain.
Crain is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Von Richtofen lands with a nice combination. Crain backs away looking to recover.

Crain is rocked!
Von Richtofen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Crain at a distance.
Oh Crain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Von Richtofen cracks Crain on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Crain falls backwards against the cage. Von Richtofen follows up with more strikes that drop Crain to his knees. Von Richtofen keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Crain! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wolfgang Von Richtofen!
After winning the bout, Wolfgang Von Richtofen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.