PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between HL Mencken (ranked 193 p4p, 6 weight class) and Daniel Crushman (ranked 85 p4p, 3 weight class). Mencken comes to the cage accompanied by Circle Jerks - Question Authority. This should be a great matchup!

Mencken
vs
Crushman

195 cm
28
261 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

196 cm
33
262 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

IniTech Nutrition
Urban Fighter

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Urban Fighter

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, HL Mencken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Crushman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crushman throws a hook to the side of Mencken's head but Mencken sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Crushman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mencken.

Crushman pushes Mencken up against the cage in a clinch.
Crushman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Crushman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mencken backwards.
Crushman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Crushman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mencken pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mencken scores with a sloppy right hand. Crushman should have avoided that one.

It looks like Daniel Crushman has been cut.
Crushman fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken avoids the body shot from Crushman.
Crushman misses with a looping left.
Mencken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mencken throws a leg kick that is checked
and Crushman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mencken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crushman's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crushman missing with a left hand there. Mencken was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Crushman rushes Mencken and presses him up against the cage.
Mencken presses Crushman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mencken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mencken stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mencken prevents a body shot from Crushman.
Mencken presses Crushman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mencken lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mencken lands a body shot.
Crushman looks winded!
Mencken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Crushman backwards.
Mencken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mencken lands a shoulder strike.
Mencken is working Crushman over against the cage.
Mencken has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Mencken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mencken lands with a left to the head.
Mencken struggles to land a body shot inside as Crushman controls his hands.
Mencken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crushmans head.
Crushman has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Mencken is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
HL Mencken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Crushman.
Mencken pushes Crushman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mencken blocks a body shot from Crushman.
A short right from Mencken.
Crushman lands a nice uppercut.
Mencken throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Crushmans head.
Mencken goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Crushman lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Crushman prevents Mencken from standing back up.
Mencken trying to control from the bottom.
Crushman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mencken keeps working.
Mencken looks like he's trying to stand up.
Crushman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mencken keeps working.
Mencken is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Crushman is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mencken has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mencken keeping hold of Crushman's head, controlling as best he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crushman checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mencken loads up on a big right hand but Crushman slips the punch.
Crushman lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crushman lands an overhand right.
Crushman walks into a straight right hand from Mencken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crushman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mencken circles away.
Crushman fails to land with a series of punches.
Mencken staying out of range there.
It looked like Mencken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crushman.
Crushman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mencken checks it well.
Mencken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mencken wants it to stay on the feet.
Mencken moves away from the strike by Crushman.
Mencken wants to slow Crushman down by chopping away at his legs.
Crushman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That kick from Crushman tenderised Mencken's leg. Mencken is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mencken lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A decent looking cross lands there for Mencken.
Mencken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crushman closes the distance but Mencken moves to the side
and Mencken counters with a nice body shot.
Mencken bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Crushman's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mencken. That's going to slow Crushman down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

HL Mencken dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Crushman's cut.
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.

Crushman misses with a hook to the body
and Mencken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Crushman thinking.
Crushman throws a push kick but Mencken slaps the foot to one side.
Crushman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mencken.
Crushman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mencken.
Mencken looks to land a left hand but Crushman moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Mencken misses.
Crushman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Crushman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good work by Crushman as he checks the leg kick.
Mencken slips a straight right by Crushman.
Mencken chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mencken misses with a low kick.
Crushman misses with a wild body shot.
Mencken blocks a jab.
Crushman on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crushman connects with a leg kick. Mencken looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crushman motions for Mencken to come forward. Crushman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Crushman scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crushman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crushman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mencken.
Crushman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crushman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mencken lands with a kick to the temple. Crushman shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jab, jab by Mencken - just one landing.
Mencken misses with a right hand
enabling Crushman to counter with a crisp jab.
Mencken tries a head kick but it misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crushman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mencken.
Crushman moves away from the strike by Mencken.
Mencken takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mencken lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Crushman.
Mencken appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Crushman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crushman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mencken momentarily.
HL Mencken is winning the standup battle so far.
Crushman throws a hook but Mencken avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Mencken on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Crushman scores with a shot to the body.
Mencken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crushman tries to land a leg kick but Mencken saw it coming and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crushman.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crushman darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like HL Mencken has been cut.
Mencken misses the shot to the body.
Mencken takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crushman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mencken.
Crushman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mencken slips a straight right by Crushman.
Mencken feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Mencken throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crushman.
Crushman sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Crushman tries to score with a low kick but Mencken moves his leg out of the way.
Crushman has his takedown stuffed
and Mencken counters with a stiff right hand.

That has opened up Daniel Crushman's cut even more.
Crushman is breathing heavily.
Crushman checks a low kick from Mencken.
Mencken 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.
Crushman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Crushman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mencken smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mencken uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crushman.
Crushman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crushman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mencken on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Crushman. Crushman obviously looking to wear him down.
Crushman swings for the body but Mencken moves out of range.
Crushman misses with an attempted mid kick.
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!
Crushman takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Mencken keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crushman doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mencken connects with a leg kick. Crushman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mencken fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jab, jab by Mencken - just one landing.

The cut above Daniel Crushman's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
HL Mencken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Crushman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good leg kick by Mencken there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mencken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mencken stuns Crushman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

HL Mencken dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Mencken scores with a shot to the body.
Mencken connects with an inside leg kick.
Crushman will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
It looked like Mencken was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Crushman.
Crushman moves forwards but Mencken connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mencken lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mencken dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crushman. That did some damage!
Crushman checks a low kick from Mencken.
Mencken ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mencken buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Crushman takes one on the button.
Crushman throws a shot from downtown. Mencken moves away and avoids it.
Crushman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body punch from Mencken.
Jab by Mencken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mencken tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Mencken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mencken lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
You can see that Crushman has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Mencken feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Crushman's calf.
Crushman scores with a hook to the body. Mencken takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mencken shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Crushman! But no joy.
Mencken slips under a jab.
Mencken darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Crushman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Crushman walks into a stiff left hand from Mencken.

Crushman is rocked!
Mencken misses with a combination
and Crushman counters with a three punch combo that has Mencken backing up. Mencken nods at Crushman to acknowledge the strikes.
Crushman slips a straight right by Mencken.
Donk. Mencken catches Crushman right on the button with a cross.
Daniel Crushman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crushman is still on wobbly legs! Can Mencken finish him?

Daniel Crushman's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crushman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Mencken lands a beautiful left hook that drops Crushman. Crushman tries to recover but Mencken is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Crushman lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). HL Mencken!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, HL Mencken made sure he mentioned IniTech Nutrition , along with how happy he was to win his fight.