PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Can Crusher (ranked 5222 p4p, 215 weight class) and Shane Myres (ranked 5310 p4p, 217 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Can Crusher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Can Crusher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Crusher
vs
Myres

179 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
26
143 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Can Crusher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shane Myres!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusher with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Crusher takes the fight into the clinch.
Myres throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crusher blocks it with crossed arms.

Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myres stuffs the takedown attempt from Crusher. Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.
Crusher shoots for a takedown but Myres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crusher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Myres sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crusher somewhat.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Myres checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Crusher and move into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Crusher - just one landing.
Crusher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Myres swivels and escapes.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Crusher shakes him off and moves away.
Myres moves out of range as Crusher throws a body kick.
Crusher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Crusher pushes him away.
Crusher looks for a takedown but Myres sprawls well.
Crusher darts in looking for a takedown but Myres gets double underhooks and turns Crusher into the cage.

Crusher darts in and clinches Myres up against the cage.
Myres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusher takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Can Crusher has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.

Crusher manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Myres wants to stand but Crusher has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Myres won't allow Crusher to get back to his feet.
Myres tries to stand but Crusher is controlling from the bottom.
Myres looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Crusher has control of Myres's left arm, preventing Myres from doing any damage.
Myres wants to stand but Crusher is controlling his posture from full guard.
Myres is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Crusher has taken the fight to the clinch.
Myres looking to throw knees to the head but Crusher is blocking nicely.
Myres pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myres lands an elbow inside that Crusher shrugs off.
Myres misses with a knee strike.
Myres prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crusher is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Myres is defending well.
Myres trying to land knees to the body.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crusher tries to score a body lock takedown but Myres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Myres with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crusher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crusher's brow.
Myres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusher drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Myres gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Crusher fails to pull guard.
Myres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crusher avoids it.
Myres trying to land knees to the body.
Myres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crusher.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.

Crusher pulls guard successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusher managing to control the position.
Myres wants to get up but he can't break Crusher's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Myres will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Can Crusher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Crusher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Myres swivels and escapes.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Crusher and move into the clinch position.
Can Crusher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crusher has a takedown stuffed.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Crusher shakes him off and moves away.

Crusher clinches with his opponent.
Myres lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Crusher breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crusher moves into range and clinches up with Myres.
Myres creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Myres throws a knee to the head but misses.
Myres throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crusher jumps guard and drags Myres to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Crusher throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Crusher scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Crusher throws a head kick but Myres moves out of range.
Crusher tries to score a power double leg takedown but Myres sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Crusher somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crusher shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Crusher shoots for a takedown but Myres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crusher sets himself, and Myres steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusher avoids it this time.

Crusher drives through and clinches with Myres against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Crusher manages to break the clinch.
Myres stuffs the takedown attempt from Crusher. Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Crusher shakes him off and moves away.
Crusher fails to land the takedown.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Crusher and move into the clinch position.

Crusher clinches up with Myres and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Crusher.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crusher goes for a takedown in the clinch but Myres prevents it.
Crusher can't get the takedown.
Shane Myres seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Myres is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.

Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Myres stuffs the takedown attempt from Crusher. Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crusher fails with the takedown.

Crusher closes the distance and clinches.
Crusher managing to block the knees to the body from Myres.
Myres landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Myres trying to land knees to the body.
Crusher goes for a takedown attempt but Myres pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crusher shoots for a takedown but Myres saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Myres keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Crusher and move into the clinch position.
Crusher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Crusher pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Myres stuffs the takedown.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Crusher throws a right and a left that Myres avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Myres will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Can Crusher'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. And we move into the final round!

Crusher darts in and clinches Myres up against the cage.
Crusher drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Myres throws an elbow but it misses.
Crusher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Crusher is trying to drag Myres to the mat but Myres just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Myres misses with an elbow strike.

Crusher breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crusher closes the distance and clinches.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Myres just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crusher's brow.

Crusher pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shane Myres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crusher instigates a clinch.
Crusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.

Crusher breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Myres as Crusher shoots in.
Myres wants to counter with a clinch but Crusher pushes him away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Can Crusher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Myres leaves Crusher with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Crusher clinches.
Myres throws an elbow but it misses.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike.
Myres utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.
Crusher misses with a punch to the body.
Myres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crusher.
Myres lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myres scores with a knee to the head.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Myres lands a nice elbow.
Myres lands a damaging elbow.
Myres missing with knees to the body.
Crusher trying to land knees to the body.

Crusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Myres stuffs the takedown attempt from Crusher. Crusher gets slowly back to his feet.
Myres wants to counter the offense by Crusher and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusher looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Crusher takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Myres.
Myres tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Myres misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Myres throws an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusher managing to block the knees to the body from Myres.
Myres pushes off an throws an elbow but Crusher leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusher is defending well for now.
Myres is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crusher is defending well for now.
Myres prevents the takedown attempt.
Crusher blocks an elbow strike.

Crusher escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusher tries to bum rush Myres with a series of wild strikes but Myres uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Crusher.
Crusher tries a head kick but it misses.
Myres tries to counter by closing the distance.
Can Crusher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shane Myres is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crusher misses with a body kick.
Myres tries to counter with a clinch but Crusher shakes him off and moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Myres comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Myres winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Myres!
During a confident post fight interview, Shane Myres thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.