PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Christ (ranked 795 p4p, 1347 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 116 p4p, 205 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Raffington's choice of entrance music: Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Christ
vs
Raffington

192 cm
24
205
9 - 2 - 0

182 cm
36
225
27 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Shadow Realm Apparel
Conviction

Stoner's Killer Apparel
NARCOS

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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jon Christ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christ moves out of range of the strikes.
Christ displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raffington throws out the jab.
Christ lands a jab-cross combination.
Christ loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Raffington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Christ lands a head kick. Raffington smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Raffington displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Christ throws out the jab.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raffington.
Nice cross by Raffington.

It looks like Jon Christ has been cut.

Raffington lands a big right hand that sends Christ crashing to the mat! Raffington stays standing though and waves Christ back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Christ has managed to clinch.
Raffington scores with a hook to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raffington throws a head punch that misses.
Christ doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington prevents a body shot from Christ.

Christ breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Christ throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Christ misses with a looping left.
Raffington has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Raffington misses with an uppercut. Christ saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Raffington throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Christ looks for the body kick but Raffington saw that one coming.
Christ takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Christ slips under a jab from Raffington.
Raffington throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Christ.
Raffington throws an overhand right that lands on Christ's shoulder, as Christ tries to avoid the shot.
Christ is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Raffington lands a big right hand that sends Christ crashing to the mat! Raffington stays standing though and waves Christ back to his feet!

Christ is rocked!

Jon Christ's cut is getting worse.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington throws a series of punches but Christ moves out of range.
Oh Christ is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raffington throws a lazy uppercut
and Christ counters with a stiff right hand.
Christ seems to have got his legs back now.
Raffington loads up on a big right hand but Christ slips the punch.
Christ jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raffington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raffington throws a looping overhand right but Christ ducks down to avoid it.
Christ throws a poor cross that misses
and Raffington counters with a stiff right hand.
Raffington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
An attempted straight right counter from Christ misses the target.
Raffington walks into a left hand.
Christ throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raffington.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christ tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Christ.
Raffington swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christ counters with a series of strikes. Raffington will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raffington swings widly with a right hand
and Christ counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raffington throws a predictable looking body shot
and Christ counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raffington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Jon Christ's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Christ misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christ is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raffington misses with a hook. Christ ducked under it nicely.
Christ is looking to counter punch.
Raffington throws out a loose jab but Christ uses good head movement to avoid it.

Oooooh!!! Raffington has knocked Christ down with a huge combo! Raffington steps away and waves a wobbly Christ back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christ staying out of range there.
Christ throws a sloppy head kick and Raffington moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Christ uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Christ lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Raffington throws a hook but Christ blocks it.
Christ throws a hook but Raffington avoids it easily.
Christ bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Christ moves out of range as Raffington strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Christ on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Raffington slips under a jab.
Raffington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Jon Christ's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Christ slips a jab from Raffington.
Christ lands a lovely overhand right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Raffington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Christ's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Raffington throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christ counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raffington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raffington clobbers Christ with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raffington throws a right hand that Christ ducks under and follows up with a left that Christ also avoids with ease.
Raffington thuds his right hand into Christ's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Christ connects with a looping right hand.
Raffington throws a lazy right hand but Christ sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Christ showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raffington.
Raffington throws an off balance right hand
and Christ counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Raffington!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jon Christ's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Shane Raffington!
Shane Raffington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.