PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zane Raven (ranked 4220 p4p, 4221 weight class) and Milo Raven (ranked 210 p4p, 212 weight class). Zane Raven comes to the cage accompanied by 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Milo Raven has chosen 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero as his entrance music. Both these fighters had to take extra time to make weight as they missed the initial 135lb limit. Zane Raven came in at 137.9 and Milo Raven came in at 138.0 but after the extra two hours, both guys managed to get within the one pound allowance. No doubt it will have affected them physically though, so let's see if that has an impact on the fight. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Raven
vs
Raven

172 cm
18
145
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 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 New York, Zane Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milo Raven!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zane Raven tries a head kick but it misses.
Zane Raven tries to clinch up.
Milo Raven is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Zane Raven tries to clinch but Milo Raven moves out of range.
Milo Raven misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Milo Raven clinches.

Milo Raven ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Milo Raven no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Zane Raven preventing the sweep.
Milo Raven keeps trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Milo Raven can do anything to dispel that myth.
Milo Raven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Milo Raven keeping moving, preventing Zane Raven from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Milo Raven is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Zane Raven defends well.
Zane Raven stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Milo Raven swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Milo Raven keeping moving, preventing Zane Raven from controlling successfully.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Zane Raven slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zane Raven throws a sloppy head kick and Milo Raven moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Zane Raven throws a hook to the side of Milo Raven's head but Milo Raven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Zane Raven pushes Milo Raven up against the cage in a clinch.

Zane Raven's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Zane Raven feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Zane Raven trying to control but Milo Raven is working from the bottom.
Milo Raven trying to control the position here.
Milo Raven looking to control.
Zane Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Milo Raven is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milo Raven managing to control the position.
Zane Raven throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Zane Raven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Milo Raven.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Milo Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Zane Raven, looking for a takedown. Milo Raven pushes Zane Raven against the cage but Zane Raven circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Milo Raven looks winded!
Zane Raven throws a hook but Milo Raven blocks it.

Zane Raven moves into the clinch successfully.
Zane Raven stalling the fight.

Milo Raven pulls guard.
Milo Raven is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zane Raven stays in close to Milo Raven's body and controls the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zane Raven has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Milo Raven is proving hard to escape from.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zane Raven showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Zane Raven has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 10:9
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 10:9
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 10:9

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zane Raven!
Zane Raven decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Milo Raven was interviewed post fight and said 'Death is in the air…'.