PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reggie Kray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kray
vs
Couture

186 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Reggie Kray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Couture!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Couture closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Couture breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Couture scores a takedown into full mount!
Couture throws a wild left hand from mount and Kray manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.

Kray looking for submissions off his back.

Kray looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Couture wants to stand up but Kray has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kray is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Couture is thwarting Kray's attempts to control the position.
Couture takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Couture trying to pass the guard but Kray defending well.
Couture missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Couture trying to control from half guard but Kray is working away.
Couture thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kray's head.
Kray is breathing heavily.
Couture trying to control the action but Kray is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kray tries for a takedown but Couture circles away easily

and Couture moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Kray's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Couture works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kray preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.

Couture got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kray has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Couture has managed to get both his arms back between Kray's legs - danger averted.
Couture cracks Kray with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Kray working for a triangle but Couture defends it easily.
Couture really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kray. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Couture throwing strikes but missing.
Couture postures up and lands a big shot to Kray's brow.
Couture landing some decent shots from guard.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Kray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Couture with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kray avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Couture stands up over Kray, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Couture must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Couture working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Couture scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Couture in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Couture throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Kray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kray's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Couture instigates a clinch.

Kray drags the fight down to the ground.
Kray keeping moving, preventing Couture from controlling successfully.
Kray bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Couture's guard.

Kray is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kray trying to control but Couture is working from the bottom.
Kray prevents Couture from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture has control of Kray's left arm, preventing Kray from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kray wants to control from the top but Couture keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Couture darts in and clinches Kray up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kray has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Couture is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Couture has picked Kray up - he's going for a ride! Couture dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Couture is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Randy Couture has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is nestled in close to Kray, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Couture slips a nice elbow through Kray's hands, connecting with Kray's forehead.
Kray misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kray trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Ground and pound from Couture.
Couture controlling the action here.
Couture is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kray!
Couture landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture landing shots from mount.
Couture lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Couture landing punches.
Kray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Couture thows a huge punch but Kray dodges it nicely.
Couture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kray's head.
Kray is trying to maintain the position but Couture is very close to passing his half guard.
Kray is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Couture.
Kray wants to get back to full guard.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Kray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kray makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kray.
Couture working some strikes from top position.
Couture wanted to stand there but Kray had control of the position.
Couture is in close to Kray's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Randy Couture showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

No joy there for Kray, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Couture scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kray has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Couture lands a body shot.

Couture looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Kray!
Couture is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kray can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Couture lands with some strikes.
Couture raining down shots from the mount!
Couture with a couple of short strikes.
Kray is squirming around, avoiding Couture's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Couture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture working Kray over with strikes here.
Couture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture unloading with bombs!
Couture lands with some strikes.
Kray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Couture with good strikes from the mount here!
Couture unloading with bombs!
Kray tries to hold on but Couture pushes him away.
Couture punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to control the pace but Kray is squirming around nicely.
Kray is wriggling around trying to escape.
Couture dominating with strikes here.
Couture scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kray slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Kray looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Couture seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Couture looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Kray actively working from the bottom here.
Kray has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Couture is working away from the top position though.
Couture lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Couture connects with a nice short shot to Kray's temple.
Couture is trying to control. Kray wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Nice strikes from Couture there.
Kray works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kray working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Couture doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Couture manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Couture avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Couture throws a big right hand that misses.
Couture is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Couture trying to control the position from guard on top but Kray is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Couture scoring with some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Couture comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Couture has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Couture!