PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Brand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Brand acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Raybould
vs
Brand

190 cm
25
273 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

196 cm
23
272 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Brand!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a right hand that Raybould ducks under and follows up with a left that Raybould also avoids with ease.
Brand blocks a jab.
Raybould looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Raybould cracks Brand with an open hand slap.
Brand lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Brand takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Brand. Those never looked like landing.
Good standup being displayed there by Raybould as he connects with a hook.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch but Brand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand slips a jab from Raybould.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Brand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raybould misses with an uppercut.
Raybould fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brand. Brand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Raybould thuds a left hand into Brand's body.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raybould.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Brand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brand moves out of range as Raybould strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Raybould tries to clinch up.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raybould takes one on the button.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Brand moves out of range of the strikes.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Brand takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Raybould thows a body shot but no joy.
Brand swats away the attempt to clinch by Raybould.
Raybould lands a body shot.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with a wild combination.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brand misses with a series of wild punches.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Good exchange - Raybould coming out on top.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raybould misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries to clinch but Brand moves out of range.
Brand staying out of range there.
Raybould tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Raybould.
A jab from Raybould misses.
Brand's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brand duly obliges.
Raybould waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Brand slips a straight right by Raybould.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brand moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Brand blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Brand connects with the punch.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch but Brand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raybould throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Marcus Brand is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brand throws a series of punches but Raybould moves out of range.
Raybould displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brand throws out the jab.
Brand keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raybould.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand defending well as Raybould loads up on a big left hand.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould throws a jab when Brand was well out of range.
Raybould throws a jab but it's blocked by Brand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould misses the jab.
Brand takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould looks to land a right hand but Brand moved out of range.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould throws a hook to the side of Brand's head but Brand sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raybould misses with a straight left.
Brand takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brand drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Brand steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Some wild striking there from Brand.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Brand misses with a double jab.
Raybould misses with an uppercut.
Raybould slips a jab from Brand.
Raybould looks to land a left hand but Brand moved out of range nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brand!
Brand moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brand.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould throws a lazy right hand but Brand sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
Kevin Raybould is winning the standup battle so far.
Raybould swings for the body but Brand moves out of range.
Brand displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand checks a leg kick.
Brand drops his hands momentarily and Raybould takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Brand, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Raybould throws a jab when Brand was well out of range.
Brand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raybould is looking to land body kicks.
Raybould jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brand slips a jab from Raybould.
Brand misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Raybould misses.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Raybould jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raybould throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Raybould dominated that second round.
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!

Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Brand manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Brand uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raybould.
Raybould lands with a straight right. Brand didn't see that one coming.
A slow jab from Raybould misses its intended target.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brand!
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
Brand needs to keep his hands up - Raybould had a free shot at his head there.
Brand moves forwards but Raybould connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brand ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Raybould throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.
Brand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raybould doesn't manage to clinch there - Brand circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould takes a swing at Brand's ribcage but misses.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Brand misses with a few strikes there.
A swing and a miss from Raybould.
A telegraphed right hand from Raybould misses the target.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Brand avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Brand misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Raybould lands the left hand.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raybould avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould throws an overhand right that lands on Brand's shoulder, as Brand tries to avoid the shot.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould moves out of range as Brand strikes.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Raybould.
Raybould with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Raybould. Beautiful body shot.
Raybould lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Brand at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brand misses with the combination.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould 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.
Raybould misses with a straight right.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Raybould tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Raybould.
Raybould lands a slapping body shot.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Raybould scores with a shot to the body.
Brand takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raybould misses with a looping left.
Raybould throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Brand 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brand takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raybould misses the shot to the body.
Raybould missing with a left hand there. Brand was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raybould looks to score with a jab to the body but Brand is just out of range.
Brand scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Brand does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould digs a good body shot into Brand's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand moves away from the strike by Raybould.
Marcus Brand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kevin Raybould is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raybould throws a looping overhand right but Brand ducks down to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Raybould showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raybould has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Raybould!