PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Raevsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack The Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Raevsky has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raevsky
vs
The Ripper

210 cm
25
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

Australian Xtreme - 159 Energy + Stamina!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexander Raevsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack The Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Damien Edna and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raevsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from The Ripper.
Alexander Raevsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raevsky lands a jab to the head.
Raevsky lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raevsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Raevsky lands a two punch combo.
Raevsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Raevsky.
The Ripper walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raevsky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

The Ripper clinches up with Raevsky and pushes him back against the cage.

The Ripper has picked Raevsky up - he's going for a ride! The Ripper dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The Ripper not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Ripper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raevsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Ripper.
The Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raevsky defending well though.
Raevsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Ripper.
Raevsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raevsky keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. The Ripper lands a nice short elbow.
The Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raevsky defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The Ripper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Raevsky has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Ripper is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper lands with a punch from half guard.
The Ripper working over Raevsky with some ground and pound. Raevsky looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

It looks like Alexander Raevsky has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raevsky blocking the ground and pound attempt from The Ripper.
The Ripper throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Ripper looks to land a strike but Raevsky avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The Ripper is looking to work some ground and pound but Raevsky has wrist control.
Raevsky is breathing heavily.
The Ripper throws and elbow that misses. Raevsky uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in The Ripper's guard. Nice move by Raevsky!
The Ripper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Ripper prevents Raevsky from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The Ripper is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The Ripper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The Ripper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raevsky defending well though.
The Ripper throws a strike but Raevsky avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four 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.
The Ripper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Ripper keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raevsky's head.
The Ripper lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The Ripper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Ripper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The Ripper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Raevsky looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Raevsky looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Raevsky!
The Ripper is looking for a sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Ripper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack The Ripper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Raevsky's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Raevsky defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Ripper.
Raevsky feints a jab promting The Ripper to slip. Raevsky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Ripper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raevsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raevsky throws a combination. The Ripper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The Ripper closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The Ripper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raevsky misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ripper takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alexander Raevsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raevsky throws a sloppy head kick

and The Ripper moves into the clinch.
The Ripper wants a takedown.

The Ripper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ripper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Ripper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raevsky's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Raevsky duly obliges.
Raevsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Raevsky shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Ripper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The Ripper is looking for a sweep.
Raevsky tries to stand but The Ripper is controlling his head.
The Ripper is looking to regain half guard here but Raevsky keeps moving and retains side control.
The Ripper is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Raevsky's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jack The Ripper has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Raevsky blocks the strikes from The Ripper.
Raevsky prevents The Ripper from improving his position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for The Ripper. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

The Ripper actively working from the bottom here.

The Ripper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raevsky pulls his head out easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper is looking for a sweep. Raevsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raevsky blocks the strikes from The Ripper.

The Ripper actively working from the bottom here.

The Ripper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raevsky pulls his head out easily.
The Ripper punching from the bottom.
Raevsky stalling.

The Ripper looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Ripper throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The Ripper manages to get to full guard.
Raevsky 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 Ripper trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raevsky wants to stand but The Ripper has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The Ripper looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Raevsky passes into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Raevsky dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Raevsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Raevsky lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raevsky is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raevsky moves out of range of the body kick from The Ripper.
The Ripper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raevsky swinging wildly here.
Raevsky thuds his right hand into The Ripper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raevsky tests The Ripper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raevsky tries to bum rush The Ripper with a series of wild strikes but The Ripper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raevsky lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as The Ripper backs up against the cage.
The Ripper ducks right into an uppercut from Raevsky.
Raevsky is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raevsky misses with a series of wild punches.
Raevsky scores with a one two! The Ripper had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Raevsky scores with a crisp jab that stopped The Ripper in his tracks.
Raevsky feints a jab promting The Ripper to slip. Raevsky then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. The Ripper slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Raevsky tests The Ripper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A punch combination from Raevsky misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raevsky.
The Ripper has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raevsky shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The Ripper eats them both and turns towards Raevsky to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Raevsky closes the distance and lands a one-two.

The Ripper closes the distance and clinches.

The Ripper works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The Ripper postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Raevsky is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Ripper, into his guard.
The Ripper throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

The Ripper throws his legs up looking for a submission but Raevsky uses it to pass to side control.

Raevsky decides to stand back up.
The Ripper is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raevsky sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
The Ripper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Raevsky as he avoids it easily.
The Ripper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Ripper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ripper takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raevsky slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Good exchange - Raevsky coming out on top.
The Ripper dives in and grabs Raevsky's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raevsky pushes down on The Ripper's head and hops out.
Alexander Raevsky has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack The Ripper.
Raevsky cracks The Ripper with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

The Ripper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Raevsky to score an easy takedown into full guard.

The Ripper working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raevsky doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raevsky manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The Ripper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Ripper can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raevsky showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Ripper wants to improve his position but instead Raevsky has moved into half guard.
The Ripper is looking for a sweep. Raevsky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Raevsky wants to get back to his feet.
Raevsky will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

The Ripper is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raevsky pulls his head out easily.
The Ripper gets back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Raevsky showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raevsky 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Raevsky!