PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Nietzsche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nietzsche is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Dance Hall Days. Ben Raymond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raymond
vs
Nietzsche

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedrich Nietzsche!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nietzsche checks a leg kick.
Nietzsche staying out of range there.
Raymond tries to work over Nietzsche's front leg with a kick but Nietzsche checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nietzsche. Raymond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raymond thumps Nietzsche with a low kick.
Nietzsche blocks a low kick nicely.
Nietzsche throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raymond connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nietzsche tries to clinch up.
Raymond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raymond lunges at Nietzsche with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nietzsche's hand.
Raymond throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raymond fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raymond cracks a nice hook into Nietzsche's ribs.
Raymond dips to his left and cracks Nietzsche with an uppercut!
Nietzsche jabs Raymond to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raymond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nietzsche tries to clinch but Raymond is having none of it.
Raymond wants to slow Nietzsche down by chopping away at his legs.
Nietzsche misses with a jab to the body
and Raymond counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Nietzsche.
Nietzsche slips under a jab from Raymond.
Raymond staying out of range there.
Raymond throws a lazy uppercut
and Nietzsche counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nietzsche misses with a lunging right hand
and Raymond makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nietzsche swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nietzsche misses with a hook. Raymond ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond loads up on a big right hand but Nietzsche slips the punch.
Sloppy strikes from Raymond. Those never looked like landing.
Nietzsche misses with a right hand
and Raymond counters with a left to the body.
Raymond avoids the body shot from Nietzsche.
Ben Raymond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nietzsche waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raymond.

Nietzsche gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raymond blocks a body shot from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nietzsche tries to land knees in the clinch but Raymond avoids the damage to the body.

Raymond breaks the clinch.

Nietzsche has closed the distance and engaged Raymond in a clinch.
Nietzsche is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raymond is keeping busy.
Nietzsche misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche wants to stall.
Nietzsche changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raymond fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nietzsche ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raymond with a hook.
Nietzsche slips under a jab from Raymond.
Nietzsche works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Raymond loads up on a big right hand but Nietzsche slips the punch.
Nietzsche throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nietzsche throws a lazy uppercut
letting Raymond counter with a right hand.
Nietzsche takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond scores with a nice right hand.
Raymond tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nietzsche was well out of range. Poor timing from Raymond.
Raymond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nietzsche circles away quickly and effectively.
Raymond throws a nice looking combination but Nietzsche bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nietzsche is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raymond loads up on a big right hand but Nietzsche slips the punch.
Nietzsche misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raymond counters with a right hand to the body.
Raymond attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Raymond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nietzsche throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raymond.
Nietzsche steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raymond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Raymond dominated that round.
That's time! Raymond's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nietzsche shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nietzsche was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raymond is working to get back to half guard.
Nietzsche looking to land elbow strikes but Raymond uses the position to regain half guard.
Raymond is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond is trying to control but can't.
Raymond is trying to stand.
Nietzsche slips a nice elbow through Raymond's hands, connecting with Raymond's forehead.
Nietzsche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raymond defending well though.
Nietzsche lands strikes from half guard.
Raymond knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nietzsche on the ground.
Raymond wants to improve his position but Nietzsche is controlling well.
Raymond pushes Nietzsche off looking to stand but Nietzsche dives back in and keeps control.
Nietzsche wants to control but Raymond is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nietzsche sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raymond defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raymond avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nietzsche.
Nietzsche has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nietzsche throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nietzsche not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nietzsche with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Nietzsche is thwarting Raymond's attempts to control the position.
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. Nietzsche connects with a nice short shot to Raymond's temple.
Ground and pound from Nietzsche.
Raymond is trying to control but Nietzsche passes into side control!
Nietzsche tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Raymond tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nietzsche looks up at the clock and then as Raymond takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Nietzsche smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nietzsche is looking to take a break and control but Raymond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raymond on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Raymond tries to get out of the position.
Nietzsche cracks Raymond with a big right hand but Raymond just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nietzsche landing a few strikes.

Raymond is rocked!
Raymond is looking to regain half guard here but Nietzsche keeps moving and retains side control.
Oh Raymond is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nietzsche in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Raymond looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Nietzsche turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Friedrich Nietzsche!