PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyle Odelein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine comes to the cage accompanied by Slaughter - Billy Preston. Lyle Odelein told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Raine
vs
Odelein

183 cm
26
198 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyle Odelein!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Odelein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raine counters with a nice low kick that buckles Odelein's knee momentarily.
Odelein throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Odelein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Odelein throws a right hand that Raine ducks under and follows up with a left that Raine also avoids with ease.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raine looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Odelein gets a clinch.
Odelein misses with an elbow over the top.
Odelein misses with the head strike.
Raine is pressed up against the cage. Odelein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raine down to the mat. Raine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A head kick from Odelein lands but Raine takes it in his stride.
Odelein throws a jab when Raine was well out of range.

Raine clinches.
Raine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raine misses with a body punch.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Odelein misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Odelein won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odelein misses with a punch on the inside.
Raine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raine blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raine is looking to control Odelein's arms but Odelein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raine has his back to the cage.
Raine blocks a body shot from Odelein.
Raine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raine.
Odelein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odelein blocks a body shot from Raine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Odelein.
Odelein misses with a punch to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Odelein as Raine tries to tie him up.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Odelein won't want to take too many of those.
Odelein looks gassed!
Come on Raine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raine gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Odelein.
Odelein drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Odelein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Odelein is trying to drag Raine to the mat but Raine just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odeleins head.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Odelein scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Odelein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odelein misses with a punch to the body.
Raine is trying to stall.
Odelein lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Raine.
Raine misses with the head strike.
Raine missing with knees to the body.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Odelein blocks it.
Raine lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raine creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raine leaning against his opponent.
Odelein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raine misses with a body punch.
Odelein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Odelein scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Raine - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raine managing to block the knees to the body from Odelein.
Raine swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odelein throws a head punch that misses.
Raine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raine prevents a takedown attempt there.
Raine lands a shot to the body.
Raine is working Odelein over against the cage.
Raine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine lands a body punch.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Odelein is defending well for now.
Raine stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Odelein backwards.
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Odelein is blocking nicely.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Odelein's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Odelein drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Odelein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Odelein swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Raine slips a jab from Odelein.
Odelein shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lyle Odelein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Raine drives through and clinches with Odelein against the cage.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Odelein misses with a body punch.
Raine throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Odeleins head.
Raine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Odelein is rocked!
Odelein prevents a body shot from Raine.
Odelein is still on wobbly legs! Can Raine finish him?
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Odelein in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Odelein tries to work over Raine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Odelein changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Raine fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Odelein seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Odelein fails in his attempt to clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.
Odelein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Odelein counters with a leg kick.
Odelein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Odelein is breathing heavily.
Raine lands a jab to the nose.
Raine lands a nice hook to Odelein's body. Odelein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Odelein is looking to clinch but Raine is avoiding it.
Raine thows a leg kick but Odelein checks it
and Odelein counters with a thumping low kick.
Raine misses with a low kick.
Odelein throws a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odelein uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raine.
Odelein tries to clinch up but Raine circles away and keeps his distance.
Odelein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Raine rushes Odelein and presses him up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Odelein controls his hands.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Odelein fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Odelein won't want to take too many of those.
Raine pushes Odelein back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Odelein takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Odelein tries to work over Raine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raine lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raine takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Odelein blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raine.
Odelein doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Odelein has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine is pressed up against the cage. Odelein has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raine down to the mat. Raine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Odelein is able to avoid easily.
Odelein on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Odelein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raine. That's going to slow Odelein down.
Aldo Raine is winning the standup battle so far.
Raine connects with a leg kick. Odelein looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Odelein takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raine throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Raine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Odelein doesn't seem phased though.
Raine throws a low kick, looking for Odelein's leg but Odelein calmly moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Odelein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raine. Odelein does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raine misses with a body kick.
Raine misses with an uppercut.
Raine cracks the inside of Odelein's front leg.
Raine takes a swing at Odelein's ribcage but misses.
Odelein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Raine.
Raine punishes Odelein's body with a nice straight punch.
Raine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Odelein can do to turn this around?
Odelein is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Odelein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raine looks to land a body kick but Odelein moved away.
The fighters circling - Odelein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Odelein rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Raine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Odelein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Odelein checks a leg kick.
Raine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raine throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Raine tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Odelein.
Raine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odelein misses with a few strikes there.
Raine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raine bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Odelein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Raine wants to stall.
Odelein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Odelein has Raine pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raine manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Odelein tries to land knees in the clinch but Raine avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Odelein.
Raine scores a nice knee to the body.
Raine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raine lands an uppercut.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Odelein is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Raine pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Odelein won't want to take too many of those.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raine stalls.
Raine digs a right hand underneath Odelein's ribcage. Odelein let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Raine is looking to control Odelein's arms but Odelein gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raine has his back to the cage.
Raine tries to work over Odelein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raine tries to stall but Odelein uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raine tries a body shot but Odelein blocks it.
Odelein is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Aldo Raine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lyle Odelein.
Raine scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Odelein tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Odelein controls his hands.
Raine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Odelein controls his hands.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Odelein gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Raine has Odelein pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
Raine swings for the body but Odelein moves out of range.
Odelein throws a lazy right hand but Raine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Odelein tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Odelein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Odelein misses with a looping left.
Odelein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Odelein throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Raine.
Raine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Odelein.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Raine has Odelein up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine landing knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Odelein or not.
Raine taking a breather.
Odelein blocks a body shot from Raine.
Odelein wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Raine - that landed with a thud.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Still in the clinch, Raine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Odelein won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine is leaning against Odelein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raine is leaning against Odelein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Raine.
Lyle Odelein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aldo Raine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raine scores with a shot to the side of Odelein's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raine 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!