PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis St Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Boss Battle. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raiden
vs
St Laurent

179 cm
26
167 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

175 cm
24
168 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Louis St Laurent!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Laurent tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to St Laurent's calf.

Raiden pushes St Laurent up against the cage in a clinch.
St Laurent tries to work over Raiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent lands a nice uppercut.
St Laurent tries to work over Raiden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent misses with some punches.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.

Raiden breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raiden lands a leg kick that knocks St Laurent off balance momentarily.
St Laurent shoots in for a takedown but Raiden shows good takedown defense.
St Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
St Laurent chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raiden can pounce on him.
Raiden connects with a body shot.
Raiden walks forward, straight into a front kick from St Laurent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raiden moves out of range of the body kick from St Laurent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
St Laurent tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Raiden manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raiden scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Raiden closes the distance and clinches.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
Raiden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Laurent blocks a body shot from Raiden.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raiden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden wants to stall.
St Laurent scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent missing with knees to the body.
Raiden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raiden blocking some punches.
St Laurent misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden misses with some punches.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raiden avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raiden.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
St Laurent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raiden tries to throw a body punch but St Laurent avoids it by throwing Raiden back against the cage.
St Laurent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Laurent looks gassed!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Laurent as Raiden tries to tie him up.
Raiden lands a nice knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
St Laurent tries to throw a body punch but Raiden avoids it by throwing St Laurent back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a punch to the body.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Laurent avoids it.
Raiden taking a breather.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raiden misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Raiden.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raiden.
Raiden prevents a body shot from St Laurent.

Raiden manages to break the clinch.
St Laurent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raiden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raiden slips under a jab from St Laurent.
St Laurent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raiden throws a lazy right hand but St Laurent sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Laurent throws a body punch but Raiden moves out of range.
St Laurent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick from St Laurent is predictable there
and Raiden counters with an inside leg kick.
Raiden throws a leg kick but St Laurent sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Laurent paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. St Laurent does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden scores with a kick to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.
St Laurent looks to land a right hand but Raiden moved out of range.

St Laurent takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raiden scores with a knee to the head.
St Laurent lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
St Laurent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Laurent misses with a punch on the inside.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quan Raiden dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

St Laurent digs a good hook to Raiden's body.
Raiden waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract St Laurent.
St Laurent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raiden counters with a nice uppercut.
Raiden fails to land with a series of punches.
Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
Quan Raiden is winning the standup battle so far.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a takedown but Raiden manages to keep the fight standing, pushing St Laurent's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
St Laurent takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raiden swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

St Laurent moves into the clinch.
Raiden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
St Laurent misses with the head strike.
Raiden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Laurent avoiding damage as Raiden throws knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Raiden.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

St Laurent rushes Raiden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.

Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jab, jab by Raiden - just one landing.
Raiden throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Laurent.
St Laurent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raiden manages to avoid it.
Raiden slips a straight right by St Laurent.
Quan Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raiden is looking to clinch but St Laurent is avoiding it.
St Laurent shoots in looking for a takedown. Raiden tries to sprawl out of it but St Laurent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raiden manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raiden misses with a hook
and St Laurent counters with a three punch combo that has Raiden backing up. Raiden nods at St Laurent to acknowledge the strikes.
Raiden tries to clinch there but St Laurent circles away.
St Laurent slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
St Laurent lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from St Laurent misses.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
St Laurent misses with a double jab
and Raiden counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden keeps the fight on the outside.
Raiden cracks St Laurent with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Raiden scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
St Laurent steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Raiden. That one must have hurt.
St Laurent is breathing heavily.
St Laurent misses with a looping left.
Louis St Laurent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Laurent.
Raiden avoids the body shot from St Laurent.
St Laurent misses with a body punch
and Raiden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raiden scores with a head kick. St Laurent tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Raiden looks to land a combination. St Laurent sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
St Laurent misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow St Laurent down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raiden.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Laurent tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Raiden tries to close the distance and clinch up but St Laurent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Raiden moves away
enabling Raiden to counter with a crisp jab.

St Laurent instigates a clinch.
St Laurent misses with a body punch.
St Laurent throws a head punch that misses.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Laurent avoids it.
Raiden blocks a body shot from St Laurent.
Raiden throws an elbow but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden scores with a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from St Laurent.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Quan Raiden will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Raiden swings for the body but St Laurent moves out of range.
Raiden ducks under a wild hook from St Laurent.
Raiden checks a leg kick nicely.
St Laurent lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Laurent misses with a looping right.
The fight stays on the outside here - St Laurent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Laurent.
St Laurent thows a body shot but no joy.
Raiden misses with a kick to the body
and St Laurent counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Laurent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
St Laurent moves out of range of the leg kick from Raiden.
Raiden staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Laurent checks a low kick from Raiden.
Raiden throws a low kick but it's checked well by St Laurent.
St Laurent tries to clinch but Raiden is having none of it.
St Laurent swings for the body but Raiden moves out of range.

Raiden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but St Laurent blocks with his arms.
St Laurent lands a nice knee to the body.
St Laurent blocking some punches.
Raiden lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Laurent.
St Laurent throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.
St Laurent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
St Laurent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raiden is defending well for now.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Louis St Laurent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raiden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden lands an elbow inside that St Laurent shrugs off.
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Laurent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raiden lands a good knee to the midsection. St Laurent won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Raiden.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raiden misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Raiden scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raiden lands with a left to the head.
Louis St Laurent has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raiden lands with a right to the head.
St Laurent misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Raiden.
St Laurent's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raiden - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Laurent tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Laurents head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Laurent tries a body shot but Raiden blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raiden.
Raiden lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
St Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raiden tries to work over St Laurent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Laurent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raiden lands an elbow inside.
Raiden misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raiden pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Laurent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
St Laurent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Laurent working hard to break the clinch.
St Laurent misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raiden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Raiden breaks the clinch.
St Laurent will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
St Laurent checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quan Raiden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Laurent misses with a series of wild punches.
Raiden lands the left hand.
St Laurent throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Laurent throws a hook to the side of Raiden's head but Raiden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raiden throws a series of strikes that have St Laurent backpedaling.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quan Raiden showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raiden 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quan Raiden!