PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bravo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I'm too Sexy by Right Said Fred. The key to victory for Ben Raymond has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Raymond
vs
Bravo

185 cm
23
195 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Raymond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bravo tries to clinch there but Raymond circles away.
A good leg kick by Raymond.
Bravo avoids the body shot from Raymond.

Raymond closes the distance and pushes Bravo back into the cage.
Bravo stalling in the clinch but Raymond improves position.
Raymond controlling the action here for a moment.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Raymond.
Raymond blocks an elbow strike.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bravo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raymond smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravo is looking to clinch but Raymond is avoiding it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raymond. Bravo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bravo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raymond throws a leg kick but Bravo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Raymond throws a jab when Bravo was well out of range.
Bravo scores with a three punch combo!
Bravo's corner calls for a 1-2. Bravo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Raymond with a nice cross.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Bravo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bravo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bravo tries to stall but Raymond uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bravo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raymond breaks the clinch.
Raymond scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bravo doesn't seem bothered though.
Ben Raymond is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raymond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bravo throws a poor cross that misses
and Raymond counters with a right hand to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raymond.
Bravo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bravo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Raymond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bravo has a couple of punches blocked by Raymond.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Raymond walks away with a smile on his face. Bravo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ben Raymond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Bravo.

Bravo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Raymond is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
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.
Raymond is adopting a defensive guard.
Bravo throwing strikes from guard but Raymond blocks nicely.
Bravo preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond is working hard here to advance position.
Bravo trying to control but Raymond is working from the bottom.
Raymond wants to stand and escape but Bravo is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raymond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bravo misses with a looping right.
Bravo throws a nice looking combination but Raymond bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bravo fails with the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raymond misses with a hook. Bravo ducked under it nicely.
Bravo swings for the body but Raymond moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raymond lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raymond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice body punch from Raymond.
Jab from Raymond.
Ben Raymond is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond tries to bum rush Bravo with a series of wild strikes but Bravo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raymond stuns Bravo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A left and a right from Raymond both land. Nice combination.

Bravo is rocked!
Raymond connects with the punch.
Bravo is still on wobbly legs! Can Raymond finish him?
Bravo loses concentration momentarily and Raymond pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Bravo crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Raymond finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Raymond!