PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Banero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Banero
vs
Raveneye

178 cm
26
193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Banero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raveneye throws a hook but Banero avoids it easily.
Banero moves forwards but Raveneye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banero shoots in but Raveneye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banero dodges the punch combination from Raveneye.
Raveneye swings for the body but Banero moves out of range.
Banero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raveneye as he jumps to the side.
Banero shoots for a double leg takedown but Raveneye sprawls well. He's pushed Banero's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Banero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Banero or perhaps it was just good defense by Raveneye which made him look bad.
Banero is breathing heavily.
Raveneye scores with a body shot.
Banero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Banero with that takedown attempt.
Raveneye thuds a left hand into Banero's body.
Raveneye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banero circles away quickly and effectively.
Raveneye lands with a hook. Banero tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Banero moves forwards but Raveneye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Banero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banero takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raveneye lands a jab to Banero's midsection.
Raveneye goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Banero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raveneye bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raveneye closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Raveneye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raveneye connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raveneye cracks Banero with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raveneye misses with a double jab.
Banero looks for a takedown but Raveneye sprawls well.
Banero misses with a takedown
and Raveneye counters with a series of strikes. Banero will be more careful next time no doubt.
Raveneye scores with a three punch combo!
Banero shoots in for a takedown but Raveneye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Banero. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A nice combination there by Raveneye.
Banero shoots in for a takedown but Raveneye shows good takedown defense.
Raveneye lands a nice shot to the body.
Raveneye throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No joy there for Raveneye, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Raveneye darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Raveneye throws a right hand that Banero ducks under and follows up with a left that Banero also avoids with ease.
Banero misses with a takedown attempt - Raveneye sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Odin Raveneye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raveneye lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye takes a swing at Banero's ribcage but misses.
Raveneye stuffs the takedown attempt from Banero. Banero gets slowly back to his feet.
Raveneye misses with a few strikes there.
Raveneye misses with a straight left.
No luck for Banero with that takedown attempt.
Raveneye scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Odin Raveneye seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raveneye works Banero's body with a nice hook.
Banero fails with the takedown.
A combination from Raveneye does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Raveneye dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raveneye changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raveneye misses with a few strikes there.
Banero takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Banero.
Raveneye lands with a shot to the body.
Raveneye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Banero rather than just go for the knockout.
Raveneye looks to land a combination but Banero avoids it well.
Nice takedown defense from Raveneye. No joy for Banero on that attempt.
Banero shoots in looking for a takedown. Raveneye tries to sprawl out of it but Banero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Raveneye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Banero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raveneye lands the left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye lands a nice looking body shot.
Banero moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Raveneye digs a good hook to Banero's body.
Raveneye cracks Banero with a good jab.
Raveneye lands a slapping body shot.
Raveneye scores with a jab. Banero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Banero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Odin Raveneye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raveneye lunges at Banero with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Banero's hand.
A punch combination from Raveneye misses.
Raveneye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banero circles away quickly and effectively.
Banero shoots in for a takedown but Raveneye shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Raveneye.
Banero shoots in but Raveneye avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Banero looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A right-left combo lands from Raveneye.
Banero fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raveneye lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banero circles away quickly and effectively.
Raveneye misses with a series of wild punches.
Banero closes the distance and clinches up with Raveneye, looking for a takedown. Banero pushes Raveneye against the cage but Raveneye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Banero misses with a takedown
and Raveneye makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye throws a nice looking combination but Banero bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Raveneye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raveneye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Banero tries for a takedown but Raveneye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Banero takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Banero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Raveneye both land. Nice combination.
Raveneye tries to bum rush Banero with a series of wild strikes but Banero uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A combination from Raveneye does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banero shoots in looking for a takedown but Raveneye manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Banero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Banero fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raveneye displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Raveneye fails to land with a series of punches.
Banero fails to land the takedown.
Banero tries for a takedown but Raveneye sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banero fails with the takedown
and Raveneye counters with a nice uppercut.
Raveneye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Raveneye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Banero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Raveneye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberto Banero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raveneye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Banero looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Banero fails with the takedown.
Raveneye throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raveneye looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Raveneye misses.
Banero shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raveneye defends it nicely.
Raveneye ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raveneye cracks Banero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye cracks Banero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Banero closes the distance and clinches up with Raveneye, looking for a takedown. Banero pushes Raveneye against the cage but Raveneye circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Banero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raveneye throws a good cross that connects.
Raveneye throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Banero stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raveneye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Banero manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Raveneye on his heels. He'll look to pass Raveneye's guard now, I'm sure.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raveneye wants to get back to his feet but Banero passes into half guard.
Banero slows the pace down in half guard.
Raveneye is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banero takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Banero has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raveneye pushes Banero off looking to stand but Banero dives back in and keeps control.
Banero is looking to take a break and control but Raveneye is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banero looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Banero working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye pushes Banero off looking to stand but Banero dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Banero works his way into full mount!
Raveneye is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Banero putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Raveneye's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Banero controlling the position easily from mount.
Banero breaks from Raveneye's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banero breaks from Raveneye's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raveneye really wants to buck Banero off and get back to his feet.
Banero postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Raveneye looks a forlorn figure.
Raveneye is trying to stand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Banero working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Raveneye looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Banero! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roberto Banero!