PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Ewing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ewing comes to the cage accompanied by B.o.B. - Created A Monster. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ewing
vs
House

193 cm
28
258 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

225 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raul Ewing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry House!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Ewing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
House is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ewing to keep the fight standing.
Ewing trying to stall but House improves his position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ewing takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ewing is pressed up against the cage. House has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ewing down to the mat. Ewing avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Ewing will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ewing explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nice takedown defense from Ewing. No joy for House on that attempt.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry House.

Ewing closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Ewing.
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!
Ewing lands a nice elbow.
House has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ewing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Ewing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raul Ewing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Ewing scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ewing - that will leave a mark!
House looks gassed!
Ewing throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ewing moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing tries to bum rush House with a series of wild strikes but House uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Ewing shoots in and bounces House off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

House working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ewing doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ewing manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ewing controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

House is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ewing is aware though and is defending well.
Ewing passes House's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ewing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ewing 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.
Ewing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

House actively working from the bottom here.
House keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
House is refusing to be controlled, as Ewing sits in half guard.
Ewing missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing is nestled in close to House, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.
Ewing is looking to advance position but House won't allow it.
Ewing trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.
House is looking for a sweep. Ewing is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
House gets back to full guard.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
House looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ewing passes into side control.
House tries to improve position but can't.
House is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
House taking punishment in the form of punches.
House is being controlled here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ewing is looking to take a break and control but House is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
House regains half guard.
Ewing trying to control from half guard but House is working away.
House is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
House wants to improve his position but Ewing is controlling well.
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raul Ewing.

Ewing clinches up against the cage.
House tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ewing smiles and moves away.
No luck for House with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ewing looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ewing lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ewing is looking to slow House down with leg kicks.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses.

Ewing moves into the clinch successfully.
Ewing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has House in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ewing prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ewing landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ewing.
A right hand to the body from Ewing.
Ewing stalling in the clinch but House improves position.
House is breathing heavily.

House jumps guard.
Ewing passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing stalling.
Ewing wants to stand but House has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Ewing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but House sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that House can do to turn this around?
Ewing is trying to control the action in half guard but House is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ewing wants to free his trapped foot but House is holding on for dear life with his legs.
House gets back to full guard.

House has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ewing can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing sitting in guard here, content to control.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ewing passes House's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ewing trying to control the action but House is working from the bottom.

House actively working from the bottom here.
House wants to get back to full guard.
Ewing throwing shots but House is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House moves into full guard.
Ewing wants to control from the top but House keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ewing accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

House escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ewing gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
House keeping moving, preventing Ewing from controlling successfully.
Ewing controlling from the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Raul Ewing.
Nice body kick from Ewing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ewing misses with a wild combination.

Ewing shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches House napping and manages to drive through into side control!
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!
Ewing wants to lay and pray for a moment but House keeps working.
House manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

House is working for a kimura but Ewing is defending it quite comfortably.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ewing wants to control but House is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ewing comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Crunch! Ewing slams his shin into House's torso.
Ewing scores with a nice strike.
Ewing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

House gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raul Ewing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ewing is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ewing.
Ewing throwing strikes from guard but House blocks nicely.
House takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ewing is looking to stand up but House won't let him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ewing got a little sloppy there for a moment and House has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ewing has managed to get both his arms back between House's legs - danger averted.
Ewing trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
Ewing postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

House had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ewing defends it easily.
Ewing controls from within his opponent's guard.

Ewing decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ewing fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ewing decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are battling for position here. House manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

House looking for subs off his back but Ewing has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ewing is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Ewing is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, House has managed to free his arm - good work.
House tries to get to full guard but Ewing has control of the leg.
Ewing wants to take a breather but House is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House actively working from the bottom here.

House with the active half guard here but Ewing passes nicely into side control.
Ewing wants to control but House is keeping him busy.
House is looking for a sweep.
Ewing throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
House tries to bench press Ewing off him but Ewing keeps the position.
Ewing trying to control the position but House is working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
House tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ewing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ewing lands a few punches from side control.
House is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
House tries to improve position but can't.

Ewing stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House fails with the takedown
and Ewing counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
House avoids the head kick by Ewing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crunch! Ewing slams his shin into House's torso.
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Ewing looks to land a combination but House avoids it well.
Raul Ewing is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ewing scores with a nice right hand.
House 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.
House tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ewing swivels and escapes.
House has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ewing.
Good leg kick by Ewing there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
House misses with a takedown
and Ewing counters with a thumping low kick.
Ewing throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ewing looks to land a combination. House sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
House takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ewing looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
House is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ewing lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ewing with a body punch. A glancing blow.
House takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ewing lands a slapping body shot.
Ewing swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raul Ewing is winning the standup battle so far.
Ewing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Ewing gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
House moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Ewing is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ewing trying to control but House is working from the bottom.
House wants to sweep here but Ewing controlling him for the moment.
Ewing trying to control the position from guard on top but House is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
House is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ewing flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
House trying to mount his opponent but Ewing defends it.
Ewing is trying to stand back up but House is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

House is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ewing doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time House.
Ewing is looking to control House's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ewing avoid being mounted?
House tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ewing knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

House is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewing sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet.

House is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ewing defends it well.
Ewing won't allow House to pass to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

House seems to be working for a kimura but Ewing defends the submission attempt.
Ewing is doing well to control the position and prevent House from advancing to side control.
Ewing wants to improve his position but House is controlling well.
Ewing is trying to control but can't.

House is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ewing sees it coming and defends easily.
Ewing wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Ewing is defending against the submission attempts here by House.

House is looking for a kimura here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raul Ewing had his way with Harry House in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Ewing.
A good leg kick by Ewing.
House takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Ewing clinches with his opponent.

Ewing breaks from the clinch.
House fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice combination there by Ewing.
House is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.
House has his takedown stuffed
and Ewing counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. House is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ewing lands a right hook to the body.
House tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ewing lands a nice leg kick that just misses House's sensitive parts.
Ewing throws a head kick that misses.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
House on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ewing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ewing throws a combination. House tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ewing - that will leave a mark!
Ewing throws a sloppy head kick and House moves out of range easily.
Ewing throws the kick towards the body but House avoids it.
House shoots in but Ewing avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raul Ewing has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Harry House.
Ewing lets loose with a powerful body kick. House will feel that in the morning.
House takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ewing tries a head kick but it misses.
Ewing misses with a jab, cross combination.
House doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ewing counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ewing lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Raul Ewing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick misses from Ewing.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ewing, right into the meat.
Ewing lands a nice shot that snaps House's head back.
House's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
House steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ewing. That one must have hurt.

Ewing rushes House and presses him up against the cage.
House is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ewing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
House tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ewing just stands there and leans against the cage.
House wants to take the fight to the mat but Ewing manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
House is trying to pull guard but Ewing has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ewing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ewing lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ewing unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ewing wants to stall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House tries to pull guard but Ewing won't allow it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ewing scores a nice knee to the body.

Ewing breaks the clinch.
Harry House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
House closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raul Ewing showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ewing 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 50:45
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raul Ewing!
Raul Ewing retains his heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Raul Ewing made sure he mentioned BioPharm Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.