PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rae (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Slump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Slump has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Daniel Rae's chin.

Rae
vs
Slump

160 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daniel Rae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Slump!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Valeri Chadov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rae gets a double leg takedown into Slump's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rae is looking to work some ground and pound but Slump has wrist control.
Rae has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Slump is proving hard to escape from.
Rae is fighting to break Slump's control of his arms but Slump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rae wants to control from the top but Slump keeps moving.
Slump 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.

Daniel Rae has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Rae as Slump shoots in.
Daniel Rae seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rae clinches up with Slump and pushes him back against the cage.

Rae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slump pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rae is keeping the position for now.
Slump throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Slump wants to control from the top but Rae keeps moving.
Rae lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Slump!
Rae controlling his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slump blocking the ground and pound.

Rae looking for a guillotine from mount but Slump is having none of it.
Slump wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rae.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slump wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rae.
Rae trying to control but Slump is having none of it.

Rae goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Slump turns into him and now he's in Rae's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rae scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Slump advances position into side control!
Rae manages to get back to half guard.
Slump moves nicely into side control.

Slump is trying to get an arm triangle but Rae is defending well.

Slump tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Slump looks gassed!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Slump is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rae is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Rae dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rae closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Rae is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rae is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slump wants to get back to full guard.
Rae is keen to just control but Slump is a slippery customer.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Rae missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Rae shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rae wants to take a breather but Slump is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rae is looking to advance position but Slump won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rae seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Slump does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Slump gets back to full guard.
Rae trying to control but Slump is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Rae wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Slump doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Rae throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Slump tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Rae is in Slump's guard.
Rae is fighting to break Slump's control of his arms but Slump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rae missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Slump pulls Rae in close to his closed guard and prevents Rae from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ivan Slump hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Slump closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rae circles away.

Rae shoots in and bounces Slump off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Rae is fighting to break Slump's control of his arms but Slump is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rae is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Slump is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Slump has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Rae dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A low kick from Rae is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Slump has a takedown stuffed.
Slump shoots in for a double leg but Rae sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Rae closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Rae working the ground and pound.
Rae trying to control the position but Slump is working away.
Slump takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rae is really struggling to control Slump but he's trying to hold on to the position.

We're going to have a standup here because Daniel Rae wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rae fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Slump gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rae to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Slump has Rae pulled in close to control his posture.
Rae trying to control but Slump is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Daniel Rae just wasn't active enough.
Slump misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Daniel Rae has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ivan Slump.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slump takes one to the side of the head.
Daniel Rae is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rae closes the distance and pushes Slump back into the cage.

Rae ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Rae no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Slump drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rae dives on top into guard.
Slump is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rae wants to control from the top but Slump keeps moving.
Ivan Slump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slump wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Daniel Rae.
A head kick misses from Rae.
Rae keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rae looking to land some kicks to the body here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Rae showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rae 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 Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Rae!