PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Hartin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Rayson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Hartin had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hartin
vs
Rayson

192 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
203 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Hartin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Rayson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hartin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rayson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hartin is looking to clinch.

Rayson scores with a takedown into Hartin's guard.
Rayson wanted to stand there but Hartin had control of the position.
Rayson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Let's hope that Rayson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Hartin wants to get back to his feet but Rayson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayson trying to control the position from guard on top but Hartin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rayson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rayson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rayson stopping the sweep attempt from Hartin.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hartin tries for a takedown but Rayson circles away easily
and Rayson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hartin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Rayson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hartin darts in trying to clinch

and Rayson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hartin throws an elbow but misses.
Hartin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Hartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartin tries to clinch but Rayson moves away
and Rayson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hartin's knee momentarily.
Hartin scores with a hook to the body. Rayson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hartin with a lazy takedown attempt

and Rayson counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rayson won't allow Hartin to get back to his feet.
Rayson passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rayson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rayson looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin is trying to get back to full guard.
Hartin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rayson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hartin wants to stand but Rayson is controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hartin is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rayson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hartin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rayson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hartin wants to get up but he can't break Rayson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hartin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rayson's head.
Hartin tries to free his leg and advance position but Rayson is retaining full guard.

Hartin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Rayson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rayson wants to clinch.
Rayson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rayson counters with a leg kick.

Rayson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Rayson is working for a submission of some sort.
Rayson trying to mount his opponent but Hartin defends it.

Rayson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Hartin to get to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin throws a sloppy head kick and Rayson moves out of range easily.

Hartin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rayson's guard.
Rayson working a defensive guard but Hartin manages to pass into side control anyway.
Rayson prevents Hartin from moving into mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Hartin decides to stand back up. Hartin steps back and let's Rayson get back to his feet.
A choreographed right hand from Hartin misses the target.
Rayson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rayson misses with a few strikes there.
Rayson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rayson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Hartin gets caught flat footed, as Rayson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hartin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rayson wants to control from the top but Hartin keeps moving.
Hartin is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hartin 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.
Rayson looking to sit in guard and control but Hartin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Rayson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Hartin has passed into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hartin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hartin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rayson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hartin's guard now.

Hartin kicks Rayson off and gets to his feet.
Hartin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hartin moves in looking to clinch but Rayson pushes him off.
Hartin throws a right and a left that Rayson avoids nicely.
Hartin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rayson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hartin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rayson.
Hartin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hartin stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rayson.
Eric Hartin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Rayson has closed the distance and engaged Hartin in a clinch.
Hartin tries to land a knee to the head but Rayson blocks with his arms.
Rayson has Hartin pressed against the cage.
Rayson pushes off an throws an elbow but Hartin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hartin is pressed up against the cage. Rayson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hartin down to the mat. Hartin avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hartin shoots and misses
and Rayson counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hartin keeps the fight on the outside.

Hartin closes the distance and clinches.
Rayson lands an elbow that stopped Hartin in his tracks for a moment.
Hartin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hartin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rayson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Come on Rayson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rayson lands a right hand.

Hartin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hartin misses with a takedown

and Rayson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Hartin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayson tries to pull guard but Hartin won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Rayson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Hartin gets the takedown into side control.
Rayson keeping his opponent close.
Hartin working the head with strikes.

Hartin stands up.
Hartin keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Hartin as Rayson shoots in.
Rayson throws a sloppy head kick and Hartin moves out of range easily.
Rayson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hartin counters with a low kick, right behind Rayson 's knee.
Rayson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rayson throws a sloppy head kick
and Hartin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hartin moves in looking to clinch but Rayson pushes him off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hartin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rayson throws a combination that misses
and Hartin counters with a left and a right that stings Rayson.
Rayson looks for a takedown but Hartin sprawls well.
Eric Hartin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bobby Rayson.
Hartin throws a head kick but Rayson moves out of range.
No joy there for Hartin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hartin closes the distance but Rayson moves to the side

and Rayson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hartin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rayson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hartin keeps working.
Rayson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rayson there.
Hartin is looking to get back to is feet but Rayson passes into side control.
Rayson taking a breather here.
Hartin is trying to get back to half guard.

Rayson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hartin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hartin misses with a takedown

and Rayson counters by clinching up.
Rayson looking for a takedown.
Hartin can't break the clinch.
Hartin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rayson fails to pull guard.
Rayson tries a knee to the head but Hartin blocks it.
Hartin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rayson's face.
Rayson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hartin is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hartin lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Rayson manages to break the clinch.
Hartin tries to clinch

and Rayson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rayson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bobby Rayson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rayson prevents Hartin from standing back up.
Rayson prevents Hartin from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rayson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Hartin closes the distance but Rayson moves to the side
and Rayson counters with a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Hartin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hartin tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rayson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Eric Hartin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rayson is looking to take a break and control but Hartin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rayson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hartin wants to improve his position but Rayson is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hartin tries to kick Rayson off in order to stand up. Rayson Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Rayson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rayson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Bobby Rayson!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Bobby Rayson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Bobby Rayson!

Bobby Rayson wins by unanimous decision!