PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius comes to the cage accompanied by Marcia Carolus Rex. Sigvard Aurelius could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Danny Raptor's chin.

Aurelius
vs
Raptor

156 cm
29
130 lbs
14 - 0 - 0

179 cm
26
144 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Ivan Kurochkin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raptor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raptor, as that shot connected.
Aurelius scoring well with a low kick there.
Raptor thows a body shot but no joy.
Raptor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Raptor blocks the body kick.
Aurelius blocks a low kick nicely.
Raptor misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick.
Raptor has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Aurelius.
Raptor wants to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raptor. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raptor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Danny Raptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Aurelius throws a leg kick but Raptor checks it.
Aurelius is looking to score with low kicks.
Raptor looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Aurelius delivers a nice body kick.
Aurelius with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raptor to score with a decent uppercut.
Raptor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aurelius's waist but Aurelius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raptor off to one side.
Aurelius lands with a nice body kick.
Raptor misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Raptor moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius misses with a low kick.
Raptor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raptor missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raptor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raptor's sensitive parts.

Raptor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raptor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raptor advances to half guard.
Raptor works his way into side control.
Raptor tries to score with some ground and pound. Aurelius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Raptor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Aurelius is trying to control Raptor's posture but Raptor avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Raptor wants to control but Aurelius is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Raptor crashes against the mat.
Raptor in side control, throwing shots but Aurelius defends.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Raptor takes a little break here. Aurelius wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

Raptor thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Raptor misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius is looking for a sweep.
Raptor working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Raptor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raptor tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Raptor controls the position.
Raptor scoring with punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Raptor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raptor in side control, throwing shots but Aurelius defends.
Raptor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aurelius is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Raptor lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Raptor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Raptor blocks the body kick.
Raptor moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Aurelius throws a push kick but Raptor slaps the foot to one side.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
Raptor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raptor cracks Aurelius with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Raptor as he checks the leg kick.
Raptor throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Raptor misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raptor.
Raptor throws a hook but Aurelius blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raptor.
Aurelius misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Aurelius.
Raptor fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Raptor misses the target.
The crowd cheers as Aurelius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Raptor doesn't seem phased though.
Aurelius jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raptor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Aurelius's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raptor blocks a low kick nicely.
Aurelius leaves Raptor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raptor misses with a straight left.
Raptor clobbers Aurelius with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Aurelius throws a head kick that Raptor semi-blocks.
Aurelius tries a low kick but Raptor avoids it.
Aurelius looks to throw a body kick
enabling Raptor to counter with a crisp jab.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raptor is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Aurelius lands a slapping body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor checks the leg kick.
Aurelius looks for the body kick but Raptor saw that one coming.
Raptor on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Raptor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raptor misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raptor.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raptor misses with a body shot
and Aurelius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Raptor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aurelius.
Raptor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aurelius.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raptor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor lands a jab-cross combination.
Raptor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aurelius.
A telegraphed right hand from Raptor misses the target.
Raptor throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raptor scores with a decent looking hook.
Aurelius will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raptor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Raptor swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Aurelius misses.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that Raptor avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius 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.

Raptor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aurelius can pounce on him.
Raptor misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Raptor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aurelius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raptor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aurelius has time to react.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raptor scores with a decent looking hook.
Raptor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Aurelius scores with a jab.
Aurelius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Raptor tries to bum rush Aurelius with a series of wild strikes but Aurelius uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Raptor just misses with a punch to the body.
Aurelius throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raptor.
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Raptor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab lands there for Raptor.
A swing and a miss from Aurelius.
Raptor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Aurelius throws a low kick but Raptor moves out of range easily.
A big right from Raptor misses.
Aurelius staying out of range there.
Raptor slips a straight right by Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throws out a loose jab but Aurelius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aurelius slips a jab and a cross from Raptor.
Raptor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Aurelius circles away quickly and effectively.
Raptor moves forwards but Aurelius connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Raptor throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with a left to the body.
Aurelius misses with a kick to the body.
Aurelius displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raptor throws out the jab.
Raptor lands a nice shot to the body.
Aurelius ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius pivots, looking for a leg kick but Raptor is out of range and Aurelius settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Raptor misses the target.
Aurelius tries to land a leg kick but Raptor saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throws an overhand right that lands on Aurelius's shoulder, as Aurelius tries to avoid the shot.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Raptor throws a lazy right hand but Aurelius sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raptor throws a hook to the side of Aurelius's head but Aurelius sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick from Raptor misses
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Aurelius throws a nice head kick!

Raptor is rocked!
Aurelius moves in close and cracks Raptor with a massive right hand! Raptor, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Aurelius!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius retains his bantamweight title!
Sigvard Aurelius took some time post fight to say the following; 'Quit waisting my time, Raptor.'.