PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tibor Nagy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chad Raymond is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Nagy
vs
Raymond

176 cm
18
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

165 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tibor Nagy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Raymond!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nagy misses with a series of wild punches.
Nagy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nagy stuffs the takedown.
Nagy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Chad Raymond has been cut.
Raymond shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nagy pinned against the cage. Nagy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tibor Nagy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Raymond.
Nagy wants to clinch but Raymond slips to the side

and Raymond counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Nagy!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raymond throwing strikes here but Nagy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Raymond looking to ground and pound but Nagy is blocking nicely.
Raymond throws a sloppy strike and Nagy uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Nagy has ended up in Raymond's guard.
Nagy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raymond wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raymond had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Nagy defends it easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raymond can do anything to dispel that myth.
Raymond seems keen to control Nagy's posture.
Raymond manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
BOOM! Raymond connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raymond unloading with bombs!
Nagy avoids a series of strikes thrown by Raymond.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raymond trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raymond throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raymond scoring with strikes but Nagy is staying in there.
Nagy in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Raymond lands a heavy elbow.
Raymond fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Raymond thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Nagy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raymond on the ground.
Nagy is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Raymond.
Raymond tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Raymond lands a nice shot to the head.
Raymond misses with a head shot.
Raymond connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Raymond should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nagy is trying to stand up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Raymond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raymond tries to control but Nagy wriggling away.
Raymond lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Raymond in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raymond looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raymond has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Raymond fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nagy is bucking up trying to escape but Raymond cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raymond landing strikes from the mount and Nagy is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Raymond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Raymond's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice takedown defense from Nagy. No joy for Raymond on that attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Raymond.
Tibor Nagy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raymond takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Nagy tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Raymond counters with a single leg into guard. Nagy didn't expect that.
Raymond trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raymond trying to control the position from guard on top but Nagy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raymond with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond is in close to Nagy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Raymond with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raymond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raymond with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raymond is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Raymond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raymond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raymond loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raymond working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raymond landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond looking to pass the guard.
Raymond throwing strikes from guard but Nagy blocks nicely.
Raymond postures up and lands a big shot to Nagy's brow.
Raymond working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nagy's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raymond's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raymond wants to control from the top but Nagy keeps moving.
Raymond with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy being controlled here, momentarily.
Raymond throwing strikes but missing.
Raymond is pushing down on Nagy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nagy is fighting to maintain full guard but Raymond has managed to sneak the leg through.
Raymond seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Nagy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Raymond not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nagy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raymond.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raymond looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raymond throwing shots but Nagy is blocking nicely.
Raymond sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nagy defending well though.
Raymond throwing shots but Nagy is blocking nicely.
Raymond keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Raymond slips a nice elbow through Nagy's hands, connecting with Nagy's forehead.
Nagy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raymond scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raymond throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nagy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Raymond.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raymond dives in and scores a takedown into Nagy's guard.
Raymond throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nagy wants to stand and escape but Raymond is having none of it.
Raymond passes into half guard.
Nagy is trying to stand back up but Raymond is controlling him
Raymond has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in half guard, Raymond seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raymond moves into full mount! Nagy won't be happy about that!
Nagy is bucking up trying to escape but Raymond cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raymond raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Raymond.

Nagy is rocked!
Raymond throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Oh Nagy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raymond working the ground and pound effectively.
Raymond thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Raymond dominating with strikes here.
Raymond pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raymond looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raymond punching from mount but Nagy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Raymond throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nagy seems to have got his legs back now.
Raymond working Nagy over with strikes here.
Raymond is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nagy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nagy is bucking up trying to escape but Raymond cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raymond lands a big shot to the head and Nagy winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Chad Raymond!