PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Po has chosen If Ya Smell as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Raybould
vs
Po

190 cm
29
273 lbs
17 - 2 - 0

194 cm
21
265 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raybould swings for the body but Po moves out of range.
Tong Po seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Po closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Raybould stalling.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raybould tries a body shot but Po blocks it.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raybould tries to work over Po's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po taking a breather.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Po uses good head movement to avoid it.
Po takes a shot to the head.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Raybould lands with a light punch inside.
Raybould is trying to maintain a safe position but Po gets an underhook and turns Raybould into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
Raybould is pushing Po up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Po dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Po is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raybould is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po being controlled against the cage.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Po.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould taking a breather.
Raybould leaning his opponent against the cage.
Raybould seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Raybould blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould has Po pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Po.
With the fighters up against the cage, Po throws an elbow but misses.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Po controls the action.
Raybould is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pos head.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pos head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Raybould as the two fighters clinch.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Raybould - that landed with a thud.
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!
Raybould misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Raybould is blocking nicely.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
Po wants to stall.
Raybould gets through Po's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Raybould will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Po up against the cage.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raybould.
Po throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raybould stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
A hook to the body from Raybould.
Raybould lands a body shot.
Po is breathing heavily.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Po's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Raybould.

That has opened up Tong Po's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Po's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Raybould as the two fighters clinch.
Raybould pushes Po back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Raybould.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould lands a right hand that snaps the head of Po backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raybould - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kevin Raybould has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
Raybould is working Po over against the cage.
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raybould creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raybould is struggling to control the position.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Raybould avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Raybould taking a breather.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould digs a right hand into Po's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Po's gas tank.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Po is trying to stall.
Po being controlled against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Po avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raybould.
Po stalling in the clinch.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Po.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Raybould is blocking nicely.
Raybould lands a nice uppercut.

The cut above Tong Po's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Raybould.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raybould dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Po backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Raybould dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Raybould! Po is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Raybould!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Kevin Raybould made sure he mentioned TFP Graphics - Pit Inc, along with how happy he was to win his fight.