PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santa Schwein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schwein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mama said knock you out - LL Cool J. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rain
vs
Schwein

190 cm
29
195 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

182 cm
31
195 lbs
13 - 7 - 1

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Santa Schwein!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain misses with a lunging right hand
and Schwein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rain digs a good hook to Schwein's body.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Schwein moved out of range.
Rain throws an off balance right hand
and Schwein counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Schwein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rain misses the jab.
Rain swings for the body but Schwein moves out of range.
Schwein thows a body shot but no joy.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Schwein ducks down to avoid it.
Rain lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Schwein.
Rain ducks under a wild hook from Schwein.
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!
Schwein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein thows a body shot but no joy.
Schwein slips a jab from Rain.
Rain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schwein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Schwein moves away and avoids it.
Schwein avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Schwein misses.
Schwein slips a straight right by Rain.
Rain misses with an uppercut. Schwein saw that one coming.
Rain scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schwein doesn't seem bothered though.
Rain moves away from the strike by Schwein.
Schwein misses with an uppercut.
Rain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schwein backs up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schwein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rain.
Rain misses with an uppercut.
Schwein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwein moves out of range of the strikes.
Rain scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rain.
Schwein throws out a loose jab but Rain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rain misses the jab.
Rain lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Schwein ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Schwein connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A jab from Rain misses.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Schwein's shoulder, as Schwein tries to avoid the shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schwein's head backwards.
Schwein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Rain.
Johnny Rain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schwein scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Schwein ducks down to avoid it.
Rain looks to throw the jab but Schwein is out of range.
Schwein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A jab from Rain finds it's way through Schwein's defenses.
A jab from Schwein misses.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwein misses with a looping right.
Schwein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rain is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rain cracks Schwein with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rain misses with a hook
and Schwein counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Schwein thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain looks to land a right hand but Schwein moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schwein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rain throws a hook but Schwein blocks it.
Schwein keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rain.
Schwein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwein.
Rain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rain misses with an uppercut
and Schwein makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Schwein slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rain moves out of range as Schwein strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schwein throws a looping overhand right but Rain ducks down to avoid it.
Schwein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwein.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rain loads up on a big right hand but Schwein slips the punch.
Schwein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Johnny Rain is winning the standup battle so far.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwein on the side of the head.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Schwein's head but Schwein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain throws a jab but it's blocked by Schwein.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Schwein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rain blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwein. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwein.
Rain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rain throws a big shot that misses.
Schwein ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Schwein moved out of range nicely.
Schwein lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schwein takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Schwein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain cracks Schwein with an open hand slap.
Rain has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Rain finds it's way through Schwein's defenses.
Schwein misses with a hook.
Rain lands a nice hook to Schwein's body. Schwein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rain jabs Schwein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rain throws an overhand right that lands on Schwein's shoulder, as Schwein tries to avoid the shot.
Schwein connects with a body shot that sends Rain's belly button to the back.
Rain throws a hook to the side of Schwein's head but Schwein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Schwein moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Rain misses the target.
Rain keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Schwein.
Schwein needs to keep his hands up - Rain had a free shot at his head there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwein on the side of the head.
Rain misses with a looping left.
Schwein pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rain throws a jab when Schwein was well out of range.
Schwein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Schwein moved out of range nicely.
Rain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Schwein moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Rain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rain connects with the punch.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
and Schwein counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Schwein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rain throws a right hand that misses
and Schwein counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Schwein counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rain darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Schwein lands a right hook to the body.
Rain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwein. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schwein dips to his left and cracks Rain with an uppercut!
Rain throws a hook to the side of Schwein's head but Schwein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Schwein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rain misses with a straight right.
Schwein misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Schwein lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rain doesn't seem phased though.
Schwein slips under a jab from Rain.
Schwein defending well as Rain loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rain throws a jab when Schwein was well out of range.
Rain takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Schwein. Rain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Schwein tries to move into range but Rain moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Schwein misses with a two punch combination.
Schwein jabs Rain right on the nose. Rain blinks but takes it well.
Rain sizes up Schwein with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rain throws a lazy uppercut
letting Schwein counter with a right hand.
Schwein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwein moves out of range as Rain strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rain misses with a looping right.
A cross from Schwein lands.
A slow jab from Schwein misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Rain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Schwein misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Rain throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Schwein on the side of the head.
Schwein dodges the punch combination from Rain.
Schwein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rain.
Rain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Schwein circles away quickly and effectively.
Rain throws a jab when Schwein was well out of range.
Schwein slips a jab from Rain.
Rain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Schwein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Schwein connects with a body shot.
Rain swings widly with a right hand
and Schwein counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Schwein ducks under a wild hook from Rain.
Rain throws a hook but Schwein blocks it.
A punch lands to the side of Schwein 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Rain misses its intended target.
Rain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Schwein counters with a stiff right hand.
Rain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schwein.
Schwein misses with a looping right.
Rain misses with a wild body shot.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rain throws a shot from downtown. Schwein moves away and avoids it.
Schwein moves forwards but Rain connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rain throws a looping overhand right but Schwein ducks down to avoid it.
Schwein scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Schwein scores with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Schwein.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Schwein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rain.
Schwein slips under a jab from Rain.
Rain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Schwein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rain misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Schwein misses the target.
Schwein throws a body punch but Rain moves out of range.
Rain misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Rain throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwein.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Schwein back to the cage. Rain follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Schwein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schwein slips a jab from Rain.
Schwein misses the jab.
Rain throws the left hand but Schwein avoids the punch easily.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Johnny Rain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Schwein.
Rain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schwein under the eye.
Schwein lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Rain.
Rain misses with a straight left.
Rain looks to land a left hand but Schwein moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schwein throws the left hand but Rain avoids the punch easily.
Santa Schwein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Schwein misses with a body shot.
Rain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Schwein manages to avoid it.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Rain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Schwein.
Schwein ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rain moves away.
Schwein throws a lazy right hand but Rain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schwein is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rain.
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!
Schwein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Schwein moves out of range as Rain strikes.
Rain lands a nice hook to Schwein's body. Schwein takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rain thows a left - swing and a miss!

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Rain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rain 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Rain!