PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Plenty Raines (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Lollapalooza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xavier Lollapalooza has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Plenty Raines's chin.

Raines
vs
Lollapalooza

170 cm
20
169 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
163 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Plenty Raines!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Xavier Lollapalooza!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lollapalooza.

Raines shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Lollapalooza manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Lollapalooza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raines as he jumps to the side.

Raines clinches with his opponent.

Raines has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Lollapalooza regains guard immediately.

Lollapalooza working for submissions but it's allowed Raines to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raines winds up and cracks Lollapalooza with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lollapalooza is looking to improve his position.
Raines looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lollapalooza is trying to stand up here but Raines is controlling him well.
Raines is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raines is taking a breather. Lollapalooza says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Raines lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lollapalooza tries to get to full guard but Raines has control of the leg.
Raines scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raines is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raines scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Raines is looking for a kimura but Lollapalooza is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Raines to get the leverage.

Lollapalooza looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Raines drops an elbow to the side of Lollapalooza's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lollapalooza taking some punishment here, with Raines in his half guard.
Raines looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lollapalooza with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raines wants to control but Lollapalooza is keeping him busy.
Raines lands with a punch from half guard.
Lollapalooza wants to stand back up but Raines manages to pass into side control.
Raines landing a few strikes.
Raines landing a few strikes.

Raines working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Raines wants to control but Lollapalooza is keeping him busy.
Raines working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
You can see the frustration on Lollapalooza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raines working the ground and pound.
Raines lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lollapalooza tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raines working away.
Lollapalooza takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Lollapalooza is rocked!
Raines happy to just control the position for now.
Lollapalooza is still in real trouble! Can Raines finish him?
Raines lands a strong strike to the head of Lollapalooza. That's dazed him! Raines looking to finish here. Lollapalooza is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Raines lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Plenty Raines!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Plenty Raines made sure he mentioned Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing), along with how happy he was to win his fight.