PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mad Raefon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raefon has chosen Riot - Three Days Grace as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rice
vs
Raefon

192 cm
23
270 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

196 cm
28
283 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Rice!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mad Raefon!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rice gets a double leg takedown into Raefon's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Rice prevents Raefon from getting back to his feet.
Rice trying to control the position from guard on top but Raefon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raefon wants to get back to his feet but Rice is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raefon keeping full guard, as Rice tries to pass.
Rice stops Raefon from standing up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raefon tries to clinch there but Rice circles away.
Raefon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rice misses with a takedown

and Raefon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice prevents a body shot from Raefon.
Raefon lands a hook that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Raefon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Raefon.
Rice is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raefon lands a left hand.
Raefon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raefon lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Raefon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raefon lands a hook that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Raefon works on Rice's body with a couple of short punches.
Raefon pushes Rice back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raefon cracks Rice with a nice body shot.
Raefon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rice backwards.
Raefon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Rice! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Raefon is unloading with more strikes now! Rice drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mad Raefon! Mad Raefon retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mad Raefon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.