PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chip Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Raiden
vs
Douglas

163 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

163 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chip Douglas!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice sprawl there from Raiden as Douglas shoots in.
Raiden throws a hook but Douglas blocks it.
Some wild striking there from Raiden.
Douglas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Douglas shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raiden pinned against the cage. Raiden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Douglas.
Adrian Raiden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chip Douglas.
Douglas misses with a takedown
and Raiden counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Chip Douglas has been cut.
Raiden stuffs the takedown attempt from Douglas. Douglas gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Douglas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Raiden's waist but Raiden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Douglas off to one side.
Adrian Raiden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raiden lands a jab to the nose.
Raiden misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Douglas.
Raiden fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Douglas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raiden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Douglas.

Douglas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raiden to the mat! Raiden manages to get full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Douglas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Douglas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Douglas tries to free his leg and advance position but Raiden is retaining full guard.
Raiden controls Douglas momentarily but Douglas frees himself.
Douglas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Douglas in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Douglas trying to control but Raiden is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raiden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Douglas throws a big right hand that misses.
Douglas slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
An elbow from Douglas crashes against the mat.
Douglas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Raiden keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas landing a few strikes.

Douglas in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Raiden is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chip Douglas!