PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tourney Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Rayner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Rayner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Champ
vs
Rayner

180 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

194 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tourney Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Rayner!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayner scores with a head kick.

It looks like Tourney Champ has been cut.

Champ fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rayner to the ground. Champ is now in Rayner's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rayner wants to stand but Champ is controlling the position.
Champ slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Champ is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Champ sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Champ won't allow Rayner to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Tourney Champ just wasn't active enough.
A right-left combo lands from Rayner.

Champ closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Champ landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!
Champ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Champ wants to take a breather but Rayner is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Champ controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rayner avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Champ.
Champ missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Champ looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rayner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Champ in particular looking to stall.
Champ not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Champ passes to side control.
Rayner is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champ working the ground and pound but Rayner is defending the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champ lands a decent elbow from side control.

Champ is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rayner knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Champ stands up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Rayner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Champ dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tourney Champ's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rayner lands a glancing blow to the side of Champ's head.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rayner enables Champ to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rayner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Champ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Champ cracks Rayner with a solid left hand.
Champ missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Champ with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rayner keeping moving, preventing Champ from controlling successfully.
Champ in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champ pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rayner is keeping the position for now.
Rayner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rayner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rayner keeping moving, preventing Champ from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tourney Champ wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Champ tries a head kick but it misses.
Rayner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Champ fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rayner sprawls well initially but Champ persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champ working over Rayner with some ground and pound. Rayner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rayner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Champ lands strikes from half guard.
Champ trying to control the action but Rayner is working from the bottom.
Champ is controlling the pace.
Rayner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Champ. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Champ has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Tourney Champ wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rayner tries for a takedown but Champ sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Champ closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rayner circles away.
Rayner misses with a wild combination.
Champ shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rayner sprawls well. Rayner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Champ gets slowly back to his feet.
A big left from Rayner misses.
Nice cross by Rayner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rayner is looking to land body kicks.
Rayner moves in looking to clinch but Champ pushes him off.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Champ enables Rayner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Champ manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rayner is breathing heavily.
Champ looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tourney Champ dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tourney Champ's cut.
That's time! Champ's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rayner swinging wildly here.
Champ on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Champ darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Rayner is rocked!
Champ stalling.
Rayner is still in real trouble! Can Champ finish him?
Champ lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Rayner! More strikes land and this one is all over! Champ jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Champ!