PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrik Meduza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine's entrance music is Slaughter - Billy Preston. A fine choice. Meduza has chosen Buffalo Soldier as his entrance music. Aldo Raine has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raine
vs
Meduza

183 cm
32
190 lbs
25 - 16 - 0

186 cm
24
188 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 25 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fredrik Meduza!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Lou da Vinci and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meduza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meduza keeps the fight on the outside.
Raine takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Meduza avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meduza keeps the fight on the outside.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Meduza pushes him off.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Meduza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Meduza tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raine is able to avoid easily.

Raine instigates a clinch.
Raine blocks the elbow strike.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Meduza has a couple of punches blocked by Raine.
Raine blocks an elbow strike from Meduza.
Meduza tries to land a knee to the head but Raine blocks with his arms.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meduza's elbow.
Meduza throws a head punch that misses.
Raine lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Meduza walks away with a smile on his face. Raine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Meduza gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Meduza throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meduza working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Meduza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raine tries to pull guard but Meduza holds him up against the cage and eventually Raine drops back down to his feet.
Meduza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raine throws a punch but it's blocked by Meduza.
Meduza misses with the head strike.
Meduza misses with a punch to the body.
Meduza slowing the pace effectively.
Raine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raine takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Meduza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meduza is trying to stall.
Meduza with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meduza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine jumps guard but Meduza turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Meduza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raine's face.
Meduza swings wildly with an uppercut but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Meduza lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raine takes a shot to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Raine manages to break the clinch.
Meduza takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Raine tries for a takedown but Meduza sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Meduza throws a series of punches but Raine moves out of range.
Raine wants to clinch up but Meduza keeps it at a distance.
Meduza scores with a leg kick.
Meduza keeps Raine at a distance using the push kick.
Raine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Meduza tried to score with a low kick but Raine checks it.
Raine wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raine forces Meduza back against the cage and clinches.
Meduza scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raine avoids the elbow strike from Meduza, against the cage.
Meduza lands a knee to the head.
Raine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Fredrik Meduza has been cut.
A left hand lands to the body for Raine.
Raine blocks an elbow strike from Meduza.
Meduza misses with a short punch on the inside.
Meduza throws a head punch that misses.
Meduza with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raine is trying to pull guard but Meduza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raine stalling in the clinch.
Meduza lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meduza looking to stall.
Meduza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands with a right to the head.
Meduza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Meduza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raine avoids it.
Raine takes a shot to the head.
Meduza avoiding damage as Raine throws knees to the body.
Raine leaning his opponent against the cage.
Meduza landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Raine breaks the clinch.
Raine shoots in but no luck this time.
Meduza lands a nice shot to the body.
Raine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Meduza avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Meduza.
Raine tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Meduza dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Raine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Meduza moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raine misses with a wild body shot.
Raine wants to clinch but Meduza slips to the side
and Meduza counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Meduza throws a leg kick

and Raine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Meduza won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Meduza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Meduza tries to improve position but can't.
Meduza can't do much from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meduza is looking for a sweep.

Fredrik Meduza has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Meduza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Meduza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Meduza counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Meduza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Meduza.
Raine tries to clinch but Meduza is having none of it.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Raine darts in and clinches Meduza up against the cage.
Raine is trying to maintain a safe position but Meduza gets an underhook and turns Raine into the cage.
Meduza misses with an elbow over the top.
Fredrik Meduza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Meduza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raine stalling in the clinch but Meduza improves position.
Meduza blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine trying to stall but Meduza improves his position.
Meduza tries a knee to the head but Raine blocks it.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Meduza lands a nice elbow.
Raine tries a knee to the head but Meduza blocks it.
Meduza connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raine's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Raine decides to pull guard.
Raine trying to control the position.
Meduza trying to control but Raine is working from the bottom.
Meduza is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meduza throwing strikes from guard but Raine blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Meduza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Meduza.

Meduza gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Meduza misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meduza.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Meduza.
Meduza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Meduza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Meduza misses with the head strike.
Raine tries to land knees in the clinch but Meduza avoids the damage to the body.
Raine has a couple of punches blocked by Meduza.
Meduza trying to stall but Raine improves his position.
Raine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Meduza lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raine breaks from the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Meduza misses.
Meduza misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meduza fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Meduza throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Raine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Meduza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Meduza counters with a thumping low kick.
Meduza throws a big shot that misses.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Meduza pushes him off.
Raine moves out of range as Meduza throws a body kick.
Fredrik Meduza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Meduza is looking to slow Raine down with leg kicks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Meduza closes the distance and pushes Raine back into the cage.
Raine working hard to break the clinch.
Raine has had enough of the clinch but Meduza keeps him there for the moment.
Meduza makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fredrik Meduza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Raine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Raine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Meduza but Meduza pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Meduza throws a head kick that misses.

Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Meduza lands a knee to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Meduza.
Meduza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raine blocks it with crossed arms.
Meduza taking a breather.
Raine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Meduza.
Meduza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Meduza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Meduza landing knees to the head.
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!
Raine looking to throw knees to the head but Meduza is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Meduza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Meduza takes a knee right on the jaw!
Meduza's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Meduza.
Meduza scores with a shoulder strike.
Raine tries to break the clinch but Meduza is controlling the position.
Raine has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meduza lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
Meduza stalling.
A body shot lands from Meduza.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Meduza lands a shot to the body.
Meduza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Meduza.
Raine takes a shot to the head.
Raine takes an elbow to the temple.
Meduza lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raine backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Meduza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Raines head.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Meduza blocks with his arms.
Meduza pushes off an throws an elbow but Raine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meduza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fredrik Meduza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meduza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Meduza lands a nice looking body shot.
Meduza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meduza scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raine is looking to clinch.
Raine leaves Meduza with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Meduza.

Meduza clinches up against the cage.
Raine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Meduza's elbow.
Raine throws a head punch that misses.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meduza lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raine backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raine looking to stall.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raine is trying to pull guard but Meduza turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raine stalling the fight.
Raine swings wildly with an uppercut but Meduza uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raine throws a head punch that misses.
Meduza has Raine pressed against the cage, preventing Raine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Meduza.
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Meduza blocks with his arms.
Raine fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aldo Raine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meduza lands a knee to the body.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Meduza lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Raine.
Raine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Meduza trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meduza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raine misses with a knee to the head.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Meduza has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fredrik Meduza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Meduza winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fredrik Meduza!
Fredrik Meduza really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KAISER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.