PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrone Bate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bate
vs
Raptor

166 cm
29
145 lbs
22 - 12 - 1

179 cm
31
144 lbs
28 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyrone Bate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptor throws a jab but it's blocked by Bate.

Raptor closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Bate did well to prevent Raptor getting side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bate tries to get to full guard but Raptor has control of the leg.

Raptor seems to be working for a kimura but Bate defends the submission attempt.
Bate controlling the position well.
Bate is looking to control Raptor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bate avoid being mounted?
Bate on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bate wants to sweep but Raptor has passed to side control!
Bate is trying to control Raptor's posture but Raptor avoids it.
Raptor in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bate tries to buck Raptor off but Raptor is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor is working Bate over with some ground and pound from side control.

Raptor tries for a kimura but Bate is defending well.
Raptor trying to control the action but Bate is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Bate's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raptor wants to control but Bate is keeping him busy.
Raptor postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Raptor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Bate taking a bit of punishment here - Raptor scoring with strikes.
Bate tries to improve position but can't.
Raptor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Bate holds on to Raptor's head and controls the position momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Raptor cracks Bate with a big elbow.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bate parries the strikes from Raptor easily there. Raptor is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bate to escape.
Raptor working away.
Bate is trying to escape the position but Raptor is controlling the position.
Bate might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bate is trying to get back to half guard.
Bate can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raptor wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bate is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Raptor happy to just control the position for now.
Bate dodges the ground and pound from Raptor.
Raptor lands a decent elbow from side control.
Raptor working the ground and pound.
Bate is trying to improve his position.

Raptor tries for a kimura but Bate is defending well.
Raptor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bate is avoiding damage well.
Raptor trying to control the position but Bate is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bate tries to buck Raptor off but Raptor is having none of it.
Raptor working the ground and pound from side control.
Bate tries to improve position but can't.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raptor landing a few strikes.
Raptor is chipping away with strikes.
Raptor is putting a hurting on Bate here, landing some big shots from side control.

Bate is rocked!

Raptor tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Oh Bate is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bate being controlled for a moment.
Raptor connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bate some visible discomfort.
Raptor scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Bate is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Raptor can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Raptor!
Danny Raptor managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS, into his post fight interview.