PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khun Rayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AB Sly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: In Flames - My Sweet Shadow. AB Sly has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Khun Rayn's chin.

Rayn
vs
Sly

190 cm
19
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Khun Rayn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, AB Sly!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Taro Takaoka and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rayn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sly throws a head kick but Rayn moves out of range.
Rayn throws a head kick but Sly moves out of range.
Rayn dodges the punch combination from Sly.
Rayn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rayn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like AB Sly has been cut.
Rayn misses with a few strikes there.
Rayn tries to clinch but Sly moves out of range.
Sly misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rayn wants to land a leg kick but Sly is out of range.
Sly is looking to score with low kicks.
Sly takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sly throws a leg kick that misses.
Rayn tries to clinch but Sly moves out of range.
Sly fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

It looks like Khun Rayn has been cut.
Rayn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Rayn closes the distance and clinches.
Sly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sly wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rayn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sly up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sly wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rayn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rayn throws a series of punches but Sly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rayn lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sly has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sly and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rayn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sly.
Rayn fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayn lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Rayn scores with a four punch combination!
Rayn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rayn fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayn tries a head kick but it misses.
Rayn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khun Rayn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rayn misses the shot to the body.
Rayn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Rayn has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rayn tries to pull guard but Sly holds him up against the ropes and eventually Rayn drops back down to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayn is trying to drag Sly to the mat but Sly just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Rayn looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khun Rayn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rayn is breathing heavily.
Sly wants to get back to striking at distance but Rayn won't allow it.
Rayn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sly smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Rayn misses.
Sly ducks under a wild hook from Rayn.
Sly throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sly chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Rayn throws a combination that misses
and Sly counters with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sly misses with a head kick.
Sly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Sly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sly decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rayn blocks a head kick by Sly.
Sly lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sly throws a push kick but Rayn slaps the foot to one side.
Sly throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sly throws a hook but Rayn blocks it.
Sly lands a nice looking body kick.
Sly throws a head kick that misses
and Rayn counters with a nice leg kick.
Sly lands with a right hand.
Sly lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rayn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Khun Rayn's cut is getting worse.
Rayn avoids the head kick by Sly.
Khun Rayn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Sly bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sly stands up and beckons Rayn to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayn misses with a double jab
and Rayn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sly moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses.
Sly misses with a two punch combination.
Sly slips under a jab from Rayn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sly.
Sly cracks a nice hook into Rayn's ribs.
Sly lands with a cross.
Rayn avoids a kick to the body.
Rayn throws a chopping leg kick but Sly manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sly fails with a takedown attempt.
Rayn throws a combination that misses

and Sly counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rayn has his feet on Sly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rayn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AB Sly dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sly looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Sly decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Rayn falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sly counters with a left and a right that stings Rayn.
Khun Rayn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rayn.
Sly thows a body shot but no joy.

Rayn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sly, pushing him back against the ropes.
Rayn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sly gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Rayn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rayn throws the left hand but Sly avoids the punch easily.
Rayn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sly counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rayn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sly trying to control but Rayn is having none of it.
Rayn can't escape the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rayn is squirming around, avoiding Sly's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sly moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rayn has worked his arm free - good work by Rayn!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sly throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Rayn works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Rayn looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sly is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Rayn manages to get to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sly would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sly thows a big elbow that misses.

Rayn has his feet on Sly's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses.
Sly throws a hook but Rayn blocks it.
Rayn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rayn tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rayn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sly counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rayn won't be happy with that.

Sly decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rayn to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sly looks to score with a jab to the body but Rayn is just out of range.
Rayn goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rayn fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sly backs up against the ropes.
Rayn scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Rayn misses.
Rayn misses with a head kick.

Sly drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rayn is pushing Sly's head away, looking to escape. Sly manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sly trying to control the action but Rayn is working from the bottom.

Sly decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rayn to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AB Sly 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 the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sly throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rayn's waist but Rayn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sly off to one side.
Rayn walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sly swats away the attempt to clinch by Rayn.
Rayn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rayn throws a right and a left that Sly avoids nicely.
Rayn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rayn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses
and Sly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rayn!
Rayn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sly.
Rayn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Sly counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sly showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sly wanted to stand there but Rayn had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rayn has a closed guard, preventing Sly from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rayn is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sly is controlling him.

Rayn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rayn plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sly lands a glancing blow to the side of Rayn's head.
Rayn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rayn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sly thows a leg kick but Rayn checks it
and Rayn counters with a thumping low kick.
Sly wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Sly scores a takedown into full mount!

Sly has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Rayn is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). AB Sly!