PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Louis Lei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lei has chosen Closer as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Louis Lei was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Raybould
vs
Lei

190 cm
40
273 lbs
36 - 13 - 0

190 cm
31
225 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Louis Lei!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raybould getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lei throws the kick towards the body but Raybould avoids it.

Raybould takes the fight into the clinch.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Lei misses with an elbow strike.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raybould is keeping busy.
Lei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Lei misses with an elbow strike.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raybould stalling in the clinch but Lei improves position.
Lei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raybould stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raybould blocks it with crossed arms.
Lei wants to stall.
Lei blocking some punches.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raybould.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Lei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raybould is defending well for now.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raybould misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lei blocking some punches.
Lei has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Raybould seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lei can turn it around.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Raybould leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lei throws an elbow that misses.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lei with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raybould taking a breather.
Lei landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Lei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Kevin Raybould has been cut.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Lei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raybould in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Lei.
Lei pushes off an throws an elbow but Raybould leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Raybould scores with a hook to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
Raybould makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lei trying to land knees to the body.
Raybould blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raybould is breathing heavily.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Lei looking to slow down the pace here.
Raybould tries a body shot but Lei blocks it.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Lei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raybould's defenses.
Lei with a knee to the head.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Lei dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
That's time! Raybould's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A nice leg kick lands there from Lei.
Lei throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raybould takes one on the button.
Raybould throws a jab but it's blocked by Lei.
Raybould misses with a few strikes there.
Louis Lei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lei is looking to slow Raybould down with leg kicks.
Lei connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lei manages to avoid it.
Lei looks for the body kick but Raybould saw that one coming.
Raybould stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lei.
Lei connects with a solid leg kick.

Lei gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lei throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lei blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei has Raybould pushed against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Raybould tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raybould tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raybould's face.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raybould blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lei has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raybould fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Lei.
Lei connects with a knee to the head.
Raybould misses with some punches.
Raybould tries to stall but Lei uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lei is pushing Raybould up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei scores with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raybould as Lei tries to tie him up.
Knees to the body from Lei.
Lei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lei.
Lei unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raybould lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lei lands a knee to the body.
Lei creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raybould's defenses.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Lei pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Raybould's face.
Lei scores with a knee to the head.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lei's elbow.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Lei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lei. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lei landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raybould wants to stall.
Lei stalling in the clinch but Raybould improves position.
Raybould pushes Lei back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Louis Lei seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Lei showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raybould is looking to clinch but Lei is avoiding it.
Lei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.

Lei gets a clinch.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raybould is looking to control Lei's arms but Lei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raybould has his back to the ropes.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Lei lands a good knee to the midsection. Raybould won't want to take too many of those.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raybould stalling in the clinch but Lei improves position.
Nice elbow from Lei.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Lei.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lei.
Lei lands an elbow that stopped Raybould in his tracks for a moment.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei just leaning against Raybould, taking a breather.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei looking to throw knees to the head but Raybould is blocking nicely.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lei tries to land a knee to the head but Raybould blocks with his arms.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
Raybould takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee calls for Lei to work.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Lei controls his hands.
Lei's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
Raybould is leaning against Lei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raybould misses with a body punch.
Lei prevents a body shot from Raybould.
A head punch on the inside from Raybould fails to land.
Raybould misses with a punch to the body.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
Lei blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lei obliges.
Raybould misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lei landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raybould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lei lands an elbow inside that Raybould shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lei obliges.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Raybould misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Lei has Raybould pushed against the ropes.
Lei lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lei's elbow.
Lei looking to stall.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raybould avoiding damage as Lei throws knees to the body.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lei wants to stall.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Lei really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lei lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raybould's sensitive parts.
Lei scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raybould.
Lei lands with a nice body kick.
Raybould takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lei moves out of range of the strikes.
Louis Lei seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raybould throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Lei.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lei throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Lei.
Raybould throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lei lands the left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould moves out of range as Lei throws a body kick.
Lei looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lei steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raybould.
Raybould swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lei counters with a good, hard body kick but Raybould shrugs it off.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Lei fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lei clobbers Raybould with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raybould takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lei turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lei misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A good leg kick by Lei.
Jab from Lei.
Lei throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Lei tenderised Raybould's leg. Raybould is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lei avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Raybould chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lei can pounce on him.
Raybould takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lei pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Lei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raybould on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lei. Lei obviously looking to wear him down.
Lei lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lei throws a sloppy head kick and Raybould moves out of range easily.
Lei lands with a slapping head kick.
Lei scores with a sloppy right hand. Raybould should have avoided that one.

Lei instigates a clinch.
Raybould tries a body shot but Lei blocks it.
Lei lands a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lei's elbow.
Lei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raybould lands a nice shot to the body.
Raybould is looking to control Lei's arms but Lei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raybould has his back to the ropes.
Raybould takes an elbow to the temple.
Raybould trying to stall but Lei improves his position.
Lei utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lei landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould tries a body shot but Lei blocks it.
Lei tries a knee to the head but Raybould blocks it.
Raybould can't find room to land a body shot as Lei controls the action.
Lei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Raybould's ribcage.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raybould misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raybould takes an elbow to the forehead.
Raybould working aggressively here.
Raybould is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Lei throws an elbow but misses.
Lei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raybould blocks an elbow strike from Lei.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Louis Lei dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kevin Raybould's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lei misses with a low kick.
Lei is looking to slow Raybould down with leg kicks.
Raybould misses with a hook.
Raybould thows a leg kick but Lei checks it
and Lei counters with a head kick.
Raybould takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lei takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Lei pushes Raybould up against the ropes in a clinch.
Raybould dodges an elbow strike from Lei.
Raybould tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raybould working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raybould letting Lei take a breather here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raybould avoids it.
Raybould throws a head punch that misses.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Lei leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Lei connects with a knee to the head.
Raybould is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lei is keeping busy.
Lei blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lei prevents a body shot from Raybould.
Lei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raybould blocks it with crossed arms.
Raybould is looking to control Lei's arms but Lei gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raybould has his back to the ropes.
Raybould has a couple of punches blocked by Lei.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould taking a breather.
Lei wants to stall.
Raybould avoids a wild elbow strike from Lei.
Lei lands a damaging elbow.
Raybould lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lei blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lei prevents a body shot from Raybould.
Lei lands a knee to the head.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
Raybould managing to block the knees to the body from Lei.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raybould tries to work over Lei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lei lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Lei putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raybould in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Lei controls his hands.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lei.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raybould.
Lei misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Raybould on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raybould's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Lei holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Lei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Lei avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the ropes.
Lei working Raybould over with knees to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lei blocking some punches.
Lei lands a good knee to the midsection. Raybould won't want to take too many of those.
Lei crunches a lovely knee into Raybould's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lei landing knees to the head.
Lei lands an elbow just above Raybould 's eye.
Lei lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Lei.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lei lands a nice knee to the body.
Kevin Raybould has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Lei comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lei has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Lei!
Louis Lei is the new heavyweight champion!
Louis Lei decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.