PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Raymie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fury
vs
Raymie

180 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
26
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Raymie!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raymie has his takedown stuffed

and Fury counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fury.
Fury with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fury throwing strikes but missing.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Fury is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fury tries to free his leg and advance position but Raymie is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.
Raymie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fury missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raymie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fury slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Raymie moves away from the strike by Fury.
Raymie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury tests Raymie's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raymie slips a straight right by Fury.
Raymie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fury defends it well.
Fury digs a good hook to Raymie's body.
Fury scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Raymie shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fury pinned against the cage. Fury gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Fury attempts a counter takedown but Raymie avoids it well and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Fury. That snapped Raymie's head back.
We've been told by Fury's head coaches at Elite MMA Training Facility that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fury scores with a jab.
Fury lands with an uppercut that bounces Raymie off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Raymie clinches.
Fury working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raymie.

Raymie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Raymie on that attempt.
Xavier Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Raymie.
Fury thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raymie counters with a body kick.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raymie in his tracks.
Raymie has a takedown stuffed.
Raymie fails to land the takedown.
Fury connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Good exchange - Fury coming out on top.
Raymie doesn't manage to clinch there - Fury circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Fury.
Fury connects with a nice looking jab.
Raymie tries to clinch but Fury moves out of range.
Fury appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Fury cracks Raymie with a good jab.
Shawn Raymie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fury is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raymie.
Raymie shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Fury throws an overhand right that lands on Raymie's shoulder, as Raymie tries to avoid the shot.
Raymie is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fury is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
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!
Raymie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Fury lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fury scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raymie in his tracks.
Raymie moves in looking to clinch but Fury pushes him off.
Fury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fury wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Xavier Fury dominated that round.
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.

Raymie looks to clinch

and Fury counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raymie's head.
Fury lands with a punch from half guard.
Fury is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raymie can do to turn this around?
Fury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Fury working over Raymie with some ground and pound. Raymie looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Raymie defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raymie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fury working the head and body with strikes.
Fury throwing shots but Raymie is blocking nicely.

Fury is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Raymie defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury slips a nice elbow through Raymie's hands, connecting with Raymie's forehead.
Xavier Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Fury is looking for a kimura but Raymie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fury to get the leverage.

Fury is looking for a kimura here.
Fury thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raymie's head.
Fury throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Raymie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fury is keen to just control but Raymie is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Raymie moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Fury loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Raymie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fury.
Raymie is looking to stand up but Fury isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raymie tries to clinch up.
Fury works the jab nicely.
Raymie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raymie falls off balance throwing a combination

and Fury counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Raymie's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Fury has an Americana. Raymie didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fury is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fury hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Xavier Fury!
A victorious Xavier Fury thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.