PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tad Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raina Weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Warren
vs
Weston

185 cm
21
193 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

193 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Likes musicals

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tad Warren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raina Weston!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weston defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Warren.
Warren fails to land the takedown.

Weston moves into the clinch.
Warren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warren.

Weston manages to break the clinch.
Weston throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warren's waist but Warren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Weston off to one side.
Weston misses with a head kick.
Weston lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Tad Warren has been cut.
Raina Weston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren shoots and misses
and Weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tad Warren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A little feinted left hand from Warren on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Weston looks to throw a body kick
and Warren counters with a stiff right hand.

Weston closes the distance and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Warren is trying to push Weston away but Weston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Warren jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Weston walks away with a smile on his face. Warren gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Warren shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Weston napping and manages to drive through into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weston is trying to control Warren's posture but Warren avoids it.
Warren throws an elbow but Weston slips to the side and avoids it well.
Weston can't do much from the bottom here.
Weston wants to get back to his feet but Warren is dominant here and he's now got Weston's back!
Weston is trying to get back to his feet but Warren has full control of the position and if anything, Weston has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Warren working for the choke.
Weston tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Weston is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Warren gets his way!
Weston is trying to get back to his feet but Warren has full control of the position and if anything, Weston has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Weston wants to control his opponent's hands but Warren gets his hands free.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Warren controlling the positon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warren is hanging on to Weston's back as he tries to escape.
Can Weston hold on?! Warren is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Warren keeps control of the position as Weston tries to break free.
Weston looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Warren is landing with strikes. Weston can't take much more of this.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Weston is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Weston trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Warren scores with strikes from the back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Weston trying to control but not successfully.
Weston tries to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Warren moves forwards but Weston connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Weston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Warren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Warren stuffs the takedown attempt from Weston. Weston gets slowly back to his feet.
Weston thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Warren if he has to take too many more of those.

Warren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Weston quickly recovers to half guard.
Weston tries to kick Warren off but Warren keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weston trying to control here.
Weston misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Warren lands a nice short elbow.
Weston wants to control but Warren is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Warren stops Weston from getting back to his feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Weston has closed the distance and engaged Warren in a clinch.
Warren wants to get back to striking at distance but Weston won't allow it.
Weston prevents the takedown attempt.
Weston lands a damaging elbow.
Warren is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weston can do to turn this around?
Weston crunches a lovely knee into Warren's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warren is trying to push Weston away but Weston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Weston putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Warren in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Warren can't break the clinch.
Weston fails to pull guard.
Tad Warren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raina Weston.
Warren can't get the takedown.

Weston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raina Weston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Warren's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Warren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Warren has Weston pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Warren pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Weston tumbling to the mat - Warren dives into Weston's guard.
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!
Weston throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Weston trying to control the position here.
Warren won't allow Weston to get back to his feet.

Weston kicks Warren off and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weston throws a combination. Warren tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Warren is rocked!
Weston throws a powerful right kick. Warren tried to block low but the kick was high! Warren was taken right off of his feet! Weston jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Raina Weston!