PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Ranieri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ranieri comes to the cage accompanied by Eminem – Kings Never Die. Child is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by VooDoo . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ranieri
vs
Child

186 cm
31
190 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

187 cm
28
198 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joe Ranieri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Child!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ranieri.
Ranieri is looking to clinch but Child is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Child as he connects with a hook.
Ranieri tries to clinch there but Child circles away.
Ranieri tries to clinch but Child moves out of range.
Ranieri slips a straight right by Child.
A chopping leg kick lands by Child.
Ranieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ranieri is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Child only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ranieri looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Child fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ranieri.
Ranieri lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Child circles away quickly and effectively.
We've been informed that Child has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ranieri takes one to the side of the head.
Child has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ranieri finds it's way round the side to connect with Child's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranieri cracks the inside of Child's front leg.
Child lands a jab-cross combination.
Ranieri catches Child with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice uppercut there from Child.
Child wants to slow Ranieri down by chopping away at his legs.
It looked like Ranieri was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ranieri misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.
Child swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big right from Ranieri misses.
Child swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Child cracks Ranieri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ranieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child throws a leg kick but Ranieri sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Child lunges at Ranieri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ranieri's hand.

Child gets tackled into the cage by Ranieri. Ranieri maintains the clinch.
Ranieri tries to land a knee to the head but Child blocks with his arms.

Child pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ranieri throws a head kick that misses.
Child looks to land a right hand but Ranieri moved out of range.
Ranieri takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Child lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ranieri wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Child on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ranieri takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to land a leg kick but Ranieri is out of range.

Ranieri darts in and clinches Child up against the cage.
Child tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ranieri throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Child blocks it with crossed arms.
Child tries to land knees in the clinch but Ranieri avoids the damage to the body.
Ranieri tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ranieri tries a knee to the head but Child blocks it.
Ranieri lands a good knee to the midsection. Child won't want to take too many of those.
Ranieri tries to land a knee to the head but Child blocks with his arms.
Ranieri misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Child.

Child breaks from the clinch.
Ranieri loads up on a big right hand but Child slips the punch.
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Child.
Child blocks a head kick by Ranieri.
Child defending well as Ranieri loads up on a big left hand.
A shot to the liver by Child. Beautiful body shot.
Child fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ranieri manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ranieri checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Ranieri thinks about countering with a head kick.
Child stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Child throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ranieri tries a head kick but it misses.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
Ranieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Child feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ranieris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ranieri tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Child paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ranieri throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.
Child lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ranieri just misses with a punch to the body.
Child misses with the combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Child.
Ranieri scores with a jab. Child acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Ranieri throwing a counter right hand but Child manages to avoid it.
Ranieri throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Ranieri.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ranieri's sensitive parts.
Ranieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Child scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch lands to the side of Ranieri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Child tries to score with a low kick but Ranieri moves his leg out of the way.
Ranieri went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Child takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Child is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ranieri had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Ranieri connects with a high kick.
Ranieri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Child connects with a leg kick. Ranieri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ranieri misses with a low kick.
Ranieri throws the kick towards the body but Child avoids it.
Child lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ranieri lands a nice looking body shot.
Ranieri throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ranieri backing away here, and Child unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Nice defenses there by Ranieri.
Child connects with a leg kick. Ranieri looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

Ranieri moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Child dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A good leg kick by Child.
Child thuds his right hand into Ranieri's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A jab from Child does it's job there.
A nice combination there by Ranieri.
Child throws a body shot but no joy.
Child has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ranieri throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ranieri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ranieri with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Child to score with a decent uppercut.
Child lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Child.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Ranieri. Those never looked like landing.
Child connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ranieri momentarily.
A combination from Child does no damage.
Ranieri looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
An inside leg kick from Child misses.
Joe Ranieri is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Child fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ranieri is out of range.
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Child looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Child is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ranieri.
Child uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ranieri.
Ranieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ranieri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Child takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ranieri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ranieri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ranieri walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Child connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Child lands a jab to Ranieri's midsection.
Child looks to land a body kick but Ranieri moved away.
Ranieri takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ranieri throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Child misses with a series of wild punches.
Ranieri seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Child misses with a straight left.
Ranieri throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and Child releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Child throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ranieri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ranieri appears to be looking for a big counter.
Child scores with a head kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Child.
Ranieri looks to land a combination but Child avoids it well.
Child throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ranieri is able to avoid easily.
Ranieri throws a left and a right that both miss
and Child counters with a thumping low kick.
Child misses with a few strikes there.
Ranieri fires out a quick counter leg kick but Child just manages to avoid it.

Ranieri gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Ranieri.
Ranieri on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ranieri moves forwards but Child connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ranieri misses with a body kick.
Child scores with a shot to the body.
Child with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Child works the jab nicely.
Ranieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Child avoids the head kick by Ranieri.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Child.
A nice inside leg kick there by Child. That's going to slow Ranieri down.

Ranieri moves into range and clinches up with Child.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri misses with a knee to the head.

Child pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ranieri takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ranieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Child lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Child lands with a nice body punch.
Child misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Child.
Ranieri throws a push kick but Child slaps the foot to one side.
Ranieri misses with a jab, cross combination.
Child wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Child works Ranieri's body with a nice hook.

Ranieri moves into range and clinches up with Child.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Child breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Child lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ranieri's sensitive parts.
Sloppy strikes from Ranieri. Those never looked like landing.
Ranieri takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Child.
Ranieri looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Child throws a leg kick which misses Ranieri's front leg but catches the back leg as Ranieri tries to avoid it.
Child lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ranieri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Child can pounce on him.
Ranieri missing with a left hand there. Child was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ranieri has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Child.
Ranieri throws a low kick, looking for Child's leg but Child calmly moves out of range.
Ranieri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Marcus Child seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Child just misses with a punch to the body.
Ranieri tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Child bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ranieri walks into a stiff left hand from Child.
Child throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Child tried to score with a low kick but Ranieri checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Child throws a nice inside leg kick.
Child misses with a low kick.
Ranieri doesn't manage to clinch there - Child circles away.
Child with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Child showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

No joy there for Ranieri, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ranieri fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ranieri bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Child's head backwards.
Ranieri lands with a slapping head kick.
Child misses with a series of wild punches.
Child on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ranieri. Ranieri obviously looking to wear him down.
Child connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from Child does no damage.
Child tries a head kick but it misses.
Child connects with a jab.
Ranieri throws a series of punches but Child moves out of range.
Child cracks a nice hook into Ranieri's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ranieri takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Child throws a nice outside leg kick.
Child slips a jab and a cross from Ranieri.
A nice leg kick lands there from Child.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ranieri looks to throw the jab but Child is out of range.
Child throws a body punch but Ranieri moves out of range.
Child buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Child moves out of range of the body kick from Ranieri.
Ranieri steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Child.
Child swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ranieri.
Ranieri needs to keep his hands up - Child had a free shot at his head there.
Child connects with an inside leg kick.
Good shot there by Child.
Ranieri walks forward, straight into a front kick from Child.
Child lands with a slapping head kick.
Child moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ranieri misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ranieri lands a head kick. Child smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ranieri tries to close the distance and clinch but Child swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ranieri will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ranieri on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Child lands an overhand right.
Ranieri moves in looking to clinch but Child pushes him off.
Child steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Ranieri.
Ranieri misses with a double jab
and Ranieri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Child pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ranieri tries a head kick but it misses.
Ranieri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Child blocks the body kick.
Good shot there by Child.
Child turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Child connects with a nice looking jab.
Child is looking to slow Ranieri down with leg kicks.
Child scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Child moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ranieri throws a head kick but Child moves out of range.
Ranieri misses with the combination.
Ranieri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ranieri takes a jab right on the kisser.
Child uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ranieri's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ranieri duly obliges.
Child takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marcus Child is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Child avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fighters circling - Ranieri throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ranieri on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Child. Child obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Good exchange - Child coming out on top.
Child jabs Ranieri right on the nose. Ranieri blinks but takes it well.
Good leg kick by Child there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ranieri tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Child throws out a counter right but Ranieri avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child cracks Ranieri with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Child swats away the attempt to clinch by Ranieri.
Ranieri swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Child throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Child scores with a nice head shot.
Ranieri takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ranieri slips a straight right by Child.
Child scores with a punch to the head.
Joe Ranieri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Child slips a straight right by Ranieri.
Ranieri throws a head kick that misses
and Child counters with a stiff right hand.
Child catches Ranieri with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Child sizes up Ranieri with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ranieri has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Child fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Child finds it's way through Ranieri's defenses.
Ranieri throws a right and a left that both miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Child comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Child winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Child!
Marcus Child very nearly forgot to thank GREEN!160 amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.