PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Striking Champion (ranked 3711 p4p, 460 weight class) and Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 4606 p4p, 539 weight class). Raistlin Lovelair has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Champion
vs
Lovelair

190 cm
24
218 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

192 cm
31
220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Aspire Clothing

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Striking Champion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champion tries to clinch up but Lovelair circles away and keeps his distance.
Champion is looking to clinch but Lovelair is avoiding it.
Lovelair unleashes a big counter combination but Champion bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Champion is looking to clinch but Lovelair is avoiding it.

Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Champion using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Champion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lovelair's elbow.
Champion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair managing to block the knees to the body from Champion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Champion with a knee to the head.

It looks like Raistlin Lovelair has been cut.
Lovelair blocks a body shot from Champion.
With the fighters up against the cage, Champion throws an elbow but misses.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
I was talking to Champion's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Champion landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lovelair looks winded!
Lovelair takes a knee right on the jaw!
Champion is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Champion scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lovelair misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.
A nice left hand lands by Champion.
Lovelair lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Champion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lovelair is defending well for now.
Champion trying to land knees to the body.
Champion lands a nice elbow.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Champion throws an elbow but it misses.
Champion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champion tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair throws a punch but it's blocked by Champion.
Lovelair misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair gets through Champion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion trying to land knees to the body.
Champion tries to land a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks with his arms.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Champion tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lovelair avoids it.
Champion throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Champion.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Champion.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Champion misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Champion fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Champion moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
Champion tries a knee to the head but Lovelair blocks it.
Champion lands with a left to the head.
Champion throws a knee to the head but misses.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Champion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lovelair lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Champion misses with a knee strike.
Champion with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Champion obliges.
Champion creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Champion misses with a knee to the head.
Lovelair misses with some punches.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair has a couple of punches blocked by Champion.
Champion misses with a knee strike.
Lovelair swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lovelair misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Champion.
Champion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lovelair.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lovelair blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lovelair misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lovelair makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lovelair creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Champion's defenses.
Champion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lovelair.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
Lovelair blocks an uppercut.
Champion blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Striking Champion dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raistlin Lovelair'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.

Champion throws a lazy right hand but Lovelair sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Champion lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Champion tries to clinch but Lovelair moves out of range.
Lovelair drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Champion defends it well.

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

Champion throws Lovelair to one side and escapes!
Champion tries to clinch
and Lovelair counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lovelair. Champion does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Lovelair misses.
Lovelair circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lovelair counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lovelair doesn't seem bothered though.
Champion throws a nice head kick!
Champion ducks under a wild hook from Lovelair.

Champion fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lovelair, pushing him back against the cage.
Champion is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lovelair can do to turn this around?
Champion lands an elbow that stopped Lovelair in his tracks for a moment.

That has opened up Raistlin Lovelair's cut even more.
Champion tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Champion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lovelair.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lovelair.
Lovelair blocks an elbow strike.
Champion misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Champion crunches a lovely knee into Lovelair's ribcage.
Lovelair is breathing heavily.
Champion missing with knees to the body.
Lovelair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lovelair blocks the elbow strike.

Champion drops Lovelair with a big knee straight up the middle! Lovelair is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Lovelair is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No joy there for Champion, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lovelair is still on wobbly legs! Can Champion finish him?
Lovelair gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Champion gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Lovelair is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Striking Champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Striking Champion thanked Aspire Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).