PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raendi Kouture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and floyd mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kouture comes into the arena with Warriors of the World blaring out of the sound system. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kouture
vs
mayweather

186 cm
18
186 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

170 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Raendi Kouture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, floyd mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kouture shoots in and bounces mayweather off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
mayweather looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Kouture throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as mayweather works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kouture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kouture trying to control but mayweather is working from the bottom.
mayweather utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
mayweather can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kouture controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouture slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kouture working the ground and pound from side control.
Kouture controlling from side mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raendi Kouture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kouture throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kouture will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Kouture rushes mayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Kouture decides to pull guard.
mayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kouture trying to control the position here.

Kouture had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. mayweather is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Kouture Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take mayweather's back instead.
Kouture will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kouture is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Kouture not allowing mayweather to control his hands.

Kouture is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. mayweather is defending well though. Kouture let's go of the attempt for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
mayweather is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kouture working for a choke but mayweather is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
mayweather wants to get back to his feet.
Kouture has mayweather flattened out and is raining down punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
mayweather is covering up but some of the strikes from Kouture are getting through and doing damage.

mayweather defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kouture's arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raendi Kouture dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kouture takes the fight into the clinch.

Kouture gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Kouture content to control rather than advance.

Kouture is working for a kimura but mayweather is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
mayweather trying to hold on to Kouture's head to control him but Kouture postures up.
Kouture stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Kouture stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
mayweather should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Kouture gets a clinch.

Kouture jumps guard.

Kouture working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. mayweather doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. mayweather manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kouture is controlling mayweather's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouture trying to keep a closed guard but mayweather is proving a slippery customer.

Kouture is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
mayweather trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kouture's guard.
Kouture looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
mayweather wanted to stand there but Kouture had control of the position.
Kouture lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for mayweather!
Kouture controlling from the full mount.
mayweather is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raendi Kouture dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kouture swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kouture fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
mayweather shoots and misses

and Kouture counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in mayweather's guard now.
Kouture trying to control the position from guard on top but mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kouture not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Raendi Kouture just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Kouture takes the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kouture has dropped down and is working for a takedown. mayweather is trying to keep an underhook but Kouture manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kouture trying to control the pace.
Kouture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that mayweather can do to turn this around?
Kouture is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kouture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouture moves nicely into side control.

Kouture working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kouture tries to advance to mount but mayweather denies him.
mayweather is looking to regain half guard here but Kouture keeps moving and retains side control.
mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kouture. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouture advances to mount.
Kouture content just to control the position here.
Raendi Kouture is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
mayweather can't escape the position.
Kouture takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kouture moves to the back.
Good control from Kouture.
mayweather has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kouture not allowing mayweather to control his hands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raendi Kouture showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kouture has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raendi Kouture!