PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Raske (ranked 2142 p4p, 239 weight class) and Simon Budimon (ranked 1803 p4p, 206 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raske
vs
Budimon

188 cm
25
185 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
27
184 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Raske!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Budimon!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budimon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Budimon throws a leg kick but Raske moved away.
Raske fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Budimon checks it well.

Raske rushes Budimon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Raske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Budimon tries a body shot but Raske blocks it.
A short right from Raske on the inside.
A short right from Raske on the inside.
Raske tries a body shot but Budimon blocks it.
Raske lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Budimon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Budimon fails to land.
Budimon tries to work over Raske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Budimon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Budimon.
A short right from Raske.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raske.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budimon tries to work over Raske's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske lands a left hand that snaps the head of Budimon backwards.
Raske misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raske.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raske moves into the clinch.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.
Budimon throws a punch but it's blocked by Raske.
A right hand to the body from Raske.
Raske goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Budimon throws a head punch that misses.
Budimon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budimon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Budimon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raske slips under a jab.
Raske moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raske avoids a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Raske misses the target.
Raske looks to land a right hand but Budimon moved out of range.
Raske throws a hook to the side of Budimon's head but Budimon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Budimon missing with a left hand there. Raske was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Budimon misses.
Budimon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raske misses with a body shot.
Raske lands a body shot.
Budimon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raske dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Budimon. That did some damage!
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!

Raske has taken the fight to the clinch.

Budimon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Budimon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raske.
Budimon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raske.
Budimon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Raske.
Raske lands a nice leg kick that just misses Budimon's sensitive parts.
Budimon moves out of range as Raske strikes.
Budimon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Budimon misses with an uppercut. Raske saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Raske misses the target.

Raske closes the distance and clinches.
Raske misses with a body punch.
Raske working aggressively here.
Budimon blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raske tries to work over Budimon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Budimon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raske throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Budimons head.
Raske misses with a short punch on the inside.
Budimon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raske pushes Budimon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Budimon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Budimon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raske tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Budimon's elbow.
I was talking to Raske's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Budimon pushes Raske back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Budimon - that landed with a thud.
A right hand to the body from Budimon.
Budimon misses with a body punch.
Raske scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raske misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Budimon lands an uppercut.
Budimon lands a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Budimon lands a shoulder strike.
Budimon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Budimon.
Budimon prevents a body shot from Raske.
Raske misses with a punch on the inside.
Raske lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budimon lands a hook that snaps the head of Raske backwards.
Raske tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Budimon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Budimon blocking some punches.
Budimon misses with the head strike.
Budimon wants to break free but Raske has control.
Still in the clinch, Budimon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Budimon swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
Budimon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon can't find room to land a body shot as Raske controls the action.
Budimon tries to circle away but Raske has him pinned against the cage.
Raske lands a shoulder strike.
Raske has a couple of punches blocked by Budimon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Raske dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Raske.
Raske steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Budimon.
Budimon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raske misses the shot to the body.
Raske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Budimon looks to land a combination but Raske avoids it well.
Raske moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raske chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Budimon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Budimon 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.
Budimon on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raske. Raske obviously looking to wear him down.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budimon moves away.
Raske loads up on a big right hand but Budimon slips the punch.
Raske swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Budimon throws a big counter head kick but Raske avoids it with no problem.
Raske works Budimon's body with a nice hook.
Budimon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raske.
A jab from Raske finds it's way through Budimon's defenses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Budimon drops his hands momentarily and Raske takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Budimon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Budimon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budimon tries a head kick but it misses.
Raske thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Budimon if he has to take too many more of those.
Budimon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Budimon swinging wildly here.
Raske with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raske misses with a wild combination.
Budimon swings for the body but Raske moves out of range.
Raske is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Budimon can do to turn this around?
Raske lands a really nice looking cross but Budimon seems unphased.
Budimon throws a leg kick that misses.
Raske lands a nice looking body kick.
Budimon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Raske.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Budimon misses with a hook.
Raske has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raske misses with a body kick.
Budimon looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budimon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raske tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budimon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budimon is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Raske stuns Budimon with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Budimon throws a head kick that misses.
Raske tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Budimon counters with a nice body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raske, right into the meat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raske, right into the meat.
Budimon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raske misses with a wild body shot.
Budimon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Budimon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raske misses with a straight left.
Budimon takes a swing at Raske's ribcage but misses.
Raske feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Raske tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Budimon was well out of range. Poor timing from Raske.
Thomas Raske seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budimon takes one to the side of the head.
Raske scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas Raske is winning the standup battle so far.
Raske takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Budimon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Raske on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Thomas Raske has been cut.
Jab from Raske.
Raske tries to land a leg kick but Budimon saw it coming and moves away.
Budimon looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
The crowd cheers as Raske lands an impressive looking overhand right. Budimon doesn't seem phased though.
Raske attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Budimon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raske.
Raske is looking to slow Budimon down with leg kicks.
Raske displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Budimon throws out the jab.
Budimon moves out of range of the strikes.
Budimon throws an overhand right that lands on Raske's shoulder, as Raske tries to avoid the shot.
Raske misses with a looping left.
Raske scores with a crisp jab that stopped Budimon in his tracks.
Budimon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Raske if he has to take too many more of those.
Budimon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budimon throws a jab when Raske was well out of range.
Budimon misses with a hook. Raske ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske throws a half hearted mid kick.
Budimon throws a head kick but Raske moves out of range.
Budimon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Budimon staying out of range there.
Raske lands a really nice looking cross but Budimon seems unphased.

Raske clinches with his opponent.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Budimon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Budimon's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raske misses with a punch to the body.

Budimon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raske slips a straight right by Budimon.
A big right from Raske misses.
Budimon lands with a right hand.
Budimon looks to land a right hand but Raske moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budimon throws a looping overhand right but Raske ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Budimon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Budimon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Raske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Budimon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Raske dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Raske's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Budimon misses with a straight right.
Budimon scores with a hook to the body. Raske takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raske uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Budimon.
Raske throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raske scores with a punch to the head.
Raske misses with a lunging right hand
and Budimon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raske avoids the body shot from Budimon.
A combination from Budimon does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Budimon.
Budimon throws a sloppy head kick and Raske moves out of range easily.
Budimon misses with a looping left.
Raske wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Raske lands a lovely overhand right.
Budimon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Raske is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Budimon.
Budimon avoids the body shot from Raske.
Budimon blocks the body kick.
Raske chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Budimon can pounce on him.
Budimon is looking to chop away at Raske's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raske throws a sloppy head kick
and Budimon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Raske throws a lazy body kick
and Budimon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raske throws a looping overhand right but Budimon ducks down to avoid it.
Budimon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raske.
Budimon misses with a straight right.
Raske fails in his attempt to clinch.
Budimon misses with a straight right.

Raske forces Budimon back against the cage and clinches.
Raske throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas Raske has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske throws a punch but it's blocked by Budimon.
A head punch on the inside from Raske fails to land.
Raske throws a head punch that misses.

Budimon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Raske moves into the clinch.
Budimon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raske backwards.

Budimon breaks the clinch.
Raske connects with a single shot there.
Simon Budimon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Budimon misses with a hook.
Raske ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Budimon moves away.
Raske misses with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Raske.
Raske fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Budimon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raske rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Budimon to counter with a crisp jab.
Budimon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raske.
Raske tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Budimon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Raske avoids the head kick by Budimon.
Good standup being displayed there by Raske as he connects with a hook.
Budimon pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Budimon misses with an uppercut. Raske saw that one coming.
Raske lands a nice looking body kick.
Raske scores with a decent looking hook.
Budimon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raske tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Budimon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Budimon misses with a wild body shot.
Raske looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Budimon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raske was well out of range. Poor timing from Budimon.
Budimon ducks right into an uppercut from Raske.
Budimon throws a hook but Raske blocks it.
Raske clobbers Budimon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Raske cracks a nice hook into Budimon's ribs.

Raske darts in and clinches Budimon up against the cage.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Budimon controls his hands.
Budimon lands an uppercut.
Budimon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Raske.
Budimon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raske takes a shot to the head.
Raske is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A short uppercut from Raske.
Raske lands with a light punch inside.
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!
Raske misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raske lands an uppercut.
Budimon is trying to maintain a safe position but Raske gets an underhook and turns Budimon into the cage.
Budimon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raske.
Raske struggles to land a body shot inside as Budimon controls his hands.
Budimon tries to break free but Raske pushes him back against the cage.
Budimon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Budimon wants to get back to striking at distance but Raske won't allow it.
Raske swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raske fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Raske as the two fighters clinch.
Raske blocks an uppercut.
Raske misses with some punches.
Raske lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Budimon backwards.
Nice body punch from Raske - that landed with a thud.
Budimon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raske.
Budimon lands an uppercut.
Budimon swings wildly with an uppercut but Raske uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raske lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Raske showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raske 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Raske!
Thomas Raske thanked the fans post fight for their support.