PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Earl Ravenberg (ranked 1992 p4p, 113 weight class) and Bartlomiej Jan (ranked 3406 p4p, 168 weight class). Jan has chosen https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WJFjXtHcy4 as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ravenberg
vs
Jan

170 cm
22
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

150 cm
23
136 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Earl Ravenberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Bartlomiej Jan!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenberg cracks Jan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Jan has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jan with a poor takedown
enabling Ravenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Jan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Ravenberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ravenberg slows down the pace here.

Ravenberg has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jan regains guard immediately.
Ravenberg postures up in Jan's guard and throws a big left but Jan blocks it.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ravenberg looking to pass the guard.
Jan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ravenberg is looking to work some ground and pound but Jan has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ravenberg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ravenberg is in close to Jan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ravenberg chips away with some ground and pound.
Ravenberg content to stall in guard here.
Jan doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ravenberg working some strikes from top position.
Ravenberg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jan working a defensive guard here.
Jan being controlled here, momentarily.
Ravenberg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ravenberg wants to control from the top but Jan keeps moving.
Ravenberg is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Jan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ravenberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jan is keeping the position for now.
Ravenberg distracts Jan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ravenberg connects with a couple of short punches.
Ravenberg is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ravenberg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ravenberg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ravenberg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ravenberg chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ravenberg cracks Jan with a solid left hand.

Jan is rocked!
Ravenberg with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ravenberg is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jan is trying to control the position but Ravenberg postures up.
Ravenberg lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ravenberg postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ravenberg looking to sit in guard and control but Jan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ravenberg is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ravenberg keeping moving, preventing Jan from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ravenberg wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jan preventing the sweep.
Ravenberg managing to control the position.
Jan looking to sit in guard and control but Ravenberg gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Jan working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jan keeping moving, preventing Ravenberg from controlling successfully.
We've been hearing good reports from Ravenberg's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ravenberg will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Ravenberg dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ravenberg misses with a body shot.
Ravenberg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Ravenberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Bartlomiej Jan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ravenberg scores with a shot to the body.
Ravenberg scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ravenberg counters with a nice uppercut.
Jan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ravenberg finish him?
Ravenberg scores with a jab to the body.
Jan seems to have recovered his senses.
Ravenberg connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jan momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ravenberg drops Jan with a straight right hand, right on the button! Ravenberg follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Ravenberg!
Earl Ravenberg made sure to mention his sponsor, Dark Knight Nutrition in his post fight interview.