PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 720 p4p, 999 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 104 p4p, 142 weight class). Chen Lo's entrance music is Welcome to the Jungle. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Raffington's choice of entrance music: Logan Lucky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chen Lo
vs
Raffington

180 cm
31
192
19 - 10 - 0

182 cm
24
195
5 - 3 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Urban Fighter
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raffington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raffington with a jab.
Chen Lo connects with a solid leg kick.
Raffington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chen Lo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raffington stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raffington lands a jab to Chen Lo's midsection.
Raffington slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raffington throws the left hand but Chen Lo avoids the punch easily.
Raffington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen Lo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
Raffington chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chen Lo can pounce on him.
Raffington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head.
Raffington misses with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raffington lands a nice looking body shot.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Raffington.
Chen Lo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raffington cracks Chen Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Raffington blocks the leg kick.
Chen Lo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Chen Lo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chen Lo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Raffington checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chen Lo slips a straight right by Raffington.
Chen Lo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Chen Lo avoids a kick to the body.
Chen Lo works the jab nicely.
Raffington misses with a double jab.
Chen Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Chen Lo looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffington is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Raffington blocks the low kick.
Raffington missing with a left hand there. Chen Lo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chen Lo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Raffington finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raffington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chen Lo. That did some damage!
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
Raffington scores with a jab to the body.
Raffington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
No joy there for Chen Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raffington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Chen Lo blocks the low kick.
Raffington motions for Chen Lo to come forward. Raffington throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Raffington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chen Lo loads up on a big right hand but Raffington slips the punch.
Raffington throws a big shot that misses.
Raffington takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raffington ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raffington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen Lo. Chen Lo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick and Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
Chen Lo lands a slapping body shot.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Chen Lo misses with a few strikes there.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Chen Lo wants to land a leg kick but Raffington is out of range.
It seemed like Raffington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raffington throws a leg kick but Chen Lo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Chen Lo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chen Lo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chen Lo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raffington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Chen Lo. Chen Lo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chen Lo is looking to wear down Raffington with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raffington blocks a low kick nicely.
Raffington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chen Lo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a one two! Chen Lo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Raffington misses with a body kick.
Raffington slips a straight right by Chen Lo.
As Chen Lo backs off Raffington throws a huge counter combo but Chen Lo manages to avoid it all.
Chen Lo checks a leg kick.
Raffington lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Chen Lo.
Raffington is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chen Lo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raffington throws a body punch but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Raffington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raffington moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
Chen Lo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Chen Lo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington tests Chen Lo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raffington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A shot to the body from Raffington misses
and Chen Lo counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Chen Lo is predictable there
letting Raffington counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Raffington will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chen Lo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Raffington cracks Chen Lo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raffington.
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Chen Lo as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Chen Lo misses.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Raffington avoids the body shot from Chen Lo.
Raffington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chen Lo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raffington misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
Raffington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Raffington takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chen Lo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raffington takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raffington connects with a crisp jab.
Chen Lo connects with a looping right hand.
Chen Lo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo staying out of range there.
Raffington on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chen Lo throws a leg kick which misses Raffington's front leg but catches the back leg as Raffington tries to avoid it.
Chen Lo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chen Lo misses with a looping left.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raffington. Chen Lo shrugs it off though.
Raffington throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Chen Lo misses with a straight left.
Chen Lo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raffington shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raffington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shane Raffington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chen Lo throws a chopping leg kick but Raffington manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Raffington throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chen Lo with a hook.
Raffington throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
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!
Raffington throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Raffington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen Lo doesn't seem phased though.
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chen Lo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raffington looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Chen Lo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raffington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chen Lo misses with a hook
and Raffington counters with a straight right hand.
Raffington defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington delivers a nice body kick.
Raffington lands a body shot.
Chen Lo throws a combination. Raffington tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chen Lo, as that shot connected.
Raffington swings widly with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Raffington.
Chen Lo throws a head kick that misses.
Raffington is looking for the big counter here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raffington.
Raffington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Raffington throws a good cross that connects.
Raffington takes a swing at Chen Lo's ribcage but misses.
Raffington pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A low kick lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raffington is out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Raffington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raffington down.
Raffington throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raffington ducks under a wild hook from Chen Lo.
Good leg kick by Chen Lo.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
It looked like Chen Lo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Raffington throws a hook but Chen Lo blocks it.
Raffington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chen Lo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chen Lo lands a nice looking body shot.
Raffington's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raffington misses with a straight right.
Raffington swings for the body but Chen Lo moves out of range.
Raffington misses with a head kick.
Chen Lo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raffington manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo feints and then cracks Raffington's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Raffington down.
Raffington takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Raffington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Chen Lo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raffington misses with a kick to the body.
Chen Lo scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raffington. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington cracks Chen Lo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chen Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raffington sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chen Lo's corner calls for a 1-2. Chen Lo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chen Lo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timiko Chen Lo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Raffington with a nice calf kick.
Raffington misses with a hook. Chen Lo ducked under it nicely.
Chen Lo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raffington counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raffington checks a leg kick.
Raffington tries to land a front kick but Chen Lo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chen Lo lands a jab to the nose.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raffington.
Chen Lo ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
That kick from Raffington tenderised Chen Lo's leg. Chen Lo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Raffington moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffington takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raffington looks to land a right hand but Chen Lo moved out of range.
Raffington jabs Chen Lo right on the nose. Chen Lo blinks but takes it well.
Chen Lo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raffington lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raffington lands with an uppercut that bounces Chen Lo off the cage and back into range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffington looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Chen Lo's head but Chen Lo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raffington defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Raffington counters with a nice low kick that buckles Chen Lo's knee momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffington moves away.
Chen Lo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo needs to keep his hands up - Raffington had a free shot at his head there.
Chen Lo jabs Raffington right on the nose. Raffington blinks but takes it well.
Chen Lo scores with a punch to the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Chen Lo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chen Lo blocks the body kick.
Raffington cracks Chen Lo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chen Lo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffington scores with a shot to the body.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chen Lo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Raffington pushes Chen Lo up against the cage in a clinch.
Raffington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chen Lo lands a nice uppercut.
Raffington working aggressively here.

Chen Lo breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.
Raffington walks into a stiff left hand from Chen Lo.
Raffington misses with a wild body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Raffington lands with a nice body punch.
Chen Lo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raffington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chen Lo checks a low kick from Raffington.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
Chen Lo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raffington doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Raffington.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Raffington avoids it easily.
Raffington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chen Lo manages to avoid it.
Raffington throws a sloppy head kick and Chen Lo moves out of range easily.
Chen Lo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chen Lo looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
Chen Lo avoids the head kick by Raffington.
Chen Lo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chen Lo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raffington's sensitive parts.
Chen Lo motions for Raffington to come forward. Chen Lo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chen Lo scoring well with a low kick there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chen Lo, as that shot connected.
Raffington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chen Lo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raffington was well out of range. Poor timing from Chen Lo.
Raffington takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws an off balance right hand
and Raffington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raffington has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Chen Lo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raffington misses with a lunging right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a right hand to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raffington moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Chen Lo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sloppy strikes from Raffington. Those never looked like landing.
Chen Lo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raffington throws a push kick but Chen Lo slaps the foot to one side.
Raffington defending well as Chen Lo loads up on a big left hand.
Raffington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo looks to land a combination. Raffington sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raffington's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chen Lo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raffington scrambles back to his feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raffington, as that shot connected.
Raffington throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raffington misses the shot to the body.
Chen Lo tries to counter by clinching up but Raffington breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timiko Chen Lo.
I think Chen Lo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Timiko Chen Lo!
A very excited looking Timiko Chen Lo rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.