PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Cold (ranked 833 p4p, 1154 weight class) and Shane Raffington (ranked 111 p4p, 156 weight class). Raffington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Logan Lucky. Shane Raffington acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Cold
vs
Raffington

183 cm
29
199
16 - 11 - 1

182 cm
25
195
7 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Raffington!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Richard Clark and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffington connects with a nice looking jab.

It looks like Steven Cold has been cut.
Cold gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Raffington counters with a nice uppercut.
Raffington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steven Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raffington throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Cold counter with a right hand.
Raffington scores with a one two! Cold had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Raffington misses with a hook.
Raffington goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Cold wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raffington blocks a jab.
Cold uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raffington.
Raffington misses with a hook.
Cold throws a big shot that misses.
It seemed like Raffington was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cold throws a hook but Raffington avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffington throws a solid leg kick but Cold takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Raffington.
Raffington misses with a low kick.
Cold moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold throws a head kick that misses.
Raffington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cold.
Raffington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nice cross by Raffington.
Raffington with a jab.
Cold lands a nice shot that snaps Raffington's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Raffington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raffington.
Cold lands with a nice body punch.
Raffington lands with a good body shot.
Raffington has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cold doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cold throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Raffington throws out a counter right but Cold avoids it with no problem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Cold misses
and Raffington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cold bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raffington's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a hook but Raffington blocks it.
Cold throws a low kick but Raffington avoids it.
Cold ducks under a wild hook from Raffington.
Cold was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab from Raffington.
Cold throws a jab but it's blocked by Raffington.
Cold lands with an overhand left.
Raffington throws a hook to the side of Cold's head but Cold sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Raffington coming out on top.
Cold looks to throw the jab but Raffington is out of range.
Raffington misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raffington.

Steven Cold's cut is getting worse.
Raffington throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold misses with a wild body shot.
Cold takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cold waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raffington.
Cold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raffington.
Cold misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raffington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raffington gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raffington misses with a straight right.
Cold throws a shot from downtown. Raffington moves away and avoids it.
Raffington only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A lazy left from Cold finds it's target.
Raffington connects with the punch.
Raffington scores with a shot to the body.
Cold throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold throws a body punch but Raffington moves out of range.
Raffington thumps Cold with a low kick.
Raffington scores with a sloppy right hand. Cold should have avoided that one.
A lazy left from Cold finds it's target.
Cold misses the jab.
Raffington doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Raffington misses its intended target.
As Raffington looks to move away, Cold throws a big counter combo but Raffington just gets out of the way.
Cold misses with a head kick.
Cold misses with a straight right.
Raffington lands with a big left! Cold is wobbled badly! Raffington comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Cold to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Shane Raffington!
Shane Raffington bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Steven Cold had this to say: 'Stand a Bang ...im sry too the fans for this boring zhit'.