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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raivo Hevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yves Lefevre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yves Lefevre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 cm
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214 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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201 cm
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199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raivo Hevi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yves Lefevre ! The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Horrible takedown by Hevi or perhaps it was just good defense by Lefevre which made him look bad. Lefevre tries to clinch there but Hevi circles away.
Lefevre scores with a three punch combo!
Nice takedown defense from Lefevre . No joy for Hevi on that attempt. Hevi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lefevre as he jumps to the side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Hevi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hevi shoots in for a double leg but Lefevre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Lefevre is looking to clinch. Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raivo Hevi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hevi. Hevi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Lefevre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Hevi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. Hevi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hevi looks for a takedown but Lefevre sprawls well. Lefevre darts in and clinches Hevi up against the cage. Hevi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Lefevre as Hevi shoots in. Hevi is breathing heavily. Hevi fails to land the takedown. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hevi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Hevi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Hevi shoots for a takedown but Lefevre saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Hevi fails with a takedown attempt. Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lefevre wants to clinch. Lefevre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Lefevre wants to clinch. Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Hevi circles away.
Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hevi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch. Lefevre tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Hevi circles away.
Lefevre rushes Hevi and presses him up against the cage. Lefevre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hevi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lefevre is trying to break free. Lefevre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hevi.
Lefevre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hevi is keeping busy. Lefevre tries to land knees in the clinch but Hevi avoids the damage to the body. Hevi trying to land knees to the body.
Lefevre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Hevi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hevi. Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch. Hevi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lefevre pinned against the cage. Lefevre gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Hevi swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lefevre counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Hevi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefevre . Lefevre closes the distance and clinches. Lefevre is trying to break the clinch but Hevi has him pressed against the cage. Hevi wants to break free but Lefevre has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Hevi breaks from the clinch.
Hevi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Hevi keeps the fight on the outside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Lefevre dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lefevre tries to clinch there but Hevi circles away.
Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefevre stuffs the takedown. Hevi with a poor takedown and Lefevre counters with a right hand to the body. Hevi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefevre . Hevi doesn't succeed with the takedown and Lefevre counters with a one-two to the body. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Hevi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Hevi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lefevre is looking to clinch but Hevi is avoiding it.
Lefevre tries to clinch up. Lefevre thumps Hevi with a low kick. Raivo Hevi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lefevre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Hevi has a takedown stuffed. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lefevre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lefevre with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hevi paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lefevre moves in looking to clinch but Hevi pushes him off. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi moves out of range. Yves Lefevre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Lefevre instigates a clinch. Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but Hevi keeps him there for the moment. Lefevre tries to land a knee to the head but Hevi blocks with his arms.
Lefevre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lefevre wants to get back to striking at distance but Hevi won't allow it.
Lefevre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hevi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hevi shoots in looking for a takedown. Lefevre tries to sprawl out of it but Hevi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lefevre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Lefevre tries to clinch up. Lefevre moves in looking to clinch but Hevi pushes him off. Hevi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefevre as he avoids it easily. Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lefevre is looking to clinch. Hevi fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Hevi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch but Hevi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hevi paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lefevre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi moves out of range. Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hevi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lefevre wants to clinch up but Hevi keeps it at a distance. Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lefevre moves in looking to clinch but Hevi pushes him off. Lefevre displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hevi paws at him with a jab and circles away. Hevi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi is having none of it. Lefevre is looking to clinch. Lefevre is looking to clinch but Hevi is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action. Lefevre wants to clinch up but Hevi keeps it at a distance. Lefevre has managed to clinch.
Lefevre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Lefevre trying to land knees to the body.
Lefevre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hevi has him pressed against the cage. Hevi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hevi tries for a takedown but Lefevre manages to get underhooks.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but Hevi keeps him there for the moment. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lefevre can't break the clinch.
Hevi breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Lefevre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lefevre moves into range and clinches up with Hevi. Knees to the body from Lefevre .
Hevi breaks the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Lefevre . No joy for Hevi on that attempt. Hevi misses with a body shot
and Lefevre counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lefevre . Hevi breaks from the clinch.
Lefevre tries to clinch there but Hevi circles away.
Lefevre is looking to take this fight into the clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Hevi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefevre as he avoids it easily. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lefevre .
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch. Lefevre is looking to clinch but Hevi is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lefevre is looking to clinch. Lefevre tries to clinch up but Hevi circles away and keeps his distance. Hevi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lefevre 's waist but Lefevre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hevi off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raivo Hevi. That's going to take a lot out of him. Lefevre tries to clinch up but Hevi circles away and keeps his distance. Lefevre is looking to clinch. Hevi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi is having none of it. The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hevi shoots in but no luck this time. Lefevre tries to clinch up. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi moves out of range. Lefevre has Hevi up against the cage in a clinch.
Lefevre has had enough of the clinch but Hevi keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. Lefevre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hevi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lefevre is trying to break free. Lefevre tries to land knees in the clinch but Hevi avoids the damage to the body. Lefevre misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hevi.
Lefevre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lefevre . He's performing admirably here against the bigger man. Hevi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lefevre gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lefevre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Hevi shoots in and drives through. Lefevre sprawls well. Lefevre fails in his attempt to clinch. Hevi fails to land the takedown. Lefevre tries to clinch but Hevi moves out of range. Lefevre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hevi swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice sprawl there from Lefevre as Hevi shoots in. The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hevi keeps the fight on the outside. Lefevre lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Hevi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Lefevre doesn't manage to clinch there - Hevi circles away.
Raivo Hevi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Hevi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hevi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefevre . The fight stays on the outside here - Lefevre looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Hevi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lefevre 's waist but Lefevre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hevi off to one side. Hevi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lefevre . Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Lefevre tries to clinch up but Hevi circles away and keeps his distance. Lefevre works over Hevi's head and body with a nice combination. Yves Lefevre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Lefevre clinches up with Hevi and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Yves Lefevre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Lefevre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30 Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30 Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yves Lefevre !
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energy
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pop
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RATING
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