PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Repus Revorg (ranked 1534 p4p, 914 weight class) and Ramon Rabbit (ranked 205 p4p, 127 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Revorg
vs
Rabbit

179 cm
22
157
5 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
163
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Repus Revorg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabbit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rabbit misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Revorg misses the target.
Rabbit throws a good cross that connects.
Rabbit lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Revorg scores with a leg kick.
Revorg moves out of range as Rabbit strikes.
Revorg tried to counter with a leg kick but Rabbit avoided it.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
Revorg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rabbit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rabbit clobbers Revorg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rabbit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Revorg moves away.
Rabbit's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rabbit duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rabbit.
Revorg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg connects with a body shot.
Rabbit scores with a nice right hand.
Rabbit throws a leg kick which misses Revorg's front leg but catches the back leg as Revorg tries to avoid it.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rabbit lands a really nice looking cross but Revorg seems unphased.
Revorg tried to score with a low kick but Rabbit checks it.
Revorg misses with a wild body shot.
Rabbit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rabbit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Rabbit gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rabbit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Revorg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Revorg throws a lazy right hand but Rabbit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Revorg moves out of range of the leg kick from Rabbit.
Rabbit scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit scoring well with a low kick there.
Revorg has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hare of the Dog Gym in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rabbit works over Revorg's head and body with a nice combination.
Ramon Rabbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabbit is looking to land body kicks.
Rabbit cracks Revorg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rabbit lands a really nice looking cross but Revorg seems unphased.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabbit. That's going to slow Revorg down.
Rabbit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Revorg has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rabbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rabbit tries to score with a low kick but Revorg moves his leg out of the way.
Revorg is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rabbit cracks Revorg with an open hand slap.
Revorg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rabbit.
Revorg was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabbit. Revorg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabbit with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rabbit misses with a body punch
and Revorg counters with a leg kick.
Revorg throws a head kick but Rabbit moves out of range.
Revorg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rabbit misses with a body punch
and Revorg counters with a nice body kick.
Revorg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rabbit misses with a low kick.
A head kick by Rabbit misses
and Revorg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rabbit looks winded!
Revorg takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rabbit checks a low kick from Revorg.
Revorg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Rabbit misses
and Revorg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabbit is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Revorg rather than just go for the knockout.
Rabbit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rabbit is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Revorg had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Rabbit.
Revorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Revorg was well out of range. Poor timing from Rabbit.
It looked like Revorg was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rabbit.
Rabbit throws a head kick but Revorg moves out of range.
Revorg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Revorg tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Revorg throws a leg kick but Rabbit moved away.
Rabbit feints and then cracks Revorg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Revorg down.
Rabbit moves away from the strike by Revorg.
Rabbit throws a leg kick that is checked
and Revorg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Revorg slips under a jab from Rabbit.
Revorg was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit lands with a straight right. Revorg didn't see that one coming.
Rabbit scores with a body shot.
A jab from Rabbit finds it's way through Revorg's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Rabbit 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.

Rabbit misses with an uppercut
and Revorg counters with an outside leg kick.
Rabbit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Revorg sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Rabbit to the ground! Revorg dives into full mount looking to finish!

Rabbit is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Revorg is working for a guillotine from mount but Rabbit frees his head quite easily.
Rabbit is still in real trouble! Can Revorg finish him?
Rabbit is looking to get to half guard.
Rabbit seems to have recovered his senses.
Revorg avoids the attempt from Rabbit to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rabbit has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Rabbit is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Revorg gets his way!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg missing with punches from the back.
Rabbit wants to escape the position.

Revorg is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Revorg tries to keep control of the position but Rabbit is staying busy.

Revorg working for a choke but Rabbit reverses nicely into Revorg 's guard.
Rabbit controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revorg wants to sweep here but Rabbit controlling him for the moment.

Revorg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rabbit is aware though and is defending well.
Revorg 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.
Rabbit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Revorg pulls Rabbit in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Revorg is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rabbit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rabbit is looking to stand up but Revorg won't let him.

Revorg throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Revorg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rabbit trying to control the position from guard on top but Revorg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Revorg looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Rabbit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Revorg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rabbit has managed to get both his arms back between Revorg's legs - danger averted.
Rabbit slips nicely into half guard.
Rabbit prevents Revorg from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Repus Revorg dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Rabbit connects with a body shot that sends Revorg's belly button to the back.
Revorg checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Revorg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rabbit lands a high kick!
Rabbit looks to land a combination but Revorg avoids it well.
Rabbit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rabbit lands the left hand.
Revorg takes one to the side of the head.
Rabbit scores with a decent looking hook.
Rabbit misses with a straight left.
Revorg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Rabbit connects with a right hand. Revorg shakes it off.
Rabbit tries to work over Revorg's front leg with a kick but Revorg checks it.
Revorg feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Revorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Rabbit misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Revorg misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Revorg on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rabbit. Rabbit obviously looking to wear him down.
Rabbit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rabbit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Revorgs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rabbit misses with a straight left.
Rabbit misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Revorg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rabbit jabs Revorg to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Revorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Revorg jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
Revorg swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Revorg looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Revorg tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.
Rabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some bone on bone action there as Rabbit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rabbit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revorg.
As Rabbit backs away, Revorg returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabbit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rabbit tries to land a leg kick but Revorg saw it coming and moves away.
Revorg appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rabbit throws a looping overhand right but Revorg ducks down to avoid it.
Revorg throws a hook but Rabbit blocks it.
Revorg is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rabbit feints and then cracks Revorg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Revorg down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Revorg.
Rabbit lands with a straight right. Revorg didn't see that one coming.
Revorg avoids the body shot from Rabbit.
Ramon Rabbit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Revorg moves forwards but Rabbit connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Revorg throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rabbit misses with an uppercut
and Revorg cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a looping overhand right but Revorg ducks down to avoid it.
Rabbit scoring well with a low kick there.
Rabbit will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rabbit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revorg manages to avoid it.
Revorg takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rabbit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Revorg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rabbit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Revorg counters with a nice uppercut.
Rabbit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Revorg throws a body punch but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rabbit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Revorg.
Rabbit throws a body kick that misses.
Revorg tried to counter with a leg kick but Rabbit avoided it.
Revorg avoids the head kick by Rabbit.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Revorg.
As Rabbit tries to get set, Revorg tries to push him back and clinch up but Rabbit manages to avoid the attempt.
A head kick misses from Rabbit.
Revorg quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rabbit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rabbit swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Revorg.
Rabbit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Revorg misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Revorg tries to clinch up.
Rabbit misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabbit takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Revorg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rabbit.
Revorg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Revorg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rabbit looks for the body kick but Revorg saw that one coming.
Rabbit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Revorg.
Revorg tries to clinch but Rabbit is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Rabbit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rabbit has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Rabbit!
A very excited looking Ramon Rabbit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.