PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Raynard (ranked 2102 p4p, 2637 weight class) and Israel Adesanya (ranked 0 p4p, 335 weight class). Adesanya has chosen Israel Adesanya Entrance Music as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Raynard
vs
Adesanya

180 cm
25
180
5 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
184
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adesanya connects with a body shot.

Raynard darts in and clinches Adesanya up against the cage.
Raynard tries to pull guard but Adesanya forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Raynard jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Adesanya walks away with a smile on his face. Raynard gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Raynard wants to clinch but Adesanya slips to the side
and Adesanya counters with a good, hard body kick but Raynard shrugs it off.
Raynard wants to clinch but Adesanya slips to the side
and Adesanya counters with a left to the body.
Adesanya connects with a body shot.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raynard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raynard closes the distance but Adesanya moves to the side
and Adesanya counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Raynard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a slapping leg kick.
Adesanya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Raynard tries to clinch
and Adesanya counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raynard rather than just go for the knockout.
Raynard wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
Adesanya swats away the attempt to clinch by Raynard.
Raynard is looking to clinch.
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
Adesanya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Adesanya with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adesanya scores with a body shot.
Raynard tries to clinch up.
Raynard backing away here, and Adesanya unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a nice kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Adesanya scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Adesanya ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya connects with a high kick.
Adesanya lands a head kick!
Adesanya lands with a nice body kick.
Adesanya fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raynard.
Raynard tries to clinch up.
Raynard tries to clinch up.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adesanya raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Raynard gets a clinch.
Raynard tries to pull guard but Adesanya won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marlon Raynard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Adesanya lands a nice uppercut.
Adesanya lands a shoulder strike.
Raynard is trying to pull guard but Adesanya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raynard tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Adesanya smiles and moves away.
Raynard looks to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a nice body kick.
Raynard is breathing heavily.
Raynard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a nice body shot.
Adesanya lands a nice hook to Raynard's body. Raynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Adesanya throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raynard's head.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adesanya lands with a kick to the temple. Raynard shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Marlon Raynard's cut is getting worse.
Marlon Raynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a nice leg kick.
Raynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raynard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a low kick, right behind Raynard 's knee.
Adesanya lands a right hook to the body.
Adesanya thows a body kick. Raynard tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Adesanya keeps the fight on the outside.
We've been told by Raynard's head coaches at Zombie MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Adesanya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya lands a nice looking body shot.
Raynard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raynard on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Adesanya. Adesanya obviously looking to wear him down.
Adesanya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Raynard doesn't seem bothered though.
Adesanya lands with a good body shot.
Raynard closes the distance but Adesanya moves to the side
and Adesanya counters with an inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Adesanya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A shot to the liver by Adesanya. Beautiful body shot.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves away
and Adesanya counters with a right hand to the body.
Israel Adesanya seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raynard closes the distance but Adesanya moves to the side
and Adesanya counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves out of range.
Adesanya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adesanya scores with a head kick.
A nice leg kick from Adesanya, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raynard takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Raynard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Adesanya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Adesanya swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adesanya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya lands a head kick!
Raynard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raynard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adesanya doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Raynard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a head kick. That will keep Raynard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raynard will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Adesanya lands a nice hook to Raynard's body. Raynard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a leg kick.
Adesanya comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Raynard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raynard moves to clinch but Adesanya breaks away
and Adesanya counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Adesanya has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Raynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adesanya fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raynard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Adesanya fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Raynard takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
Raynard looks to clinch
and Adesanya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Raynard tries to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Adesanya.
Raynard closes the distance looking to clinch
and Adesanya makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raynard looks to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a good low kick that Raynard was not able to check.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
Adesanya wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Adesanya throws a head kick that Raynard semi-blocks.

Marlon Raynard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Adesanya lands a jab to Raynard's midsection.
Adesanya cracks a nice hook into Raynard's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya connects with a body shot that sends Raynard's belly button to the back.
Adesanya lands a high kick!

Jeez, Marlon Raynard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynard blocks a head kick by Adesanya.
Adesanya looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves away
and Adesanya counters with a low kick, right behind Raynard 's knee.
Adesanya lands a leg kick that knocks Raynard off balance momentarily.
Adesanya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raynard's sensitive parts.
Adesanya lands a head kick!
Adesanya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Adesanya punishes Raynard's body with a nice straight punch.
Adesanya lands a nice looking body kick.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya is having none of it.
Raynard is looking to clinch.
Adesanya is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Adesanya fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Adesanya lands with a nice body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Adesanya showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
That's time! Raynard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Raynard tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adesanya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Raynard is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Raynard tries to clinch there but Adesanya circles away.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a head kick. That will keep Raynard thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Raynard is rocked!
Adesanya throws a nice head kick!
Oh Raynard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raynard wants to clinch.
Raynard seems to have got his legs back now.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Adesanya swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raynard is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves away
and Adesanya counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raynard tries to clinch but Adesanya moves away
and Adesanya counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raynard thinking.
Raynard tries to clinch
and Adesanya counters with a nice body shot.
Adesanya lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Raynard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Israel Adesanya!
Our winner, Israel Adesanya, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.