PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Trejo (ranked 2228 p4p, 1880 weight class) and Hjalmar Raak (ranked 266 p4p, 233 weight class). Trejo comes to the cage accompanied by El Mas Bravo De Los Bravos. This should be fireworks!

Trejo
vs
Raak

181 cm
34
189
20 - 19 - 0

191 cm
29
197
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Solid 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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Trejo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Hjalmar Raak!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trejo throws a low kick but Raak avoids it.
Raak misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trejo.
A jab from Trejo misses.
Trejo throws a lazy right hand but Raak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Raak instigates a clinch.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A left hand lands to the body for Raak.
Raak lands a hook to the side of the head.
Trejo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trejo misses with the head strike.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raak tries to work over Trejo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raak.
Raak is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trejo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raak blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trejo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trejo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trejo.
Trejo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trejo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Raak.
Still in the clinch, Raak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Raak lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trejo has a couple of punches blocked by Raak.
Raak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Trejo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raak working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raak blocks an uppercut.
Raak lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Raak ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Raak no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Raak is looking for a triangle but Trejo pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raak has his foot on Trejo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trejo works his way back into a safe position though.
Trejo postures up.
Our spies down at at Jed's Gym inform us that Raak has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Raak looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Trejo passes into half guard.
Raak wants to improve his position but Trejo is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raak looking for submissions off his back.
Trejo tries to stand and escape but Raak actually recovers to full guard.

Trejo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Raak has his foot on Trejo's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Trejo works his way back into a safe position though.
Trejo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Trejo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Raak's guard.

Trejo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Trejo wants to stand but Raak has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Hjalmar Raak dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Raak avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raak moves out of range of the body kick from Trejo.
Trejo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice combination there by Trejo.
Raak throws a quick inside leg kick.
Trejo misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from Raak on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Trejo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Danny Trejo has been cut.
Danny Trejo 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.
Raak jabs Trejo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trejo scores with a decent looking hook.
Trejo slips a straight right by Raak.
Trejo misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raak forces Trejo back against the cage and clinches.
Raak lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trejo backwards.
Trejo struggles to land a body shot inside as Raak controls his hands.
Raak lands a shoulder strike.
Raak lands a nice uppercut.
Trejo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hjalmar Raak seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trejo has a couple of punches blocked by Raak.
Raak can't find room to land a body shot as Trejo controls the action.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Trejo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Come on Raak - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Trejo tries to throw a body punch but Raak avoids it by throwing Trejo back against the cage.
Raak blocking some punches.
Raak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raak blocking some punches.
Trejo working aggressively here.
Raak just leaning against Trejo, taking a breather.
Trejo misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raak manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raak.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trejo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Trejo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Trejo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trejo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trejo throws a punch but it's blocked by Raak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trejo.
Trejo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Raak - that landed with a thud.
Raak blocks a body shot from Trejo.
Raak gets through Trejo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trejo letting Raak take a breather here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raak.
Raak scores with a shoulder strike.
Raak stalling in the clinch.
Trejo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trejo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raak blocking some punches.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raak blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Raak.
Trejo working aggressively here.

Raak breaks from the clinch.
Raak cracks Trejo with a hook to the temple - Trejo is on wobbly legs here! Raak swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Trejo falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Raak wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Hjalmar Raak!
A relieved looking Hjalmar Raak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.