PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chadwick Raffelburg (ranked 938 p4p, 1473 weight class) and Tyler Durden (ranked 130 p4p, 201 weight class). Raffelburg comes to the cage accompanied by The Hangman's Body Count - Volbeat. Tyler Durden has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Raffelburg
vs
Durden

175 cm
25
170
5 - 3 - 0

183 cm
25
170
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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Sakura Style

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chadwick Raffelburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Durden!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raffelburg takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Durden looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
No joy there for Durden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Raffelburg wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Durden swings widly with a right hand

and Raffelburg counters by moving into the clinch.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden tries to circle away but Raffelburg has him pinned against the cage.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Raffelburg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Durden's efforts to push away.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Raffelburg working aggressively here.
Raffelburg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raffelburg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffelburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Raffelburg throws a punch but it's blocked by Durden.
Durden is trying to break free.
Raffelburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Durden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raffelburg working aggressively here.
Durden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raffelburg keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durden is trying to push Raffelburg away but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Raffelburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Raffelburg definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Raffelburg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Raffelburg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raffelburg can't find room to land a body shot as Durden controls the action.
Raffelburg misses with a body punch.
Raffelburg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Durdens head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffelburg is leaning against Durden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raffelburg.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Raffelburg lands a shoulder strike.
Raffelburg prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Raffelburg is working Durden over against the cage.
Raffelburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Durden is trying to push Raffelburg away but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffelburg lands a nice shot to the body.
Raffelburg lands with a left to the head.
Raffelburg prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Raffelburg throws a head punch that misses.
Raffelburg misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffelburg lands with a short shot to the head.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Raffelburg has the dominant position.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Raffelburg has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Raffelburg fails to land.
Durden is trying to force a seperation but Raffelburg has the dominant position.
Raffelburg has Durden pressed against the cage, preventing Durden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Durden is trying to break free.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raffelburg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raffelburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Raffelburg won't allow it.
Durden tries to circle away but Raffelburg has him pinned against the cage.
Raffelburg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Durden is trying to push Raffelburg away but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Durden is trying to break free.
Raffelburg keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raffelburg has Durden pressed against the cage, preventing Durden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden is trying to break free.
Raffelburg lands a nice uppercut.
Durden blocks an uppercut.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Raffelburg won't allow it.
Durden tries to circle away but Raffelburg has him pinned against the cage.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling him.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden is trying to break free.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Durden is trying to push Raffelburg away but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raffelburg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Durden wants to get back to striking at distance but Raffelburg won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chadwick Raffelburg dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Raffelburg lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durden circles away quickly and effectively.
Raffelburg shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durden counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Raffelburg swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raffelburg throws a series of punches but Durden moves out of range.
Raffelburg throws a hook but Durden blocks it.
Durden with a hook.
Raffelburg bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Durden throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Durden throws a body punch but Raffelburg moves out of range.
Durden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raffelburg's head.
Durden connects with a good right hand that stumbles Raffelburg. Raffelburg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffelburg moves away.
Raffelburg is looking to counter punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raffelburg moves out of range as Durden strikes.
Durden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice jab there from Durden.
Tyler Durden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Raffelburg steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Durden.

Raffelburg instigates a clinch.
Durden is trying to push Raffelburg away but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raffelburg prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Raffelburg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Raffelburg has Durden pressed against the cage, preventing Durden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling him.
Raffelburg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Durden tries to break free but Raffelburg pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raffelburg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Durden's elbow.
Raffelburg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raffelburg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Raffelburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chadwick Raffelburg has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raffelburg has Durden pressed against the cage, preventing Durden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raffelburg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Raffelburg has double underhooks.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffelburg prevents Durden from breaking the clinch.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raffelburg working aggressively here.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Durden can't break the clinch.
Raffelburg gets through Durden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Durden wants to break free but Raffelburg has control.
Durden tries to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling the position.
Raffelburg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Durden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Durden avoids a wild elbow strike from Raffelburg.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raffelburg keeps control of Durden as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Durden is trying to break free.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffelburg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Durden blocks it with crossed arms.
Durden working hard to break the clinch.
Raffelburg has Durden pressed against the cage, preventing Durden from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Durden is trying to break free.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Durden wants to break free but Raffelburg has control.
Raffelburg is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Durden can do to turn this around?
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Durden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raffelburg lands a body punch.
Durden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Raffelburg throws a head punch that misses.
Raffelburg lands a left hand.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling him.
Raffelburg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Durden is trying to break free.
Raffelburg misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Raffelburg.
A frustrated look appears on Durden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Raffelburg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Raffelburg throws a head punch that misses.
Durden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Durden breaks from the clinch.
Durden walks into a stiff left hand from Raffelburg.
Raffelburg misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Raffelburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Chadwick Raffelburg dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Durden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raffelburg moves away.
Durden cracks Raffelburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Raffelburg moved out of range.
Raffelburg takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raffelburg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durden looks to score with a jab to the body but Raffelburg is just out of range.
Durden throws a poor cross that misses
and Raffelburg counters with a nice body shot.
Raffelburg catches Durden with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raffelburg is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Raffelburg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Durden just misses with a punch to the body.
Durden scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Durden throws a shot from downtown. Raffelburg moves away and avoids it.
Raffelburg looks to clinch
and Durden counters with a stiff right hand.
Raffelburg misses with a straight right.
Raffelburg takes a swing at Durden's ribcage but misses.
A swing and a miss from Durden.
Raffelburg appears to be looking for a big counter.
Durden gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Durden drops his hands momentarily and Raffelburg takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Raffelburg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Durden.
Durden blocks a jab.
A big right from Durden misses.
Durden swings for the body but Raffelburg moves out of range.
Raffelburg swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Durden throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durden misses with a looping left.
Raffelburg wants to clinch.
It seemed like Durden was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Durden jabs Raffelburg right on the nose. Raffelburg blinks but takes it well.
Raffelburg tries to clinch up
and Durden counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raffelburg fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Durden misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raffelburg lands a nice hook to Durden's body. Durden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raffelburg throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raffelburg scores with a body shot.
Raffelburg throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Durden counter with a right hand.
Durden missing with a left hand there. Raffelburg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tyler Durden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chadwick Raffelburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Durden ducks right into an uppercut from Raffelburg.
Durden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raffelburg wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Durden looks to land a right hand but Raffelburg moved out of range.
No joy there for Raffelburg, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raffelburg takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Durden scores with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raffelburg moves out of range as Durden strikes.

Raffelburg rushes Durden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Durden tries to circle away but Raffelburg has him pinned against the cage.
Durden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Durden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Durden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Durden is looking to break free of the clinch but Raffelburg has double underhooks.
Durden is trying to break the clinch but Raffelburg is controlling him.
Durden has had enough of the clinch but Raffelburg keeps him there for the moment.
Raffelburg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raffelburg tries to land a knee to the head but Durden blocks with his arms.
Durden tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raffelburg's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Durden.
I think Raffelburg has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chadwick Raffelburg!
During a confident post fight interview, Chadwick Raffelburg thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.