PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Siduri Rafter enters the cage!

Valentine
vs
Rafter

170 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

DEMONS Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vincent Valentine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Siduri Rafter!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valentine lands a front kick.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Rafter.
Rafter cracks Valentine with an elbow. That is naaassty.

It looks like Vincent Valentine has been cut.
Rafter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard.
Rafter working the ground and pound from side control.
Valentine is looking to reverse the position.
Rafter lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rafter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Valentine to see if he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Valentine is looking for a sweep.
Rafter working the head with strikes.
Rafter throws an elbow but Valentine slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rafter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Valentine is looking to regain half guard here but Rafter keeps moving and retains side control.
Rafter taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter is putting a hurting on Valentine here, landing some big shots from side control.
Valentine is looking to reverse the position.
Rafter landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rafter working the head with strikes.
Rafter working the body and head with strikes.
Rafter trying to control the position but Valentine is working away.
Valentine is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rafter's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Valentine moves into full guard.
Rafter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rafter stands up over Valentine, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Valentine keeping full guard, as Rafter tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter preventing the sweep.
Rafter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rafter scoring with some ground and pound.
Rafter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rafter with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rafter is working Valentine over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rafter with a nice head shot there.
Rafter looks gassed!
Rafter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafter distracts Valentine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Valentine looking to control.
Rafter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rafter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Valentine looking for a sweep. Not yet Valentine, not yet.
Rafter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valentine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rafter wants to control but Valentine is having none of it.
Rafter is trying desperately to improve position.
Rafter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

Valentine working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Valentine blocks Rafter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Valentine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rafter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Valentine pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Rafter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rafter is squirming around, avoiding Valentine's attempts to control the action.
Rafter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rafter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Valentine trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Valentine blocks Rafter's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rafter regains half guard.
Rafter throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafter is trying to maintain the position but Valentine is very close to passing his half guard.
Rafter moves into full guard.
Valentine passes Rafter's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siduri Rafter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
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.

Danga de danga de dang - Rafter scores with a four punch combination!
Valentine throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valentine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Valentine gets caught flat footed, as Rafter shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Valentine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rafter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter postures up and lands a big shot to Valentine's brow.
Valentine is trying to keep Rafter in close.
Rafter scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valentine trying to keep a closed guard but Rafter is proving a slippery customer.
Valentine tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Valentine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rafter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rafter is in close to Valentine's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Valentine working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rafter.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Rafter content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter lands a couple of elbows.

Valentine has his foot on Rafter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Rafter works his way back into a safe position though.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rafter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Valentine has momentary wrist control but Rafter slips an elbow through the middle.
Rafter landing some decent shots from guard.
Rafter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Siduri Rafter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rafter works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Valentine trying to control the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rafter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rafter works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Rafter trying to control the position from guard on top but Valentine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter postures up in Valentine's guard and throws a big left but Valentine blocks it.
Valentine has momentary wrist control but Rafter slips an elbow through the middle.

Rafter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Valentine is looking for a triangle but Rafter pushes his legs off easily.
Valentine keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
Rafter scoring with some ground and pound.
Rafter chips away with some ground and pound.
Rafter works over Valentine with some ground and pound from guard.
Rafter wants to control from the top but Valentine keeps moving.
Rafter preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter looking to pass the guard.
Rafter throws and elbow that misses. Valentine uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rafter's guard. Nice move by Valentine!
Rafter looking to hit a scissor sweep but Valentine is one step ahead there.
Rafter lands a decent shot there.
Rafter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rafter throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Valentine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vincent Valentine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Valentine throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siduri Rafter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vincent Valentine's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Valentine tries a head kick but it misses.
Vincent Valentine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Valentine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rafter checks it well.

Rafter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rafter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Valentine wants to hold on but Rafter pushes him away.
Rafter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Valentine takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Valentine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rafter landing strikes from the mount.
Valentine tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Valentine is in a horrible position here. Rafter smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafter postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Valentine in real trouble here! The ref calls for Valentine to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Siduri Rafter!