PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clay Rawls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Rudirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rudirez's choice of entrance music: "Bulls on parade" Rage Against The Machine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rawls
vs
Rudirez

188 cm
25
178 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

178 cm
22
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Hell's Kitchen Clothing

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Clay Rawls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marco Rudirez!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawls moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudirez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rudirez misses the jab.
Rudirez throws a front kick aimed at Rawls's knee but Rawls avoids it well.
Rudirez throws a front kick that sends Rawls stumbling back into the cage.
Rawls misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rudirez.
Rawls jabs at Rudirez's body.
Rudirez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice shot lands for Rawls.
Clay Rawls seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawls misses the jab.
Rudirez throws a nice outside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudirez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rawls circles away quickly and effectively.
Rawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudirez manages to avoid it.
Rawls throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rawls misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudirez is just out of range.
Rawls with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rudirez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rudirez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawls.
Rawls throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rudirez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawls checks the leg kick.
Rawls throws a combination that misses
and Rudirez counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rudirez ducks under a wild hook from Rawls.
Rawls tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rudirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawls.
Rudirez throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rawls thows a body shot but no joy.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls is looking to wear down Rudirez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Rawls does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudirez lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rudirez avoids the body shot from Rawls.
Rudirez looks to land a body kick but Rawls moved away.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
Rawls scores with a nice head shot.
Rawls misses with a hook to the body
and Rudirez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawls scores with a nice right hand.
Rudirez staying out of range there.
Rudirez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rawls throws a hook but Rudirez blocks it.
Rawls ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rudirez moves away.
Rawls throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls just misses with a punch to the body.
Rudirez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudirez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudirez throws out a leg kick but Rawls moves out of range and Rudirez only half commits.
Rawls throws a body punch but Rudirez moves out of range.
Rudirez throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rawls darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rawls misses with a shot to the body
and Rudirez counters with a nice body kick.
Rawls is breathing heavily.
Rudirez throws a series of punches but Rawls moves out of range.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rawls looks to score with a jab to the body but Rudirez is just out of range.
Rudirez moves out of range as Rawls strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rawls fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rudirez manages to avoid it.
Rawls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rudirez with a nice cross.
Rawls throws a lazy right hand but Rudirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rudirez misses with a body kick.
Rawls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rudirez motions for Rawls to come forward. Rudirez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rawls misses with a body shot.
Rawls swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Rudirez.
Rudirez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rawls.
Rawls misses with a combination
and Rudirez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez 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.

A chopping leg kick lands by Rudirez.
Rawls waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rudirez.
Rawls thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rawls throws the left hand but Rudirez avoids the punch easily.
Marco Rudirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rudirez connects with a solid leg kick.
Rudirez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
An inside leg kick lands from Rudirez.
Rudirez walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawls. Rudirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rawls misses with an uppercut.
Marco Rudirez seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rawls tries to keep at a distance but Rudirez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rawls avoiding damage as Rudirez throws knees to the body.
Rudirez prevents Rawls from breaking the clinch.
Rudirez scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawls wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rawls blocks an elbow strike from Rudirez.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rudirez.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rudirez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rawls blocks the elbow strike.
Rudirez landing knees to the head.
Rudirez with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Clay Rawls has been cut.
Rudirez landing knees to the body.
Rawls blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rudirez lands a knee to the head.

Rawls is rocked!
Rawls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Rawls is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rawls takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rawls dodges an elbow strike from Rudirez.
Rawls seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rudirez.
Knees to the body from Rudirez.
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!
Rudirez landing knees to the body.
Rudirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudirez lands an elbow just above Rawls 's eye.
Rawls is looking to break free of the clinch but Rudirez has double underhooks.
Rudirez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rudirez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rawls is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rudirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rawls is looking to break free of the clinch but Rudirez has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawls is trying to break free.
Rudirez lands an elbow inside that Rawls shrugs off.
Rawls managing to block the knees to the body from Rudirez.
Rawls wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short right from Rudirez on the inside.
A hook to the body from Rawls.
Rawls has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Rawls escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rawls throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rudirez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rudirez scores with a leg kick.
Rudirez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rudirez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rudirez scores with a kick to the body.
Rawls moves out of range of the body kick.
Rudirez lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawls paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rawls swings for the body but Rudirez moves out of range.
Rawls throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rudirez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rawls wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rawls jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Rawls.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rawls. Rudirez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rudirez misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rudirez tries to clinch but Rawls moves out of range.
Rawls takes a swing at Rudirez's ribcage but misses.

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.
Rawls scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rawls just misses with a punch to the body.
Rudirez cracks the inside of Rawls's front leg.
Rawls lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rawls misses with a straight left.
Rawls throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rawls misses with a looping right.
Rawls slips a jab and a cross from Rudirez.
Rudirez throws a body punch but Rawls moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rudirez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rawls stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Rudirez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Clay Rawls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rawls dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawls uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rudirez has time to react.
Rawls lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Rudirez is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Rawls engages and cracks Rudirez with a massive lead left hook - Rudirez tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Rawls is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Clay Rawls!