|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tex Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Jensen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raven comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Horsie . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
 |
|
 |
| 200 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
|
195 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tex Raven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Patrick Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jensen pinned against the cage. Jensen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raven has a takedown stuffed.
Jensen rushes Raven and presses him up against the cage.
Jensen scores with a shoulder strike.
Raven jumps guard but Jensen stands there with Raven around his waist. Raven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Jensen.
Jensen lands with a light punch inside.
Jensen manages to break the clinch.
Raven lands a high kick to the side of Jensen's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Raven dives into guard, looking to finish.
It looks like Patrick Jensen has been cut.
Raven is looking to stand up but Jensen won't let him.
Jensen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jensen looking for a guillotine here but Raven defends easily.
Raven wanted to stand there but Jensen had control of the position.
Raven tries to free his leg and advance position but Jensen is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raven shoots in but no luck this time.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raven is breathing heavily.
Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jensen tries to avoid it but Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jensen to the ground. Jensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jensen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raven's head.
Jensen has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jensen.
Jensen breaks from the clinch.
Patrick Jensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen throws a leg kick which misses Raven's front leg but catches the back leg as Raven tries to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Jensen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jensen wants to clinch.
Raven gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jensen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Raven wants to stand but Jensen is controlling the position.
Raven has his feet on Jensen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven misses with a takedown
and Raven takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raven looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jensen is fending him off so far but Raven persists. Nope, Jensen circles away and we're back to standing.
Raven gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jensen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raven.
Raven drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jensen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Jensen. No joy for Raven on that attempt.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt - Jensen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raven will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense.
Raven takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Raven fails to land the takedown.
Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jensen tries to avoid it but Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jensen to the ground. Jensen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Raven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raven shoots in for a double leg but Jensen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Nice sprawl there from Jensen as Raven shoots in.
Raven tries for a takedown but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jensen as Raven shoots in.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Jensen, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Jensen against the cage but Jensen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raven looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jensen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jensen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jensen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Jensen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Horrible takedown by Raven or perhaps it was just good defense by Jensen which made him look bad.
Raven looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jensen throws a leg kick but Raven moved away.
Jensen throws the kick towards the body but Raven avoids it.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a left and a right that stings Raven.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jensen swinging wilding here.
Jensen throws a series of punches but Raven avoids them all with ease.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jensen.
Jensen is breathing heavily.
Jensen looking to pass the guard.
Raven is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jensen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jensen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jensen stops Raven from standing up.
Raven avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raven wants to stand up but Jensen is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Raven shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a nice uppercut.
Raven shoots and misses
and Jensen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raven won't be happy with that.
Jensen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is pushing Jensen's head away, looking to escape. Jensen manages to hold on to the position though.
Jensen working the body and head with strikes.
Jensen in side control, throwing shots but Raven defends.
Raven tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raven tries to escape but Jensen is in control.
Raven wants to control but Jensen postures up.
Jensen trying to control the action but Raven is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raven struggling a bit here.
Raven is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven sneaks back into half guard.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raven's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raven doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jensen counters by moving into the clinch.
Jensen breaks the clinch.
Jensen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Raven wants to control but Jensen is keeping busy.
Raven wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jensen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Jensen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raven's head.
Jensen misses with a head shot. Raven uses the momentum to regain guard.
Raven is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jensen throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raven has a closed guard, preventing Jensen from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Jensen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Jensen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jensen tries to close the distance and clinch but Raven swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raven with a poor takedown
and Jensen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jensen.
Jensen prevents Raven from breaking the clinch.
Jensen wants a takedown.
Jensen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Jensen.
Jensen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raven jumps guard but Jensen stands there with Raven around his waist. Raven gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raven gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raven with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jensen counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tex Raven. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jensen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jensen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raven at a distance.
Raven takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raven sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Jensen to the ground! Raven dives into full mount looking to finish!
Jensen is rocked!
Jensen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven tries to control but Jensen wriggling away.
Jensen tries to reverse the position but Raven maintains control.
Raven tries to control but Jensen wriggling away.
Raven can't control as he wanted to and Jensen manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Ground and pound from Raven.
That's two 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.
Jensen tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Raven wants to stand up but Jensen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Jensen wants to get back to his feet.
Patrick Jensen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jensen tries to roll over but Raven keeps him under control.
Jensen throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Raven manages to pass to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven wants to take a breather but Jensen manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Raven.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jensen is looking to clinch.
Jensen has closed the distance and engaged Raven in a clinch.
Jensen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Jensen shows good takedown defense.
Jensen swinging wilding here.
Jensen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jensen controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raven wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Raven manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Raven manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jensen manages to get himself to full guard.
Tex Raven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raven content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Raven wanted to stand there but Jensen had control of the position.
Jensen trying to strike off his back.
Raven in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tex Raven.
Well Jensen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Jensen!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
77% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
