PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between james loftis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Raid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). loftis comes to the cage accompanied by bleed it out. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

loftis
vs
Raid

160 cm
20
130 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
130 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, james loftis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ali Raid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raid tests loftis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raid connects with a body shot.
loftis shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raid defends it nicely.
loftis shoots in but no luck this time.
loftis tries to clinch there but Raid circles away.
Raid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but loftis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
loftis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raid tries to avoid it but loftis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raid to the ground. Raid escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for james loftis. 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.
No luck for loftis with that takedown attempt.
Raid throws a looping overhand right but loftis ducks down to avoid it.
Raid is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raid, as that shot connected.
Raid keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raid wants it to stay on the feet.
loftis moves out of range as Raid throws a body kick.
loftis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raid.
Raid with a hook.
Raid throws a hook but loftis blocks it.
Jab, jab by Raid - just one landing.
Raid leaves loftis with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
loftis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
loftis shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Good standup being displayed there by Raid as he connects with a hook.
Raid throws a head kick that misses.
loftis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raid is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
loftis misses with a head kick.
Raid looks to score with a jab to the body but loftis is just out of range.
Raid slips under a jab.
loftis fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Raid avoids it really well and circles away.
loftis is breathing heavily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Raid.
Raid lands a jab to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
loftis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Raid.
loftis fails to land the takedown.
Raid misses the jab.
loftis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raid pinned against the cage. Raid gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raid waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract loftis.
Raid jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to de liver by Raid. Beautiful body shot.
loftis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raid is fending him off so far but loftis persists. Nope, Raid circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Raid lands an impressive looking overhand right. loftis doesn't seem phased though.
Raid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Raid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Raid lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Raid scores with a shot to the body.
Raid dips to his left and cracks loftis with an uppercut!
loftis slips under a jab from Raid.
Nice jab there from Raid.
Raid lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jab by Raid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Raid dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raid cracks a nice hook into loftis's ribs.
Raid throws a right and a left that loftis avoids nicely.
loftis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Raid sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten loftis somewhat.
Raid connects with a good right hand that stumbles loftis. loftis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good standup being displayed there by Raid as he connects with a hook.
Raid keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Raid.
Raid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from loftis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for james loftis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid connects with the punch.
james loftis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raid throws an overhand right that lands on loftis's shoulder, as loftis tries to avoid the shot.
Raid scores with a shot to the body.
Raid works over loftis's head and body with a nice combination.
Raid tries a head kick but it misses.
Raid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Raid looks to land a combination but loftis avoids it well.
Raid scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
loftis shoots in for a takedown but Raid shows good takedown defense.
Raid lands a really nice looking cross but loftis seems unphased.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raid scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raid scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
loftis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Raid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raid throws out a powerful jab.
loftis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
james loftis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raid scores with a nice strike.
A jab from Raid does it's job there.
Raid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Raid lands a glancing blow to the side of loftis's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raid scores with a shot to the body.
Raid misses with a low kick.
Raid misses with a straight right.
Raid scores with a jab. loftis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raid looks to land a left hand but loftis moved out of range nicely.
Raid bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of loftis's head.
Raid throws an overhand right that lands on loftis's shoulder, as loftis tries to avoid the shot.
loftis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

loftis is rocked!
Ali Raid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raid throws a sloppy head kick and loftis moves out of range easily.
Oh loftis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
loftis seems to have got his legs back now.
Raid looks to land a combination. loftis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raid scores with a jab.
loftis is looking to clinch.
Raid lands with a shot to the body.
Raid misses with an uppercut. loftis saw that one coming.
loftis on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Raid throws a right hand that loftis ducks under and follows up with a left that loftis also avoids with ease.
Raid looks for the body kick but loftis saw that one coming.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
loftis shoots for a takedown but Raid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Raid bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps loftis's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ali Raid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Raid cracks loftis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Raid cracks loftis with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! loftis falls to his knees and Raid doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ali Raid!