PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Siduri Rafter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harrison King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Siduri Rafter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rafter
vs
King

168 cm
29
158 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

168 cm
25
150 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Siduri Rafter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harrison King!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King misses with an uppercut. Rafter saw that one coming.
King misses with an uppercut
and Rafter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rafter misses with a looping right.
Rafter misses with a takedown
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a right hand
and Rafter counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafter throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Rafter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in King's guard now.
Rafter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
King keeping moving, preventing Rafter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rafter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King trying to control the position.

Siduri Rafter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
King misses the shot to the body.
King throws a jab when Rafter was well out of range.
Rafter throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
King swings away with a leg kick that misses.
King comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rafter misses with a hook
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the body from King misses

and Rafter counters with a takedown into side control.
King gets back to half guard.
King is looking for a sweep. Rafter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafter is stalling here. King is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rafter seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and King has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
King trying to control the action but Rafter is working from the bottom.
King working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rafter regains half guard, as King was trying to land strikes.
King not landing any meaningful shots this time.
King throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King throwing shots but Rafter is blocking nicely.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rafter's head.
King thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rafter's head.
King throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rafter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
King missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from King there.
Rafter gets back to full guard.
King looking to pass the guard.

That's four 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.
King postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
King trying to control but Rafter is working from the bottom.
King throws a big right hand that misses.
King is looking to work some ground and pound but Rafter has wrist control.
King missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rafter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Rafter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Siduri Rafter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Rafter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A big left from King misses.
King misses with an uppercut.
Rafter misses with an uppercut. King saw that one coming.
Rafter throws a right hand that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Rafter drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
King sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
King is trying to control but can't.
Rafter is looking to take a break and control but King is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rafter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rafter thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing King to regain full guard.
Rafter wants to control from the top but King keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rafter.
Rafter lands a couple of elbows.
Rafter lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rafter sitting in guard here, content to control.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rafter defends well.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

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.
King is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
King trying to keep a closed guard but Rafter is proving a slippery customer.
Rafter trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
King wants to get back to his feet but Rafter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rafter looking to pass the guard.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Rafter.
Rafter throws a looping overhand right but King ducks down to avoid it.
Rafter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rafter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Rafter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rafter trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Rafter throwing strikes but missing.
Rafter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. King is keeping the position for now.
Rafter is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
King utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

King had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rafter defends it easily.
Rafter trying to control but King is working from the bottom.
Rafter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed King's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rafter wants to control but King is keeping him busy.
Rafter passes to full mount!
King can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Siduri Rafter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Nice defenses there by Rafter.
Rafter ducks under a wild hook from King.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rafter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Horrible takedown by Rafter or perhaps it was just good defense by King which made him look bad.
King misses with an uppercut
and Rafter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rafter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rafter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King throws a lazy uppercut
and Rafter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rafter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rafter eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rafter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
King regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rafter in particular looking to stall.
King trying to hold on to Rafter's head to control him but Rafter postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King is not content to let Rafter control the position.
King is looking to control Rafter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
King is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Rafter is staying active.
Rafter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Harrison King hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
King is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rafter.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rafter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rafter throws a body punch but King moves out of range.
Rafter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rafter thinking.
Siduri Rafter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafter shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rafter misses with an uppercut
and King counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rafter cracks King with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rafter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from King.
Rafter misses with a left hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
King swinging wildly here.
Rafter throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and King counters with a stiff right hand.
Rafter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
King dips to his left and cracks Rafter with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King loads up on a big right hand but Rafter slips the punch.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafter throws a poor cross that misses
and Rafter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harrison King is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
King doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
King misses with a wild combination.
King lands with a nice body punch.
Rafter misses with a hook
and King counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rafter tries for a takedown but King circles away easily
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Siduri Rafter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rafter misses with a left hand
and King counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rafter misses with a lunging right hand
and King cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Siduri Rafter has been cut.
Rafter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King cracks a nice hook into Rafter's ribs.
King lands a really nice looking cross but Rafter seems unphased.
Siduri Rafter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
King just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harrison King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rafter 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Siduri Rafter!