PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John The Bomber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Raiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

The Bomber
vs
Raiona

225 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
26
140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Experienced

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John The Bomber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alex Raiona!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bomber with a poor takedown
and Raiona counters with a right hand to the body.
A swing and a miss from Raiona.

Raiona drops his shoulder and cracks The Bomber with a huge uppercut! The Bomber goes down! Can Raiona finish him?

The Bomber is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raiona won't allow The Bomber to sweep him here.
Oh The Bomber is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raiona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The Bomber seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Raiona wasn't active enough on the ground.
The Bomber misses with a takedown
and Raiona counters with a right hand to the body.
The Bomber is breathing heavily.
Raiona throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Bomber misses with a two punch combination.
The Bomber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiona jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Raiona feints and as The Bomber raises his hands in defense, Raiona changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The Bomber really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raiona looking to pass the guard.
Raiona controlling from the top position.

The Bomber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The Bomber preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raiona is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raiona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The Bomber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raiona is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Alex Raiona has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Raiona fails to land with a series of punches.
John The Bomber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Bomber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The Bomber takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Bomber slips under a jab.
Raiona connects with a body shot that sends The Bomber's belly button to the back.

Raiona drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bomber controls Raiona momentarily but Raiona frees himself.
Raiona controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The Bomber looking for a guillotine here but Raiona defends easily.
Raiona throwing strikes from guard but The Bomber blocks nicely.
Raiona showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raiona postures up in The Bomber's guard and throws a big left but The Bomber blocks it.
Raiona controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Bomber is trying to control the position but Raiona postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Raiona preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiona. The Bomber does a little dance to reset his feet.
The Bomber dodges the punch combination from Raiona.
Raiona motions for The Bomber to come forward. Raiona throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The Bomber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raiona checks a leg kick.

The Bomber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Raiona looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiona is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Bomber wants to stand and escape but instead Raiona has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Raiona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raiona misses with a hook.
Raiona lands with a nice body punch.
Raiona lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like John The Bomber has been cut.
The Bomber checks a low kick from Raiona.
Raiona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raiona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raiona misses the shot to the body.
Raiona attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The Bomber fails with the takedown

and The Bomber is countered with a crisp right hand from Raiona that sends him to the canvas! Raiona follows him to the mat into side control.
The Bomber being controlled for a moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bomber tries to escape but Raiona is in control.
Raiona taking a breather here.
The Bomber is trying to control Raiona's posture but Raiona avoids it.
Raiona throwing strikes but The Bomber manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
An elbow from The Bomber crashes against the mat.
Raiona really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Bomber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Raiona is trying to get back to half guard.

The Bomber goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Raiona rolls with the submission and now he's on top in The Bomber's guard! Nice work there by Raiona!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raiona not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Raiona looking to pass the guard.
The Bomber throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The Bomber tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Bomber wants to stand but Raiona is controlling the position.
Raiona postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raiona is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Raiona hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Raiona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Bomber circles away quickly and effectively.

Raiona drives through with a takedown into The Bomber's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raiona trying to control but The Bomber is working from the bottom.

The Bomber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raiona defends it easily.
Raiona missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Raiona throws a sloppy strike and The Bomber has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Raiona is forced to tap! Great BJJ from The Bomber!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John The Bomber!