PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeric Raval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raval
vs
Sweeney

188 cm
27
196 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ *
1337 ANZAC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeric Raval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney closes the distance and clinches up with Raval, looking for a takedown. Sweeney pushes Raval against the cage but Raval circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sweeney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raval tries to avoid it but Sweeney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raval to the ground. Raval escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sweeney looks to clinch
and Raval counters with a left and a right that stings Sweeney.
Sweeney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sweeney shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Raval defends it nicely.
Jeric Raval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sweeney.
Raval slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweeney, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sweeney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Raval finds it's way round the side to connect with Sweeney's head.
Raval misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raval throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raval fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sweeney tries for a takedown but Raval circles away easily
and Raval counters with a left and a right that stings Sweeney.
Sweeney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sweeney is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Raval.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Raval cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sweeney looks gassed!
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown but Raval shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sweeney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ben Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweeney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raval throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raval scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Ben Sweeney has been cut.
Raval digs a good hook to Sweeney's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raval throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raval throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sweeney stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raval goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Raval punishes Sweeney's body with a nice straight punch.
Raval scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sweeney on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raval throws a right hand that Sweeney ducks under and follows up with a left that Sweeney also avoids with ease.
Sweeney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raval changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raval tries to bum rush Sweeney with a series of wild strikes but Sweeney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raval throws a one two combo.
Raval misses with a double jab.
Raval scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Raval. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sweeney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Raval.
Sweeney changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Raval tries to avoid it but Sweeney manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Raval to the ground. Raval escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeric Raval dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sweeney's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raval stuns Sweeney with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Raval lands with a good body shot.
Sweeney dives in and grabs Raval's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raval pushes down on Sweeney's head and hops out.
Sweeney is trying desperately to land a takedown but Raval is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sweeney.
Sweeney fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raval works over Sweeney's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice jab there from Raval.
Raval moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Raval feints a jab promting Sweeney to slip. Raval then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sweeney slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sweeney is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney fails to land the takedown.
Jeric Raval has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sweeney.
Sweeney tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raval swivels and escapes.
Jeric Raval is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raval scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sweeney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Raval as he jumps to the side.
Sweeney shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raval counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raval lands a left and a right that send Sweeney crashing to the mat, dazed. Raval thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Sweeney is rocked!
Jeric Raval is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweeney backs away from a small jab... but Raval lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Sweeney crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Raval with a spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Jeric Raval!
Jeric Raval very nearly forgot to thank RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ * amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.