PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Big Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dick might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boom\ P.O.D. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dick
vs
Raveneye

188 cm
23
190 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

179 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Big Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dick lands a nice shot to the body.
Raveneye keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Raveneye.
Raveneye circles away from the clinch attempt.
A left lands for Dick.
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raveneye moves away.
Dick jabs Raveneye right on the nose. Raveneye blinks but takes it well.
Dick misses with a looping right.
Dick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dick with a hook.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Dick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raveneye, pushing him back against the cage.
Dick stops a takedown attempt from Raveneye.
Dick controlling the action here for a moment.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raveneye backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick wants to stall.

Dick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dick swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raveneye counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dick misses with an uppercut
and Raveneye counters with a series of strikes. Dick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dick connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raveneye momentarily.
Dick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Dick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raveneye swings for the body but Dick moves out of range.
Raveneye ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick lands a jab.
Dick throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick dives in and grabs Raveneye's left leg, looking for a takedown. Raveneye pushes down on Dick's head and hops out.
Dick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raveneye on the side of the head.
Dick with a poor takedown
and Raveneye counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Raveneye ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
Dick cracks Raveneye with an open hand slap.
Dick is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raveneye lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dick's sensitive parts.
Dick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Dick looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Raveneye is trying to stand.
Raveneye wants to control but Dick is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raveneye trying to hold on to Dick's head to control him but Dick postures up.
Raveneye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dick wants to stand but Raveneye has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dick missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye is staying active underneath Dick, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dick shoots for a double leg takedown but Raveneye sprawls well. He's pushed Dick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dick lands a nice looking body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dick!
Raveneye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raveneye lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Dick.

Dick darts in and clinches Raveneye up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raveneye tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dick smiles and moves away.
Dick fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight stays on the outside here - Dick looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raveneye looks for the body kick but Dick saw that one coming.
Dick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Raveneye moves forwards but Dick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dick misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Raveneye.
Dick missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Raveneye throws a leg kick but Dick moved away.
Big Dick is winning the standup battle so far.
Dick lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dick darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dick loads up on a big right hand but Raveneye slips the punch.
Dick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dick feints a jab promting Raveneye to slip. Dick then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Raveneye slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.

Dick closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Raveneye quickly recovers to half guard.

Dick stands up from half guard.
Dick cracks Raveneye with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Raveneye misses with a body kick.
Dick thows a body shot but no joy.
Dick tries to clinch but Raveneye moves out of range.
Dick wants to clinch
letting Raveneye counter with a right hand.

It looks like Big Dick has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raveneye moves away.
Raveneye misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dick scores with a nice head shot.
Dick throws a big shot that misses.
Raveneye swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raveneye has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raveneye there as he acknowledges the shot.
Raveneye displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dick.
Raveneye tries to score with a low kick but Dick moves his leg out of the way.
Dick just misses with a punch to the body.
Raveneye with a jab.
Dick scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick works the jab nicely.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raveneye.
Dick tries to clinch but Raveneye moves out of range.
Dick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dick fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dick moves into range and connects with a jab.
Raveneye's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dick connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Raveneye scrambles back to his feet.
Odin Raveneye is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dick throws out a powerful jab.

Dick rushes Raveneye and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dick successfully pulls guard.
Dick is controlling Raveneye's posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raveneye stops Dick from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dick is working an open guard so Raveneye takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Dick swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raveneye has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dick shoots for a takedown but Raveneye saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dick scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Dick.
Raveneye throws a right hand that Dick ducks under and follows up with a left that Dick also avoids with ease.
Good shot there by Dick.
Dick misses with a few strikes there.
Dick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raveneye.
The fighters circling - Dick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dick throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Raveneye on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dick swings for the body but Raveneye moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Big Dick dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dick throws a jab but it's blocked by Raveneye.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Raveneye saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raveneye.
Dick missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raveneye can do to turn this around?
Dick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dick slips under a jab from Raveneye.
Horrible takedown by Dick or perhaps it was just good defense by Raveneye which made him look bad.
Dick is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dick fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Raveneye pinned against the cage. Raveneye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dick moves out of range as Raveneye strikes.
Odin Raveneye is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A cross from Dick lands.
Raveneye throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dick was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
Big Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Dick.
Good shot there by Dick.
Raveneye takes one on the button.
Raveneye is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raveneye takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dick works over Raveneye's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice sprawl there from Raveneye as Dick shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Dick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raveneye tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dick is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick doesn't manage to clinch there - Raveneye circles away.
Raveneye misses with a body shot.
Raveneye throws a combination. Dick tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice defenses there by Dick.
Dick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Dick has managed to clinch.
Raveneye misses with a punch to the body.
Raveneye is looking to take this one to the mat.

Dick gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Dick wants to pass the guard but Raveneye is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick preventing the sweep.
Dick wants to control from the top but Raveneye keeps moving.

Dick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Raveneye, up you get!
Dick misses with a body shot.
Dick misses with an uppercut. Raveneye saw that one coming.
Dick tries to clinch up.
Raveneye takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raveneye slaps away a takedown attempt from Dick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dick lands a nice hook to Raveneye's body. Raveneye takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick throws out a loose jab but Raveneye uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raveneye swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Dick closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Raveneye is looking to break free of the clinch but Dick has double underhooks.

Raveneye jumps guard and drags Dick to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dick trying to control the position from guard on top but Raveneye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dick pushing down on Raveneye's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Odin Raveneye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dick is working for a kimura but Raveneye is defending it quite comfortably.
Big Dick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dick prevents Raveneye from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Big Dick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Dick!
A very excited looking Big Dick rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.