PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lord Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chocolate Al (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raiden's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Raiden's Theme. Al has chosen Vanha kaarti laulaa - Oolannin sota as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Raiden
vs
Al

190 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
19
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Perkele!
Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lord Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chocolate Al!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Ivan Kurochkin and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A chopping leg kick lands by Al.
Raiden moves away from the strike by Al.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Raiden lands a nice shot that snaps Al's head back.
Al lands a jab-cross combination.
Jab by Raiden.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Raiden with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raiden.
Al takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Al throws a head kick but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden checks a low kick from Al.
Al moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Raiden drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick from Raiden.
Al checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden scores with a hook.
Al pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Al throws out a loose jab but Raiden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raiden avoids a kick to the body.
Raiden blocks a low kick nicely.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden scores with a body shot.
Al lands a high kick!
Al throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Al takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Raiden finds it's target.
Al loads up on a big right hand but Raiden slips the punch.
Raiden throws a head kick that misses.
Al walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raiden throws a low kick but Al moves out of range easily.
Al does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Al.
Raiden on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Al. Al obviously looking to wear him down.
Al tries a low kick but Raiden avoids it.
Al misses with a body shot.
Al keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chocolate Al seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Al throws a leg kick but Raiden moved away.
Al attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Al moves into range and clinches up with Raiden.
Raiden working hard to break the clinch.
Al misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Al.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raiden wants to break free but Al has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Al.
A shot in the inside from Al.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chocolate Al will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Al blocks a head kick by Raiden.
Al throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raiden, right into the meat.
Raiden stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Al moves out of range as Raiden strikes.
No joy there for Al, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al misses with a low kick.
Raiden tries a low kick but Al avoids it.
Al listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Al throws a nice looking combination but Raiden bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice jab there from Al.
Al misses with a low kick.
Al pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raiden misses with a few strikes there.
Raiden blocks a head kick by Al.
Raiden with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raiden is looking to chop away at Al's legs.
Al on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Raiden checks a leg kick.
Al throws a shot from downtown. Raiden moves away and avoids it.
Raiden cracks a nice hook into Al's ribs.
Al tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Al throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Raiden scores with a kick to the body.
Al motions for Raiden to come forward. Al throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raiden.
Raiden scores with a leg kick.
Al misses with a wild body shot.
Raiden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al is out of range and Raiden settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Al takes a swing at Raiden's ribcage but misses.
Al looks to score with a jab to the body but Raiden is just out of range.
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!
Raiden uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Al has time to react.
Raiden blocks a low kick nicely.
Al takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raiden with a hook.
Raiden pivots, looking for a leg kick but Al is out of range and Raiden settles back down.
Raiden tries to score with a low kick but Al moves his leg out of the way.
Al takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Al moves into range and clinches up with Raiden.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raiden swings wildly with an uppercut but Al uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raiden wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raiden has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lord Raiden 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!

Al misses with a head kick.
Raiden throws a head kick but Al moves out of range.
Raiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Al.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Al keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raiden throws a body punch but Al moves out of range.
Raiden takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Raiden throws a leg kick
enabling Al to counter with a crisp jab.
Al tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Raiden paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Al throws the left hand but Raiden avoids the punch easily.
Al lands a nice hook to Raiden's body. Raiden takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Al misses with a low kick.
Al lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raiden circles away quickly and effectively.
Raiden throws a lazy right hand but Al sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Al just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Al connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raiden blocks the body kick.
Al wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A head kick misses from Al.
Al motions for Raiden to come forward. Al throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al throws a sloppy head kick and Raiden moves out of range easily.
Al misses with a looping right.
Raiden throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Al misses with a kick to the body.
Al doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Al takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raiden has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Al.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raiden. Al does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raiden lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raiden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Al.
Raiden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raiden slips under a jab.
Raiden avoids the head kick by Al.
Raiden connects with a solid leg kick.
Raiden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raiden throws a leg kick but Al checks it.
Raiden finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Raiden feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Al's calf.
Raiden pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Al misses with a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raiden looks to land a left hand but Al moved out of range nicely.
Al's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raiden. That's going to slow Al down.
Al tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chocolate Al.
I think Al has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Lord Raiden!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Lord Raiden!

Lord Raiden wins by unanimous decision!
Lord Raiden seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.