PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sun Ra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Azure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ra
vs
Azure

174 cm
32
148 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

165 cm
30
148 lbs
29 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Sun Ra!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Azure!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azure scores with a jab.
Ra defending well as Azure loads up on a big left hand.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azure moves away.
Ra swinging wildly here.
Ra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azure.
Azure cracks Ra with an open hand slap.
Azure cracks Ra with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Azure throws a leg kick but Ra moved away.
Azure works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ra scoring well with a low kick there.
Azure misses with a straight left.
Azure takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Azure.
Nice defenses there by Ra.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ra connects with a solid leg kick.
Azure tries to score with a low kick but Ra moves his leg out of the way.
Azure lands a nice shot to the body.
Azure throws an overhand right that lands on Ra's shoulder, as Ra tries to avoid the shot.
Ra avoids the head kick by Azure.
Azure scores with a nice head shot.
Mr Azure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azure with a jab.
Ra takes one to the chin there.
Azure keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ra.
Ra throws a leg kick but Azure moved away.
Azure smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Azure shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Azure showed some decent athleticism there.
Azure wants to free his trapped foot but Ra is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ra wants to control but Azure is keeping busy.
Azure trying to mount his opponent but Ra defends it.
Azure throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Azure working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Azure thows a huge punch but Ra dodges it nicely.
Ra avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Azure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Azure lands a nice short elbow.
Azure looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ra is not content to let Azure control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra wants to control but Azure is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Azure controlling the action here.
Azure lands with a punch from half guard.
Azure is keen to just control but Ra is a slippery customer.
Ra wants to control but Azure is keeping busy.
Azure is pressing down on Ra's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ra is holding on for now.
Azure throwing shots but Ra is blocking nicely.
Azure wants to free his trapped foot but Ra is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ra controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure thows a huge punch but Ra dodges it nicely.
Azure throwing shots but Ra is blocking nicely.
Azure is thwarting Ra's attempts to control the position.
Ra regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Azure.
Azure postures up in Ra's guard and throws a big left but Ra blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Azure throwing strikes from guard but Ra blocks nicely.
Ra is trying to keep Azure in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Azure dominated that 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.

Ra slips under a jab from Azure.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Azure pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Azure cracks Ra with a right hand to the side of the head.
Azure moves out of range of the body kick from Ra.
Ra goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azure misses with an uppercut.
Azure lands a jab-cross combination.
Sloppy strikes from Azure. Those never looked like landing.
A head kick misses from Ra.
Ra connects with a leg kick. Azure looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azure scores with a jab.
Ra throws a leg kick but Azure moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure throws a low kick but Ra avoids it.
Azure throws a lazy right hand but Ra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Azure lands with a right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azure crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ra - the referee stops the clock and Azure gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ra. Azure manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ra lets loose with a powerful body kick. Azure will feel that in the morning.
Azure moves out of range of the body kick.
Ra throws a hook but Azure blocks it.
Azure throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Azure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ra.
Some wild striking there from Azure.
Ra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Azure doesn't seem bothered though.
A leg kick checked by Azure.
Azure connects with a single shot there.
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!
Ra swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azure catches Ra with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Ra connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Good leg kick by Ra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mr Azure seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ra throws out a loose jab but Azure uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azure lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Azure throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ra's head.
Azure lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ra on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ra tries to clinch but Azure moves out of range.
Azure moves out of range as Ra throws a body kick.
Sun Ra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ra moves out of range as Azure strikes.
Azure slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ra throws a leg kick but Azure checks it.
Azure lands with an overhand left.
Azure misses the shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Azure.
Azure tries to land a leg kick but Ra saw it coming and moves away.
Ra leaves Azure with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Azure throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azure cracks Ra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Azure ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azure misses with a kick to the body
and Ra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ra looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Azure throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A good leg kick by Ra.
Azure throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ra pushes Azure away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azure with a nice cross.
Ra is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azure.
Azure throws a poor cross that misses

and Ra counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Azure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Azure showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ra closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Azure is looking to break free of the clinch but Ra has double underhooks.
Ra lands a knee to the head.
Ra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Azure has had enough of the clinch but Ra keeps him there for the moment.
Ra throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Azure.
Ra lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Azure is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Azure breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Azure checks a leg kick.
Ra throws a leg kick that misses.
Azure swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Azure attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ra just misses with a punch to the body.
Azure throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure scores with a punch to the head.
Ra staying out of range there.
Azure shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ra pinned against the cage. Ra gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Ra pushes Azure up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ra.
Azure dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Ra tries to land a knee to the head but Azure blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Ra fails to land.
Azure jumps guard but Ra turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sun Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Azure.
Ra prevents Azure from breaking the clinch.
Azure tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ra smiles and moves away.
Ra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azure turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Azure. That snapped Ra's head back.
Azure moves out of range of the leg kick from Ra.
Ra shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Azure misses with a looping right.
Ra ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Azure moves away.
Azure smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ra is looking to wear down Azure with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ra takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ra misses with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Azure misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure lands with a kick to the ribs.
Azure connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Azure blocks a low kick nicely.
Azure throws a series of punches but Ra avoids them all with ease.
Ra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azure.

Azure looking to score a takedown here. Ra is defending well but Azure drives through and ends up in Ra's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ra trying to control the position here.
Azure is looking to work some ground and pound but Ra has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ra is pulling down on Azure's head to control his posture.
Ra's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sun Ra wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ra throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Ra lands a head kick. Azure smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Azure is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ra throws a front kick aimed at Azure's knee but Azure avoids it well.
Azure on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Azure's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ra swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ra looks to score with a jab to the body but Azure is just out of range.
Azure lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Azure looks to land a right hand but Ra moved out of range.
Azure misses the shot to the body.
Azure doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ra cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Sun Ra did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azure.
Ra throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Azure blocks a head kick by Ra.
Azure throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ra thows a leg kick but Azure checks it
and Azure counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Azure.
Ra throws a front kick aimed at Azure's knee but Azure avoids it well.
Ra staying out of range there.
Azure with a jab.
Azure lands with a good body shot.
Azure lands with an uppercut that bounces Ra off the cage and back into range.
Azure takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Azure misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Azure.
Azure connects with a leg kick. Ra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azure throws a sloppy head kick and Ra moves out of range easily.
Ra scores with a head kick. Azure tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Azure checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Azure takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Azure lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ra circles away quickly and effectively.
Azure looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ra lands with a cross.
Ra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Azure is able to avoid easily.
Ra thumps Azure with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ra uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Azure.
Ra blocks a head kick by Azure.
Ra checks the leg kick.
Ra is looking to land body kicks.
Ra connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ra throws a leg kick which misses Azure's front leg but catches the back leg as Azure tries to avoid it.
Ra tries a head kick but it misses.
Ra is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ra takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Azure connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ra lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice uppercut there from Azure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azure throws a body punch but Ra moves out of range.
Azure looks to throw the jab but Ra is out of range.
Ra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Azure.
Azure takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Azure dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ra. That did some damage!
A low kick from Ra misses

and Azure counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Azure lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ra lands with a left to the head.
Ra looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Azure dodges an elbow strike from Ra.
Azure blocks a body shot from Ra.
Ra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ra tries to work over Azure's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ra is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ra with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra lands a good knee to the midsection. Azure won't want to take too many of those.
Sun Ra has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ra lands a nice uppercut.
Azure misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice elbow from Ra.
Ra working Azure over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Ra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short left from Ra.
Azure lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ra just misses with a elbow thrown towards Azure's brow.

Azure escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Azure thuds his right hand into Ra's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Azure lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body kick there by Ra.
Azure lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sun Ra had his way with Mr Azure in that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ra is looking to clinch but Azure is avoiding it.
Azure connects with a leg kick. Ra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Azure connects with a nice looking jab.
Azure cracks Ra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Azure throws a poor cross that misses

and Ra counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ra.
Ra misses with a punch on the inside.
Ra lands with a light punch inside.
Azure lands a left hand.
Ra tries a knee to the head but Azure blocks it.
Azure has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ra.
Azure has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Azure scores with a shoulder strike.
Ra trying to land knees to the body.
Azure is trying to pull guard but Ra has him pressed against the cage.
Azure is trying to force a seperation but Ra has the dominant position.
Azure is trying to pull guard but Ra turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Sun Ra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mr Azure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Azure tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azure scores with a nice hook to the head.
Azure takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ra.
Azure throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ras head.
Ra tries to land knees in the clinch but Azure avoids the damage to the body.
Ra misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ra.
Azure prevents a body shot from Ra.
Ra throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ra throws an elbow but it misses.
Ra misses with a knee to the head.
Azure misses with the head strike.

Azure breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ra throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Azure lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ra.
Azure misses with an uppercut.
Azure listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ra wants to land a leg kick but Azure is out of range.
Azure throws the kick towards the body but Ra avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azure chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azure shoots and misses
and Ra counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ra looks to land a left hand but Azure moved out of range nicely.
Azure throws a lazy right hand but Ra sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ra is looking to score with low kicks.
Azure jabs Ra right on the nose. Ra blinks but takes it well.
Azure rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ra counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ra throws a low kick, looking for Azure's leg but Azure calmly moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Azure.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ra.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azure checks a leg kick.
Azure misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crunch! Azure slams his shin into Ra's torso.
Ra tries to clinch up.
Ra tries to clinch up but Azure circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Azure. That's going to slow Ra down.
A head kick misses from Ra.
Azure fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Azure avoids the body shot from Ra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ra tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azure was well out of range. Poor timing from Ra.
Azure throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Ra.
Ra shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Azure tries a head kick but it misses.
Ra avoids a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Ra misses.
Ra fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ra cracks Azure with an open hand slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ra tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Azure throws an off balance right hand
and Ra counters with a good low kick that Azure was not able to check.
Azure misses with a wild combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mr Azure.
I think Azure 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Gold scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 46:49
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Azure!
Mr Azure is the new lightweight champion!
Mr Azure really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.