PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edward Furlong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Furlong comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Say it Ain't So kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rafal
vs
Furlong

187 cm
27
177 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
32
165 lbs
22 - 19 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Furlong!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal just misses with a punch to the body.
Furlong takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rafal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furlong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafal circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Rafal counter with a right hand.
Rafal is looking to slow Furlong down with leg kicks.
Dawid Rafal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Furlong's hands.
Furlong lands a two punch combo.
Furlong avoids the head kick by Rafal.
Rafal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Furlong thows a body shot but no joy.
Rafal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furlong throws a sloppy head kick and Rafal moves out of range easily.
Rafal throws a leg kick which misses Furlong's front leg but catches the back leg as Furlong tries to avoid it.
Furlong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Furlong.
Furlong scores with a hook to the body. Rafal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rafal throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Furlong's head.
Furlong defending well as Rafal loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rafal. Furlong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furlong fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rafal avoids it really well and circles away.
Furlong throws a hook but Rafal blocks it.

Rafal gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rafal struggles to land a body shot inside as Furlong controls his hands.
Rafal tries to work over Furlong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Furlong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rafal has him pressed against the cage.
Rafal takes a knee to the side of the body.
Come on Furlong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong lands a nice knee to the body.
Furlong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Furlong obliges.
Furlong blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Rafal.
Rafal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafal tries to throw a body punch but Furlong avoids it by throwing Rafal back against the cage.
Rafal tries to throw a body punch but Furlong avoids it by throwing Rafal back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Furlong.
Furlong blocks an uppercut.
Furlong slows down the pace here.
Furlong tries a knee to the head but Rafal blocks it.
Furlong stalling against the cage.
Rafal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong blocking some punches.
Rafal tries to land knees in the clinch but Furlong avoids the damage to the body.
Rafal misses with the head strike.
Furlong trying to land knees to the body.
Furlong scores with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rafal.
Rafal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furlong is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rafal throws a head punch that misses.
Rafal can't find room to land a body shot as Furlong controls the action.
Rafal lands with a short shot to the head.
Rafal working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rafal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Furlong is trying to stall.
Rafal swings wildly with an uppercut but Furlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Furlong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Furlong managing to block the knees to the body from Rafal.
Rafal tries to work over Furlong's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rafal has Furlong pressed against the cage, preventing Furlong from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rafal lands a nice uppercut.
Furlong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rafal using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Furlong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rafal misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furlong wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rafal doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rafal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rafal misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Rafal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Furlong has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rafal.
Rafal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Furlong checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Rafal clinches with his opponent.
Rafal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Furlong tries to stall but Rafal uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rafal lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furlong backwards.
Rafal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Furlong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch on the inside from Rafal fails to land.
Knees to the body from Furlong.
Furlong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rafal avoids it.
Edward Furlong seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafal.
Rafal throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rafal working aggressively here.
Furlong slowing the pace effectively.
Rafal working aggressively here.
Rafal misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furlong lands a nice elbow.
Furlong landing knees to the head.
Furlong slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Furlong misses with a knee to the head.
Furlong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rafal is defending well for now.
Furlong stalling in the clinch.
Rafal misses with a knee strike.
Rafal is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Furlong is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Furlong just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rafal's brow.
Rafal tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Furlong manages to break the clinch.
Furlong thuds a left hand into Rafal's body.
Furlong throws a head kick that misses.
Furlong throws a hook to the side of Rafal's head but Rafal sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furlong scores with a body shot.
Rafal works the jab nicely.
Furlong misses with the combination.
Furlong takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafal ducks under a wild hook from Furlong.
Rafal throws a lazy body kick
and Furlong counters with a series of strikes. Rafal will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rafal tries to close the distance and clinch up but Furlong swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A solid body kick from Furlong.
Rafal misses with a shot to the body
and Rafal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rafal thuds his shin into the meat of Furlong's side.

Rafal instigates a clinch.
Rafal landing knees to the body.
Furlong is breathing heavily.
Rafal working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furlong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Furlong on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rafal has a couple of punches blocked by Furlong.
Rafal blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rafal has a couple of punches blocked by Furlong.
Rafal lands a body shot.
Rafal misses with the head strike.
Rafal landing knees to the head.
Furlong trying to stall but Rafal improves his position.
Furlong throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Furlong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rafal blocks the elbow strike.
A shot in the inside from Rafal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furlong managing to block the knees to the body from Rafal.
Furlong missing with knees to the body.
Furlong tries to land knees in the clinch but Rafal avoids the damage to the body.
Rafal avoiding damage as Furlong throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furlong managing to block the knees to the body from Rafal.
Furlong looking to throw knees to the head but Rafal is blocking nicely.
Furlong misses with an elbow strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Furlong.
Rafal working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rafal lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rafal avoiding damage as Furlong throws knees to the body.
Rafal working aggressively here.
Rafal misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furlong blocks an elbow strike from Rafal.
Rafal lands a hook that snaps the head of Furlong backwards.
Rafal working Furlong over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rafal softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rafal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rafal lands a good knee to the midsection. Furlong won't want to take too many of those.
Rafal throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dawid Rafal dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Furlong keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rafal.
Rafal lands with an uppercut that bounces Furlong off the cage and back into range.
Rafal throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Rafal scores with a head kick. Furlong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rafal cracks Furlong with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rafal tries to clinch there but Furlong circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Furlong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafal avoids the body shot from Furlong.
Furlong is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rafal rather than just go for the knockout.
Rafal misses with a body kick.
Furlong takes one to the side of the head.
Rafal connects with a solid leg kick.
Rafal throws out a powerful jab.
Rafal misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rafal thows a body shot but no joy.
Rafal is looking to clinch but Furlong is avoiding it.
Dawid Rafal is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rafal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Furlong under the eye.
Rafal tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've been told by Rafal's head coaches at Monsterous MMA - PIT Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rafal misses with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Furlong.
Furlong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rafal.
Rafal fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A lazy left from Rafal finds it's target.
Furlong tries to clinch up but Rafal circles away and keeps his distance.
Furlong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Edward Furlong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Rafal does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal lands the left hand.
Rafal throws a low kick, looking for Furlong's leg but Furlong calmly moves out of range.
A solid body kick from Rafal.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rafal doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rafal scores with a head kick. Furlong tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rafal throws a solid leg kick but Furlong takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rafal.
Furlong swinging wildly here.
Rafal ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rafal tries to score with a low kick but Furlong moves his leg out of the way.
Furlong moves out of range of the body kick.
Furlong throws a body punch but Rafal moves out of range.
Rafal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Furlong manages to avoid it.
Furlong defending well as Rafal loads up on a big left hand.
Rafal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Furlong digs a good body shot into Rafal's ribs.
Rafal wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rafal throws a leg kick but Furlong moved away.
Rafal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rafal avoids the body shot from Furlong.
Furlong throws a leg kick

and Rafal counters by moving into the clinch.
Rafal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Furlong avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rafal.
Rafal missing with knees to the body.
Furlong wants to stall.
Rafal misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal working aggressively here.
Rafal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Furlong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rafal lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Furlong blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rafal goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rafal blocks the elbow strike.
Furlong blocks an elbow strike.
Rafal swings wildly with an uppercut but Furlong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rafal lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furlong tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rafal avoids it.
Furlong blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Edward Furlong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafal tries to land a knee to the head but Furlong blocks with his arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dawid Rafal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rafal 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dawid Rafal!
Dawid Rafal seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.