PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Rave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hektor Troy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rave might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to What Happened?. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Rave
vs
Troy

185 cm
37
193 lbs
31 - 21 - 0

187 cm
31
195 lbs
27 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Cardio machine

Good wrestler
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Good gas tank

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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 31 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Craig Rave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hektor Troy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Rave goes for a double leg but Troy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troy continues to drive forward.
Troy avoids the head kick by Rave.
As Rave backs off Troy throws a huge counter combo but Rave manages to avoid it all.
Troy throws a body punch but Rave moves out of range.
Rave shoots in looking for a takedown but Troy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rave's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rave tries to counter with a takedown but Troy is quick to defend against it.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rave tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Troy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rave ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
Troy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rave to score with a decent uppercut.
Rave walks into a stiff left hand from Troy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy blocks a head kick by Rave.
Troy throws out a counter right but Rave avoids it with no problem.
Troy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rave throws a leg kick which misses Troy's front leg but catches the back leg as Troy tries to avoid it.
Rave has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Rave misses with a takedown attempt - Troy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Rave. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rave shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
Rave dives in and grabs Troy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Troy pushes down on Rave's head and hops out.
Troy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rave backs up against the cage.
Rave fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Troy is looking for the big counter here.
Troy is looking to slow Rave down with leg kicks.
Rave will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Troy lands a slapping body shot.
Rave swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rave scores with a nice strike.
Troy lands a jab to the head.
Troy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rave.

Rave drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troy wants to stand but Rave is controlling the position.
Rave throws an elbow that misses. Troy uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rave's guard. Nice move by Troy!

Troy wanted to stand there but Rave had control of the position.

Troy stands up from Rave's guard - Troy perhaps looking for a knockout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rave.
Troy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Troy! But no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troy looks to throw the jab but Rave is out of range.
Troy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Craig Rave seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rave misses with a takedown attempt
and Troy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Troy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Troy leaves Rave with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
As Rave backs off Troy throws a huge counter combo but Rave manages to avoid it all.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rave looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Troy.
Rave attempts a counter takedown but Troy avoids it well and moves away.
Nice body punch from Troy.
Rave tries for a takedown but Troy sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Troy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rave sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Troy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rave shoots in for a takedown but Troy shows good takedown defense.
Troy misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rave gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rave throwing strikes but Troy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rave is trying to control Troy's posture but Troy avoids it.
Rave tries to bench press Troy off him but Troy keeps the position.
Rave is trying to control Troy's posture but Troy avoids it.
Rave is looking to reverse the position.
Rave struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hektor Troy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch combination from Troy misses.
Rave fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rave looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rave throws a right hand that misses
and Troy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Troy blocks a jab.
Rave tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Troy swivels and escapes.
Rave pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rave goes for a double leg but Troy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Troy continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Craig Rave. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Troy coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Troy avoids the head kick by Rave.
Despite the aggression on Troy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A low kick from Rave is predictable there
and Troy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rave dodges the punch combination from Troy.
Troy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rave, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Troy. That's going to slow Rave down.
Rave slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rave looks for a takedown but Troy sprawls well.
Troy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Troy drops Rave with a beautiful combination! Rave stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Troy is looking for the KO!

Rave is rocked!
Rave has a takedown stuffed.
Oh Rave is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rave changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Troy tries to avoid it but Rave manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Troy to the ground. Troy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rave is holding his hands too far apart here. Troy throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Rave is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hektor Troy!
Hektor Troy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.