PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Earp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor's entrance music is ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Ray Razor
vs
Earp

189 cm
19
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

199 cm
19
219 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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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 London, Sonny Ray Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wyatt Earp!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Razor tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Earp looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Razor seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some bone on bone action there as Razor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Earp delivers a nice body kick.
Earp swings for the body but Razor moves out of range.
Earp throws a leg kick but Razor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Razor scores with a nice right hand.
Razor looks for a takedown but Earp sprawls well.
Razor works the jab nicely.
Razor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Earp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Earp swings away with a body shot that misses
and Earp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Razor checks the leg kick nicely there.
Earp connects with a solid leg kick.
Earp tries to land a front kick but Razor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Earp pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Earp tries to land a front kick but Razor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Razor sizes up Earp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Wyatt Earp has been cut.
Earp swings for the body but Razor moves out of range.
Jab from Razor.
Razor avoids the body shot from Earp.
Earp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Earp throws a body kick that misses.

Razor bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Razor lands an elbow.
Razor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
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!
Razor misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Razor cracks Earp with a big elbow.
Razor throws a strike aimed at the side of Earp's head but Earp avoids it well.
Earp takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Earp is working to avoid the ground and pound but Razor connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Razor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Razor throws an elbow but Earp slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Earp's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Razor misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Razor are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Earp is trying to get back to half guard.
Razor fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Earp is trying to control Razor's posture but Razor avoids it.
Razor looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Earp is avoiding damage well.
Razor is putting a hurting on Earp here, landing some big shots from side control.
Earp is trying to get back to half guard.
Razor fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor wants to control but Earp is keeping him busy.
Razor creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Razor is trying to ground and pound but Earp uses the momentary lack of control by Razor to regain half guard.
Razor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Earp's head.
Earp is looking for a sweep. Razor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ray Razor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wyatt Earp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Earp.
Earp scoring well with a low kick there.

Razor closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Earp to the mat! Earp manages to get full guard.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Razor throwing strikes but missing.
Razor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Razor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Razor throws a big elbow that misses.
Razor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonny Ray Razor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Earp tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Razor postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Razor throws a big elbow that misses.
Earp trying to keep a closed guard but Razor is proving a slippery customer.
Earp working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Razor.
Razor is in close to Earp's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Earp utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Earp controls Razor momentarily but Razor frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor passes into half guard.
Razor lands with a punch from half guard.
Earp tries to get to full guard but Razor has control of the leg.
Razor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Earp has hold of Razor's hands but Razor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Earp is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Earp with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Earp keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Razor trying to control the action but Earp is working from the bottom.
Razor is thwarting Earp's attempts to control the position.
Razor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Earp wants to control but Razor is keeping busy and won't allow it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Razor fails to land the takedown.
A countering left hand to the body from Earp misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Earp scores with a shot to the body.
Razor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Earp will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Earp misses with a leg kick
and Earp takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Earp throws a solid leg kick but Razor takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Earp.

Razor shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Razor showed some decent athleticism there.
Earp is trying to control but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Earp is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Razor scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ray Razor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wyatt Earp's cut.
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!

Earp lands with a nice body punch.
Earp lands with a cross.
Razor cracks Earp with an open hand slap.
Earp lands a nice looking body shot.
Earp throws a body punch but Razor moves out of range.
Earp throws a body punch but Razor moves out of range.
Razor dips to his left and cracks Earp with an uppercut!
Horrible takedown attempt by Razor or perhaps it was just good defense by Earp, which made it look bad.
A chopping leg kick lands by Earp.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Razor drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Razor throws a big right hand that misses.
Earp is trying to keep Razor in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor postures up in Earp's guard and throws a big left but Earp blocks it.
Earp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Earp is trying to keep Razor in close.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Razor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Earp takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Earp.
Earp misses the body punch
and Razor counters with a nice uppercut.
Earp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Earp ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wyatt Earp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Earp enables Razor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Earp manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Razor chips away with some ground and pound.
Razor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Razor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Razor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Razor scoring with some ground and pound.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sonny Ray Razor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Earp avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Razor trying to control but Earp is working from the bottom.
Earp is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Razor stands up over Earp, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Razor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Earp misses with a hook
and Razor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Razor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Razor throws a good cross that connects.

Razor changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Earp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Razor controlling the position from side mount.
Razor wants to control but Earp is keeping him busy.
The ground and pound from Razor seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Razor is looking to take a break and control but Earp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Ray Razor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Razor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ray Razor!
Sonny Ray Razor thanked the fans post fight for their support.