PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Quan Raiden was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Dube
vs
Raiden

173 cm
23
163 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

179 cm
19
167 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden cracks Dube with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dube throws a big shot that misses.
Dube misses the shot to the body.
Raiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raiden is looking to slow Dube down with leg kicks.
Dube throws a shot from downtown. Raiden moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.
Raiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dube.
Dube throws a series of punches but Raiden moves out of range.
Dube misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dube connects with a crisp jab.
Dube throws a leg kick

and Raiden counters by clinching up.
Raiden is stalling here.
Raiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dube as the two fighters clinch.
Raiden lands a shoulder strike.
Dube goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raiden scores with a shoulder strike.
Dube lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dube has a couple of punches blocked by Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Dube's ribcage. Dube let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raiden lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube misses with a punch to the body.
Dube throws a punch but it's blocked by Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
A short right from Raiden.
Dube misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dube misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Dube lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
Raiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dubes head.
Dube misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raiden scores with a shot to the side of Dube's head.
Dube can't find room to land a body shot as Raiden controls the action.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dube struggles to land a body shot inside as Raiden controls his hands.
Dube fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dube.

Raiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Dube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Dube is rocked!
Raiden drops Dube with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dube! Raiden dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Quan Raiden!