PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Panos Hero (ranked 6657 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Rayne (ranked 6601 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Hero
vs
Rayne

196 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Panos Hero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Rayne!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hero clinches.

Hero tightens his grip and picks Rayne up, before dumping him to the ground. Rayne manages to land in guard.
Rayne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hero is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hero pushes down on Rayne's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hero controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rayne wants to get back to his feet.
Hero perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hero is looking for a kimura here.
Hero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Rayne has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Hero escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Hero!

Hero stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rayne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Eddie Rayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rayne sprawls well initially but Hero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rayne tries to kick Hero off in order to stand up. Hero Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Hero decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Rayne cracks Hero with a good jab.
Hero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hero throws a counter high kick but Rayne was just alert enough to avoid it.

Hero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rayne to the mat! Rayne manages to get full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rayne looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hero has picked Rayne up and slammed him! Rayne can't keep hold of the triangle and Hero manages to pass to side control!
Hero advances to mount.
Hero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Hero has control of Rayne's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Rayne regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Hero has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Rayne's face.

Hero is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Rayne to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Rayne shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hero'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.
Rayne is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hero working the ground and pound effectively.
Hero controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panos Hero 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.

Rayne fails to land with a series of punches.
Rayne falls off balance throwing a combination

and Hero counters by clinching up.

Hero has hold of one of Rayne's legs. Rayne is fighting the takedown attempt but Hero gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Hero working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hero controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hero forces his way into half guard.
Hero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Hero decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rayne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hero moves away.
Hero is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rayne.
Hero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rayne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rayne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rayne darts in looking for a takedown but Hero gets double underhooks and turns Rayne into the cage.

Hero scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hero has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rayne on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Hero.
Hero passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rayne!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero controlling from mount.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hero here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Hero thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Rayne squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero controlling his opponent.
Rayne holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Hero tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Hero tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Rayne has given up his back here.
Rayne is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Hero controls the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hero continues to hold on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panos Hero dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rayne doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hero takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rayne throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Rayne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hero doesn't seem phased though.
Hero misses with a double jab.
Hero is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rayne can do to turn this around?

Hero closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hero slows the pace down.

Hero stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Panos Hero is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rayne lands a nice looking body shot.
Hero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rayne stalks Hero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hero's face. Hero staggers backwards, shaken.
Hero walks into a jab.
Rayne digs a good body shot into Hero's ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rayne misses with a combination

and Hero holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hero jumps guard and drags Rayne to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rayne trying to move into half guard but instead Hero has managed to sweep!

Rayne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hero is pushing down on Rayne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Rayne is fighting to maintain full guard but Hero has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hero not doing much here.

Hero moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Rayne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rayne wants to get back to his feet but Hero is dominant here and he's now got Rayne's back!

Hero looking for the choke from the back.
Rayne avoids the strikes from Hero.

Rayne fending off the submission attempt from Hero.
Hero has Rayne flattened out and is raining down punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rayne trying to control the hands but Hero won't let him.
Rayne really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hero controls the action.
Rayne tries to escape the position.
Good control from Hero.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rayne showing good submission defense here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Panos Hero showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hero, 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panos Hero!