PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Bauer
vs
Raine

183 cm
20
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
198 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bauer takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Aldo Raine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raine scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab by Raine.
Raine tries to clinch up.
Raine scores with a leg kick.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Bauer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raine scoring well with a low kick there.
Raine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Raine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bauer's sensitive parts.

Raine closes the distance and clinches.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Raine will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bauer up against the cage.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bauer wants to break free but Raine has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Bauer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A slapping body kick lands there for Raine.
Bauer walks into a straight right hand from Raine.

Raine darts in and clinches Bauer up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine slows down the pace here.

Raine manages to break the clinch.
Raine doesn't manage to clinch there - Bauer circles away.
Bauer misses with a few strikes there.
Raine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bauer takes a step back to recover.
Raine feints and then cracks Bauer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bauer down.
Raine throws a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raine connects with a body shot.
Raine lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bauer takes a step back to recover.
Raine chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bauer will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Bauer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bauer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Raine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bauer.

Raine moves into the clinch successfully.
Bauer takes a shot to the head.

Raine manages to break the clinch.
Raine wants to clinch.
Raine digs a good hook to Bauer's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice straight punches there by Raine. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Raine.
Bauer takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Raine moves into the clinch.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Raine lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bauer.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.

Raine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Raine.

Raine pushes Bauer up against the cage in a clinch.
Raine is pushing Bauer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bauer takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine cracks Bauer with a nice body shot.
Raine controlling the action here for a moment.
Bauer wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine avoiding damage.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bauer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raine is keeping busy.
Bauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine tries to land a knee to the head but Bauer blocks with his arms.

Raine breaks from the clinch.
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raine.
Bauer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raine.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Raine tries to bum rush Bauer with a series of wild strikes but Bauer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raine lands with a slapping head kick.
Raine throws out a powerful jab.
Raine throws a big shot that misses.
Bauer closes the distance but Raine moves to the side
and Raine counters with a good low kick that Bauer was not able to check.
Raine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bauer keeps the fight on the outside.
Raine lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Raine plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bauer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raine.
Raine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Raine throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick from Raine lands but Bauer takes it in his stride.
Bauer misses with a looping right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raine moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raine stuns Bauer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bauer's head.
Raine lands a high kick!
Raine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bauer will feel that in the morning.
Raine lands with a kick to the temple. Bauer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bauer misses with a straight left.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raine. That's going to slow Bauer down.

Raine has managed to clinch.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bauer is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine effectively controlling the action here.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
A hook to the body from Raine.
Raine effectively controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine connects with a knee to the head.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
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!
Raine pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bauer is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine scores a nice knee to the body.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
An inside leg kick lands from Raine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine connects with a solid leg kick.
Raine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Raine scores with a jab. Bauer acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bauer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Good leg kick by Raine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Raine closes the distance and pushes Bauer back into the cage.
A knee to the head by Raine.

Raine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Bauer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bauer misses the jab.
Raine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bauer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bauer takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Bauer can't get the takedown.
Raine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raine connects with a solid leg kick.
Bauer is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bauer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bauer throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine lands a with a good body shot.
Raine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raine thumps Bauer with a low kick.
Bauer on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bauer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Raine digs a good body shot into Bauer's ribs.

Raine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bauer, pushing him back against the cage.
Raine landing knees to the body.

Raine manages to break the clinch.
Bauer tries to bum rush Raine with a series of wild strikes but Raine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raine throws a head kick that Bauer semi-blocks.
Bauer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bauer misses with a hook. Raine ducked under it nicely.
Raine moves in looking to clinch but Bauer pushes him off.
A shot to de liver by Raine. Beautiful body shot.

Bauer tries to keep at a distance but Raine has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Raine breaks the clinch.
Bauer swats away the attempt to clinch by Raine.
A head kick from Raine lands but Bauer takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bauer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bauer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raine.
Raine scores with a kick to the midsection.
Raine lands a really nice looking cross but Bauer seems unphased.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Raine.
Raine scores with a shot to the body.

Raine pushes Bauer up against the cage in a clinch.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Bauer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Aldo Raine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raine stalling against the cage.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is trying to break free.
Raine landing knees to the head.
Bauer wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Raine.
Bauer is trying to break free.
Bauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bauer tries to break the clinch but Raine is controlling the position.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Raine is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bauer managing to block the knees to the body from Raine.
Bauer has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Bauer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine keeps control of Bauer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raine keeps control of Bauer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bauer is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Bauer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Bauer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raine avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raine's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Knees to the body from Raine.
Bauer has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine keeps control of Bauer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bauer has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine landing knees to the head.

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.
Raine taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine digs a right hand into Bauer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bauer's gas tank.
Raine is working Bauer over against the cage.
Bauer being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Raine.
Raine with a knee to the head.
Raine scores with a knee to the head.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Raine keeps control of Bauer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bauer is trying to break free.
Vic Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bauer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bauer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 24:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!