PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rawse (ranked 3295 p4p, 307 weight class) and Daniel Brand (ranked 4524 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rawse
vs
Brand

193 cm
25
269 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

198 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricky Rawse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Daniel Brand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brand throws a shot from downtown. Rawse moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Brand.
Rawse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brand.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a nice uppercut.

Rawse clinches with his opponent.
Brand tries to break free but Rawse pushes him back against the cage.
Rawse cracks Brand with a nice body shot.
Brand takes a shot to the head.
Brand is trying to force a seperation but Rawse has the dominant position.
Rawse lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rawse lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brand is looking to break free of the clinch but Rawse has double underhooks.
Rawse taking a breather.

Brand pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
Brand throws a big shot that misses.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
Brand avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawse works the jab nicely.
Brand slips under a jab.
Rawse walks into a jab.
Brand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brand fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rawse looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rawse jabs Brand to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rawse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniel Brand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rawse misses with a shot to the body
and Brand counters with a three punch combo that has Rawse backing up. Rawse nods at Brand to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brand connects with a body shot.
Brand swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rawse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse ducks under a wild hook from Brand.
An attempted straight right counter from Rawse misses the target.
Rawse cracks Brand with a good jab.
A combination from Brand does no damage.
Rawse misses with a combination
and Brand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Brand counters with a beautiful punch that sends Rawse to the canvas!
Brand has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rawse is proving hard to escape from.
Brand won't allow Rawse to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rawse has a closed guard, preventing Brand from standing up.
Brand is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rawse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brand manages to get himself to full guard.

Brand working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rawse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse postures up and lands a big shot to Brand's brow.
Rawse is looking to work some ground and pound but Brand has wrist control.
Rawse stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brand swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Brand manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Rawse fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Brand throws a shot to the body.
Brand scores with a shot to the body.
Brand throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Brand throws a combination that misses
and Rawse counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brand scores with a nice head shot.
Rawse thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Rawse misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brand fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rawse's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rawse duly obliges.
Brand misses with a left hand
and Rawse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Brand misses its intended target.
Rawse throws an off balance right hand
and Brand counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rawse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Brand throws a jab when Rawse was well out of range.
Brand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice straight punches there by Rawse. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rawse.
Brand misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Brand swings for the body but Rawse moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Rawse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Daniel Brand will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rawse misses with an uppercut
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Brand walks into a jab.
Brand throws a hook but Rawse blocks it.
Rawse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brand throws out a counter right but Rawse avoids it with no problem.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Brand throws a right and a left that Rawse avoids nicely.
Rawse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Brand takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brand walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand slips under a jab.
Brand misses with a hook
enabling Rawse to counter with a crisp jab.
Brand scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Brand scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rawse lands with a straight right. Brand didn't see that one coming.
Rawse defending well as Brand loads up on a big left hand.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse slips a straight right by Brand.
Rawse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rawse connects with a jab.
Brand has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rawse finds it's way round the side to connect with Brand's head.
Brand looks to land a left hand but Rawse moved out of range nicely.
Brand smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rawse cracks Brand with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Brand misses with a straight left.

Rawse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brand manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rawse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Rawse misses.
Rawse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Rawse slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rawse throws a hook but Brand avoids it easily.
Rawse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rawse connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brand. Brand circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brand uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rawse.
Rawse punishes Brand's body with a nice straight punch.
Rawse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rawse lands a nice shot to the body.
Rawse throws a shot from downtown. Brand moves away and avoids it.
Rawse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Brand swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rawse throws out a loose jab but Brand uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rawse displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brand throws out the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Rawse misses its target.
Rawse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawse misses the jab.
Brand tests Rawse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricky Rawse is winning the standup battle so far.
Rawse throws a series of strikes that have Brand backpedaling.
Brand throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rawse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rawse takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rawse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brand might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Brand scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Brand is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rawse with a body shot.
Brand slips a straight right by Rawse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rawse misses with a straight left.
Brand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rawse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rawse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brand.
Rawse feints a jab promting Brand to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brand lands a glancing blow to the side of Rawse's head.
Brand moves out of range as Rawse strikes.
Rawse throws a body punch but Brand moves out of range.
Rawse throws a series of punches but Brand avoids them all with ease.
Brand throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rawse to score with a decent uppercut.
Brand takes one to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Rawse dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Brand walks into a left hand.
Rawse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brand.
Rawse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brand throws a looping overhand right but Rawse ducks down to avoid it.
Brand lands with a shot to the body.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawse.
Brand takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rawse throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Rawse misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rawse dodges the punch combination from Brand.
Brand misses with a straight right.
Rawse throws the left hand but Brand avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rawse jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rawse in his tracks.
Rawse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Brand.
Rawse throws a lazy uppercut
and Brand counters with a straight right hand.
Rawse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rawse misses the jab.
Rawse slips under a jab from Brand.
Brand looks to score with a jab to the body but Rawse is just out of range.
Brand clobbers Rawse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rawse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brand manages to avoid it.
Brand staying out of range there.
Brand swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rawse swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rawse lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Rawse misses with the combination.
Rawse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Brand misses.
Rawse feints a jab promting Brand to slip. Rawse then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brand slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Brand uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rawse.
Rawse misses with a lunging right hand
and Brand counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rawse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brand was well out of range. Poor timing from Rawse.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rawse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Brand throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rawse counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rawse scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brand in his tracks.
Brand throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rawse counters with a left and a right that stings Brand.
Rawse throws a jab but it's blocked by Brand.
Brand ducks under a wild hook from Rawse.
Rawse misses with a hook.
Brand is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nice straight punches there by Brand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Brand.
Brand throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rawse counters with a nice uppercut.
Rawse throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Rawse.
Brand jabs at Rawse's body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brand avoids the body shot from Rawse.
Rawse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Brand drops Rawse with a left and a right! Oh, Rawse is hurt - Brand dives into side control looking to finish!

Rawse is rocked!
Rawse is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Westside Martial Arts, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Brand decides to stand up, so the ref orders Rawse to his feet.
Oh Rawse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rawse connects with a single shot there.
Brand throws a jab but it's blocked by Rawse.
Rawse swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rawse seems to have got his legs back now.
Brand misses with a right hand
and Rawse counters with a straight right hand.
Brand swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brand throws a lazy right hand but Rawse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brand on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brand scores with a shot to the body.
Rawse throws a right hand that misses
and Brand counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brand with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rawse to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ricky Rawse.
I think Rawse has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!