PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Rabbit (ranked 3520 p4p, 3263 weight class) and Venali Paetmar (ranked 378 p4p, 354 weight class). Paetmar comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Powerwolf - Amen & Attack kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rabbit
vs
Paetmar

179 cm
22
163
6 - 6 - 0

168 cm
28
153
3 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ramon Rabbit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Venali Paetmar!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paetmar throws a leg kick but Rabbit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Paetmar misses the shot to the body.
Rabbit swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Paetmar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Paetmar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paetmar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rabbit was well out of range. Poor timing from Paetmar.
Rabbit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rabbit throws a leg kick but Paetmar checks it.
Rabbit scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rabbit misses with a head kick.
Paetmar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rabbit circles away quickly and effectively.
Paetmar loads up on a big right hand but Rabbit slips the punch.
Rabbit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Paetmar's head backwards.
Rabbit throws a predictable looking body shot

and Paetmar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Paetmar.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rabbit.
Paetmar throws a head punch that misses.
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!
Paetmar tries to land a knee to the head but Rabbit blocks with his arms.

Rabbit manages to break the clinch.
Paetmar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rabbit counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Paetmar thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit takes a kick to the side of the head.
Paetmar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabbit misses with a low kick.
Good exchange - Rabbit coming out on top.
Rabbit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Paetmar can pounce on him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Paetmar.
Paetmar takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rabbit connects with a body shot.
Paetmar on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rabbit.
A combination from Paetmar does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabbit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rabbit takes a swing at Paetmar's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Rabbit misses.
Paetmar is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rabbit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Rabbit misses the target.
Rabbit avoids the body shot from Paetmar.
A quick step to the side and Rabbit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rabbit tries to land a front kick but Paetmar steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Some bone on bone action there as Rabbit checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rabbit tried to counter with a leg kick but Paetmar avoided it.
Paetmar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paetmar tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Paetmar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Decent striking displayed by Rabbit there.
Paetmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rabbit moves out of range as Paetmar strikes.
Rabbit cracks Paetmar with an open hand slap.
A swing and a miss from Paetmar.
Rabbit's jab looks to have found its range, popping Paetmar under the eye.
Paetmar misses with a wild combination.
As Paetmar looks to move away, Rabbit throws a big counter combo but Paetmar just gets out of the way.
Paetmar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rabbit can pounce on him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit lands a leg kick that knocks Paetmar off balance momentarily.
Rabbit is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Paetmar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Paetmar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paetmar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rabbit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paetmar swings for the body but Rabbit moves out of range.
Rabbit throwing a counter right hand but Paetmar manages to avoid it.
Paetmar throws a sloppy body shot
and Rabbit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabbit fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Paetmar misses with a body kick.
Rabbit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paetmar avoids it.
Rabbit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rabbit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rabbit misses with a wild combination.
Paetmar misses with a few strikes there.
A quick step to the side and Rabbit tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paetmar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rabbit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit scores with a jab. Paetmar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Rabbit.
Paetmar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rabbit counters with a right hand to the body.
Rabbit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paetmar.
Rabbit tests Paetmar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rabbit is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rabbit with a nice calf kick.
Rabbit connects with a right hand. Paetmar shakes it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit misses the shot to the body.
Paetmar misses with a straight right.
Paetmar takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rabbit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paetmar is looking for the big counter here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Rabbit dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Paetmar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rabbit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabbit. Paetmar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rabbit pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paetmar tries a head kick but it misses.
Paetmar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabbit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rabbit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paetmar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Rabbit throws a leg kick which misses Paetmar's front leg but catches the back leg as Paetmar tries to avoid it.
Rabbit jabs at Paetmar's body.
Paetmar moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit stuns Paetmar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A punch combination from Paetmar misses.
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!
Paetmar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Paetmar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rabbit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rabbit.
Nice shot lands for Rabbit.
Venali Paetmar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paetmar pushes Rabbit away with a front kick.
Rabbit lands a nice shot to the body.
Rabbit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Paetmar.
Paetmar throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rabbit counters with a nice body shot.
Rabbit scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Paetmar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rabbit jabs Paetmar right on the nose. Paetmar blinks but takes it well.
Paetmar thows a leg kick but Rabbit checks it
letting Rabbit counter with a right hand.
Paetmar throws a combination that misses
and Rabbit counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rabbit scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Paetmar is breathing heavily.
Rabbit scores with a body shot.
Paetmar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rabbit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paetmar can do to turn this around?
Paetmar throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rabbit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Paetmar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rabbit has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rabbit and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rabbit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paetmar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rabbit. Rabbit obviously looking to wear him down.
Rabbit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Paetmar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Paetmar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Paetmar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paetmar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Paetmar takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Paetmar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rabbit.
Rabbit looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rabbit moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Rabbit is looking to wear down Paetmar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rabbit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paetmar.
Paetmar swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rabbit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rabbit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rabbit. Paetmar does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Paetmar takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paetmar throws a leg kick but Rabbit checks it.
A nice combination there by Rabbit.
Rabbit lands a nice hook to Paetmar's body. Paetmar takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Paetmar misses with a low kick.
Rabbit throws a big counter combination but Paetmar scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Rabbit goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rabbit scores with the left hand. Paetmar knows he should have avoided that one.
Rabbit lands with an overhand left.
Rabbit lands with a nice combination. Paetmar backs away looking to recover.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paetmar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rabbit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paetmar misses with a kick to the body.
Paetmar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paetmar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rabbit feints and then cracks Paetmar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Paetmar down.
Paetmar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rabbit.
Paetmar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Paetmar avoids the body shot from Rabbit.
Paetmar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rabbit takes a swing at Paetmar's ribcage but misses.
Rabbit is looking to chop away at Paetmar's legs.
Paetmar throws a right hand that misses
and Rabbit counters with a nice leg kick.
Paetmar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paetmar is looking to chop away at Rabbit's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rabbit throws a body shot but no joy.
Paetmar throws the kick towards the body but Rabbit avoids it.
Rabbit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Paetmar walks into a stiff left hand from Rabbit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Rabbit dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Rabbit scores with a hook to the body. Paetmar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rabbit moves out of range of the body kick from Paetmar.
Paetmar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rabbit throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paetmar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rabbit jabs Paetmar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Some wild striking there from Rabbit.
Paetmar on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paetmar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rabbit. Rabbit obviously looking to wear him down.
Rabbit moves forwards but Paetmar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rabbit fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paetmar misses with a low kick.
Rabbit throws a quick counter kick to the body but Paetmar avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rabbit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabbit throws a nice head kick!
Rabbit doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Rabbit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Paetmar misses with a jab to the body
and Rabbit counters with a nice low kick that buckles Paetmar's knee momentarily.
Paetmar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rabbit throws out a powerful jab.
Nice body punch from Rabbit.
Rabbit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paetmar. Paetmar obviously looking to wear him down.
Paetmar throws a push kick but Rabbit slaps the foot to one side.
Paetmar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rabbit wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rabbit clobbers Paetmar with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rabbit digs a good body shot into Paetmar's ribs.
Rabbit scores with a nice right hand.
Ramon Rabbit is winning the standup battle so far.
Rabbit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Paetmar. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit lands a jab to Paetmar's midsection.
Paetmar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabbit throws a quick counter head kick but Paetmar was just out of range.
Rabbit lands a jab to Paetmar's midsection.
Paetmar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rabbit counters with a straight right hand.
Rabbit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rabbit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rabbit scores with a head kick. Paetmar tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Paetmar is rocked!
Rabbit scores with a leg kick.
Paetmar is still on wobbly legs! Can Rabbit finish him?
Paetmar misses with a hook. Rabbit ducked under it nicely.
Paetmar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paetmar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rabbit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rabbit dodges the punch combination from Paetmar.
Rabbit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paetmar.
Paetmar seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Rabbit. That snapped Paetmar's head back.
Rabbit turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rabbit buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rabbit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A counter left hand to the body from Rabbit misses its target.
Paetmar misses with an uppercut
and Rabbit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paetmar motions for Rabbit to come forward. Paetmar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paetmar misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paetmar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rabbit can pounce on him.
Paetmar tries to bum rush Rabbit with a series of wild strikes but Rabbit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rabbit looks to land a combination. Paetmar sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paetmar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rabbit blocks a head kick by Paetmar.
Rabbit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg 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!
Rabbit blocks a head kick by Paetmar.
Rabbit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rabbit connects with a body shot.
Rabbit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paetmar.
Ramon Rabbit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rabbit punishes Paetmar's body with a nice straight punch.
Paetmar throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Paetmar tries to bum rush Rabbit with a series of wild strikes but Rabbit uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rabbit.
Rabbit moves out of range of the leg kick from Paetmar.
Paetmar steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rabbit. That one must have hurt.
Paetmar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Rabbit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rabbit lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paetmar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rabbit. That's going to slow Paetmar down.
Paetmar throws out a leg kick but Rabbit moves out of range and Paetmar only half commits.
Venali Paetmar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paetmar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rabbit counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ramon Rabbit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rabbit, 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ramon Rabbit!
After winning the bout, Ramon Rabbit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Venali Paetmar was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time...'.