PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiskari Raimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Willis
vs
Raimo

193 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Danny Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raiskari Raimo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Willis.
Willis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Willis is looking to slow Raimo down with leg kicks.
Willis wants to clinch.
Willis shoots in but Raimo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raimo misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raimo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Willis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raimo won't be happy with that.
Raimo is trying to improve his position.
Raimo sneaks back into half guard.
Raimo manages to get to full guard.
Willis has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Raimo is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raimo looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Willis has picked Raimo up and slammed him! Raimo can't keep hold of the triangle and Willis manages to pass to side control!
You can see the frustration on Raimo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Raimo is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Willis is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Willis avoids the attempt from Raimo to control.
Willis landing strikes from the mount.

It looks like Raiskari Raimo has been cut.
Raimo tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Willis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Raimo hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis with a couple of short strikes.
Raimo is looking to improve his position but Willis isn't that keen on the idea.
Raimo looks gassed!

Willis is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Raimo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Willis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Willis has a good base and remains in mount.

Willis working for a submission but Raimo is keeping him at bay.
Willis prevents Raimo from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a heavy elbow.
Willis avoids the attempt from Raimo to control.
Raimo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Raimo tries to hold on but Willis postures up.
Raimo is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
Willis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Raimo tries to reverse the position but Willis maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Willis wants to control the pace but Raimo is squirming around nicely.
Willis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Raimo is trying desperately to improve position.
Raimo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Raimo taking shots to the head.
Raimo regains half guard.
Raimo gets full guard.
Willis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Raimo's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Raimo, not yet.

Willis stands up and waves to Raimo to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Raiskari Raimo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Willis doesn't manage to clinch there - Raimo circles away.
Willis tries to clinch there but Raimo circles away.

Willis gets a takedown into half guard.
Raimo moves into full guard.

Raimo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Willis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raimo looking for a sweep. Not yet Raimo, not yet.
Raimo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard.
Raimo stands up over Willis, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raimo stops Willis from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raimo throws and elbow that misses. Willis uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raimo's guard. Nice move by Willis!
Raimo wants to sweep here but Willis controlling him for the moment.
Raimo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Willis!
Raimo content just to control the position here.
Raimo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Willis is looking to escape.
Raimo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Raimo working Willis over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Raimo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raimo breaks from Willis's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Willis can't escape the position.
Danny Willis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raimo unloading with bombs!
Raimo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Willis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Willis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Raimo working the ground and pound effectively.
Raimo with shots to the head and body - Willis looks very uncomfortable down there.
Raimo is landing with some decent strikes but Willis is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Willis is looking to improve his position but Raimo isn't that keen on the idea.
Raimo punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raimo with a couple of short strikes.
Raimo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raimo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Willis looks a forlorn figure.
Raimo prevents Willis from getting the reversal.
Raimo lands with some strikes.
Willis wants to control but Raimo is having none of it.
Willis is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Willis slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Willis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Willis wants to get back to his feet but Raimo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raimo looking to sit in guard and control but Willis gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Raimo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Willis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Willis stops Raimo from standing up.
Raimo wants to hit a switch here but Willis passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Raimo there!
Raimo is desperately trying to improve his position but Willis has a good base and remains in mount.
Willis looking to finish Raimo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Raimo!

That has opened up Raiskari Raimo's cut even more.

Willis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
A nice elbow there by Willis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raiskari Raimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Raiskari Raimo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Willis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Willis manages to break the clinch.
Raimo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raimo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Willis counters by clinching up.

Willis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willis falls off balance throwing a combination

and Raimo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Raimo stopping the sweep attempt from Willis.
Willis keeping moving, preventing Raimo from controlling successfully.
Willis has a closed guard, preventing Raimo from standing up.
Raimo wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raimo wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Willis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Raimo slips a jab and a cross from Willis.

Willis moves into the clinch successfully.
Willis goes for a takedown in the clinch but Raimo prevents it.
Raimo looking for a takedown.
Raimo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Willis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Willis has Raimo up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raimo wants a takedown but no success here.
Danny Willis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raiskari Raimo.
Willis tries for a takedown but Raimo manages to get underhooks.

Raimo gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Raimo stands up from half guard.
Willis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Raimo. No joy for Willis on that attempt.
Raimo misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a nice body kick.

Willis scores a takedown into full mount!
Willis blocks Raimo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Raimo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis avoids the attempt from Raimo to control.
Raimo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Raimo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Raimo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Raimo makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Raimo.

Raimo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Willis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Willis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raimo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Raimo's guard.
Raimo throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Willis won't allow Raimo to sweep him here.
Willis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Willis wants to stand but Raimo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Willis controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Willis tries to stand but Raimo is controlling from the bottom.

Raimo throws his legs up looking for a submission but Willis uses it to pass to side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raimo struggling a bit here.
Raimo tries to improve position but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raiskari Raimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Raimo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raiskari Raimo!