PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Raider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Raider
vs
House

180 cm
26
185 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

175 cm
21
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Raider!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie House!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Raider is trying hard to land a takedown here. House sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raider throws a head kick that misses.
Raider pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raider throws a head kick that misses.
Raider tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
House fails to land with a series of punches.
Raider shoots in but House avoids the takedown attempt easily.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raider.
House cracks Raider with a right hand to the side of the head.
House checks a leg kick nicely.
House darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ricky Raider seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raider pulls out of a head kick attempt.

House drives through and clinches with Raider against the cage.

House ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. House no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
House wants to sweep but no luck.
House is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Raider won't allow House to sweep him here.
Raider wants to stand but House is controlling his posture from full guard.
House looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
House wants to get back to his feet but Raider is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Raider clinches with his opponent.
Raider gets through House's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raider creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Raider throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice body punch from Raider.
Raider blocks a body shot from House.
Raider lands a body shot in the clinch.
House looks gassed!
Raider throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Houses head.
House tries a body shot but Raider blocks it.
House looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from House fails to land.
Raider lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raider digs a right hand underneath House's ribcage. House let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raider wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Raider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raider digs a right hand underneath House's ribcage. House let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Raider.
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!
Raider lands a right hand.

Raider breaks the clinch.
Raider tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but House swivels and escapes.

Raider forces House back against the cage and clinches.
Raider connects with a nasty looking knee right to House's face.

It looks like Eddie House has been cut.
Raider lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raider.
House tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raider avoids it.
A left hand lands to the body for Raider.
Raider pushes House back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raider blocking some punches.
Raider looking for a takedown.
House has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Raider avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Raider scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Raider.
Raider landing knees to the body.
Raider stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Raider gets a trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Raider.
Raider wants to stand but House has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
House moves into full guard.
Raider wanted to stand there but House had control of the position.

House is looking for a triangle but Raider pushes his legs off easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raider accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
House has a closed guard, preventing Raider from standing up.

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.
House controls Raider momentarily but Raider frees himself.
Raider is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
House lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Raider!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House wants to control the pace but Raider is squirming around nicely.
Raider is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricky Raider dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eddie House's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

House lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
House tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raider paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raider throws a head kick that misses.
Raider throws a series of punches but House avoids them all with ease.
Raider will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
House closes the distance and lands a one-two.
House pulls out of a head kick attempt.
House tries to clinch up but Raider circles away and keeps his distance.

Raider gets caught flat footed, as House shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
House passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Raider wants to get back to his feet but House drags him back down.

House tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no House has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Raider is not content to let House control the position.
Raider on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raider is pushing House's head away, looking to escape. House manages to hold on to the position though.
House is looking to take a break and control but Raider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

House tries for a kimura but Raider is defending well.
Raider tries to escape but House is in control.
House is looking to take a break and control but Raider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
House working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

House is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Raider knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

House working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two 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.
Raider parries the strikes from House easily there. House is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Raider to escape.
Raider tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Raider is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but House has just dragged him back down to the mat.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. House catches Raider right on the button with a cross.
Raider tries a head kick but it misses.
Raider misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
House connects with a high kick.
House misses with a jab, cross combination.
House throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
House misses with a few strikes there.
Raider tries for a takedown but House circles away easily
and House counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House lands with a nice combination. Raider backs away looking to recover.
House is looking to score with low kicks.
House connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raider's hands.
House lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Raider has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from House finds it's way round the side to connect with Raider's head.
House closes the distance and clinches up with Raider, looking for a takedown. House pushes Raider against the cage but Raider circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

House shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from House.
Raider is trying to stand up here but House is controlling him well.
House working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
House thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Raider's head.
House seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Raider does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
House working Raider over with strikes.
House is looking to take a break and control but Raider is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raider pushes House off looking to stand but House dives back in and keeps control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Raider circles away from the clinch attempt

and Raider counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Raider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raider misses with a knee strike.
House misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Raider.
House misses with a punch on the inside.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Raider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raider blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Raider on the inside.
House is trying to force a seperation but Raider has the dominant position.
Raider is pressed up against the cage. House has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Raider down to the mat. Raider avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Raider gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ricky Raider. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House avoids the head kick by Raider.
House wants to land a leg kick but Raider is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raider is on the wrong end of a nice combination from House.
House scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
House is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
House looks to land a combination but Raider avoids it well.
Raider dodges the punch combination from House.
House misses with a body kick.
Raider shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with House but House pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raider throws a lazy head kick
and House counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raider.
House moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raider swats away the attempt to clinch by House.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from House.
House moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

House scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
House slows the pace down.

House has an Americana. Raider didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! House is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if House hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Eddie House!