PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jock Lisewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Raid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Lisewski
vs
Raid

191 cm
25
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jock Lisewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Max Raid!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lisewski throws a right hand that Raid ducks under and follows up with a left that Raid also avoids with ease.
Raid dips to his left and cracks Lisewski with an uppercut!
Lisewski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lisewski throws a head kick but Raid moves out of range.
Lisewski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raid.
Jock Lisewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raid misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raid shoots in but Lisewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lisewski fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lisewski is breathing heavily.
Raid misses with a takedown attempt
and Lisewski counters with a left and a right that stings Raid.

Raid shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Raid dominating with strikes here.
Raid controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lisewski takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raid lands a big shot there that rocks Lisewski but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raid wants to control the pace but Lisewski is squirming around nicely.
Raid is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Raid working for a submission but Lisewski is keeping him at bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raid working for a guillotine from mount but Lisewski is in no mood to give up.

Lisewski defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Raid.
Lisewski swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lisewski flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Lisewski tries to reverse the position but Raid maintains control.
Raid fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lisewski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raid on the ground.
Lisewski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Raid lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Raid is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lisewski to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lisewski shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lisewski throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

Raid stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Lisewski wants to clinch up but Raid keeps it at a distance.
Raid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lisewski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Raid counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lisewski won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lisewski manages to work his way to half guard, despite Raid's best efforts.
Raid is looking to take a break and control but Lisewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Raid not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raid takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Raid works his way into side control.

Raid decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lisewski to his feet.
Raid fails to land the takedown.
Jock Lisewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Raid.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raid gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lisewski counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Raid thinking.
Lisewski misses the shot to the body.
Lisewski throws a shot from downtown. Raid moves away and avoids it.
Lisewski stuffs the takedown.

Lisewski closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Raid to the mat! Raid manages to get full guard.

Raid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lisewski can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Raid escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lisewski gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lisewski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lisewski postures up in Raid's guard and throws a big left but Raid blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raid kicks Lisewski off and gets to his feet.
Lisewski fails to land with a series of punches.
Raid throws a series of punches but Lisewski moves out of range.
Lisewski tries to bum rush Raid with a series of wild strikes but Raid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Raid has managed to clinch.
Raid working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Raid is trying to break free.
Lisewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Raid keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lisewski's efforts to push away.
Lisewski lands a nice shot to the body.
Lisewski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Raid is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lisewski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Raid gets control of Lisewski's arms and successfully pulls guard. Raid will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Raid wants to stand up but Lisewski is controlling him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lisewski is looking to work some ground and pound but Raid has wrist control.

Raid has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lisewski off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lisewski misses with a combination

and Raid counters by clinching up.
Lisewski misses with a punch to the body.
Raid changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lisewski fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Raid fails with a takedown attempt.
Raid shoots in and drives through. Lisewski sprawls well.
Jock Lisewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Raid.
Raid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lisewski pinned against the cage. Lisewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lisewski misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Raid instigates a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lisewski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raid looking for a takedown.
Raid content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lisewski cracks Raid with a nice body shot.
Lisewski tries to score a body lock takedown but Raid shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raid is looking to control Lisewski's arms but Lisewski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raid has his back to the cage.
Raid can't get the takedown.
Lisewski scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raid.
Lisewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Raid has double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lisewski misses with a body punch.
Raid tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lisewski misses with the head strike.

Raid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lisewski shoots in for a double leg but Raid sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Raid lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raid misses with a takedown attempt - Lisewski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raid avoids a punch combination nicely.
Raid shoots in but Lisewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Raid takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raid shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lisewski pinned against the cage. Lisewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lisewski tries to clinch up
and Raid counters with a head kick.
Lisewski swings away with a body shot that misses

and Raid counters with a takedown into side control.

Raid has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Raid walks into a jab.
Raid shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lisewski avoids the head kick by Raid.
Lisewski throws a right hand that Raid ducks under and follows up with a left that Raid also avoids with ease.
Lisewski misses with the combination.
Raid pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Raid looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lisewski doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lisewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Lisewski, not yet.
Raid throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lisewski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lisewski on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lisewski tries to get out of the position.
Lisewski throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raid is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Lisewski lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Lisewski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Raid pushes down on Lisewski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raid wants to control but Lisewski is keeping him busy.
Lisewski throws a strike from the bottom but Raid passes into side control!
Lisewski is looking to reverse the position.
Raid blocks the strikes from Lisewski.
Lisewski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Max Raid has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lisewski is working hard here to advance position.
Raid wants to control but Lisewski is keeping him busy.

Raid is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Lisewski looks calm but he's in trouble here. Raid gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Lisewski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Raid lets go of the hold and Lisewski can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Max Raid!