PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Robert Eins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Eins
vs
Raptor

172 cm
24
142 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

179 cm
22
144 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Eins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, danny Raptor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raptor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raptor walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eins.
A telegraphed right hand from Eins misses the target.

Raptor moves into range and clinches up with Eins.
Raptor is pushing Eins up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eins is pushing Raptor up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raptor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Eins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raptor is keeping busy.
Raptor working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raptor scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raptor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raptor cracks Eins with a nice body shot.
Raptor lands with a left to the head.
Eins lands a body punch in the clinch.

Raptor breaks the clinch.
Eins throws a low kick but Raptor avoids it.
Raptor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor loads up on a big right hand but Eins slips the punch.
danny Raptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raptor checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Eins lands a high kick!
Eins misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raptor misses with a hook. Eins ducked under it nicely.
Raptor sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Raptor fails to land with a series of punches.
Raptor misses with a straight right.
Raptor misses with an uppercut. Eins saw that one coming.
Raptor avoids the body shot from Eins.
Raptor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Eins.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Eins throws a head kick that misses.
Raptor misses with a hook. Eins ducked under it nicely.
Eins throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Raptor throws a jab but it's blocked by Eins.
Eins throws a nice outside leg kick.
Robert Eins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eins connects with a jab.
Eins gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raptor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raptor misses with a hook. Eins ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eins tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Raptor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raptor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eins throws a right hand that Raptor ducks under and follows up with a left that Raptor also avoids with ease.
Horrible takedown by Raptor or perhaps it was just good defense by Eins which made him look bad.
Eins tries a head kick but it misses.
Raptor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Raptor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eins.
Raptor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eins.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Eins.
Eins throws a body punch but Raptor moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Eins throws a push kick but Raptor slaps the foot to one side.
Decent striking displayed by Raptor there.
Eins lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Eins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eins staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Raptor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raptor ducks under a wild hook from Eins.
Eins goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Raptor fails to land with a series of punches.
Eins throws a head kick but Raptor moves out of range.
Eins scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Robert Eins will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Eins throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Eins shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Eins avoids the body shot from Raptor.
Raptor's corner calls for a 1-2. Raptor obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Eins throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Raptor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Eins backs up against the cage.
Raptor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Eins counters with a nice body shot.
Raptor thuds his right hand into Eins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Raptor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Raptor as he checks the leg kick.
Raptor slips a jab from Eins.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eins but Eins pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eins thows a body kick. Raptor tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Donk. Raptor catches Eins right on the button with a cross.
Eins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raptor manages to avoid it.
Raptor ducks under a wild hook from Eins.
A bone on bone clash there as Raptor blocks the leg kick.
Raptor blocks a jab.
Eins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raptor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raptor 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor shoots in looking for a takedown. Eins tries to sprawl out of it but Raptor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Eins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Raptor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Eins.
A big left from Raptor misses.
A jab from Eins misses.
Raptor misses the body punch
and Eins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Raptor.
Eins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raptor moves away.
Raptor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eins punishes Raptor's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raptor misses with a double jab
and Eins makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Raptor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Eins missing with a left hand there. Raptor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eins throws a shot from downtown. Raptor moves away and avoids it.
Eins keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raptor scores with a nice head shot.
Raptor moves out of range of the leg kick from Eins.
Raptor blocks a head kick by Eins.
Eins lands a nice shot to the body.
Raptor looks to land a combination but Eins avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eins misses with an uppercut.
Raptor cracks Eins with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Eins tries to land a leg kick but Raptor saw it coming and moves away.

Raptor moves into the clinch.
Raptor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Eins swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Raptor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eins misses with a head kick.
Eins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Raptor takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Raptor throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but danny Raptor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Eins slips a straight right by Raptor.
Raptor throws a looping overhand right but Eins ducks down to avoid it.
Raptor tries to clinch there but Eins circles away.
Raptor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Eins.
Eins throws a low kick but Raptor moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Raptor.
Robert Eins is winning the standup battle so far.
Raptor tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Eins counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eins looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Raptor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eins scores with a head kick.

Raptor is rocked!
Eins misses with a head kick.
Raptor is still on wobbly legs! Can Eins finish him?
Raptor staying out of range there.
Eins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raptor.
Eins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raptor.
Eins throws a jab but it's blocked by Raptor.
Eins misses with an uppercut.
Eins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Eins misses.
Eins tries a head kick but it misses.
Eins throws the left hand but Raptor avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Eins misses with a head kick.
Eins throws a head kick that misses.
Eins throws a jab but it's blocked by Raptor.
Eins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raptor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eins missing with a left hand there. Raptor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eins misses with a head kick.
Raptor seems to have recovered his senses.
Raptor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Raptor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Eins is trying to keep Raptor in close.
Eins is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Raptor is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raptor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raptor looking to pass the guard.
Eins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raptor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Eins is keeping the position for now.
Raptor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Eins!
Raptor scores with a nice right hand.
Raptor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Eins moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Eins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Raptor tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Eins throws a sloppy head kick and Raptor moves out of range easily.
Raptor misses with an uppercut.
Raptor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Eins is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raptor's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Eins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Raptor misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raptor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Eins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eins throws a push kick but Raptor slaps the foot to one side.
Raptor throws a hook but Eins avoids it easily.

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 Robert Eins.
I think Eins 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for danny Raptor!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for danny Raptor!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Robert Eins!

danny Raptor wins by split decision!