PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniele Medeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Givens
vs
Medeo

187 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
199 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

BioPharm Nutrition

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raylan Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniele Medeo!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medeo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Givens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Medeo throws a hook to the side of Givens's head but Givens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Medeo misses with the combination.
Givens slips under a jab from Medeo.
A telegraphed right hand from Medeo misses the target.
Medeo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Givens lands with a shot to the body.
Givens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Medeo.
Jab, jab by Medeo - just one landing.
Givens punishes Medeo's body with a nice straight punch.
Medeo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Medeo looks gassed!

Medeo gets caught flat footed, as Givens shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Givens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Givens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Medeo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Givens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Medeo struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Medeo keeps working.

Givens tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Givens throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Givens creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Givens has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Givens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Medeo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Givens working the ground and pound from side control.
Givens in side control, throwing shots but Medeo defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Givens tries for a kimura but Medeo is defending well.
Medeo is trying to improve his position.
Medeo defending against the ground and pound.

Givens tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Givens has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Medeo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Givens wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Givens crashes against the mat.
You can see the frustration on Medeo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Givens is trying to get an arm triangle but Medeo is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medeo is trying to buck Givens off.
Medeo prevents Givens from moving into mount.
Givens working away.
Givens working the head with strikes.
Medeo bucks up and tries to throw Givens off but instead Givens has got his back!
Medeo is trying to stand back up.

Givens is looking for the choke from the back position but Medeo is controlling his hands well.
Givens punishes Medeo with strikes from the back mount.

Givens looking for the choke but no joy.
Medeo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in a bad position, Medeo is controlling the hands, preventing any submission attempts.
Medeo trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Givens has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Medeo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Medeo trying to control but not successfully.
Givens lands strikes to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Givens looking for the RNC.

Givens is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Medeo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylan Givens dominated that round.
That's time! Givens's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Medeo misses with an uppercut. Givens saw that one coming.
Givens ducks under a wild hook from Medeo.
Givens moves away from the strike by Medeo.
Medeo looks to land a right hand but Givens moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Givens.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Givens.
Givens keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Medeo.
Medeo misses with a straight left.
Medeo misses with a looping right.
Medeo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Givens's corner calls for a 1-2. Givens obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Givens blocks a jab.

Medeo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Givens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Medeo can do to turn this around?
Givens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Givens passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Medeo tries to bench press Givens off him but Givens keeps the position.
Medeo is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Givens tries for a kimura but Medeo is defending well.
Medeo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Givens connects with a decent elbow.
Medeo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Medeo is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Givens's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Givens! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Medeo has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raylan Givens!