PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Louis Roederer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raine has chosen Slaughter - Billy Preston as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Roederer
vs
Raine

185 cm
22
195 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
198 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent, Inc.™

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Louis Roederer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roederer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Raine eats them both and turns towards Roederer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Aldo Raine has been cut.
Roederer throws a solid leg kick but Raine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Roederer.
Raine throws a leg kick
and Roederer counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Roederer.
Roederer misses with a lunging right hand
and Raine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roederer misses with a right hand
and Raine counters with an outside leg kick.
Roederer falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raine counters with a stiff right hand.
Roederer throws a right and a left that Raine avoids nicely.
Roederer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Roederer coming out on top.
Good leg kick by Raine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Roederer throws out a loose jab but Raine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roederer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raine slips a straight right by Roederer.
Raine dodges the punch combination from Roederer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roederer throws a hook to the side of Raine's head but Raine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roederer misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Raine takes the fight into the clinch.
Raine is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roederer wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine cracks Roederer with a nice body shot.
Roederer has had enough of the clinch but Raine keeps him there for the moment.
Raine is pushing Roederer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Raine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Roederer in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine has Roederer pushed against the cage.
Roederer is trying to force a seperation but Raine has the dominant position.
Raine scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raine.
Raine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Raine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roederer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raine scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roederer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Roederer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Raine can't find room to land a body shot as Roederer controls the action.
Raine landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raine tries to throw a body punch but Roederer avoids it by throwing Raine back against the cage.
Roederer wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine is stalling here.
Roederer working hard to break the clinch.
Raine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Roederer.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raine.

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.
Roederer is trying to break the clinch but Raine is controlling him.
Raine misses with some punches.
Raine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raine misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raine lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roederer is trying to push Raine away but Raine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raine.
Raine stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roederer tries to break the clinch but Raine is controlling the position.
Raine lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aldo Raine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aldo Raine's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Roederer misses with a right hand
enabling Raine to counter with a crisp jab.
Roederer misses with a jab to the body

and Raine counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Roederer can't break the clinch.
Raine trying to land knees to the body.
Raine just leaning against Roederer, taking a breather.
Raine lands a hook that snaps the head of Roederer backwards.
Raine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Louis Roederer has been cut.
Raine tries to work over Roederer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Roederer takes a knee right on the jaw!

Roederer is rocked!
Raine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roederer backwards.
Oh Roederer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Raine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Raine lands a nice shot to the body.
Roederer seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roederer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Roederer prevents a body shot from Raine.
The referee calls for Raine to work.
A right hook to the body lands for Raine.

Roederer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Raine clinches up against the cage.
Raine slows down the pace here.
Raine struggles to land a body shot inside as Roederer controls his hands.
A knee to the head by Raine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a body punch.
Raine presses Roederer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Roederer is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Raine - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Aldo Raine.
Nice shot lands for Roederer.
Roederer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roederer misses with a combination
and Raine counters with a right hand to the body.
Roederer swinging wildly here.
Roederer lands a body shot.
Roederer throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raine counters with a nice body kick.
Roederer misses the shot to the body.
Roederer misses with a combination
and Raine counters with a nice kick to the body.
Louis Roederer is winning the standup battle so far.
Raine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Roederer.
Roederer misses with a combination
and Raine counters with a good low kick that Roederer was not able to check.
Roederer throws an off balance right hand
and Raine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roederer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raine counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Raine.
Roederer misses with a double jab
and Raine counters with a good low kick that Roederer was not able to check.
Roederer throws a poor cross that misses
and Raine counters with a slapping leg kick.
Roederer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Raine.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Raine gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Roederer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raine lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roederer backwards.
Raine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Roederer lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine scores with a hook to the body.
Roederer is looking to break free of the clinch but Raine has double underhooks.
Raine lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Roederer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raine counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Roederer misses
and Raine counters with a nice body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raine in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Raine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Roederer throws a leg kick that is checked
and Raine counters with an outside leg kick.
Raine fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roederer has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Raine.
Roederer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raine tries to close the distance and clinch but Roederer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Raine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Louis Roederer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Roederer has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raine.
Raine throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Roederer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raine can pounce on him.
Roederer throws a leg kick
and Raine counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raine is looking to slow Roederer down with leg kicks.
Louis Roederer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raine throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raine moves into the clinch.
Raine pushes Roederer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raine landing knees to the body.
Roederer being controlled against the cage.
Raine lands a nice shot to the body.
Raine lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Raine just leaning against Roederer, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Raine.
Raine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Raine leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine lands a knee to the body.
Raine lands with a left to the head.
Roederer is trying to break the clinch but Raine has him pressed against the cage.
Raine has Roederer pushed against the cage.
Raine cracks Roederer with a nice body shot.
Roederer is trying to force a seperation but Raine has the dominant position.
Raine lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roederer or not.
Raine controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roederer wants to break free but Raine has control.
Raine digs a right hand into Roederer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Roederer's gas tank.
Raine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Roederer is defending well for now.

Roederer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Roederer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Raine throws a good cross that connects.
Aldo Raine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Roederer misses with an uppercut
and Raine counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roederer misses with a combination
and Raine counters with a nice leg kick.
Raine lands a nice leg kick that just misses Roederer's sensitive parts.
Roederer misses with a leg kick
and Raine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Roederer swings away with a body shot that misses

and Raine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Raine.
Raine lands a good knee to the midsection. Roederer won't want to take too many of those.
Roederer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raine misses with a knee strike.
Roederer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Roederer breaks from the clinch.
Louis Roederer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roederer misses with a double jab
and Raine counters with a slapping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aldo Raine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aldo Raine!