PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raylen Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Givens's entrance music is GangstaGrass - Long Hard Times To Come. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Givens
vs
Oliver

190 cm
22
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
27
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Prestige Nutrition (160! $99)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raylen Givens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tommy Oliver!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Givens counters with a stiff right hand.
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.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed

and Givens counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Oliver's guard now.
Oliver keeping moving, preventing Givens from controlling successfully.

Givens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Givens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Oliver avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Givens manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliver distracts Givens with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Oliver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Givens working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Oliver.
Oliver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Givens avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Oliver must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
Givens preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Oliver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Oliver in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Givens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Oliver loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Oliver throws a strike but Givens rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Givens trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.

Oliver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Givens defends it easily.
Oliver is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Givens stopping the sweep attempt from Oliver.
Givens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oliver working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Givens doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Givens manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Givens sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Givens drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Givens jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Givens drops back looking for a leg! Oliver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliver manages to kick Givens off! Givens jumps back into Oliver's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Givens throwing strikes but missing.
Givens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Oliver's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Oliver has a closed guard, preventing Givens from standing up.
Oliver looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Givens slips nicely into half guard.
Oliver gets back to full guard.
Givens wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.

Oliver had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Givens defends it easily.
Oliver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Givens drops back looking for a leg! Oliver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliver manages to kick Givens off! Givens jumps back into Oliver's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylen Givens dominated that round.
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.

Givens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tommy Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Givens throws a big shot that misses.
Oliver with a poor takedown
and Givens counters with a nice body shot.
A jab lands there for Givens.
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt
and Givens counters with a right hand to the body.
Oliver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Givens finds it's way round the side to connect with Oliver's head.
Givens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oliver shoots and misses
letting Givens counter with a right hand.
Raylen Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Oliver.

Givens drives through with a takedown into guard.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Givens wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Givens thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Givens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Givens sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Oliver's guard.
Still in half guard, Givens seems content to control.

Givens is trying to work for a kimura but Oliver is defending well.
Oliver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Givens.

Givens is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Givens wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Givens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oliver with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Oliver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Givens is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Oliver has managed to free his arm - good work.
Givens passes to side control.

Givens is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Oliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Oliver is not content to let Givens control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Oliver tries to get to full guard but Givens has control of the leg.

Oliver is defending against the submission attempts here by Givens.
Givens throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Oliver wants to get back to full guard.

Givens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Givens thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Oliver is defending against the submission attempts here by Givens.

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.
Oliver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Oliver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Oliver throwing strikes but Givens bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Oliver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Oliver missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Oliver throwing strikes but missing.
Oliver thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raylen Givens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Oliver misses with a takedown
and Oliver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Givens circles away easily
and Givens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oliver gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Givens counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raylen Givens has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Oliver.
Oliver takes one to the chin there.

Oliver drives through with a takedown into Givens's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oliver throws and elbow that misses. Givens uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Oliver's guard. Nice move by Givens!

Givens drops back looking for a leg! Oliver is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Oliver manages to kick Givens off! Givens jumps back into Oliver's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens throwing strikes but missing.

Givens stands and steps away. Oliver gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Givens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Oliver dodges the punch combination from Givens.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Givens counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oliver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Givens throws out a powerful jab.
Givens lands a nice shot that snaps Oliver's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver with a poor takedown
and Givens counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Givens. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Givens.
A jab from Givens does it's job there.
Tommy Oliver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Oliver has time to react.
Givens keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Givens is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oliver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oliver misses with a takedown
and Givens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Givens lands a jab to the nose.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Givens.
Oliver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Givens to counter with a crisp jab.
Oliver takes one to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Givens darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Givens counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Oliver takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Givens connects with the punch.
Oliver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Givens is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Givens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Olivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oliver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Givens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Givens catches Oliver with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Givens stalks Oliver and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Oliver's face. Oliver staggers backwards, shaken.
Givens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Givens lunges at Oliver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Oliver's hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Givens.
A left lands for Givens.
Givens connects with a jab.
Oliver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Givens counters with a stiff right hand.
Raylen Givens is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Givens.
Nice body punch from Givens.
Givens throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Oliver.
Tommy Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raylen Givens is winning the standup battle so far.
Givens sizes up Oliver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliver doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Givens counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Givens lands a really nice looking cross but Oliver seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens's jab looks to have found its range, popping Oliver under the eye.
Oliver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Givens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raylen Givens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Givens has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raylen Givens!