PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Allen Iverson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldo Raine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Raine's choice of entrance music: House Mafia - Greyhound . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Iverson
vs
Raine

160 cm
26
165 lbs
17 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
167 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Allen Iverson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aldo Raine!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raine throws a good cross that connects.
Iverson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iverson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raine moves out of range of the strikes.
Iverson throws a right hand that misses

and Raine counters with a single leg into guard. Iverson didn't expect that.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Iverson has a closed guard, preventing Raine from standing up.
Raine wants to pass the guard but Iverson is keeping the position.
Raine trying to stand up but can't free himself from Iverson's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raine won't allow Iverson to get back to his feet.
Raine stopping the sweep attempt from Iverson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iverson is proving hard to escape from.

Raine gets to his feet. Iverson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Iverson misses with a jab to the body
and Raine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A big right from Iverson misses.
Allen Iverson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raine throws a nice looking combination but Iverson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iverson throws a series of punches but Raine avoids them all with ease.
Iverson stuns Raine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Iverson cracks Raine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine throws a series of punches but Iverson avoids them all with ease.
Iverson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raine takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iverson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Iverson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Iverson gets tackled into the cage by Raine. Raine maintains the clinch.
Raine tries to pull guard but Iverson won't allow it.
Iverson prevents a body shot from Raine.
Iverson tries to stall but Raine uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raine tries to score a body lock takedown but Iverson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Iverson is pushing Raine 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 blocks an elbow strike.
Iverson slows down the pace here.
Raine is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Iverson is defending well.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine managing to block the knees to the body from Iverson.
Raine avoiding damage as Iverson throws knees to the body.
Iverson tries to land knees in the clinch but Raine avoids the damage to the body.
Iverson landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Raine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iverson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iverson just misses with a punch to the body.
Iverson scores with a hook to the body. Raine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Iverson throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Raine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Iverson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Raine is one step ahead there.

Iverson is working an open guard so Raine takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raine misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Raine moves away from the strike by Iverson.
Iverson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Iverson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raine fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Iverson throws an off balance right hand
and Raine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Iverson misses

and Raine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raine tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Iverson.

Raine is trying to work for a kimura but Iverson is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aldo Raine dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Iverson pinned against the cage. Iverson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Iverson misses with a hook
and Raine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iverson misses with a body punch

and Raine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Iverson won't be happy with that.

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

Raine decides to stand back up. Raine steps back and let's Iverson get back to his feet.
Iverson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iverson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Iverson stuffs the takedown.
Allen Iverson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine walks into a left hand.
Iverson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Iverson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Iverson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Iverson throws a series of punches but Raine moves out of range.
Allen Iverson is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Raine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Raine doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Iverson counter with a right hand.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Iverson leaves Raine with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iverson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Raine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.
Iverson misses with a left hand

and Raine counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Iverson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Raine gets to his feet. Iverson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Raine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iverson lands a nice hook to Raine's body. Raine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Iverson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raine steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Iverson.
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Iverson sprawls well. Iverson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Iverson lands a jab to the head.
Iverson misses with an uppercut
and Raine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Raine shoots in looking for a takedown but Iverson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Iverson throws an off balance right hand
and Raine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iverson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine fails with a takedown attempt.
Iverson throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Iverson loads up on a big right hand but Raine slips the punch.
Raine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iverson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raine stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iverson lands with a right hand.
Raine has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Raine walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Iverson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Iverson looks to score with a jab to the body but Raine is just out of range.
Raine shoots in looking for a takedown. Iverson tries to sprawl out of it but Raine keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Iverson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson thows a body shot but no joy.
Iverson connects with a body shot that sends Raine's belly button to the back.
Raine uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Iverson.
Raine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iverson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iverson swings for the body but Raine moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Aldo Raine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iverson thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Iverson. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Iverson. That snapped Raine's head back.
Iverson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.

Raine closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Iverson's guard.
Raine wants to stand and escape but instead Iverson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Raine has a closed guard, preventing Iverson from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine has Iverson pulled in close to control his posture.

Iverson stands and steps away. Raine gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raine ducks under a wild hook from Iverson.
Raine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Iverson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Iverson throws an off balance right hand
and Raine counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab from Iverson.
Raine slips a jab from Iverson.
Iverson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raine under the eye.
Iverson misses with a hook
and Raine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice jab there from Iverson.
Iverson misses with an uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Raine or perhaps it was just good defense by Iverson which made him look bad.
Iverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
Iverson throws a body punch but Raine moves out of range.
A combination from Iverson does no damage.
Raine gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Iverson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Raine on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
Iverson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Iverson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raine misses with a few strikes there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine swinging wildly here.
No luck for Raine with that takedown attempt.
Raine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raine walks into a jab.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iverson as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Allen Iverson clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Raine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Iverson.
Iverson lands a body shot.
Iverson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raine.
Iverson throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Iverson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.

Raine looking to score a takedown here. Iverson is defending well but Raine drives through and ends up in Iverson's guard.
Raine trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Iverson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iverson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Allen Iverson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Decent striking displayed by Iverson there.
Iverson misses with a left hand

and Raine counters with a single leg into guard. Iverson didn't expect that.
Iverson keeping moving, preventing Raine from controlling successfully.
Raine has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Iverson is proving hard to escape from.
Iverson has control of Raine's left arm, preventing Raine from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raine won't allow Iverson to sweep him here.
Raine trying to control the position from guard on top but Iverson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aldo Raine was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Raine misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Iverson. Raine does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Iverson's waist but Iverson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raine off to one side.
Raine shoots in looking for a takedown but Iverson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Raine's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Raine fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raine has time to react.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Iverson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raine manages to avoid it.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Iverson misses with a body shot.
Iverson swinging wildly here.
Iverson throws the left hand but Raine avoids the punch easily.
Iverson throws an off balance right hand
and Raine counters with a straight right hand.
Iverson lands with a good body shot.
Iverson swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iverson but Iverson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Iverson misses with a body shot.
Raine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Iverson stuffs the takedown attempt from Raine. Raine gets slowly back to his feet.
Iverson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iverson cracks a nice hook into Raine's ribs.
Iverson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raine was well out of range. Poor timing from Iverson.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Allen Iverson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Raine throws a series of punches but Iverson moves out of range.
Iverson misses the shot to the body.
Iverson takes a swing at Raine's ribcage but misses.
Iverson misses with a double jab.
Raine shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Iverson but Iverson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.
Raine misses with a series of wild punches.
Raine has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Iverson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raine moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Allen Iverson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldo Raine.
Raine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Raine is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Raine shoots in and drives through. Iverson sprawls well.
Raine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Iverson throws out the jab.

Raine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Iverson sprawls well initially but Raine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Iverson is doing well to control the position and prevent Raine from advancing to side control.
Raine seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raine wants to work for an arm triangle but Iverson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Iverson is trying to control but can't.

Iverson is defending against the submission attempts here by Raine.

Raine wants to work for an arm triangle but Iverson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Iverson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Raine is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iverson is pressing down on Raine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Aldo Raine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iverson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Iverson stands up from mount. Strange move.
A telegraphed right hand from Iverson misses the target.
Iverson misses with a shot to the body
and Raine counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raine slips a jab from Iverson.
Raine has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A combination from Iverson does no damage.
Iverson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Raine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raine.
Iverson misses with a wild body shot.
Iverson lands with a nice body punch.
Allen Iverson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raine shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Iverson as he jumps to the side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

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 Allen Iverson.
I think Iverson 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 49:46
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Allen Iverson!
After the fight, Allen Iverson was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.