PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Van Halen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

The
vs
Van Halen

191 cm
30
221 lbs
15 - 13 - 1

196 cm
30
271 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jake The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raphael Van Halen!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The tries to clinch but Van Halen moves out of range.

Van Halen dives in and scores a takedown into The's guard.
The manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Van Halen gets back to half guard.
Van Halen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Van Halen is looking to control The's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Van Halen avoid being mounted?
The seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Van Halen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Van Halen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Van Halen keeping full guard, as The tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Van Halen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The cracks Van Halen with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Halen has his foot on The's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. The works his way back into a safe position though.
Van Halen keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.
Van Halen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Van Halen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Van Halen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Van Halen looking for a guillotine here but The defends easily.

Van Halen is looking for a triangle but The pushes his legs off easily.
The preventing the sweep.

Van Halen working for a triangle but The defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Halen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Halen working a defensive guard here.
The stands up over Van Halen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The scoring with punches to the head and body.

Van Halen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The is aware though and is defending well.
Van Halen keeping moving, preventing The from controlling successfully.

Van Halen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The is aware though and is defending well.
The wants to control from the top but Van Halen keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Halen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The is looking to advance position but Van Halen has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Van Halen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can The hang on?
The sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

The looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The is looking to improve his position.
Van Halen tries to pass the half guard into mount. The knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Van Halen wants to work for an arm triangle but The is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The tries to roll over but Van Halen keeps him under control.
The is pressing down on Van Halen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Halen scoring with punches to the head and body.
The working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Van Halen.
The manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Van Halen manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The got a little sloppy there for a moment and Van Halen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, The has managed to get both his arms back between Van Halen's legs - danger averted.

Van Halen looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Halen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Halen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Van Halen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Van Halen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and The counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Van Halen!
Van Halen can't do much from the bottom here.
The is looking to take a break and control but Van Halen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Van Halen manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Van Halen lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Halen wants to control but The is keeping him busy.
The wants to improve his position but Van Halen is controlling well.
The trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Van Halen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Van Halen's back!
I really don't envy Van Halen right now.
The is working the ground and pound. Can Van Halen escape?
Van Halen breaks The's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

The throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Van Halen with a nice head shot there.
Van Halen is working The over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Halen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Van Halen trying to control the position from guard on top but The is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The working for a triangle but Van Halen defends it easily.
Van Halen throws a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Van Halen drops back, looking for a kneebar! The looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The!
Van Halen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

The is trying to work for a kimura but Van Halen is defending well.
The trying to mount his opponent but Van Halen defends it.
Van Halen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Van Halen is pressing down on The's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Van Halen is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Van Halen is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Van Halen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. The is aware though and is defending well.
Van Halen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Van Halen isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. The stacks Van Halen on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by The!

The looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Van Halen is looking to reverse the position.
Van Halen manages to get back to half guard.

The is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Van Halen looking for submissions off his back.
Van Halen moves into full guard.

Van Halen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and The defends well.
The content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The passes into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Van Halen defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Van Halen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The is trying to improve his position.
Van Halen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The is looking for a sweep. Van Halen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Halen thows a huge punch but The dodges it nicely.
Van Halen is looking to advance position but The won't allow it.

Van Halen is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Van Halen seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Van Halen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The has managed to free his arm - good work.
Van Halen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Van Halen working over The with some ground and pound. The looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

The is defending against the submission attempts here by Van Halen.
The moves into full guard.

The working for a triangle but Van Halen defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen looking to pass the guard.
Van Halen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Halen!
The lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
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!
The prevents Van Halen from getting the reversal.
Van Halen regains half guard.
Van Halen is refusing to be controlled, as The sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The connects with a nice short shot to Van Halen's temple.

Van Halen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The pulls his head out easily.
The lands strikes from half guard.
The wants to lay and pray for a moment but Van Halen keeps working.
Van Halen moves into full guard.
Van Halen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Halen is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Raphael Van Halen has got the better of the ground game so far.
The loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Halen has momentary wrist control but The slips an elbow through the middle.
Van Halen lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The!
A nice elbow there by Van Halen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The is looking to improve his position but Van Halen isn't that keen on the idea.
The tries to hold on but Van Halen postures up.
The really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Van Halen cracks The with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Halen looking to finish The with some ground and pound. This is bad for The!

The is rocked!
Van Halen landing punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Raphael Van Halen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Halen 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raphael Van Halen!
Raphael Van Halen took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.