PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mookie Hamfist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Raw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raw has chosen DMX - X Gonna Give It To Ya as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hamfist
vs
Raw

190 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 13 - 0

190 cm
28
219 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mookie Hamfist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keith Raw!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raw staying out of range there.
Hamfist misses with a straight left.
Raw cracks Hamfist with a good jab.
Raw tries to clinch there but Hamfist circles away.
Hamfist misses the jab.
Raw throws a front kick that sends Hamfist stumbling back into the cage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raw, as that shot connected.
Hamfist swats away the attempt to clinch by Raw.

Raw fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hamfist sprawls well initially but Raw persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
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!
Raw takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Raw is thwarting Hamfist's attempts to control the position.
Raw working the head and body with strikes.
Raw wants to control but Hamfist is keeping him busy.

Hamfist actively working from the bottom here.
Hamfist trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist is trying to get back to full guard.

Hamfist is defending against the submission attempts here by Raw.
Hamfist is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hamfist trying to control from the bottom.

Hamfist actively working from the bottom here.
Raw lands with a punch from half guard.
Hamfist is staying active underneath Raw, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Raw is taking a breather. Hamfist says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Nice strikes from Raw there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raw trying to control the pace.
Raw prevents Hamfist from improving his position.

Hamfist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raw pulls his head out easily.
Hamfist has hold of Raw's hands but Raw slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Raw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hamfist keeps working.
Hamfist trying to control but Raw postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hamfist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Raw.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hamfist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hamfist.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Raw has passed into side control.
Hamfist tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Raw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hamfist struggling a bit here.
Raw is working Hamfist over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamfist striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Raw takes a little break here. Hamfist wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Raw working away.
We've been hearing good reports from Hamfist's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Hamfist tries to buck Raw off but Raw is having none of it.
Raw wants to control but Hamfist is keeping him busy.
Hamfist is looking to regain half guard here but Raw keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist taking a bit of punishment here - Raw scoring with strikes.
Hamfist manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Hamfist is looking for a kimura here.
Raw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Raw felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raw wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist wants to take a breather but Raw is having none of it.
Ground and pound from Hamfist.
Raw is staying active underneath Hamfist, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keith Raw dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raw wants to clinch up but Hamfist keeps it at a distance.
Hamfist misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raw is looking to clinch.
Hamfist is trying hard to land a takedown here. Raw sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Raw closes the distance and clinches.
Raw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Hamfist is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Raw can't fight it off and eventually Hamfist manages to take the fight to the floor. Raw looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Raw wants to stand up but Hamfist is controlling him.
Hamfist trying to control but Raw is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raw preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raw keeping moving, preventing Hamfist from controlling successfully.
Hamfist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamfist won't allow Raw to sweep him here.
Hamfist trying to control but Raw is working from the bottom.
Hamfist is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Raw keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.
Hamfist landing some decent shots from guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Raw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hamfist stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Raw swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hamfist with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raw keeping full guard, as Hamfist tries to pass.
Hamfist won't allow Raw to get back to his feet.
Hamfist engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hamfist throws a big elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist wants to pass the guard but Raw is keeping the position.
Raw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hamfist missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Raw trying to keep a closed guard but Hamfist is proving a slippery customer.
Raw is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Keith Raw wasn't active enough on the ground.
Hamfist fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raw manages to avoid it.
Raw thumps Hamfist with a low kick.
Raw lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamfist throws an overhand right that lands on Raw's shoulder, as Raw tries to avoid the shot.
Mookie Hamfist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raw doesn't manage to clinch there - Hamfist circles away.
Hamfist missing with a left hand there. Raw was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Raw moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hamfist fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Raw breaks from the clinch.
Hamfist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Raw but Raw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mookie Hamfist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hamfist misses with a takedown attempt - Raw sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Raw stuffs the takedown.
Raw misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raw.
A big right from Hamfist misses.
Hamfist shoots in but Raw avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raw jabs Hamfist right on the nose. Hamfist blinks but takes it well.
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 Mookie Hamfist will probably get the nod.
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!

Raw shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hamfist napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Raw throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Raw working the ground and pound.
A control attempt from Hamfist but he's now mounted!
Hamfist tries to hold on but Raw pushes him away.
Raw content just to control the position here.
Hamfist tries to hold on but Raw postures up.
Hamfist is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Hamfist is in a horrible position here. Raw smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamfist doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

Raw goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Hamfist is on top in guard.
Hamfist 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.
Hamfist throws a strike but Raw rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hamfist is trying to keep Raw in close.
Raw is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hamfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamfist, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hamfist looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raw trying to control but Hamfist is working from the bottom.
Raw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hamfist is keeping the position for now.
Hamfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamfist, not yet.

Hamfist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raw defends it easily.
Raw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raw's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamfist is trying to keep Raw in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raw throwing strikes from guard but Hamfist blocks nicely.
Mookie Hamfist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hamfist looking for a sweep. Not yet Hamfist, not yet.
Hamfist is trying to keep Raw in close.

Hamfist had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raw defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Raw controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raw postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hamfist is looking for a triangle but Raw pushes his legs off easily.
Raw is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Raw trying to control the position from guard on top but Hamfist is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hamfist can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raw controls the pace.
Raw working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hamfist's head.
Raw trying to control but Hamfist is working from the bottom.

Raw avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hamfist not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Raw comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raw 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Raw!
A very excited looking Keith Raw made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Mookie Hamfist spoke after the fight, saying 'I can't wait to lose again!'.