PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alfred Packer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alec McRaven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alfred Packer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Packer
vs
McRaven

185 cm
25
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

169 cm
25
155 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfred Packer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alec McRaven!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McRaven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Packer tries to avoid it but McRaven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Packer to the ground. Packer escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Packer cracks McRaven with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Alec McRaven has been cut.

McRaven closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McRaven lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McRaven stopping the sweep attempt from Packer.
McRaven trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McRaven scoring with some ground and pound.
McRaven throws a strike but Packer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
We've been hearing good reports from Packer'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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McRaven is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Packer blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRaven.
Packer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McRaven on the ground.
McRaven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from McRaven there.
McRaven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McRaven.
Packer trying to control but McRaven postures up.
McRaven looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Packer really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRaven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Packer defending well though.
McRaven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Packer is looking to control McRaven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Packer avoid being mounted?
McRaven looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Packer has hold of McRaven's hands but McRaven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McRaven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McRaven thows a huge punch but Packer dodges it nicely.
McRaven has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McRaven thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Packer is trying to control but can't.
McRaven takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Packer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McRaven.
McRaven scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Packer trying to control from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Packer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because McRaven is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
McRaven throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McRaven lands with a punch from half guard.
Packer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two 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. McRaven connects with a nice short shot to Packer's temple.
Packer taking some punishment here, with McRaven in his half guard.
Packer wants to get back to full guard.
McRaven scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Packer has hold of McRaven's hands but McRaven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McRaven not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McRaven working Packer over with strikes.
McRaven is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McRaven lands with a punch from half guard.
McRaven winds up and cracks Packer with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Packer is rocked!
Packer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McRaven scores with a couple of nice shots.
Oh Packer is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
McRaven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Packer seems to have got his legs back now.
McRaven prevents Packer from improving his position.
Packer has hold of McRaven's hands but McRaven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Packer trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McRaven lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Packer has hold of McRaven's hands but McRaven slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McRaven thows a huge punch but Packer dodges it nicely.
McRaven lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
McRaven drops an elbow to the side of Packer's head.
McRaven thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Packer's head.
McRaven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
McRaven lands strikes from half guard.
McRaven lands strikes from half guard.
Packer blocking the ground and pound attempt from McRaven.
McRaven landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Packer is looking to control McRaven's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Packer avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from McRaven.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McRaven lands a nice short elbow.
McRaven slips a nice elbow through Packer's hands, connecting with Packer's forehead.
McRaven working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Packer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McRaven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from McRaven there.
Packer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Packer tries to get out of the position.
Packer trying to control here.
McRaven looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Packer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Packer works his way to full guard. Good work.
McRaven working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Packer's head.
McRaven distracts Packer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Packer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McRaven connects with a couple of short punches.
McRaven landing with the ground and pound.
McRaven landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McRaven lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Packer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McRaven postures up and lands a big shot to Packer's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alec McRaven dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alec McRaven's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McRaven looking to score a takedown here. Packer is defending well but McRaven drives through and ends up in Packer's guard.
McRaven preventing the sweep.
McRaven keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Packer's head.
Packer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McRaven.
McRaven scoring with punches to the head and body.
Packer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McRaven landing with the ground and pound.
Packer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McRaven chips away with some ground and pound.
McRaven is in close to Packer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McRaven distracts Packer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McRaven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McRaven postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Packer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McRaven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Packer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McRaven postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Packer pulls McRaven in close to prevent any damage.
McRaven is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
McRaven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Packer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McRaven working some strikes from top position.
McRaven loads up on a big left hand. Packer felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - McRaven looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Packer can't hide his disappointment, as McRaven celebrates the victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alec McRaven!
Alec McRaven is the new featherweight champion!