PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raistlin Lovelair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cal Naughton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Naughton has chosen Magic Man as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Cal Naughton was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lovelair
vs
Naughton

190 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
21
192 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Raistlin Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cal Naughton!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naughton's corner calls for a 1-2. Naughton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Naughton with a nice cross.
Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naughton.
Cal Naughton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Naughton.
Naughton cracks Lovelair with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naughton scores with a jab to the jaw.
Naughton misses with a looping left.
Naughton throws a body shot but no joy.
Naughton lands the left hand.
Naughton throws a shot from downtown. Lovelair moves away and avoids it.
Naughton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lovelair slips a jab from Naughton.
Lovelair swings for the body but Naughton moves out of range.
Lovelair scores with a jab. Naughton acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Naughton gets caught flat footed, as Lovelair shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Naughton has wrist control.
Lovelair tries to free his leg and advance position but Naughton is retaining full guard.
Naughton told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naughton wants to stand but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Lovelair cracks Naughton with a solid left hand.
Lovelair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two 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.
Naughton wants to stand but Lovelair is controlling the position.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
Lovelair throwing strikes but missing.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lovelair is looking to work some ground and pound but Naughton has wrist control.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Naughton throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.
Naughton avoids the body shot from Lovelair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton throws a hook to the side of Lovelair's head but Lovelair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Naughton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Naughton is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Naughton lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lovelair has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lovelair and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Naughton misses with a right hand
and Lovelair makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lovelair misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lovelair looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Naughton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Naughton throws a right hand that misses

and Lovelair counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lovelair is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lovelair wants to pass to mount but Naughton is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton tries to kick Lovelair off but Lovelair keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lovelair is taking a breather. Naughton 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.
Naughton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lovelair.
Lovelair is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lovelair lands strikes from half guard.
Lovelair working over Naughton with some ground and pound. Naughton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Naughton wants to get back to his feet.
Lovelair not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raistlin Lovelair 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.

Lovelair drives through with a takedown into guard.
Naughton wants to stand up but Lovelair is controlling him.
Lovelair with a nice head shot there.
Lovelair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naughton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Naughton wants to stand and escape but Lovelair is having none of it.
Lovelair is working Naughton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naughton keeping full guard, as Lovelair tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair is in close to Naughton's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naughton wants to get back to his feet but Lovelair is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lovelair with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lovelair looking to pass the guard.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lovelair scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair with a flurry of punches that miss.
Naughton is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Naughton tries to close the distance and clinch but Lovelair swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lovelair moves out of range as Naughton strikes.
Naughton swinging wildly here.
Lovelair cracks Naughton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Naughton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Naughton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Naughton misses.
Naughton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naughton is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Naughton throws a lazy uppercut
and Lovelair counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Naughton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lovelair throws a lazy right hand but Naughton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Naughton lands with a hook. Lovelair tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Naughton misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Lovelair holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Lovelair pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naughton is looking to clinch.
Lovelair slips under a jab from Naughton.
Cal Naughton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Naughton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lovelair sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Naughton. That snapped Lovelair's head back.
Lovelair doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Lovelair. Those never looked like landing.
Cal Naughton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Naughton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Naughton throws a right and a left that Lovelair avoids nicely.
Lovelair throws a lazy right hand but Naughton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lovelair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Naughton.
Lovelair shoots for a takedown but Naughton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Naughton tries a head kick but it misses.
Naughton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lovelair misses with a double jab.
Naughton misses with a looping left.
Cal Naughton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Naughton tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raistlin Lovelair dominated that second round.
That's time! Lovelair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lovelair uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Naughton.
Naughton tests Lovelair's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Naughton connects with a single shot there.
Lovelair displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Naughton throws out the jab.
Naughton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Naughton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Naughton looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.
Lovelair misses with a series of wild punches.
Naughton swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair throws a series of punches but Naughton moves out of range.
Naughton looks to land a combination but Lovelair avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Naughton misses.
Naughton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
A big right from Naughton misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Naughton.
Naughton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naughton misses with a combination
and Lovelair cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Naughton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lovelair manages to avoid it.
Lovelair misses with an uppercut.
Naughton throws a hook but Lovelair avoids it easily.

Naughton gets caught napping as Lovelair dives in and scores a takedown. Naughton manages to retain guard.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair postures up in Naughton's guard and throws a big left but Naughton blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Lovelair prevents Naughton from getting back to his feet.
Lovelair postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lovelair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lovelair is working Naughton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Lovelair lands a couple of digs.
Lovelair throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Naughton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lovelair lands a couple of elbows.
Lovelair missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lovelair wants to control from the top but Naughton keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lovelair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Naughton.
Naughton misses with a few strikes there.
Naughton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Naughton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Lovelair shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Naughton is trying to defend but Lovelair finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lovelair missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cal Naughton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four 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. Lovelair connects with a nice short shot to Naughton's temple.
Lovelair looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Naughton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Naughton to regain full guard.
Lovelair throws a big elbow that misses.
Naughton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lovelair.
Lovelair postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Naughton had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lovelair defends it easily.
Lovelair postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

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 Raistlin Lovelair.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lovelair, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raistlin Lovelair!
An out of breath Raistlin Lovelair thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Cal Naughton stepped up to the mic, saying 'I wet my bed until I was nineteen. There's no shame in that! Ain't no shame in losing either.. Shake N Bake!'.