PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lavezzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lavezzi
vs
Raveneye

185 cm
21
197 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

179 cm
32
195 lbs
18 - 15 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Lavezzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lavezzi.
Raveneye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice jab there from Lavezzi.

It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.
Lavezzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lavezzi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lavezzi throws a poor cross that misses
and Raveneye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lavezzi misses with a combination
letting Raveneye counter with a right hand.
Lavezzi looks to land a left hand but Raveneye moved out of range nicely.
A nice side step and Raveneye releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lavezzi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lavezzi throws an overhand right that lands on Raveneye's shoulder, as Raveneye tries to avoid the shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Raveneye! But no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavezzi swings widly with a right hand
and Raveneye counters with an outside leg kick.
Lavezzi misses with a combination
and Raveneye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Raveneye looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Raveneye gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lavezzi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye misses with a body kick.
Lavezzi throws a right hand that misses
and Raveneye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Lavezzi is looking to counter punch.
Lavezzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lavezzi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raveneye.
Raveneye with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch combination from Lavezzi misses.
Raveneye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavezzi lands with a cross.
No joy there for Lavezzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lavezzi misses with a left hand
and Raveneye cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raveneye circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Raveneye was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lavezzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
Raveneye showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lavezzi.
Raveneye only half commits to the counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye tries to work over Lavezzi's front leg with a kick but Lavezzi checks it.
Lavezzi misses the body punch
and Lavezzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lavezzi misses with a combination
and Raveneye counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lavezzi throws a right hand that Raveneye ducks under and follows up with a left that Raveneye also avoids with ease.
Raveneye follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Raveneye takes one to the side of the head.
Lavezzi throws a nice looking combination but Raveneye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Andre Lavezzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raveneye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lavezzi throws a looping overhand right but Raveneye ducks down to avoid it.
Raveneye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lavezzi misses with a shot to the body
and Raveneye connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lavezzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Raveneye chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raveneye circles away quickly and effectively.
Raveneye looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Raveneye.
Lavezzi looks to land a combination but Raveneye avoids it well.
Lavezzi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Raveneye counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lavezzi is breathing heavily.
Lavezzi misses with a looping left.
Decent striking displayed by Raveneye there.
Sloppy strikes from Lavezzi. Those never looked like landing.
Lavezzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lavezzi looks to score with a jab to the body but Raveneye is just out of range.
Lavezzi connects with a looping right hand.
Lavezzi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavezzi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lavezzi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raveneye's head.
Lavezzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Lavezzi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Lavezzi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lavezzi misses with a jab to the body
and Raveneye counters with a body kick that stops Lavezzi in his tracks momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi throws a big shot that misses.
Raveneye lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lavezzi takes a step back to recover.
Lavezzi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Raveneye scores with a jab. Lavezzi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Raveneye fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavezzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lavezzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raveneye circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavezzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Raveneye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Raveneye throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavezzi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lavezzi fails to land with a series of punches.
Raveneye scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lavezzi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Odin Raveneye will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raveneye connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raveneye looks to score with a jab to the body but Lavezzi is just out of range.
Lavezzi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Odin Raveneye seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lavezzi throws a series of punches but Raveneye moves out of range.
Raveneye doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lavezzi misses with a double jab.
Lavezzi lands a nice shot to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raveneye is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lavezzi with a body shot.
Lavezzi loads up on a big right hand but Raveneye slips the punch.
Lavezzi misses with a hook. Raveneye ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Lavezzi scores with a jab.
Andre Lavezzi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lavezzi.
A cross from Lavezzi lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavezzi throws a lazy right hand but Raveneye sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raveneye uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lavezzi.
Raveneye on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lavezzi throws a jab when Raveneye was well out of range.
Raveneye lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lavezzi moves forwards but Raveneye connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lavezzi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lavezzi there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab from Lavezzi misses.
Lavezzi throws an overhand right that lands on Raveneye's shoulder, as Raveneye tries to avoid the shot.
Lavezzi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Lavezzi misses.
Lavezzi misses with a left hand
letting Raveneye counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavezzi throws a looping overhand right but Raveneye ducks down to avoid it.
Lavezzi throws an off balance right hand
and Raveneye counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lavezzi thinking.
Lavezzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavezzi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Raveneye can pounce on him.
Raveneye keeps Lavezzi at a distance using the push kick.
Lavezzi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Raveneye coming out on top.
Raveneye scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Raveneye lands a big right hand that sends Lavezzi crashing to the mat! Raveneye stays standing though and waves Lavezzi back to his feet!

Lavezzi is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Raveneye.
Oh Lavezzi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye slips under a jab from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi seems to have got his legs back now.
Raveneye dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Raveneye ducks under a wild hook from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi swings widly with a right hand

and Raveneye counters with a nice right hand that sends Lavezzi toppling to the canvas! Lavezzi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raveneye finish him?!
Raveneye lands a jab to Lavezzi's midsection.
Lavezzi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Lavezzi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Raveneye counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lavezzi's knee momentarily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raveneye. Lavezzi shrugs it off though.
Raveneye thumps Lavezzi with a low kick.
Lavezzi misses with a combination
and Raveneye counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Raveneye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lavezzi rather than just go for the knockout.

Raveneye sends Lavezzi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Raveneye is motioning to the referee to let Lavezzi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
A solid leg kick lands there for Raveneye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raveneye to score with a decent uppercut.
Lavezzi misses with the combination.
Lavezzi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lavezzi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raveneye sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lavezzi misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Lavezzi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No joy there for Lavezzi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raveneye turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab by Lavezzi.
Lavezzi takes a swing at Raveneye's ribcage but misses.
Raveneye appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Raveneye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A good leg kick by Raveneye.
Lavezzi misses with a looping right.
Raveneye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lavezzi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raveneye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavezzi doesn't seem bothered though.
Lavezzi throws a combination that misses
and Raveneye counters with a solid body kick.
Raveneye scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lavezzi doesn't seem bothered though.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lavezzi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Lavezzi misses with a few strikes there.
Lavezzi's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Raveneye looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raveneye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi throws a big shot that misses.
Raveneye wants to slow Lavezzi down by chopping away at his legs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Raveneye displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lavezzi throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raveneye defending well as Lavezzi loads up on a big left hand.
Lavezzi misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lavezzi!
Raveneye scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Andre Lavezzi has been cut.
Raveneye fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lavezzi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Raveneye stuns Lavezzi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Raveneye, right into the meat.
Lavezzi misses with a combination
and Raveneye counters with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raveneye.
Lavezzi misses with an uppercut
and Raveneye counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raveneye lands a body shot.
Raveneye lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi throws a combination that misses
and Raveneye counters with a right hand to the body.
Raveneye fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lavezzi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raveneye uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lavezzi.
Raveneye swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lavezzi misses with a body shot.
Raveneye throws out a counter right but Lavezzi avoids it with no problem.
Raveneye avoids the body shot from Lavezzi.
Raveneye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raveneye slips under a jab.
Raveneye thuds his right hand into Lavezzi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lavezzi misses with a wild combination.
Raveneye connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lavezzi misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lavezzi swings widly with a right hand

and Raveneye counters with a nice right hand that sends Lavezzi toppling to the canvas! Lavezzi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raveneye finish him?!
Lavezzi throws a series of punches but Raveneye avoids them all with ease.
Lavezzi looks to land a left hand but Raveneye moved out of range nicely.
Lavezzi throws a series of punches but Raveneye moves out of range.
Lavezzi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lavezzi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Raveneye keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Raveneye under the eye.
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!
Lavezzi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lavezzi misses with a lunging right hand
and Raveneye counters with a right hand to the body.
Lavezzi ducks right into an uppercut from Raveneye.
Lavezzi throws a hook to the side of Raveneye's head but Raveneye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raveneye lands a leg kick that knocks Lavezzi off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye connects with an inside leg kick.
Lavezzi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Raveneye counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lavezzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raveneye moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lavezzi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Raveneye counters with a nice right hand that sends Lavezzi toppling to the canvas! Lavezzi scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Raveneye finish him?!
Andre Lavezzi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lavezzi misses with a double jab.
Lavezzi throws a shot from downtown. Raveneye moves away and avoids it.
Lavezzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Raveneye on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lavezzi misses with an uppercut
and Raveneye counters with a slapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lavezzi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Raveneye counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raveneye cracks the inside of Lavezzi's front leg.
Odin Raveneye is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Raveneye ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Odin Raveneye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Raveneye 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Odin Raveneye!
Odin Raveneye seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.