PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between eric cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Raja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ravi Raja enters the cage!

cartman
vs
Raja

213 cm
23
267 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, eric cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ravi Raja!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raja looks to land a combination but cartman avoids it well.
cartman tries to clinch but Raja moves out of range.
cartman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Raja is fending him off so far but cartman persists. Nope, Raja circles away and we're back to standing.

Raja closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raja lands in his opponent's guard.
cartman is controlling Raja's posture.
Raja looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Raja passes easily into side control. Nice work.
I wouldn't like to be where cartman is right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raja working away.
cartman is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Raja scoring with punches and elbows.
Raja works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Raja tries to move to mount but cartman blocks the move with his legs.
Raja creates some space and throws a big elbow, but cartman sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
cartman is trying to get back to half guard.
A lull in the action here.
cartman is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja trying to control the action but cartman is working from the bottom.
Raja slows the pace down.
cartman is looking to regain half guard here but Raja keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cartman misses with a strike from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raja trying to control the position but cartman is working away.
Raja tries to advance to mount but can't.
Raja controlling from side mount.
Raja in side control lands a decent elbow.
cartman tries to bench press Raja off him but Raja keeps the position.
Raja takes a little break here. cartman wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Raja works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee asks Raja politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Raja prefers to stall for the moment though.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ravi Raja just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cartman misses with a takedown

and Raja counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raja lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
cartman won't allow Raja to pass to mount.
Raja content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raja works his foot free and advances to mount.
Raja controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Raja dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

cartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
cartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cartman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raja.
Raja fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Raja misses.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Raja. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Raja fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Raja looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
cartman tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raja doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

cartman clinches up with Raja and pushes him back against the cage.
cartman wants to break free but Raja has control.

cartman breaks from the clinch.
cartman shoots in but no luck this time.
cartman tries for a takedown but Raja circles away easily

and Raja decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in cartman's guard.
cartman tries to strike from the bottom.
Raja content to stall in guard here.
Raja tries to free his leg and advance position but cartman is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raja slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
cartman controls Raja momentarily but Raja frees himself.

cartman working for a triangle but Raja defends it easily.
Ravi Raja has got the better of the ground game so far.
cartman looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Raja puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Raja is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Raja sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja landing strikes from the mount and cartman is in trouble!
cartman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Raja looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raja tries to control but cartman wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ravi Raja showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Raja shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Raja was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Raja looking to control but cartman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ravi Raja just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
cartman doesn't manage to clinch there - Raja circles away.
cartman shoots and misses

and Raja counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raja stalling.
Raja really doesn't want to stay on the ground with cartman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cartman won't allow Raja to pass to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cartman pushes Raja off but Raja dives into side control.
cartman is looking for a sweep.
cartman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
cartman being controlled for a moment.
Raja passes to full mount! That's big trouble for cartman!

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.
Raja tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
cartman wants to control but Raja is having none of it.
Raja controlling the pace for now.
Raja avoids the attempt from cartman to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raja controlling from mount.
cartman taking shots to the head.
Raja controlling from the full mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Ravi Raja just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

cartman rushes Raja and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raja fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Raja tries to pull guard but cartman holds him up against the cage and eventually Raja drops back down to his feet.
Raja is looking for a takedown up against the cage. cartman gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
eric cartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ravi Raja.

cartman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cartman throws a series of strikes that have Raja backpedaling.
cartman tries to clinch up but Raja circles away and keeps his distance.
eric cartman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Raja forces cartman back against the cage and clinches.
Raja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raja is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but cartman is keeping busy.
cartman blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ravi Raja comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raja winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ravi Raja!