PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Valendretti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Rawlings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Valendretti comes to the cage accompanied by Numb - Linkin Park. Rawlings is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hells Bells. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Valendretti
vs
Rawlings

190 cm
19
170 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Lightning Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Valendretti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Rawlings!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rawlings fails with the takedown.
Valendretti is looking to clinch.

Valendretti darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rawlings wants to get back to full guard.
Valendretti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Valendretti not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rawlings throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Rawlings wants to get back to full guard.
Rawlings has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valendretti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rawlings on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Valendretti throwing shots but Rawlings is blocking nicely.
Valendretti landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rawlings gets full guard.
Valendretti stopping the sweep attempt from Rawlings.

Rawlings has his foot on Valendretti's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Valendretti works his way back into a safe position though.
Valendretti is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Rawlings had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Valendretti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Rawlings Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Valendretti's back instead.
Rawlings looks gassed!
Valendretti rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valendretti works his way to full guard. Good work.
Valendretti wants to stand and escape but Rawlings is having none of it.
Valendretti trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rawlings pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Valendretti is keeping the position for now.
Rawlings missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valendretti looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Valendretti really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rawlings lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like AJ Valendretti has been cut.
Rawlings throws a head kick but Valendretti moves out of range.
Valendretti is looking to clinch but Rawlings is avoiding it.
A swing and a miss from Rawlings.
Valendretti moves in looking to clinch but Rawlings pushes him off.
Valendretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valendretti stalks Rawlings and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rawlings's face. Rawlings staggers backwards, shaken.

Rawlings is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valendretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawlings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rawlings keeps the fight on the outside.
Rawlings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valendretti moves in looking to clinch but Rawlings pushes him off.
Rawlings throws a sloppy head kick and Valendretti moves out of range easily.

Valendretti instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rawlings.
Valendretti with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Valendretti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Valendretti lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Rawlings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rawlings throws a big shot that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Valendretti moves in looking to clinch but Rawlings pushes him off.
Valendretti moves in looking to clinch but Rawlings pushes him off.
Rawlings throws a sloppy head kick and Valendretti moves out of range easily.

Valendretti closes the distance and clinches.
Valendretti gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Valendretti just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rawlings's brow.
Valendretti tries to land a knee to the head but Rawlings blocks with his arms.

Rawlings's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rawlings circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valendretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valendretti is looking to clinch but Rawlings is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valendretti is looking to clinch but Rawlings is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Valendretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valendretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valendretti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rawlings misses with an uppercut.
Valendretti tries to clinch but Rawlings is having none of it.
Rawlings throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Rawlings tries to keep at a distance but Valendretti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rawlings tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Valendretti just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rawlings tries to break the clinch but Valendretti is controlling the position.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Valendretti.
Valendretti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rawlings wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rawlings is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Valendretti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
AJ Valendretti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Rawlings.
Valendretti misses with a knee strike.

Valendretti breaks from the clinch.
Rawlings throws a head kick that misses.
Rawlings swats away the attempt to clinch by Valendretti.
Valendretti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Valendretti throws a series of punches but Rawlings avoids them all with ease.
AJ Valendretti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Valendretti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rawlings paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Valendretti tries to close the distance and clinch but Rawlings swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Valendretti wants to clinch.
Rawlings fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Valendretti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rawlings scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rawlings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Valendretti wants to clinch.
Valendretti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rawlings.
A telegraphed right hand from Rawlings misses the target.
Rawlings misses the shot to the body.
Rawlings fakes the leg kick and cracks Valendretti in the body.
Valendretti moves in looking to clinch but Rawlings pushes him off.

Valendretti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Valendretti is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Valendretti lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Valendretti 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

AJ Valendretti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on AJ Valendretti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Valendretti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Valendretti doesn't manage to clinch there - Rawlings circles away.

Valendretti looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Rawlings is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Valendretti rolls with it to try and escape but Rawlings cranks on the arm and Valendretti is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Rawlings!