PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Raban (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adrian
vs
Raban

225 cm
40
300 lbs
31 - 23 - 1

200 cm
40
270 lbs
23 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 23 - 1, fighting out of New York, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 23 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Raban!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Kenichi Hosakawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Adrian gets a clinch.
Raban avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raban pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Adrian - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Raban effectively controlling the action here.
Raban can't get the takedown.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adrian is keeping busy.
Raban being controlled against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Raban has Adrian pressed against the cage.
Raban stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Adrian.

It looks like James Raban has been cut.
Raban stalling.
Raban prevents a body shot from Adrian.
Raban stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Raban.
Adrian scores with a jab to the body.
Adrian misses with a series of wild punches.
Yo Adrian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
Adrian stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Adrian pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adrian lands a right hand that snaps the head of Raban backwards.
Adrian taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Adrian.
Raban looks winded!
Good body shot from Adrian.
Raban blocks a body shot from Adrian.
Adrian scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Adrian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raban up against the cage.
Adrian lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raban pressing his opponent against the cage.
Adrian working aggressively here.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adrian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raban's elbow.
Adrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Raban avoids the damage to the body.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adrian lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Raban backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Adrian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adrian lands with a right to the head.
Adrian lands a left hand.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adrian digs a right hand into Raban's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Raban's gas tank.
Adrian landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short left from Adrian.
Adrian working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Adrian gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Adrian to work.
Adrian scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raban managing to block the knees to the body from Adrian.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adrian scores with a shoulder strike.
Adrian stalling.
Adrian comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up James Raban's cut even more.
Adrian trying to land knees to the body.
Raban leaning against his opponent.
Raban is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Adrian is pushing Raban up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Stalling in the clinch from Adrian.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raban avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yo Adrian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Adrian is looking to clinch.
Raban checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raban swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.
Adrian lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Raban circles away quickly and effectively.

Adrian has managed to clinch.
Raban is trying to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Raban wants to stall.
Adrian is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adrian has Raban pressed against the cage.
Raban is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adrian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian working Raban over with knees to the body.
Raban on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian struggles to land a body shot inside as Raban controls his hands.
Raban drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Adrian gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Raban prevents a body shot from Adrian.
The referee calls for Raban to work.
Adrian tries to stall but Raban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adrian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raban can do to turn this around?
Adrian tries to stall but Raban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maybe Adrian would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Adrian tries a body shot but Raban blocks it.
Raban dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raban wants to stall.
Adrian looking to throw knees to the head but Raban is blocking nicely.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian is struggling to control the position.
Adrian tries to stall but Raban uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raban is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Adrian is keeping busy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Adrian obliges.
Yo Adrian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Raban is breathing heavily.
Adrian tries to land a knee to the head but Raban blocks with his arms.
Adrian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Adrian avoiding damage.
Adrian seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Adrian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raban.
Raban letting Adrian take a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian scores with a shot to the side of Raban's head.
Adrian content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yo Adrian.

Adrian closes the distance and clinches.
Adrian lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Raban.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Adrian is struggling to control the position.
Adrian stalling.
Adrian slows down the pace here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Adrian for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Adrian displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raban up against the cage.
Adrian gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Raban looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raban taking a breather.
Raban slowing the pace effectively.
Raban is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adrian lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Raban.

Adrian rushes Raban and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adrian letting Raban take a breather here.
Stalling in the clinch from Adrian.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adrian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raban blocks an uppercut.
Raban blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yo Adrian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Raban's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Raban misses with an uppercut.
Adrian rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raban moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Raban swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Adrian swinging wildly here.
Raban shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Adrian clinches up with Raban and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Raban - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Adrian is trying to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian looking to throw knees to the head but Raban is blocking nicely.
Adrian missing with knees to the body.
Adrian letting Raban take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Adrian takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adrian lands a nice knee to the body.
Raban takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stalling in the clinch from Adrian.
Adrian misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raban takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Adrian throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabans head.
Adrian will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Raban up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Adrian on the inside.
Adrian putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raban in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Adrian.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Adrian gets underhooks to prevent Raban's takedown attempt.
Adrian taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Raban effectively controlling the action here.
Adrian is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Adrian landing knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adrian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
James Raban has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short right from Raban on the inside.
Raban trying to stall but Adrian improves his position.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raban backwards.
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!
A shot in the inside from Adrian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raban avoiding damage as Adrian throws knees to the body.
Adrian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian lands a nice knee to the body.
Adrian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adrian has Raban pressed against the cage.
Adrian pushes Raban back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Adrian is struggling to control the position.
Adrian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Yo Adrian.
Adrian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Adrian scores with a four punch combination!

Adrian moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Adrian creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adrian unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raban lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Adrian connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adrian lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Adrian.
Yo Adrian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raban is looking to control Adrian's arms but Adrian gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raban has his back to the cage.
Adrian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Raban's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raban tries to stall but Adrian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raban tries to stall but Adrian uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adrian stalling in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yo Adrian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Adrian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yo Adrian!
During a confident post fight interview, Yo Adrian thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.