PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between saku raba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stevie Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). raba's entrance music is ludacris-get back. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

raba
vs
Cool

180 cm
21
173 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, saku raba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stevie Cool!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
raba stuffs the takedown attempt from Cool. Cool gets slowly back to his feet.
Cool lands a body shot.
saku raba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cool lands a head shot.
raba tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
raba throws a series of punches but Cool moves out of range.

Cool drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
raba is looking to get back to his feet here but Cool is keeping cool and he's managed to take raba's back.
raba trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
raba rolls, trying to escape but Cool keeps control of the position.
Cool avoiding raba 's attempts to control his hands.
Cool scores with punches from the back.
Cool cracks raba with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing raba from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
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.
raba trying to control but not successfully.
Cool is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
raba rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cool scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cool is looking to take a break and control but raba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cool lands a nice short elbow.
raba is looking to control Cool's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can raba avoid being mounted?
raba regains full guard. Nicely done.
raba controls Cool momentarily but Cool frees himself.
Cool passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
raba is trying to stand up here but Cool is controlling him well.
raba tries to roll over but Cool keeps him under control.
Cool is controlling the pace.
Cool winds up and cracks raba with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
raba wants to get back to full guard.
Cool looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks raba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cool is nestled in close to raba, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cool is keen to just control but raba is a slippery customer.
Cool takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cool stops raba from getting back to his feet.
raba is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool prevents raba from improving his position.

Cool is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
raba is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cool scores with a couple of nice shots.
raba is looking to control Cool's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can raba avoid being mounted?

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
raba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
raba misses with a few strikes there.

Cool scores a takedown into full mount!
Cool fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
raba bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cool looking for a sweep. Not yet Cool, not yet.
Cool trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. raba manages to get himself to full guard.
Cool 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.
Cool stops raba from standing up.
Cool must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cool trying to control but raba is working from the bottom.
raba is looking to stand up but Cool isn't so interested in that idea.
raba is trying to keep Cool in close.

raba scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cool on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by raba. raba obviously looking to wear him down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stevie Cool dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

raba connects with a solid leg kick.
raba throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
raba with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cool counters with a stiff right hand.
raba misses with the combination.
raba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
raba throws a hook to the side of Cool's head but Cool sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Cool as raba shoots in.

Cool shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cool showed some decent athleticism there.
Cool throwing shots but raba is blocking nicely.
raba trying to hold on to Cool's head to control him but Cool postures up.

raba makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A combination from Cool does no damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cool misses with a kick to the body.
raba with a poor takedown

and Cool counters with a shoot takedown. raba fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for saku raba. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cool really doesn't want to stay on the ground with raba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cool stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. raba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
raba is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
raba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
raba keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully.

raba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cool doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cool manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
raba wants to sweep here but Cool controlling him for the moment.
raba looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
raba shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cool as he avoids it easily.
Cool tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

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.
Nice takedown defense from Cool. No joy for raba on that attempt.
raba works the jab nicely.
raba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cool counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in raba's guard now.

raba looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cool passes into half guard.
Cool stops raba from getting back to his feet.
Cool sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. raba defending well though.
raba regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cool tries to free his leg and advance position but raba is retaining full guard.

raba throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cool chips away with some ground and pound.
raba is trying to control the position but Cool postures up.
Cool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
raba looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cool is one step ahead there.
raba wants to stand but Cool is controlling the position.
raba trying to keep a closed guard but Cool is proving a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
raba lands a two punch combo.

Cool is rocked!
raba tries for a takedown but Cool circles away easily
and Cool counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cool is still on wobbly legs! Can raba finish him?
raba wants to land a leg kick but Cool is out of range.
Cool seems to have recovered his senses.
raba looks for a takedown but Cool sprawls well.
raba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cool.

raba scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cool can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool trying to hold on to raba's head to control him but raba postures up.
raba passes the guard and advances to mount!
raba landing strikes from the mount.
Cool has given up his back.
raba scores with punches to the body.
Cool just trying to survive but raba is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Will raba go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
raba is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because raba is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cool wants to escape the position.
Cool is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that saku raba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A jab from raba misses.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Cool.
Cool looks up at the clock and then as raba takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cool smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Cool is chipping away with strikes.
Cool tries to advance to mount but raba denies him.
Cool working the ground and pound.
raba is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cool asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Cool is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. raba knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
raba being controlled for a moment.
raba is not content to let Cool control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool in side control, just content to control the action for now.
raba is trying to get back to his feet.
Cool controls the position.
raba taking a bit of punishment here - Cool scoring with strikes.
Cool moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Cool trying to control the position but raba is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
raba is looking to reverse the position.
Cool staying calm.
Cool has knee on belly and moves into mount.
raba manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cool moves nicely into side control.
Cool wants to control but raba is keeping him busy.
Cool landing a few strikes.

Cool tries for a kimura but raba is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool trying to control the action but raba is working from the bottom.
raba is trying to control Cool's posture but Cool avoids it.
raba takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cool working the ground and pound.

raba throws Cool to one side and escapes!
raba misses with a looping right.

Cool feints and as raba raises his hands in defense, Cool changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cool avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
raba keeping full guard, as Cool tries to pass.
raba wants to stand but Cool is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

raba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cool trying to control the position from guard on top but raba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

raba has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cool off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cool fails to land with a series of punches.
raba misses with a double jab
and Cool counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
raba throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cool misses with a low kick as raba jumps back.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cool.
raba tries to clinch there but Cool circles away.
raba misses with a takedown

and Cool counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cool.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stevie Cool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cool has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stevie Cool!