PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Rattle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Rattle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rattle
vs
Foster

187 cm
22
211 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Malicious Intent Fight Gear - The Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Rattle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Norman Foster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Rattle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Rattle lands a with a good body shot.
Foster shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rattle shoots in and drives through. Foster sprawls well.

Foster pushes Rattle up against the ropes in a clinch.

Foster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Foster instigates a clinch.
Rattle blocks an elbow strike from Foster.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Foster just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rattle's brow.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Foster is pressed up against the ropes. Rattle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Foster down to the mat. Foster avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle lands a nice looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster wants to clinch.

Foster clinches up with Rattle and pushes him back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rattle's defenses.

Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Foster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Rattle shoots in but no luck this time.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle shoots for a takedown but Foster saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle is having none of it.

Foster closes the distance and clinches.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rattle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rattle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Rattle as he connects with a hook.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foster takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Rattle does it's job there.
Rattle scores with a nice right hand.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rattle shoots for a double leg takedown but Foster sprawls well. He's pushed Rattle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle connects with a body shot.

Foster closes the distance and pushes Rattle back into the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Foster creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Foster.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rattle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Norman Foster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Norman Foster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Rattle changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rattle trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster is trying to buck Rattle off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rattle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Foster, who protects the arm well.
Rattle is breathing heavily.
Rattle trying to control the action but Foster is working from the bottom.
Foster is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Rattle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Rattle dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rattle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Foster lands an elbow just above Rattle 's eye.
Rattle avoids a wild elbow strike from Foster.
Foster prevents Rattle from breaking the clinch.
Rattle fails to pull guard.
Rattle is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rattle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rattle drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rattle tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Foster just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Rattle has had enough of the clinch but Foster keeps him there for the moment.
Foster prevents a takedown attempt there.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foster lands a shoulder strike.
Foster lands an elbow inside.
Foster pushes Rattle back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rattle blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Foster.
Rattle fails to pull guard.
Foster creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rattle's defenses.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Foster's waist but Foster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rattle off to one side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Foster wants to clinch.
Rattle with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Rattle throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Foster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Rattle scores with a hook.
Rattle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Foster is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
A lazy left from Rattle finds it's target.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.

Foster has closed the distance and engaged Rattle in a clinch.

Foster breaks the clinch.
Foster wants to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle moves out of range.
Rattle with a hook.
Rattle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Foster drives through and clinches with Rattle against the ropes.
Rattle goes for a takedown attempt but Foster pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
A shot to de liver by Rattle. Beautiful body shot.
Rattle bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Foster's head backwards.
Foster walks into a stiff left hand from Rattle.

Foster clinches with his opponent.

Foster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rattle lands a jab to the head.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle stuns Foster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.

Foster clinches up against the ropes.
Foster pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Rattle dodges an elbow strike from Foster.
Rattle wants to break free but Foster has control.
A shot in the inside from Foster.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
Rattle is working for takedown but Foster is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Foster.
Foster lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Foster lands a nice elbow.
Rattle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foster pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Rattle lands a body shot.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to clinch but Rattle is having none of it.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.

Foster moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Foster gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Foster lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Foster showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Foster is looking to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle tries for a takedown but Foster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Foster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Foster has taken the fight to the clinch.

Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rattle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Foster is fending him off so far but Rattle persists. Nope, Foster circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rattle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle misses with a double jab.
A slow jab from Rattle misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rattle shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Rattle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Foster moves out of range as Rattle strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster doesn't manage to clinch there - Rattle circles away.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.

Foster closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Foster manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Foster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Rattle as he connects with a hook.
Foster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster takes one to the chin there.
Rattle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Rattle connects with a single shot there.
Foster has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Foster gets a clinch.
Foster tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rattle wants to break free but Foster has control.
Rattle can't break the clinch.
Foster prevents Rattle from breaking the clinch.
Foster lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Foster on the inside.
Rattle is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Foster pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Foster breaks from the clinch.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Rattle tries to keep at a distance but Foster has taken the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foster throws an elbow but misses.
Norman Foster seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Foster throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rattle has Foster pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Foster manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Foster gets through Rattle's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Foster throws an elbow but misses.

Foster breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.
Rattle shoots in but Foster avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Foster tries to clinch up.
Rattle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rattle keeps the fight on the outside.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rattle thuds his right hand into Foster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Foster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Foster darts in and clinches Rattle up against the ropes.
Rattle jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Foster walks away with a smile on his face. Rattle gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle swats away the attempt to clinch by Foster.
Foster moves in looking to clinch but Rattle pushes him off.

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.
Foster wants to clinch up but Rattle keeps it at a distance.
Foster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rattle fails with the takedown.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Foster tries to clinch up but Rattle circles away and keeps his distance.
Rattle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Rattle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rattle shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rattle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rattle looks to land a right hand but Foster moved out of range.
Foster is looking to clinch but Rattle is avoiding it.
Foster tries to clinch there but Rattle circles away.
Foster tries to close the distance and clinch but Rattle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by Rattle. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rattle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Foster comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foster 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 Richard Clark scores the fight for Chris Rattle!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Chris Rattle!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Chris Rattle!

Chris Rattle wins by unanimous decision!