PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Raver (ranked 4455 p4p, 5334 weight class) and The Undertaker (ranked 537 p4p, 580 weight class). The Undertaker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Raver
vs
Undertaker

185 cm
18
210
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
205
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Raver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Undertaker!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Dmitry Maklakov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Undertaker is looking to clinch.

Raver fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Undertaker sprawls well initially but Raver persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Undertaker wants to improve his position but Raver is controlling well.
Raver stops Undertaker from getting back to his feet.
Raver passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Undertaker!
Raver unloading with bombs!
Raver with the ground and pound from mount.
Raver thowing shots but they're missing.
Raver lands a big elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raver lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raver lands a big elbow.
Raver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Undertaker is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Raver trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Undertaker tries to hold on but Raver postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raver throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Raver content just to control the position here.
Raver throwing strikes here but Undertaker is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Undertaker is looking to improve his position but Raver isn't that keen on the idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Undertaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Undertaker is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Undertaker tries to lock up and control but Raver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Undertaker is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Undertaker that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raver with good strikes from the mount here!
Raver lands a nice shot to the head.
Undertaker is bucking up trying to escape but Raver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Raver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undertaker wants to control but Raver is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undertaker might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Raver haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Raver looking to finish Undertaker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Undertaker!
Undertaker is working to get back to half guard.
Raver landing shots from mount.
Raver tries to control but Undertaker wriggling away.
Raver breaks from Undertaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raver lands a heavy elbow.
Raver takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raver landing shots from mount.
Raver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Raver lands a big shot there that rocks Undertaker but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Undertaker is in a horrible position here. Raver smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Raver controlling from mount.
Raver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Raver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Raver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Raver wants it to stay on the feet.

Raver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Undertaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Undertaker's guard now, I'm sure.
Raver might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Undertaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raver controls the pace.
Undertaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Undertaker, not yet.
Raver is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Raver with a flurry of punches that miss.
Raver looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raver chips away with some ground and pound.
Raver throws an elbow that misses. Undertaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Raver's guard. Nice move by Undertaker!

Raver looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raver keeping moving, preventing Undertaker from controlling successfully.
Raver tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Raver has control of Undertaker's left arm, preventing Undertaker from doing any damage.
Raver wants to sweep here but Undertaker controlling him for the moment.
Raver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Undertaker can do to turn this around?

Raver looking for a guillotine here but Undertaker defends easily.

Raver looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's two 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.
Raver keeping moving, preventing Undertaker from controlling successfully.
Raver wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Raver is striking but Undertaker is not phased and passes to half guard.
Raver trying to control from the bottom.
Raver tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Raver gets the takedown into side control.

Undertaker throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Undertaker shoots in for a takedown but Raver shows good takedown defense.
Raver throws a body kick that misses
and Undertaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Undertaker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Undertaker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Raver drives through with a takedown into Undertaker's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raver won't allow Undertaker to sweep him here.
Undertaker trying to keep a closed guard but Raver is proving a slippery customer.
Raver postures up and lands a big shot to Undertaker's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raver throws a big right hand that misses.

Undertaker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raver is aware though and is defending well.
Raver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Undertaker's head.
Raver controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Undertaker is looking to stand up but Raver isn't so interested in that idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raver is working Undertaker over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but The Undertaker will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Horrible takedown attempt by Undertaker or perhaps it was just good defense by Raver, which made it look bad.

Undertaker gets caught napping as Raver dives in and scores a takedown. Undertaker manages to retain guard.
Raver is in close to Undertaker's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Undertaker is trying to keep Raver in close.
Undertaker is looking to stand up but Raver isn't so interested in that idea.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undertaker is trying to control the position but Raver postures up.
Raver won't allow Undertaker to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Undertaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raver defends it easily.
Undertaker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raver content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Undertaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Undertaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raver.
Undertaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raver.
Raver distracts Undertaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Raver distracts Undertaker with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Undertaker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Raver controls the pace.
Raver with a nice head shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Raver's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Raver wants to control from the top but Undertaker keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Raver misses with a double jab.

Undertaker tries to sprawl but Raver drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Raver prevents Undertaker from improving his position.
Undertaker trying to control but Raver postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raver drops an elbow to the side of Undertaker's head.
Raver slips a nice elbow through Undertaker's hands, connecting with Undertaker's forehead.
Raver lands strikes from half guard.
Raver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Raver prevents Undertaker from improving his position.
Raver seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Undertaker is looking for a sweep. Raver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Undertaker has hold of Raver's hands but Raver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raver missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Raver is trying to control the action in half guard but Undertaker is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Raver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Raver trying to mount his opponent but Undertaker defends it.
Raver throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Raver looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raver lands a nice short elbow.
Raver trying to control the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Raver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raver 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Raver!
After winning the bout, Paul Raver thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.