PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marlon Raynard (ranked 744 p4p, 1912 weight class) and Velha Maldita (ranked 97 p4p, 251 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Raynard
vs
Maldita

180 cm
27
180
10 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
179
5 - 0 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlon Raynard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, Velha Maldita!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maldita throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raynard tries to clinch but Maldita is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maldita. Raynard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maldita digs a good body shot into Raynard's ribs.
Maldita misses with an uppercut.
Raynard is looking to counter punch.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.
Raynard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maldita scores with the left hand. Raynard knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Marlon Raynard has been cut.
Raynard tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maldita swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maldita misses with a body shot
and Raynard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maldita shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch but Maldita swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It seemed like Maldita was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

Raynard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Raynard lands a nice uppercut.

Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Raynard avoids the body shot from Maldita.
Jab by Maldita.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maldita throws a big shot that misses.
As Maldita tries to get set, Raynard tries to push him back and clinch up but Maldita manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Raynard slips a straight right by Maldita.
Maldita looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A lazy left from Maldita finds it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raynard wants to clinch.
Maldita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldita lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Maldita throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it.

Raynard gets a clinch.

Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldita ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raynard moves away.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Raynard clinches up with Maldita and pushes him back against the cage.

Maldita manages to break the clinch.

Raynard closes the distance and clinches.

Maldita breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Raynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Maldita swats away the attempt to clinch by Raynard.
A slow jab from Maldita misses its intended target.

Raynard clinches up with Maldita and pushes him back against the cage.

Maldita manages to break the clinch.
Maldita scores with a shot to the body.
Raynard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldita misses with a wild body shot.

Raynard rushes Maldita and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Marlon Raynard's cut is getting worse.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raynard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maldita paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maldita avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raynard tries to clinch up
and Maldita counters with a right hand to the body.
Maldita misses the jab.
Raynard throws a big counter combination but Maldita scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Velha Maldita dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marlon Raynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Raynard darts in and clinches Maldita up against the cage.

Maldita breaks from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Maldita.
Raynard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Raynard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raynard has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Raynard is looking to clinch but Maldita is avoiding it.
Raynard is looking to clinch.
Raynard darts in trying to clinch
and Maldita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raynard tries to clinch up but Maldita circles away and keeps his distance.
Maldita thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raynard was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Maldita.
Maldita moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raynard tries to clinch but Maldita is having none of it.
Maldita looks to score with a jab to the body but Raynard is just out of range.
Raynard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maldita manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maldita! But no joy.
Maldita missing with a left hand there. Raynard was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maldita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Raynard gets a clinch.

Maldita breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maldita misses with a right hand
and Raynard counters with a nice body shot.
Maldita just misses with a punch to the body.

Raynard has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maldita's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maldita keeps the fight on the outside.

Raynard clinches up against the cage.

Maldita pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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!
Maldita dips to his left and cracks Raynard with an uppercut!
Maldita misses the shot to the body.
Maldita jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldita looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raynard gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Marlon Raynard's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maldita throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raynard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Raynard wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maldita throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raynard ducks under a wild hook from Maldita.
Raynard walks into a straight right hand from Maldita.
Maldita throws the left hand but Raynard avoids the punch easily.
Maldita misses with a body punch
and Raynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maldita throws a looping overhand right but Raynard ducks down to avoid it.
Raynard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maldita with a hook.
Maldita slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maldita lands with a good body shot.
Raynard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Maldita lands a jab to the head.

Jeez, Marlon Raynard's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maldita keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marlon Raynard's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Velha Maldita!
Velha Maldita is the new welterweight champion!