PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Yabal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yabal has chosen New Divide, Linkin Park as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Raptor
vs
Yabal

179 cm
21
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

170 cm
26
141 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannu Yabal!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Raptor misses.
Raptor jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yabal fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raptor misses with an uppercut.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raptor throws a one two combo.
Yabal throws a leg kick but Raptor checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Raptor, as that shot connected.
Raptor scores with a hook to the body. Yabal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raptor throws a shot from downtown. Yabal moves away and avoids it.

Raptor moves into the clinch.
Yabal throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Raptor on the inside.
Raptor can't break the clinch.
Raptor lands a right hand.
Raptor wants to get back to striking at distance but Yabal won't allow it.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raptor avoids it.
Raptor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Raptor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yabal swings for the body but Raptor moves out of range.
danny Raptor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raptor connects with a single shot there.
Yabal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yabal stuffs the takedown.
Yabal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Raptor misses with a few strikes there.
Raptor staying out of range there.
Yabal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raptor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yabal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yabal avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yabal looks to throw the jab but Raptor is out of range.
Raptor scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yabal defending well as Raptor loads up on a big left hand.
Raptor scores with a nice head shot.
Yabal misses the body punch
and Raptor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yabal cracks Raptor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Raptor does no damage.
Raptor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raptor looks to score with a jab to the body but Yabal is just out of range.
Yabal gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yabal tries to clinch up

so Raptor counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Yabal wriggles free and stands up.
Raptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Raptor has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

Raptor manages to break the clinch.
Raptor throws a body punch but Yabal moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Raptor is defended easily by Yabal.
Yabal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raptor lands with a cross.
Yabal slips a straight right by Raptor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Raptor.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yabal darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Good standup being displayed there by Raptor as he connects with a hook.
Raptor shoots in for a double leg but Yabal sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for danny Raptor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raptor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Raptor throws the left hand but Yabal avoids the punch easily.
Yabal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raptor throws out a loose jab but Yabal uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yabal ducks under a wild hook from Raptor.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raptor.
Raptor throws an overhand right that lands on Yabal's shoulder, as Yabal tries to avoid the shot.
Yabal is looking to clinch but Raptor is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

danny Raptor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yabal tries to clinch but Raptor is having none of it.
Raptor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yabal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raptor scores with a jab. Yabal acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Raptor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raptor content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yabal wants to improve his position but Raptor is controlling well.
Raptor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yabal's head.
Raptor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Raptor working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Yabal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Raptor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raptor scoring with strikes but Yabal is staying in there.
Yabal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raptor lands a nice short elbow.
Raptor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Yabal moves into full guard.
Yabal throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Raptor throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yabal is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Yabal will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Raptor trying to control the position from guard on top but Yabal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Raptor looks to land a combination but Yabal avoids it well.
Raptor punishes Yabal's body with a nice straight punch.
Yabal is breathing heavily.
Raptor is looking to score with low kicks.
Raptor's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Raptor duly obliges.
Yabal misses with a low kick.
Raptor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yabal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
danny Raptor is winning the standup battle so far.
Raptor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Raptor misses.
Raptor misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal slips under a jab from Raptor.
Yabal is looking to clinch.
Yabal tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yabal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Raptor.
Raptor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raptor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabal closes the distance but Raptor moves to the side
and Raptor counters with a stiff right hand.
Yabal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Raptor misses.
Raptor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor throws a jab when Yabal was well out of range.
Raptor throws the left hand but Yabal avoids the punch easily.

Raptor clinches.
Raptor wants to get back to striking at distance but Yabal won't allow it.
Raptor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yabal.
Yabal throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Yabal creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raptor misses with the head strike.
Raptor is trying to break the clinch but Yabal is controlling him.
Raptor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Raptor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Raptor scores with a nice head shot.
Yabal clinches but Raptor breaks the clinch

and Raptor counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yabal tries to land a knee to the head but Raptor blocks with his arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

danny Raptor dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Raptor misses with a hook.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yabal but Yabal pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Yabal wants to clinch
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Raptor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Yabal defends it nicely.
Raptor lands a body shot.
Yabal tries to move into range but Raptor moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Raptor scores with a jab to the body.
Yabal ducks under a wild hook from Raptor.
Raptor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big left from Yabal misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yabal fails in his attempt to clinch.

Raptor clinches up with Yabal and pushes him back against the cage.
Yabal looking to slow down the pace here.
Raptor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Raptor breaks from the clinch.
Raptor throws a shot to the body.
Raptor misses with a two punch combination.
Raptor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Yabal misses with a jab to the body
and Yabal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yabal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yabal jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yabal closes the distance but Raptor moves to the side
and Raptor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor misses with a hook. Yabal ducked under it nicely.
Raptor checks a low kick from Yabal.
Yabal misses with a looping left.
Yabal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raptor manages to avoid it.
Yabal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yabal connects with a right hand. Raptor shakes it off.
Yabal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raptor throws out the jab.
Raptor defending well as Yabal loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yabal. Raptor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raptor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yabal can do to turn this around?
Raptor scores with a jab.
Raptor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Yabal.
Raptor slips a straight right by Yabal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yabal gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raptor.
Yabal has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raptor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yabal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raptor throws out the jab.
Yabal looks to score with a jab to the body but Raptor is just out of range.
Yabal tries a head kick but it misses.
Raptor lands a glancing blow to the side of Yabal's head.
Yabal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Raptor scores with a sloppy right hand. Yabal should have avoided that one.
Raptor looks to land a combination but Yabal avoids it well.
Raptor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yabal in his tracks.

Yabal is rocked!
Yabal closes the distance but Raptor moves to the side

and Raptor counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Yabal!
danny Raptor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yabal is still in real trouble! Can Raptor finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raptor lands a heavy elbow.

Raptor is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Yabal can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Yabal really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Raptor lands a big shot there that rocks Yabal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yabal is squirming around, avoiding Raptor's attempts to control the action.
Yabal seems to have recovered his senses.
Raptor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yabal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raptor landing punches.
Hannu Yabal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yabal throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Yabal keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
danny Raptor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raptor 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... danny Raptor!