PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Mustaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustaine has chosen This Day We Fight! by Megadeth as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Raiden
vs
Mustaine

183 cm
27
183 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
26
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Raiden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Mustaine!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mustaine throws the kick towards the body but Raiden avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mustaine.
Mustaine tries to clinch but Raiden moves out of range.
Raiden misses with a head kick.
Jack Raiden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Mustaine gets a clinch.
Raiden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustaine just leaning against Raiden, taking a breather.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustaine avoids it.
Mustaine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mustaine managing to block the knees to the body from Raiden.
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.

Mustaine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Mustaine.
Raiden walks into a straight right hand from Mustaine.
Raiden tries a head kick but it misses.
Mustaine moves in looking to clinch but Raiden pushes him off.

Mustaine moves into the clinch.
Mustaine looking to throw knees to the head but Raiden is blocking nicely.
Mustaine looking to throw knees to the head but Raiden is blocking nicely.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Raiden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Raiden is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Mustaine wants to stall.
Mustaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mustaine.
Mustaine scores a nice knee to the body.
Raiden is breathing heavily.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustaine trying to land knees to the body.
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.
Raiden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustaine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustaine lands an elbow inside that Raiden shrugs off.
Mustaine landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Mustaine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mustaine misses with a body kick.
Raiden takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mustaine fails with an attempt to clinch.

Mustaine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raiden, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustaine avoids it.
Mustaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mustaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
A short right from Mustaine on the inside.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raiden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustaine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustaine scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mustaine obliges.
Mustaine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mustaine lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raiden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mustaine lands a knee to the body.
Mustaine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mustaine scores with a knee to the head.
Raiden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mustaine is stalling here.
Raiden tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustaine avoids the damage to the body.
Mustaine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mustaine has Raiden pressed against the cage.
Mustaine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mustaine just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raiden's brow.
Raiden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustaine.
Mustaine using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Raiden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustaine works on Raiden's body with a couple of short punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine lands an elbow just above Raiden 's eye.
Raiden avoids a wild elbow strike from Mustaine.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Raiden obliges.
Raiden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mustaine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mustaine is trying to break the clinch but Raiden has him pressed against the cage.
Raiden lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mustaine.
Mustaine landing knees to the head.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but Raiden blocks with his arms.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raiden looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but Raiden blocks it.
Raiden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raiden lands a knee to the head.
Mustaine pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Raiden with a knee to the head.
Mustaine avoiding damage as Raiden throws knees to the body.

Mustaine breaks the clinch.
Mustaine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mustaine tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raiden swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mustaine has closed the distance and engaged Raiden in a clinch.
Raiden blocks an elbow strike.
Mustaine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Raiden is keeping busy.
Raiden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustaine trying to land knees to the body.
Mustaine with a knee to the head.
Raiden lands a nice elbow.
Raiden crunches a lovely knee into Mustaine's ribcage.
Raiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raiden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Mustaine is trying to break the clinch but Raiden is controlling him.
Raiden crunches a lovely knee into Mustaine's ribcage.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
Raiden creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Mustaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raiden is defending well for now.
Raiden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustaine stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Raiden throws a lazy head kick

and Mustaine counters by clinching up.
Mustaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.
Raiden managing to block the knees to the body from Mustaine.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mustaine throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Raiden swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mustaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mustaine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Raiden blocks it with crossed arms.
Raiden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Mustaine breaks from the clinch.
A nice combination there by Mustaine.
Good exchange - Mustaine coming out on top.
Mustaine looks to land a combination but Raiden avoids it well.

Raiden moves into the clinch.

Mustaine breaks the clinch.
Raiden scores with a hook to the body. Mustaine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raiden 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mustaine fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raiden lands a head kick!
Jack Raiden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raiden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raiden throws out a loose jab but Mustaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mustaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raiden stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustaine.
A solid body kick from Mustaine.
Mustaine slips a jab and a cross from Raiden.
Mustaine throws a series of strikes that have Raiden backpedaling.
Raiden takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mustaine, right into the meat.
Mustaine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mustaine - that will leave a mark!

Mustaine has managed to clinch.
Mustaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustaine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustaine missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mustaine obliges.
Raiden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustaine blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but Raiden blocks with his arms.
Mustaine lands with a short shot to the head.
Mustaine landing knees to the head.
Mustaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Raiden lands a knee to the head.
Mustaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raiden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mustaine managing to block the knees to the body from Raiden.
Mustaine connects with a knee to the head.

Mustaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mustaine throws a hook but Raiden blocks it.
Mustaine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Mustaine connects with a high kick.
Raiden avoids a kick to the body.
Raiden throws a nice head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mustaine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustaine lands a hook to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustaine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Raiden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mustaine backwards.
Raiden managing to block the knees to the body from Mustaine.
Raiden is stalling here.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but Mustaine blocks it.
Mustaine tries to stall but Raiden uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raiden misses with a knee to the head.
Mustaine misses with a knee strike.
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.
Raiden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustaine blocks it with crossed arms.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but Mustaine blocks it.
Mustaine is working Raiden over against the cage.
Raiden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mustaine lands an elbow that stopped Raiden in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Mustaine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Raiden tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustaine avoids the damage to the body.
Mustaine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mustaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
Raiden lands a knee to the head.
Mustaine connects with a knee to the head.
Raiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine pushes off an throws an elbow but Raiden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Raiden throws an elbow but it misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mustaine obliges.
Mustaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
A short right from Raiden.
Mustaine taking a breather.
Mustaine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Raiden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustaine blocks it with crossed arms.
Mustaine blocks an elbow strike from Raiden.
Mustaine tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine throws an elbow that misses.
Raiden tries to land knees in the clinch but Mustaine avoids the damage to the body.
Mustaine trying to control the position but instead, Raiden has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mustaine into the cage.
Mustaine looking to throw knees to the head but Raiden is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Mustaine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

A head kick misses from Raiden.
Raiden on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mustaine fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raiden looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mustaine throws a leg kick which misses Raiden's front leg but catches the back leg as Raiden tries to avoid it.
Raiden tries to clinch up but Mustaine circles away and keeps his distance.
Mustaine throws a sloppy head kick

and Raiden holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Mustaine misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Mustaine.
Raiden throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mustaine blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice left hand lands by Mustaine.
Raiden takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mustaine lands a knee to the body.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dave Mustaine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raiden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Raiden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mustaine looking to slow down the pace here.
Raiden tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Raiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mustaine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raiden backwards.
Raiden lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustaine working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mustaine trying to land knees to the body.
Raiden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Raiden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mustaine.
Mustaine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raiden in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Raiden misses with an elbow over the top.
Raiden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustaine misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raiden as Mustaine tries to tie him up.
Raiden with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Raiden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Raiden utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Mustaine dodges an elbow strike from Raiden.
Raiden has Mustaine pressed against the cage, preventing Mustaine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raiden managing to block the knees to the body from Mustaine.
Raiden displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mustaine up against the cage.
Mustaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Raiden avoids the damage to the body.
Jack Raiden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Mustaine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mustaine trying to land knees to the body.
Raiden with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mustaine managing to block the knees to the body from Raiden.
Mustaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raiden.
Raiden avoiding damage as Mustaine throws knees to the body.
Mustaine blocks an elbow strike.
Raiden is looking to control Mustaine's arms but Mustaine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Raiden has his back to the cage.
Mustaine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Raiden throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Mustaine.
Mustaine lands a nice uppercut.
Mustaine scores with a hook to the body.
Mustaine crunches a lovely knee into Raiden's ribcage.
Raiden throws an elbow but it misses.
Raiden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mustaine.
Mustaine works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Mustaine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees to the body from Raiden.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Mustaine.

Mustaine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raiden takes a swing at Mustaine's ribcage but misses.
Raiden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mustaine counters with a low kick, right behind Raiden 's knee.
Raiden takes one to the chin there.
Mustaine lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raiden will feel that in the morning.
Mustaine scores with a one two! Raiden had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mustaine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mustaine counters with a solid body kick.
Mustaine misses with a head kick.
Raiden lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Raiden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Raiden throws a body punch but Mustaine moves out of range.
Raiden moves out of range as Mustaine throws a body kick.
Mustaine fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mustaine lands a front kick.
Raiden misses the jab.

Mustaine clinches with his opponent.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustaine avoids it.
Raiden takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short left from Mustaine.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the head but Mustaine blocks with his arms.
Mustaine landing knees to the head.
Mustaine lands with a right to the head.
Dave Mustaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mustaine misses with an elbow strike.
Raiden pushes off an throws an elbow but Mustaine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Raiden blocks an elbow strike from Mustaine.

Mustaine manages to break the clinch.
Raiden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustaine.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raiden tries to clinch but Mustaine moves out of range.
Raiden takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Mustaine darts in and clinches Raiden up against the cage.
Raiden tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mustaine avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Mustaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustaine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Mustaine!