PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raven comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Road to Zion - Damian Marley kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Diego Raven has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Raptor
vs
Raven

179 cm
24
144 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

170 cm
21
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

GTI - 1337 Franchised
GTI - 1337 Franchised

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Diego Raven!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raven tries for a takedown but Raptor circles away easily
enabling Raptor to counter with a crisp jab.
Raven shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Raptor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raven with a poor takedown
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.
Danny Raptor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Raven.
Raven has his takedown stuffed
and Raptor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Raptor fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Raven to the ground. Raptor is now in Raven's guard.
Raptor trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raptor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Raven is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Raptor tries to free his leg and advance position but Raven is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raptor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Raptor trying to control the position from guard on top but Raven is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raptor won't allow Raven to sweep him here.
Raptor trying to control but Raven is working from the bottom.
Raptor pushes down on Raven's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Raptor working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raptor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Raptor wants to pass to mount but Raven is defending the position.

Raptor is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Raptor working over Raven with some ground and pound. Raven looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Raptor has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raptor landing strikes from the mount.
Raptor is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Raven is rocked!
Raptor drops a big elbow. That's hurt Raven! More shots from Raptor and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Raptor!