PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nero Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raylan Givens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Aurelius
vs
Givens

187 cm
27
195 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

187 cm
28
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nero Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raylan Givens!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Givens.
Aurelius avoids a kick to the body.
Aurelius misses with a body shot
and Givens counters with an inside leg kick.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Givens.
Givens takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Aurelius throws a right and a left that Givens avoids nicely.
Aurelius fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nero Aurelius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Givens looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Givens lands with a shot to the body.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Givens moves out of range easily.
Givens missing with a left hand there. Aurelius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aurelius looks to land a body kick but Givens moved away.
Good exchange - Givens coming out on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Givens misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aurelius counters with a nice body shot.
Givens throws a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Aurelius misses.

Aurelius gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Givens to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Givens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Givens trying to control but Aurelius is working from the bottom.
Aurelius preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius trying to keep a closed guard but Givens is proving a slippery customer.
Aurelius pulls Givens in close to prevent any damage.
Aurelius looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nero Aurelius.
Givens is trying hard to land a takedown here. Aurelius sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
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!
Givens lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Aurelius fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Givens has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Givens is looking to chop away at Aurelius's legs.
Givens blocks a leg kick.
Givens misses the body punch
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Givens fails with the takedown.
Givens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius motions for Givens to come forward. Aurelius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Givens shoots in but Aurelius avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nero Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raylan Givens.
Aurelius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Givens counters with a nice body shot.
Givens throws a leg kick
and Givens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nero Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Givens dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Aurelius. That did some damage!
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Givens throws out a leg kick but Aurelius moves out of range and Givens only half commits.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Givens down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Givens.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aurelius circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Givens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Aurelius circles away.
Aurelius throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Givens tried to score with a low kick but Aurelius checks it.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.
Aurelius lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aurelius takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Givens swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aurelius gets cracked there but stands up to it.
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
An inside leg kick from Givens misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Raylan Givens will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Aurelius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the body.
Givens misses with a head kick.
Aurelius throws a shot from downtown. Givens moves away and avoids it.
Aurelius jabs Givens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelius feints and then cracks Givens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Givens down.
Aurelius checks a low kick from Givens.
Givens jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aurelius is looking to land body kicks.
Aurelius throws a body punch but Givens moves out of range.
Aurelius scores with a decent looking hook.
Aurelius throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Aurelius will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Aurelius ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Givens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Givens misses with a body shot.
Aurelius lands a right hook to the body.
Givens lands with a thumping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius tries to land a body kick

and Givens moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aurelius prevents a body shot from Givens.
A frustrated look appears on Aurelius's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aurelius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Aurelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aurelius gets through Givens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Aurelius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aurelius lands a jab.
Givens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Givens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Givens backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a front kick.
Givens is breathing heavily.
Aurelius throws a push kick but Givens slaps the foot to one side.
Givens staying out of range there.
Aurelius misses with an attempted mid kick.
Givens shoots for a double leg takedown but Aurelius sprawls well. He's pushed Givens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Givens ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aurelius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aurelius avoids the head kick by Givens.
Givens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Givens.
Aurelius connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Givens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius jabs Givens to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aurelius scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Givens shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Givens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Aurelius.
Givens avoids the body shot from Aurelius.
The crowd cheers as Aurelius lands an impressive looking overhand right. Givens doesn't seem phased though.
Givens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aurelius throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Givens.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Givens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Givens throws a wild body kick that Aurelius sees coming a mile off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nero Aurelius dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

The fighters circle momentarily. Aurelius darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aurelius scores with a crisp jab that stopped Givens in his tracks.
A bone on bone clash there as Aurelius blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Givens thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Aurelius.
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Nero Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Aurelius with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Givens on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Givens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Aurelius's waist but Aurelius gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Givens off to one side.
Givens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Givens avoids a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Givens.
Givens takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aurelius just misses with a punch to the body.
Givens takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aurelius, as that shot connected.
Nice straight punches there by Aurelius. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Aurelius.
Givens is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Aurelius lands with a kick to the ribs.
Givens misses with a leg kick
and Aurelius counters with a straight right hand.
Aurelius fakes the leg kick and cracks Givens in the body.
Givens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Aurelius rather than just go for the knockout.
Aurelius looks to throw the jab but Givens is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aurelius smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Givens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Givens has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelius.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Givens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Aurelius. Aurelius obviously looking to wear him down.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the body from Givens misses
and Aurelius counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aurelius connects with an inside leg kick.
Aurelius looks to land a right hand but Givens moved out of range.
A punch combination from Givens misses.
Aurelius connects with a leg kick. Givens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius defending well as Givens loads up on a big left hand.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Givens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Aurelius.
Good exchange - Aurelius coming out on top.
Aurelius tries to land a leg kick but Givens saw it coming and moves away.
Aurelius looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aurelius scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aurelius throws a head kick that misses.
Givens moves in looking to clinch but Aurelius pushes him off.
Givens shoots in for a takedown but Aurelius shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Givens with a good jab.
Aurelius throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A clash of legs there as Givens blocks the low kick.
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!
Aurelius misses with a right hand

and Givens counters with a single leg into guard. Aurelius didn't expect that.
Aurelius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Givens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Givens trying to control the position from guard on top but Aurelius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius keeping full guard, as Givens tries to pass.
Aurelius working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Givens.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nero Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Aurelius has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nero Aurelius!
Nero Aurelius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.