PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo comes to the cage accompanied by Numb. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eduardo
vs
Raveneye

185 cm
33
200 lbs
16 - 17 - 2

179 cm
30
195 lbs
14 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 16 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raveneye fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Eduardo manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Eduardo's head coaches at Brophy's Evil Troid Academy (BETA) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Eduardo scores with a jab.
Raveneye misses with a hook.
Raveneye fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Eduardo is out of range.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eduardo misses with a double jab.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.

Eduardo moves into the clinch.
Eduardo lands a shoulder strike.
Eduardo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Odin Raveneye has been cut.
Eduardo tries to throw a body punch but Raveneye avoids it by throwing Eduardo back against the cage.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Eduardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raveneye struggles to land a body shot inside as Eduardo controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Raveneye manages to break the clinch.
Raveneye swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Eduardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raveneye swings for the body but Eduardo moves out of range.
A jab from Raveneye misses.
Eduardo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Eduardo checks a leg kick.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Eduardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raveneye's head.
Raveneye 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.
Eduardo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Raveneye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Eduardo has Raveneye up against the cage in a clinch.
Raveneye can't break the clinch.
Eduardo looking to slow down the pace here.
Eduardo swings wildly with an uppercut but Raveneye uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo lands a nice knee to the body.
Eduardo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Raveneye avoids it.
Eduardo with a knee to the head.
Eduardo stalling in the clinch but Raveneye improves position.
Eduardo is working Raveneye over against the cage.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eduardo misses with a punch to the body.
Eduardo scores with a knee to the head.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Raveneye avoids the damage to the body.
Eduardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raveneye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Raveneye.
Eduardo working Raveneye over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eduardo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Raveneye in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Raveneye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eduardo has Raveneye pushed against the cage.
Raveneye wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eduardo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Raveneye is defending well for now.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Eduardo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Raveneye's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but Raveneye blocks with his arms.
Eduardo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Eduardo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Eduardo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
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.

Eduardo lands a head kick!
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Raveneye circles away.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Raveneye moves out of range.
Raveneye with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Raveneye avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raveneye is looking to chop away at Eduardo's legs.
Raveneye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raveneye swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some bone on bone action there as Eduardo checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Raveneye moves out of range easily.
Donk. Eduardo catches Raveneye right on the button with a cross.

Eduardo closes the distance and pushes Raveneye back into the cage.
Eduardo stalling.
Eduardo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eduardo trying to land knees to the body.
Raveneye avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raveneye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Raveneye manages to break the clinch.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Raveneye moves out of range.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo stalks Raveneye and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raveneye's face. Raveneye staggers backwards, shaken.
A jab from Raveneye misses.
Eduardo lands a head kick!
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raveneye.
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raveneye avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raveneye lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Eduardo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Eduardo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A slow jab from Raveneye misses its intended target.
Raveneye misses with a wild body shot.
Eduardo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raveneye can do to turn this around?
Raveneye just misses with a punch to the body.
Raveneye is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Eduardo rather than just go for the knockout.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Eduardo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Eduardo tenderised Raveneye's leg. Raveneye is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eduardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Raveneye's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Eduardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
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!
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raveneye paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eduardo thuds a left hand into Raveneye's body.
Eduardo blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eduardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raveneye.
Eduardo wants to clinch but Raveneye slips to the side
and Raveneye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Eduardo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Odin Raveneye's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Raveneye throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eduardo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eduardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raveneye.
Nice body kick there by Eduardo.
Eduardo takes a swing at Raveneye's ribcage but misses.
Raveneye avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to clinch up but Raveneye keeps it at a distance.
Carlos Eduardo is winning the standup battle so far.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Eduardo moves into range and clinches up with Raveneye.
Eduardo leaning against his opponent.

Raveneye breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a head kick that misses.
Eduardo tries to clinch up but Raveneye circles away and keeps his distance.
Eduardo misses with a head kick.
Raveneye just misses with a punch to the body.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo punishes Raveneye's body with a nice straight punch.
Raveneye with a hook.

It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Eduardo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Eduardo moves in looking to clinch but Raveneye pushes him off.
Eduardo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eduardo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Eduardo instigates a clinch.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Raveneye lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Raveneye is trying to break the clinch but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Eduardo.
Eduardo throws an elbow but it misses.
Raveneye takes a knee to the side of the body.
Raveneye has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raveneye avoiding damage as Eduardo throws knees to the body.
Eduardo is trying to maintain a safe position but Raveneye gets an underhook and turns Eduardo into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Eduardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carlos Eduardo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Raveneye manages to break the clinch.
Raveneye slips a straight right by Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
Raveneye avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo throws a series of punches but Raveneye moves out of range.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Eduardo moves into the clinch.
Eduardo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Raveneye's efforts to push away.
Raveneye is trying to push Eduardo away but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Raveneye working aggressively here.
Raveneye managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Raveneye has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eduardo looking to throw knees to the head but Raveneye is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Eduardo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Raveneye's brow.
Odin Raveneye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos Eduardo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Eduardo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Eduardo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Eduardo 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Eduardo!
During a confident post fight interview, Carlos Eduardo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.