PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sid Crush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Raynalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raynalds has chosen Survival as his entrance music. The key to victory for Sid Crush has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Crush
vs
Raynalds

201 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
211 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sid Crush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Raynalds!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crush goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like John Raynalds has been cut.

Raynalds closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Crush tries to circle away but Raynalds has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Crush blocking some punches.
Crush working hard to break the clinch.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Crush.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Crush.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crush has Raynalds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raynalds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crush tries to break free but Raynalds pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Crush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crush has Raynalds pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Raynalds manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Crush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Raynalds has the dominant position.
Crush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush blocking some punches.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds keeps control of Crush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crush is trying to break the clinch but Raynalds is controlling him.
Crush blocks an uppercut.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Crush wants to break free but Raynalds has control.
Raynalds prevents the takedown attempt.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crush looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Crush is trying to push Raynalds away but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raynalds lands a right hand.
Raynalds lands a hook that snaps the head of Crush backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds scores with a shoulder strike.
Crush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage.
Crush can't break the clinch.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Raynalds has the dominant position.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Crush tries to break free but Raynalds pushes him back against the cage.

Crush manages to break the clinch.
Crush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raynalds paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crush fails with the takedown.

Raynalds moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crush can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Raynalds gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Crush.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Crush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage.
Crush is trying to push Raynalds away but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raynalds.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Raynalds scores with a nice short uppercut.
Crush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Crush tries to circle away but Raynalds has him pinned against the cage.
Raynalds prevents Crush from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
Crush tries to pull guard but Raynalds holds him up against the cage and eventually Crush drops back down to his feet.
Raynalds scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Raynalds has double underhooks.
Crush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crush tries to circle away but Raynalds has him pinned against the cage.
Crush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Crush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Crush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crush tries to break the clinch but Raynalds is controlling the position.
Crush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Raynalds has double underhooks.
Raynalds stops a takedown attempt from Crush.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Raynalds dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Raynalds's cut.
That's time! Crush's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Raynalds closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crush counters with a three punch combo that has Raynalds backing up. Raynalds nods at Crush to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynalds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crush connects with a body shot that sends Raynalds's belly button to the back.

Raynalds moves into range and clinches up with Crush.

Crush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Raynalds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crush keeps the fight on the outside.
Raynalds has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Raynalds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crush is looking to counter punch.
Crush lands with a right hand.
Crush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raynalds tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raynalds tries to clinch up
and Crush counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynalds has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crush keeps the fight on the outside.
Raynalds wants to clinch up but Crush keeps it at a distance.
Crush was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Raynalds is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crush shoots for a takedown but Raynalds saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Raynalds closes the distance and pushes Crush back into the cage.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Crush working hard to break the clinch.
Crush is trying to break the clinch but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raynalds.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Crush tries to pull guard but Raynalds won't allow it.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Crush drops down looking for an ankle pick but Raynalds pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Crush. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raynalds forces Crush back against the cage and clinches.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Raynalds after a bit of a struggle.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Raynalds has the dominant position.
Crush blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush blocking some punches.
Raynalds lands with a right to the head.
Crush blocks an uppercut.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Crush blocking some punches.
Raynalds swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush blocks an uppercut.
Crush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Raynalds in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush can't break the clinch.
Raynalds prevents Crush from breaking the clinch.
Crush is trying to push Raynalds away but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Raynalds keeps control of Crush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crush blocks an uppercut.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Crush tries to break free but Raynalds pushes him back against the cage.

Crush breaks the clinch.
Raynalds tries to close the distance and clinch but Crush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crush is looking for a counter combo.
Crush throws a series of strikes that have Raynalds backpedaling.
Crush fails with a takedown attempt.
Raynalds steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Crush.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crush, as that shot connected.
John Raynalds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds stuffs the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raynalds looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Raynalds fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crush, pushing him back against the cage.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Crush can't break the clinch.
Crush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Raynalds has the dominant position.
Crush is trying to force a seperation but Raynalds has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Crush.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Crush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crush is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raynalds gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but John Raynalds will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Raynalds's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Crush tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Raynalds defends well and Crush ends up having to push Raynalds into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

Crush gets tackled into the cage by Raynalds. Raynalds maintains the clinch.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Crush.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crush is trying to break the clinch but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage.
Crush blocks an uppercut.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
Raynalds keeps control of Crush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Crush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crush blocking some punches.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Raynalds has double underhooks.
Crush is trying to break the clinch but Raynalds is controlling him.
Crush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Crush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Crush's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crush blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crush is trying to break free.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Crush has had enough of the clinch but Raynalds keeps him there for the moment.
Raynalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Crush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raynalds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds keeps control of Crush as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Raynalds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Crush working hard to break the clinch.
Raynalds has a couple of punches blocked by Crush.
Crush blocking some punches.
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crush tries to break the clinch but Raynalds is controlling the position.
Crush fails to pull guard.
Crush wants to get back to striking at distance but Raynalds won't allow it.
Raynalds lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Crush wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Raynalds has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Crush is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Raynalds fails to land.
Raynalds misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raynalds throws a punch but it's blocked by Crush.
Raynalds working aggressively here.
Crush wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
John Raynalds seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Crush drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sid Crush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raynalds.
Crush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raynalds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Crush is looking to break free of the clinch but Raynalds has double underhooks.
Raynalds has Crush pressed against the cage, preventing Crush from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.

Crush's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
John Raynalds is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crush tries to clinch but Raynalds is having none of it.
Raynalds tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Raynalds gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Raynalds clinches with his opponent.
Crush looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crush blocking some punches.
Crush tries to circle away but Raynalds has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crush can't break the clinch.
Raynalds throws a head punch that misses.
Raynalds swings wildly with an uppercut but Crush uses good head movement to avoid it.
Crush wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crush wants to get back to striking at distance but Raynalds won't allow it.
Raynalds misses with a punch on the inside.
Crush wants a takedown but no success here.
Crush wants to break free but Raynalds has control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crush is trying to break free.
Raynalds pushes Crush back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Crush.
Sid Crush has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raynalds misses with the head strike.
Raynalds misses with some punches.
Crush scores with a shot to the side of Raynalds's head.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Raynalds comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Raynalds winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Raynalds!
A pretty intense looking John Raynalds took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.