PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Raveneye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shotgun Trua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Raveneye
vs
Trua

179 cm
35
195 lbs
23 - 16 - 0

191 cm
28
191 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

Conviction

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 23 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Odin Raveneye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shotgun Trua!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trua moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Raveneye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trua cracks the inside of Raveneye's front leg.
A big right from Trua misses.
Trua connects with a crisp jab.
Trua lets loose with a powerful body kick. Raveneye will feel that in the morning.
Trua throws a body kick that misses.
Raveneye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trua lands a jab to Raveneye's midsection.
Trua moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Trua with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raveneye gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Trua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Raveneye has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Raveneye.
Raveneye throws a lazy right hand but Trua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raveneye tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trua was well out of range. Poor timing from Raveneye.
A chopping leg kick lands by Trua.
Trua scores with a leg kick.
Trua is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Trua bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trua.
Trua lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Trua there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Trua connects with a solid leg kick.
Raveneye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Trua to score with a decent uppercut.
Raveneye is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Trua.
Trua has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raveneye throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua punishes Raveneye's body with a nice straight punch.
Raveneye walks into a stiff left hand from Trua.
Trua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A lazy body kick from Raveneye
and Raveneye takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Trua throws a hook to the side of Raveneye's head but Raveneye sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raveneye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Trua.
Trua lands a head shot.
Trua lands a jab to Raveneye's midsection.
Trua darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trua misses with a few strikes there.
Raveneye has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trua.
Trua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A jab from Trua misses.
Trua is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Raveneye had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Raveneye bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Trua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raveneye looks to score with a jab to the body but Trua is just out of range.
Trua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Trua misses with a body kick.
Trua looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a body punch but Raveneye moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Raveneye misses its target.
Trua swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raveneye will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trua missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Raveneye is looking to counter punch.
Shotgun Trua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raveneye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trua can pounce on him.
Trua cracks the inside of Raveneye's front leg.
Raveneye thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua blocks a jab.
A combination from Trua does no damage.
And Raveneye counters with a quick kick to the body but Trua blocks it.
Trua tries to land a front kick but Raveneye steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trua throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shotgun Trua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Raveneye just misses with a punch to the body.
Trua's corner calls for a 1-2. Trua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Trua tries a low kick but Raveneye avoids it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Trua 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.
Raveneye has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Trua.
Raveneye ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trua moves away.
Trua scores with a leg kick.
Trua scores with the left hand. Raveneye knows he should have avoided that one.
Trua throws the left hand but Raveneye avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trua misses with a low kick as Raveneye jumps back.
Raveneye takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raveneye takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua misses with a straight right.
Trua scores with a jab to the head.
Trua connects with a leg kick. Raveneye looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Raveneye chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Trua can pounce on him.
Trua has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trua.
Raveneye needs to keep his hands up - Trua had a free shot at his head there.
Raveneye is looking to score with low kicks.
Raveneye slips under a jab.
Trua lands with a nice body kick.
Raveneye tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Trua attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trua just misses with a punch to the body.
Trua missing with a left hand there. Raveneye was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Trua fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Raveneye looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trua scores with a hook to the body. Raveneye takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Trua lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raveneye avoids the body shot from Trua.
Raveneye is looking to counter punch.
Trua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Trua connects with a solid leg kick.
Trua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Raveneye gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A leg kick checked by Raveneye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Trua misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raveneye.
Jab from Trua.
Raveneye is looking to wear down Trua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Raveneye misses with a looping right.
Trua doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Trua throws a hook but Raveneye avoids it easily.
Raveneye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Trua.
Raveneye fires out a quick counter leg kick but Trua just manages to avoid it.
Trua lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Trua misses with a hook. Raveneye ducked under it nicely.
Raveneye ducks under a wild hook from Trua.
Trua scoring well with a low kick there.
Trua connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Trua.
Raveneye's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Trua moves out of range as Raveneye throws a body kick.
Raveneye is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Trua's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Trua fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raveneye.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trua delivers a nice body kick.
Raveneye throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Trua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Trua catches Raveneye with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Raveneye takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Trua misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shotgun Trua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.

Raveneye misses the shot to the body.
Shotgun Trua seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Trua fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raveneye manages to avoid it.
It looked like Raveneye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Trua thumps Raveneye with a low kick.
Raveneye checks a leg kick.
Trua's corner calls for a 1-2. Trua obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Trua.
Trua throws a leg kick but Raveneye moved away.
Raveneye is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Trua throws a sloppy head kick and Raveneye moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trua chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trua pushes Raveneye away with a front kick.
Trua takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trua misses with a hook.
Trua jabs Raveneye to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trua jabs at Raveneye's body.
Trua scoring well with a low kick there.
Trua scores with a hook.
Trua thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raveneye swings for the body but Trua moves out of range.
Raveneye throws a lazy right hand but Trua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raveneye takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Trua looks for the body kick but Raveneye saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Trua scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice body kick there by Trua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trua lands a body shot.
Trua scores with a spinning back kick!
Trua wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trua thows a body kick. Raveneye tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trua scores with a nice body kick.
Raveneye takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Raveneye ducks right into an uppercut from Trua.
Raveneye takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raveneye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Raveneye wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Trua misses.
Nice body kick there by Trua.
Raveneye looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Raveneye dodges the punch combination from Trua.
Raveneye takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raveneye lunges at Trua with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Trua's hand.
Trua throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raveneye appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Trua lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trua throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Raveneye to counter with a crisp jab.
Raveneye throws a low kick but Trua avoids it.
Trua swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raveneye.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Trua.
A jab lands there for Trua.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raveneye connects with an inside leg kick.
Trua bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raveneye's head.
Trua scores with a nice strike.
Raveneye steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trua.
Odin Raveneye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That kick from Trua tenderised Raveneye's leg. Raveneye is trying to keep his angry face on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shotgun Trua comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trua 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 25:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shotgun Trua!
Our winner, Shotgun Trua, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.