PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Carey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niko Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carey comes to the cage accompanied by Big Poppa. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carey
vs
Ruutikainen

185 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Country Boy MMA

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dan Carey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Niko Ruutikainen!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Carey drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ruutikainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ruutikainen keeping full guard, as Carey tries to pass.
Ruutikainen pulls Carey in to control the position.
Carey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ruutikainen looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Carey puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Ruutikainen is controlling Carey's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Carey controlling the action here.
Ruutikainen won't allow Carey to pass to mount.
Ruutikainen tries to get to full guard but Carey has control of the leg.
Ruutikainen controlling the position for now.
Carey is thwarting Ruutikainen's attempts to control the position.
Ruutikainen tries to roll over but Carey keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Ruutikainen is looking to improve his position.
Ruutikainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carey is working away from the top position though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ruutikainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruutikainen tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.
Carey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Ruutikainen clinches with his opponent.

Ruutikainen is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Carey can't fight it off and eventually Ruutikainen manages to take the fight to the floor. Carey looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carey trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Carey is breathing heavily.
Ruutikainen content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen tries to stand but Carey is controlling from the bottom.
Ruutikainen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ruutikainen wants to control from the top but Carey keeps moving.
Carey can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruutikainen controls the pace.
Carey looking to control.
Carey is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ruutikainen controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carey prevents Ruutikainen from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carey is keen to just control but Ruutikainen is a slippery customer.
Ruutikainen is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen controlling the position for now.

Ruutikainen pushes Carey off and gets back to his feet.
Carey shoots in and drives through. Ruutikainen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carey.
Nice sprawl there from Ruutikainen as Carey shoots in.
Carey fails to land the takedown.
Ruutikainen tries to clinch there but Carey circles away.
Carey wants to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Ruutikainen. No joy for Carey on that attempt.
A punch combination from Ruutikainen misses.

Ruutikainen drives through and clinches with Carey against the cage.

Ruutikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen tries to clinch up but Carey circles away and keeps his distance.
Ruutikainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carey stalks Ruutikainen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ruutikainen's face. Ruutikainen staggers backwards, shaken.
Carey fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carey looks to land a combination but Ruutikainen avoids it well.
Carey tries to clinch but Ruutikainen moves out of range.

Ruutikainen has Carey up against the cage in a clinch.

Ruutikainen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ruutikainen falls off balance throwing a combination

and Carey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruutikainen wants to stand but Carey is controlling the position.
Ruutikainen controlling Carey's posture.
Carey wants to control from the top but Ruutikainen keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruutikainen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Niko Ruutikainen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Carey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ruutikainen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carey shoots in for a takedown but Ruutikainen shows good takedown defense.

Ruutikainen clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruutikainen.
Ruutikainen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ruutikainen lands a right hand.
Ruutikainen lands an uppercut.
Ruutikainen gets through Carey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Carey is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Ruutikainen as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Carey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ruutikainen tries to break the clinch but Carey is controlling the position.
Carey seems to have got his legs back now.

Ruutikainen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Carey is trying to keep an underhook but Ruutikainen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Ruutikainen controlling the action here.
Carey trying to control but Ruutikainen postures up.
Ruutikainen keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruutikainen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Carey actively working from the bottom here.
Ruutikainen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carey is pressing down on Ruutikainen's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ruutikainen trying to stand up but can't free himself from Carey's guard.
Carey being controlled here, momentarily.
Ruutikainen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ruutikainen looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ruutikainen wants to stand but Carey is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruutikainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Niko Ruutikainen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carey lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ruutikainen takes a step back to recover.
Ruutikainen tries to clinch but Carey moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Ruutikainen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carey scores with a spinning back kick!
Ruutikainen closes the distance but Carey moves to the side
and Carey counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ruutikainen darts in trying to clinch

and Carey moves into the clinch.
Carey wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ruutikainen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carey backwards.
Ruutikainen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carey has had enough of the clinch but Ruutikainen keeps him there for the moment.
Carey wants to stall.
Ruutikainen stops a takedown attempt from Carey.
Carey fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Carey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short left from Ruutikainen.
Carey changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ruutikainen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Carey or perhaps it was just good defense by Ruutikainen which made him look bad.
Ruutikainen is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Carey hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Niko Ruutikainen!