|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leif Erikson (ranked 1356 p4p, 1618 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 201 p4p, 236 weight class). Erikson comes into the arena with Into Battle - Ensiferum blaring out of the sound system. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Risto Rautio was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
 |
|
 |
| 195 cm
38
220
23 - 19 - 1 |
|
189 cm
41
210
36 - 18 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
|
Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
|
| |
|
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 23 - 19 - 1, fighting out of New York, Leif Erikson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erikson throws a good cross that connects.
Risto Rautio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch but Erikson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Erikson misses the target.
Erikson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
We've been told by Erikson 's head coaches at Vale Tudo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Erikson .
Rautio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erikson 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rautio tries to clinch up but Erikson circles away and keeps his distance.
Rautio wants to clinch.
Rautio doesn't manage to clinch there - Erikson circles away.
Rautio clinches up against the cage.
Erikson blocking some punches.
Rautio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rautio creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Erikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rautio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice cross by Erikson .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erikson looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Rautio moves forwards but Erikson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch but Erikson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Erikson .
Rautio is looking to clinch.
It looked like Erikson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rautio tries to clinch but Erikson moves out of range.
Rautio has closed the distance and engaged Erikson in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rautio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erikson wants to break free but Rautio has control.
A frustrated look appears on Erikson 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautio.
Erikson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Erikson lands with a right hand.
A jab from Erikson finds it's way through Rautio's defenses.
Erikson scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio rushes Erikson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Erikson manages to break the clinch.
Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
Erikson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erikson manages to break the clinch.
Rautio drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Erikson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Erikson throws out the jab.
Erikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erikson throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio is looking to clinch.
Erikson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch but Erikson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rautio moves out of range as Erikson strikes.
Erikson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
Rautio moves in looking to clinch but Erikson pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Erikson .
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Erikson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Erikson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Erikson misses with a straight left.
Rautio looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Erikson throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erikson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As Rautio backs away, Erikson returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Rautio gets a clinch.
Rautio misses with some punches.
Rautio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rautio misses with some punches.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rautio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erikson breaks from the clinch.
Rautio slips a straight right by Erikson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Erikson .
Rautio tries to clinch but Erikson is having none of it.
Rautio tries to clinch but Erikson moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Erikson misses the target.
Erikson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Erikson feints and then cracks Rautio's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rautio down.
Erikson tests Rautio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Erikson throws a leg kick but Rautio sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautio moves in looking to clinch but Erikson pushes him off.
Erikson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Erikson throws a big shot that misses.
Rautio moves into the clinch.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Erikson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio throws a head punch that misses.
Erikson wants to get back to striking at distance but Rautio won't allow it.
Erikson breaks from the clinch.
Erikson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice jab there from Erikson .
Erikson lands a left and a right that send Rautio crashing to the mat, dazed. Erikson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Rautio is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio tries to clinch up.
Erikson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Rautio is still on wobbly legs! Can Erikson finish him?
Rautio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Erikson counters with a big right hand! Oh Rautio is in trouble here! Erikson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leif Erikson !
Our winner, Leif Erikson , 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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
