PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 2068 p4p, 4073 weight class) and Werner Heisenberg (ranked 282 p4p, 497 weight class). The key to victory for Nyrkki Rauta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rauta
vs
Heisenberg

185 cm
27
180
8 - 1 - 0

178 cm
29
176
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Werner Heisenberg!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rauta gets tackled into the cage by Heisenberg. Heisenberg maintains the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Rauta lands with a left to the head.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Rauta uses good head movement to avoid it.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg blocks an uppercut.
Rauta blocking some punches.
Heisenberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautas head.
Rauta lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Heisenberg backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Heisenberg.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
I was talking to Rauta's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Heisenberg working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Heisenberg fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
A short uppercut from Rauta.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
Heisenberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta working aggressively here.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Heisenberg misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Heisenberg has a couple of punches blocked by Rauta.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heisenberg misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heisenberg.
Heisenberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rauta.

Heisenberg is rocked!
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Heisenberg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Heisenberg.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Heisenberg working aggressively here.
Heisenberg blocks an uppercut.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heisenberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Heisenberg seems to have recovered his senses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Heisenberg.
Heisenberg's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heisenberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rauta backwards.
Heisenberg throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rauta.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heisenberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Heisenberg misses with the head strike.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Heisenberg tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a big uppercut that drops Heisenberg! More strikes from Rauta and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Heisenberg lies dazed against the cage as Rauta celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his heavyweight title!
A victorious Nyrkki Rauta thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.