PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 754 p4p, 1337 weight class) and Valentino Santiago (ranked 102 p4p, 203 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Rauta
vs
Santiago

185 cm
28
180
22 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
199
13 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Conviction
Furnace Performance 🔥

Furnace Performance 🔥

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Valentino Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santiago.
A little feinted left hand from Rauta on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Rauta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rauta lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Santiago is rocked!
Rauta circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Santiago tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Rauta wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Nyrkki Rauta thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.