PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Ivanovits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pate Rakko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivanovits comes to the cage accompanied by The Odorants - This Night. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Ivanovits
vs
Rakko

220 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
285 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Alpha Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sergei Ivanovits!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pate Rakko!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanovits scores with a shot to the body.
Rakko looks gassed!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Rakko with that takedown attempt.

Ivanovits takes the fight into the clinch.
Ivanovits digs a right hand into Rakko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rakko's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Ivanovits.
Ivanovits throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rakkos head.

It looks like Pate Rakko has been cut.
Ivanovits scores with a shoulder strike.
Ivanovits scores with a shot to the side of Rakko's head.
Nice body punch from Ivanovits - that landed with a thud.
Ivanovits lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rakko backwards.
Ivanovits lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Ivanovits.

Ivanovits breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Ivanovits.

Ivanovits moves into the clinch.

Ivanovits drops Rakko onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rakko is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ivanovits gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rakko.
Ivanovits wants to get back to striking at distance but Rakko won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanovits wants to break free but Rakko has control.
Ivanovits scores with a shot to the side of Rakko's head.
A bit of stalling here from Ivanovits.
Rakko looking for a takedown.
Sergei Ivanovits has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pate Rakko.
Ivanovits is trying to break free.
Ivanovits wants to break free but Rakko has control.
Ivanovits stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rakko prevents Ivanovits from breaking the clinch.
Rakko drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ivanovits pulls his leg out and moves away.

Ivanovits sends Rakko crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Ivanovits is motioning to the referee to let Rakko up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Rakko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanovits closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Rakko out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sergei Ivanovits!