PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eetu Rauhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JP Hoss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eetu Rauhanen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Rauhanen
vs
Hoss

192 cm
25
225 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

170 cm
23
288 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eetu Rauhanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, JP Hoss!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoss misses with a low kick.
JP Hoss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauhanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

It looks like JP Hoss has been cut.

Hoss closes the distance and clinches.
Rauhanen blocks an elbow strike.
Hoss tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rauhanen avoids it.
Hoss pushes Rauhanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Eetu Rauhanen has been cut.
Hoss creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Hoss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hoss throws an elbow but misses.
Rauhanen wants to break free but Hoss has control.

Hoss drops Rauhanen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Rauhanen is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Hoss misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rauhanen.
Hoss putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rauhanen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rauhanen is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoss lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoss.
Hoss lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Hoss.

Eetu Rauhanen's cut is getting worse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hoss pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hoss is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rauhanen is defending well for now.
Hoss lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rauhanen backwards.

Eetu Rauhanen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rauhanen tries to circle away but Hoss has him pinned against the cage.
Hoss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoss lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rauhanen.
Hoss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hoss landing knees to the body.
Hoss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hoss works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoss misses with a knee to the head.
Hoss with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rauhanen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hoss misses with a knee strike.
Hoss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rauhanen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hoss.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoss lands a hook that snaps the head of Rauhanen backwards.
Hoss lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Jeez, Eetu Rauhanen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Hoss prevents Rauhanen from breaking the clinch.
Hoss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rauhanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoss misses with an elbow over the top.
Hoss displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rauhanen up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhanen avoiding damage as Hoss throws knees to the body.

Rauhanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hoss misses with a low kick.
Rauhanen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hoss throws and low kick but Rauhanen moves out of range easily.
Rauhanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoss.
Hoss tries to close the distance and clinch but Rauhanen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hoss throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rauhanen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hoss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hoss with a jab.
Hoss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rauhanen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rauhanen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hoss.
A shot to the body from Hoss misses
and Rauhanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoss throws a sloppy body shot
and Rauhanen counters with a right hand to the body.
Rauhanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoss.
Hoss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rauhanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hoss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rauhanen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rauhanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hoss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JP Hoss dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rauhanen!
Hoss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rauhanen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hoss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rauhanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rauhanen moves out of range of the strikes.
Rauhanen throws a right and a left that Hoss avoids nicely.
Hoss tries to clinch up.
Hoss throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rauhanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Rauhanen is looking to slow Hoss down with leg kicks.
Hoss is breathing heavily.
Hoss misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rauhanen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoss checks a low kick from Rauhanen.
Hoss throws a big shot that misses.
Hoss wants to clinch up but Rauhanen keeps it at a distance.
Rauhanen misses with a low kick as Hoss jumps back.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rauhanen.
Rauhanen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rauhanen throws a nice looking combination but Hoss bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rauhanen is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Rauhanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rauhanen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rauhanen works over Hoss's head and body with a nice combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauhanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rauhanen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Rauhanen throws a sloppy head kick and Hoss moves out of range easily.
Rauhanen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rauhanen tries to bum rush Hoss with a series of wild strikes but Hoss uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Eetu Rauhanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rauhanen lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoss is looking to clinch but Rauhanen is avoiding it.
Rauhanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hoss misses with a double jab
and Rauhanen counters with a left and a right that stings Hoss.

That has opened up JP Hoss's cut even more.
Rauhanen cracks Hoss with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rauhanen moves into range and connects with a jab.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Hoss in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhanen feints and then cracks Hoss's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoss down.
Eetu Rauhanen is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauhanen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Rauhanen scores with a three punch combo!
Rauhanen wants to land a leg kick but Hoss is out of range.
A nice combination there by Rauhanen.
Hoss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rauhanen counters with a straight right hand.
Rauhanen scores with the left hand. Hoss knows he should have avoided that one.
Hoss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whack! Rauhanen lands a heavy head kick that drops Hoss. The ref tackles Rauhanen to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Hoss was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Eetu Rauhanen!