PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jere Ruutikainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zanner Stulken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruutikainen
vs
Stulken

182 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jere Ruutikainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zanner Stulken!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stulken tries to clinch but Ruutikainen moves out of range.

Ruutikainen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Stulken to the mat! Stulken manages to get full guard.
Stulken keeping full guard, as Ruutikainen tries to pass.
Ruutikainen slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Stulken throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ruutikainen uses it to pass to side control.
Ruutikainen just content to control the position.
Stulken throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Stulken tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stulken is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Ruutikainen has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruutikainen lands some shots froms side control.
Ruutikainen works to advance to full mount. Stulken defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Ruutikainen breaks from Stulken's wrist control and lands an elbow.

It looks like Zanner Stulken has been cut.
Ruutikainen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ruutikainen controlling the pace for now.
Ruutikainen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That has opened up Zanner Stulken's cut even more.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruutikainen controlling his opponent.
Ruutikainen lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stulken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruutikainen controlling from the full mount.
Ruutikainen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Stulken for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stulken really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ruutikainen content just to control the position here.
Ruutikainen is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Stulken can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ruutikainen is landing with some decent strikes but Stulken is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ruutikainen breaks from Stulken's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ruutikainen scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stulken?
Ruutikainen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stulken in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruutikainen scoring with strikes but Stulken is staying in there.

The cut above Zanner Stulken's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Zanner Stulken's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jere Ruutikainen!