PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Stehling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. Stehling has chosen Turmion Kätilöt - Minä MÄÄRÄÄN! as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rauta
vs
Stehling

192 cm
26
257 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

191 cm
21
284 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition 159 Energy + Stamina

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mitchell Stehling!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stehling keeps the fight on the outside.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stehling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rauta is looking to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Stehling.
Stehling lunges at Rauta with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rauta's hand.
Rauta throws out a loose jab but Stehling uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stehling scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rauta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rauta misses with a leg kick.
Rauta tries to score with a low kick but Stehling moves his leg out of the way.
Stehling checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rauta chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Stehling can pounce on him.
Stehling swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Stehling shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rauta is looking for a sweep. Stehling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stehling wants to pass the guard but Rauta is defending well.
Nice strikes from Stehling there.
Stehling is thwarting Rauta's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta wants to get back to full guard.
Stehling wants to take a breather but Rauta is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauta is looking for a sweep. Stehling is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stehling prevents Rauta from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rauta throws a right hand that Stehling ducks under and follows up with a left that Stehling also avoids with ease.
Stehling throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta tries to clinch but Stehling moves out of range.
Rauta displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stehling throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Stehling misses its intended target.
Stehling ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Rauta gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Stehling misses with a two punch combination.
Rauta has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stehling finds it's way round the side to connect with Rauta's head.
Rauta misses with a low kick.
Stehling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Stehling.
Stehling throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stehling getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stehling lands a really nice looking cross but Rauta seems unphased.
Stehling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauta.
Stehling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stehling darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stehling is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rauta had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Stehling lands with a good body shot.
Rauta swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Stehling counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rauta misses with a wild body shot.
Rauta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stehling counters with a three punch combo that has Rauta backing up. Rauta nods at Stehling to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stehling changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rauta loads up on a big right hand but Stehling slips the punch.
Rauta wants to clinch
and Stehling counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta wants to clinch
and Stehling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stehling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Stehling dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Stehling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rauta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rauta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stehling shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rauta pinned against the cage. Rauta gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stehling looks to score with a jab to the body but Rauta is just out of range.
Rauta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rauta dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stehling shoots in for a takedown but Rauta shows good takedown defense.
Stehling misses the jab.
A lazy left from Stehling finds it's target.
Stehling blocks a jab.
Rauta misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Stehling displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rauta throws out the jab.
Rauta throws a sloppy body shot
and Stehling counters with a one-two to the body.
Rauta pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta clinches but Stehling breaks the clinch
and Stehling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stehling, as that shot connected.
Stehling slips a straight right by Rauta.
A punch combination from Stehling misses.
Rauta wants to clinch
and Stehling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stehling takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Stehling works Rauta's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rauta misses with a looping left.
Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch but Stehling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stehling looks to land a left hand but Rauta moved out of range nicely.
Rauta throws a hook but Stehling blocks it.
Stehling ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Stehling shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Rauta napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stehling controlling from side mount.
Stehling tries to advance to mount but Rauta denies him.
Rauta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Stehling wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stehling trying to control the position but Rauta is working away.
Rauta is looking for a sweep.
Stehling trying to control the position but Rauta is working away.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rauta lands a big right hand that sends Stehling crashing to the mat! Rauta stays standing though and waves Stehling back to his feet!

It looks like Mitchell Stehling has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling looks to throw the jab but Rauta is out of range.
Rauta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stehling.
Stehling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stehling scores with a decent looking hook.
Donk. Stehling catches Rauta right on the button with a cross.
Mitchell Stehling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stehling misses with a hook.
Rauta throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stehling.
Rauta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stehling counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauta throws the kick towards the body but Stehling avoids it.
Stehling misses with a two punch combination.
Stehling slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pertti Rauta will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mitchell Stehling's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Stehling connects with a nice looking jab.
Stehling connects with a body shot.
Rauta with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stehling to score with a decent uppercut.
Stehling is looking to land body kicks.
Rauta shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stehling scores with a sloppy right hand. Rauta should have avoided that one.
Rauta avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stehling rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rauta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stehling throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rauta counter with a right hand.
A big right from Stehling misses.
Rauta throws a big shot that misses.
Stehling connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rauta tries to clinch but Stehling moves away
enabling Stehling to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stehling throws a hook but Rauta blocks it.
Rauta takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stehling slips under a jab.
Rauta thows a leg kick but Stehling checks it
and Stehling connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stehling catches Rauta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rauta closes the distance but Stehling moves to the side
and Stehling counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rauta misses the jab.
Stehling uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rauta.
Stehling tries to bum rush Rauta with a series of wild strikes but Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Stehling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rauta.
Rauta throws a body kick the misses
and Stehling counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stehling throws a hook to the side of Rauta's head but Rauta sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rauta closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Stehling counter with a right hand.
Rauta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stehling throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rauta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Stehling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Stehling lands a nice hook to Rauta's body. Rauta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stehling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stehling takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rauta uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stehling.
Rauta misses with a hook to the body
and Stehling counters with a series of strikes. Rauta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stehling lands a nice hook to Rauta's body. Rauta takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with an uppercut.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Rauta lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stehling has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stehling and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stehling checks a leg kick.
Rauta throws a leg kick but Stehling sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stehling lands a nice shot to the body.
Stehling works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Stehling.
Rauta slips a jab from Stehling.
Rauta clinches but Stehling breaks the clinch
and Rauta takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rauta walks into a stiff left hand from Stehling.
Stehling lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stehling connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Stehling does it's job there.
Rauta tries to land a leg kick but Stehling saw it coming and moves away.
Rauta looks to clinch
and Stehling counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rauta has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rauta there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rauta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rauta throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stehling counters with a stiff right hand.
Stehling lands a right hook to the body.
Stehling digs a good hook to Rauta's body.
Rauta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Stehling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rauta looks to clinch
and Stehling counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rauta thinking.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stehling catches Rauta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stehling throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Stehling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stehling has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Stehling!