PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ibrahim Rahman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jurkku Mastiffi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mastiffi's choice of entrance music: Jerry Reed : East Bound and Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rahman
vs
Mastiffi

175 cm
24
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ibrahim Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurkku Mastiffi!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mastiffi takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Mastiffi has closed the distance and engaged Rahman in a clinch.
Rahman is looking to break free of the clinch but Mastiffi has double underhooks.
Mastiffi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rahman's efforts to push away.
Mastiffi looking for a takedown.

Mastiffi breaks from the clinch.
Mastiffi throws a right hand that Rahman ducks under and follows up with a left that Rahman also avoids with ease.
Mastiffi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman clobbers Mastiffi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahman throws a head kick that half lands.
Rahman scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Rahman.
Rahman throws a shot to the body.
Rahman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mastiffi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahman swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mastiffi clinches with his opponent.
Rahman wants to break the clinch but can't.

Mastiffi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some wild striking there from Mastiffi.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rahman throws a nice head kick!
Rahman lands with a straight right. Mastiffi didn't see that one coming.
Rahman slips a jab and a cross from Mastiffi.
Rahman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rahman tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mastiffi.
Rahman lands with a slapping head kick.
Rahman throws a nice head kick!
Mastiffi misses with the combination.
Mastiffi looks gassed!
Rahman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mastiffi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rahman lands an overhand right.
Rahman connects with a body shot that sends Mastiffi's belly button to the back.
Mastiffi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rahman throws a head kick that half lands.
Rahman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rahman scores with a nice head shot.
Rahman cracks Mastiffi with a good jab.
Rahman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rahman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Mastiffi is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman lands with a right hand.
Mastiffi is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
Rahman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mastiffi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rahman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mastiffi scrambles back to his feet.
Mastiffi seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rahman.
Mastiffi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rahman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mastiffi ducks right into an uppercut from Rahman.
Rahman lands with a right hand.
Mastiffi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Rahman.
Rahman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rahman lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Rahman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mastiffi doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ibrahim Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mastiffi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ibrahim Rahman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jurkku Mastiffi.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rahman.
Rahman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Rahman.
Rahman connects with a body shot.
Mastiffi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rahman darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahman. That's going to slow Mastiffi down.
Rahman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rahman digs a good body shot into Mastiffi's ribs.
Mastiffi moves forwards but Rahman connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jab from Rahman.
Rahman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rahman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mastiffi doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman connects with a single shot there.
Ibrahim Rahman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rahman scores with a hook.
Mastiffi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rahman lands a jab to the nose.
Rahman lands an overhand right.
Mastiffi takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rahman.
Rahman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mastiffi crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Rahman - the referee stops the clock and Mastiffi gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Rahman. Mastiffi manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rahman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rahman lands a high kick!
Rahman scores with a head kick.
Rahman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mastiffi on the side of the head.
Mastiffi takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Rahman thumps Mastiffi with a low kick.
Mastiffi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rahman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahman lands a slapping body shot.
Rahman throws a nice head kick!
Rahman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mastiffi.
Rahman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahman throws a nice head kick!
Rahman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mastiffi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rahman scores with a head kick. Mastiffi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rahman connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahman throws a head kick that Mastiffi semi-blocks.
Mastiffi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahman lands a nice looking body shot.
Rahman works Mastiffi's body with a nice hook.
Nice body punch from Rahman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rahman scores with a head kick.
Jab from Rahman.
Rahman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rahman scores with a spinning back kick!
Rahman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Rahman lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Rahman - just one landing.
Rahman scores with a head kick. Mastiffi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rahman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rahman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mastiffi. That did some damage!
Mastiffi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rahman to score with a decent uppercut.
Rahman lands a really nice looking cross but Mastiffi seems unphased.
Rahman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mastiffi's hands.
Rahman scores with the left hand. Mastiffi knows he should have avoided that one.
Decent striking displayed by Rahman there.
Rahman explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rahman scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mastiffi wants to clinch.
Rahman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mastiffi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Good exchange - Rahman coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ibrahim Rahman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Rahman connects with a jab.
Rahman lands a nice shot that snaps Mastiffi's head back.
Mastiffi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mastiffi tries to clinch there but Rahman circles away.
Nice cross by Rahman.
Rahman scores with a head kick. Mastiffi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rahman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mastiffi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mastiffi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rahman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mastiffi can do to turn this around?
Mastiffi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mastiffi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mastiffi throws an overhand right that lands on Rahman's shoulder, as Rahman tries to avoid the shot.
Rahman cracks Mastiffi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Rahman lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mastiffi doesn't seem phased though.
Rahman scores with a head kick. Mastiffi tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Rahman scores with a body shot.
Rahman throws a head kick that half lands.
Mastiffi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rahman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman lands a head kick!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rahman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mastiffi has time to react.
Mastiffi is breathing heavily.
Rahman fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mastiffi on the side of the head.
Mastiffi swinging wildly here.
Mastiffi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rahman cracks Mastiffi with an open hand slap.
Rahman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mastiffi.
Mastiffi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Mastiffi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rahman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mastiffi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mastiffi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rahman jabs Mastiffi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rahman connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahman thuds a left hand into Mastiffi's body.
Rahman cracks Mastiffi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rahman lands a jab to the nose.
Rahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastiffis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mastiffi walks into a stiff left hand from Rahman.
A lazy left from Rahman finds it's target.
Rahman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahman punishes Mastiffi's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mastiffi's head.
Rahman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rahman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rahman lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman connects with a body shot that sends Mastiffi's belly button to the back.
Mastiffi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rahman - that will leave a mark!
Rahman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rahman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mastiffi misses with a series of wild punches.
Rahman cracks Mastiffi with a good jab.
Ibrahim Rahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman lands a head kick. Mastiffi smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rahman scores with a head kick.
Mastiffi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mastiffi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rahman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rahman lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mastiffi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Rahman.
Mastiffi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahman lands a jab to Mastiffi's midsection.
Rahman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rahman connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mastiffi momentarily.
Rahman lands a glancing blow to the side of Mastiffi's head.
Rahman goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rahman cracks the inside of Mastiffi's front leg.
Mastiffi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mastiffi walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rahman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rahman plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jurkku Mastiffi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mastiffi does no damage.
Rahman lands with a good body shot.
Rahman scores with a nice body kick.
Rahman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mastiffis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by Rahman.
Nice cross by Rahman.
A cross from Rahman lands.
Mastiffi takes one on the button.
Rahman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mastiffi's head backwards.
Rahman clobbers Mastiffi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rahman scores with a punch to the head.
Mastiffi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rahman lands with a slapping head kick.
Mastiffi walks into a stiff left hand from Rahman.
Rahman throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mastiffi.
Rahman connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rahman connects with a right hand. Mastiffi shakes it off.
Mastiffi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Whack! Rahman lands a heavy head kick that drops Mastiffi. The ref tackles Rahman to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Mastiffi was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ibrahim Rahman!