PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Rajkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raivo Rape (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajkovic comes to the cage accompanied by . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rajkovic
vs
Rape

187 cm
24
198 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

170 cm
24
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Fast

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alexander Rajkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Raivo Rape!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Tarja Halkonen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajkovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Rape fails to land with a series of punches.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick
and Rape counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rajkovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Rajkovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Alexander Rajkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rape shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rajkovic as he jumps to the side.
Rajkovic uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rape.
Rape connects with a high kick.
Rajkovic wants to clinch up but Rape keeps it at a distance.

Rape looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rajkovic!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rajkovic avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rape.
Rape looking to control but Rajkovic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rajkovic tries to hold on but Rape pushes him away.
Rape can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rajkovic is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rape lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rape throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rape punching from mount but Rajkovic doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Rape prevents Rajkovic from getting the reversal.
Rajkovic holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rape tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rajkovic is looking to get to half guard.
Rajkovic blocking the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic is desperately trying to improve his position but Rape has a good base and remains in mount.
Rape trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rape controlling the position easily from mount.
Rape with shots to the head and body - Rajkovic looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rape trying to control but Rajkovic is having none of it.
Rajkovic tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape wants to control the pace but Rajkovic is squirming around nicely.

Rape jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Rajkovic is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Rajkovic and Rape has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rape trying to control the action but Rajkovic is working from the bottom.
Rajkovic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rajkovic manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rape's best efforts.
Well, if Rape is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rape has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Rape is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rajkovic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rape was well out of range. Poor timing from Rajkovic.
Rape walks into a left hand.
A head kick misses from Rajkovic.
Rape thumps Rajkovic with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rape.
Rajkovic cracks the inside of Rape's front leg.
Rajkovic thows a leg kick but Rape checks it
and Rape counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajkovic thuds his right hand into Rape's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rape looks to land a body kick but Rajkovic moved away.
Rajkovic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rape manages to avoid it.
Rape shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rajkovic as he avoids it easily.
Rape throws a poor cross that misses
and Rajkovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Rajkovic.
Rajkovic scores with a jab to the head.
Rape lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rajkovic circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Rajkovic misses
and Rape counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rajkovic thinking.
Rape misses with a hook. Rajkovic ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Rape.
Rajkovic lands with a nice body kick.
Rajkovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rajkovic throws the kick towards the body but Rape avoids it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rajkovic lands a nice shot that snaps Rape's head back.
Alexander Rajkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
A left lands for Rape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape shoots and misses
and Rajkovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rape is breathing heavily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rajkovic.
Rajkovic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rajkovic throws a low kick but Rape moves out of range easily.
Rape avoids the head kick by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rape checks it well.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Rape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rape.
Alexander Rajkovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raivo Rape.
Rape finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rajkovic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rajkovic throws the kick towards the body but Rape avoids it.
Rajkovic slips a jab and a cross from Rape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rape scores with a takedown into Rajkovic's guard.
Rape throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Rajkovic dominated that second round.
That's time! Rajkovic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Sloppy strikes from Rape. Those never looked like landing.
Rajkovic looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rajkovic throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rape's head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rajkovic.
Rape throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Rajkovic counters with a head kick that drops Rape to the mat! Rape scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
A head kick misses from Rajkovic.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rajkovic.
Rape looks to score with a jab to the body but Rajkovic is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rape throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Rajkovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rape jabs at Rajkovic's body.
Rape throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rajkovic counters with a leg kick.
Rape moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Rape throws a head kick that misses.
Rajkovic throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rajkovic connects with a high kick.

It looks like Raivo Rape has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rape uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rajkovic.
Rajkovic misses with a head kick.
Rajkovic takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rape misses with a left hand
and Rajkovic counters with a leg kick.
Rape misses the body punch
and Rajkovic counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Rajkovic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rajkovic throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Rape to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rape throws a sloppy head kick
and Rajkovic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rajkovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajkovic staying out of range there.
Rajkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Rape's shoulder, as Rape tries to avoid the shot.
Rajkovic misses with a leg kick
and Rape counters with a straight right hand.
Alexander Rajkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rape lands a lovely overhand right.
Rajkovic lands with a kick to the temple. Rape shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rajkovic tries to work over Rape's front leg with a kick but Rape checks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rape ducks under a wild hook from Rajkovic.
Rape looks to land a right hand but Rajkovic moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rape.
Rajkovic throws a leg kick
and Rape counters with a one-two to the body.
Rape throws an overhand right that lands on Rajkovic's shoulder, as Rajkovic tries to avoid the shot.
Rajkovic misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajkovic lands a nice looking body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Rajkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rajkovic has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Rajkovic!