PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Pall Sigmarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sigmarsson's choice of entrance music: Du Hast, Rammstein. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rauta
vs
Pall Sigmarsson

192 cm
29
265 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

194 cm
27
271 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Pall Sigmarsson!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sigmarsson throws a leg kick
and Rauta counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sigmarsson's knee momentarily.
Sigmarsson misses with an uppercut. Rauta saw that one coming.
Sigmarsson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rauta looks to land a left hand but Sigmarsson moved out of range nicely.
Rauta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sigmarsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rauta counters with a leg kick.
Sigmarsson looks gassed!
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 is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sigmarsson.
Sigmarsson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rauta counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jon Pall Sigmarsson has been cut.
Rauta dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Sigmarsson. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta catches Sigmarsson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sigmarsson ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.

Rauta gets a clinch.
Sigmarsson struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sigmarsson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sigmarsson tries a body shot but Rauta blocks it.
Sigmarsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rauta blocks a body shot from Sigmarsson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rauta.
Rauta putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sigmarsson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rauta crunches a lovely knee into Sigmarsson's ribcage.
Rauta scores a nice knee to the body.
Rauta is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rauta lands an elbow inside that Sigmarsson shrugs off.
Rauta with a knee to the head.
Rauta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta pushes Sigmarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Sigmarsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Rauta.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Rauta.
Rauta lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rauta lands an elbow just above Sigmarsson 's eye.

That has opened up Jon Pall Sigmarsson's cut even more.
A knee to the head by Rauta.

Sigmarsson is rocked!
Rauta lands a left hand.
Sigmarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta cracks Sigmarsson with a nice body shot.
Rauta pushes Sigmarsson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Sigmarsson! Rauta unloads with more strikes and Sigmarsson sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Rauta!