PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rabban Harkonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tauno Tasalakki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harkonnen comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Harkonnen
vs
Tasalakki

183 cm
28
180 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

175 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Rabban Harkonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tauno Tasalakki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tasalakki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Harkonnen can pounce on him.
Harkonnen scores with a jab. Tasalakki acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tasalakki.
Tasalakki misses with a two punch combination.
Tasalakki throws a jab when Harkonnen was well out of range.
Tasalakki avoids a kick to the body.
Harkonnen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tasalakki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Harkonnen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tasalakki at a distance.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tasalakki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harkonnen manages to avoid it.
Tasalakki misses with a hook.
Tasalakki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harkonnen.
Tasalakki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harkonnen tries a head kick but it misses.
Harkonnen cracks the inside of Tasalakki's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tasalakki just misses with a punch to the body.
Harkonnen lands a nice shot to the body.
Tasalakki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkonnen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rabban Harkonnen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harkonnen moves away from the strike by Tasalakki.
Tasalakki looks to land a combination but Harkonnen avoids it well.
A cross from Tasalakki lands.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tasalakki throws a hook but Harkonnen avoids it easily.
Harkonnen lands a jab to the head.
Tasalakki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tasalakki.
A big right from Tasalakki misses.
Tasalakki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harkonnen defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harkonnen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tauno Tasalakki has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tasalakki lands with an uppercut that bounces Harkonnen off the cage and back into range.
Tasalakki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tasalakki throws a jab when Harkonnen was well out of range.
Harkonnen lands a head kick!
Harkonnen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tasalakki.
Tasalakki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tasalakki digs a good body shot into Harkonnen's ribs.
Harkonnen scores with a kick to the body.
Harkonnen slips under a jab.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Tasalakki tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki tries a low kick but Harkonnen avoids it.
No luck for Tasalakki with that takedown attempt.
Harkonnen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tasalakki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harkonnen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tasalakki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Harkonnen.
Tasalakki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fighters circling - Tasalakki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Harkonnen ducks under a wild hook from Tasalakki.
Harkonnen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Harkonnen.
Harkonnen throws the kick towards the body but Tasalakki avoids it.
Harkonnen scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tasalakki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
Tasalakki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tasalakki throws a body punch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasalakki.
Harkonnen throws a sloppy head kick and Tasalakki moves out of range easily.
Tauno Tasalakki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harkonnen cracks Tasalakki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Harkonnen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Tasalakki swings for the body but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Tasalakki swats away the attempt to clinch by Harkonnen.
A clash of legs there as Harkonnen blocks the low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasalakki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tasalakki. Harkonnen does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tauno Tasalakki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tasalakki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tasalakki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harkonnen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harkonnen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harkonnen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tasalakki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harkonnen as he avoids it easily.
Harkonnen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tasalakki checks it well.
Tasalakki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Harkonnen counters with a nice uppercut.
Tasalakki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harkonnen moves away.
Harkonnen cracks Tasalakki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tasalakki keeps the fight on the outside.
Tasalakki misses the shot to the body.
Tasalakki misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Harkonnen.
Tasalakki is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Tasalakki throws a right hand that misses
and Harkonnen counters with a stiff right hand.
Rabban Harkonnen is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tasalakki throws the left hand but Harkonnen avoids the punch easily.
Harkonnen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tasalakki misses with a body shot.
Harkonnen throws a jab but it's blocked by Tasalakki.
Harkonnen scores with a jab.
Tasalakki takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tasalakki swings widly with a right hand
and Harkonnen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good exchange - Harkonnen coming out on top.
Harkonnen lands a high kick!

Tasalakki is rocked!
Harkonnen misses with a hook.
Tasalakki is still on wobbly legs! Can Harkonnen finish him?
Tasalakki tries to clinch but Harkonnen moves out of range.
Tasalakki seems to have recovered his senses.
Harkonnen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Harkonnen lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tasalakki throws a looping overhand right but Harkonnen ducks down to avoid it.
Tasalakki tries to move into range but Harkonnen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Harkonnen connects with a crisp jab.
Harkonnen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Harkonnen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harkonnen managing to block the knees to the body from Tasalakki.
Tasalakki throws a punch but it's blocked by Harkonnen.
Tasalakki stalling in the clinch but Harkonnen improves position.

Harkonnen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tasalakki looks to land a left hand but Harkonnen moved out of range nicely.
Tasalakki misses with an uppercut. Harkonnen saw that one coming.
Tasalakki lands a right hook to the body.
Tasalakki moves out of range as Harkonnen throws a body kick.
Harkonnen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki shoots in looking for a takedown but Harkonnen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tasalakki's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rabban Harkonnen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tauno Tasalakki.
Harkonnen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tasalakki has time to react.
Tasalakki takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tasalakki is breathing heavily.
Harkonnen lands with a slapping head kick.
Tasalakki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Harkonnen lands a jab to Tasalakki's midsection.
Harkonnen keeps Tasalakki at a distance using the push kick.
Harkonnen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Harkonnen, as that shot connected.
Tasalakki darts in trying to clinch
and Tasalakki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Harkonnen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Harkonnen wants it to stay on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harkonnen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tasalakki.
Tasalakki shoots in for a double leg but Harkonnen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Harkonnen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harkonnen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tasalakki misses with a takedown attempt - Harkonnen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crunch! Harkonnen slams his shin into Tasalakki's torso.
Harkonnen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tasalakki throws out a loose jab but Harkonnen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tasalakki drops his hands momentarily and Harkonnen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tasalakki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Harkonnen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Tasalakki misses with a body punch
and Harkonnen counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Tasalakki. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rabban Harkonnen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tauno Tasalakki's cut.
That's time! Harkonnen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Harkonnen moves into range and connects with a jab.

Tasalakki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tasalakki showed some decent athleticism there.
Harkonnen gets back to full guard.
Tasalakki trying to control but Harkonnen is working from the bottom.

Harkonnen kicks Tasalakki off and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnen thows a body kick. Tasalakki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Tasalakki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Harkonnen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harkonnen lands a front kick.
Tasalakki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harkonnen lands a head shot.
Harkonnen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harkonnen slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harkonnen throws a head kick that misses.
Tasalakki takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Harkonnen, right into the meat.
Tasalakki sizes up Harkonnen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tasalakki doesn't manage to clinch there - Harkonnen circles away.
Tasalakki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tauno Tasalakki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tasalakki throws an overhand right that lands on Harkonnen's shoulder, as Harkonnen tries to avoid the shot.
Tasalakki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harkonnen tries to avoid it but Tasalakki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harkonnen to the ground. Harkonnen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harkonnen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Harkonnen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Harkonnen throws a nice head kick!
Harkonnen just misses with a punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Tasalakki.
Harkonnen defending well as Tasalakki loads up on a big left hand.
Tasalakki has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Harkonnen.
Harkonnen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harkonnen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tasalakki.
A low kick from Tasalakki misses
and Harkonnen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tasalakki misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Harkonnen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tasalakki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tasalakki throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harkonnen's waist but Harkonnen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tasalakki off to one side.
Harkonnen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Harkonnen lands a nice looking body shot.
Harkonnen scores with a hook.
Harkonnen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Harkonnen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tasalakki can do to turn this around?
Harkonnen lands a leg kick that knocks Tasalakki off balance momentarily.
Tasalakki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Harkonnen throws a leg kick which misses Tasalakki's front leg but catches the back leg as Tasalakki tries to avoid it.
Tasalakki throws a hook but Harkonnen avoids it easily.
Tasalakki misses with a hook. Harkonnen ducked under it nicely.
Tasalakki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Harkonnen has managed to clinch.
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!
Tasalakki tries to work over Harkonnen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Harkonnen.
Harkonnen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Harkonnen has Tasalakki pressed against the cage.
Harkonnen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harkonnen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tasalakki lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice body punch from Harkonnen - that landed with a thud.
Harkonnen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tasalakki up against the cage.

Harkonnen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Harkonnen.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tasalakki takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harkonnen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tasalakki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rabban Harkonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harkonnen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rabban Harkonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harkonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rabban Harkonnen!