PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hois Kreisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Ravenstien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kreisi comes to the cage accompanied by Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. The key to victory for Hois Kreisi has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kreisi
vs
Ravenstien

182 cm
20
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

GMMA Supplements 160
GMMA Supplements 160

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hois Kreisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Robbie Ravenstien!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ravenstien shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kreisi pinned against the cage. Kreisi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ravenstien on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ravenstien fails with the takedown
and Kreisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Robbie Ravenstien has been cut.
Ravenstien shoots in for a takedown but Kreisi shows good takedown defense.
Hois Kreisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Ravenstien.
Horrible takedown by Ravenstien or perhaps it was just good defense by Kreisi which made him look bad.
Kreisi looks to land a combination but Ravenstien avoids it well.
Ravenstien goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Ravenstien drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kreisi keeping moving, preventing Ravenstien from controlling successfully.
Kreisi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ravenstien trying to control the position from guard on top but Kreisi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ravenstien must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ravenstien's guard.

Kreisi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ravenstien can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kreisi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kreisi looking to sit in guard and control but Ravenstien gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kreisi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ravenstien controls the pace.
Kreisi manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Kreisi is working for a guillotine from mount but Ravenstien frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kreisi is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ravenstien has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kreisi controlling from mount.
Ravenstien can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kreisi is working for a guillotine from mount but Ravenstien frees his head quite easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kreisi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Kreisi looking for a guillotine from mount but Ravenstien is having none of it.
Ravenstien tries to reverse the position but Kreisi maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kreisi swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ravenstien is now in Kreisi's guard. A big mistake from Kreisi there, giving up the dominant position!
Ravenstien really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kreisi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ravenstien trying to control but Kreisi is working from the bottom.

Kreisi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ravenstien wants to control from the top but Kreisi keeps moving.
Kreisi trying to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ravenstien wants to control from the top but Kreisi keeps moving.
Ravenstien looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hois Kreisi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Ravenstien's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ravenstien misses with a takedown
and Kreisi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kreisi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kreisi misses with a two punch combination.
Ravenstien will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kreisi works the jab nicely.
Ravenstien tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kreisi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ravenstien somewhat.
Hois Kreisi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robbie Ravenstien.
Kreisi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kreisi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kreisi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kreisi lands a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kreisi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Robbie Ravenstien seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kreisi looks to land a combination but Ravenstien avoids it well.
Ravenstien has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreisi lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Ravenstien goes down and covers up as Kreisi starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hois Kreisi!
Hois Kreisi made sure to mention his sponsor, GMMA Supplements 160 in his post fight interview.