PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pithe Canthropus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Canthropus's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pizzaman - Trippin' On Sunshine. Rautavaara is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Stranglers - No More Heroes. Pithe Canthropus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jarkko Rautavaara's chin.

Canthropus
vs
Rautavaara

175 cm
33
165 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

169 cm
30
166 lbs
16 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Tycoon Nutrition
Tycoon Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Pithe Canthropus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara ducks right into an uppercut from Canthropus.
Canthropus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Canthropus throws a leg kick but Rautavaara sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rautavaara avoids a kick to the body.
Canthropus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautavaara moves away.
Canthropus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautavaara jabs Canthropus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canthropus throws a leg kick which misses Rautavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Rautavaara tries to avoid it.
Rautavaara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Canthropus pinned against the cage. Canthropus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Canthropus scores with a jab to the head.
Rautavaara's corner calls for a 1-2. Rautavaara obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Canthropus misses with a body kick.
Rautavaara moves out of range as Canthropus throws a body kick.
Canthropus moves into range and connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautavaara scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Canthropus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rautavaara.
Canthropus scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautavaara misses with a takedown attempt - Canthropus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A leg kick checked by Canthropus.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses.
Canthropus tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rautavaara is able to avoid easily.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canthropus.
Rautavaara looks to throw the jab but Canthropus is out of range.
Rautavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Canthropus is just out of range.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canthropus moves away.
Canthropus avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Canthropus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rautavaara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Canthropus throws a lazy right hand but Rautavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rautavaara throws a head kick but Canthropus moves out of range.
Rautavaara lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Canthropus takes one on the button.
A jab from Canthropus misses.
Canthropus throws a leg kick which misses Rautavaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Rautavaara tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Canthropus wants to land a leg kick but Rautavaara is out of range.
Rautavaara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Canthropus.
A solid body kick from Canthropus.
Rautavaara lands a head kick. Canthropus smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rautavaara takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canthropus manages to avoid it.
Rautavaara jabs Canthropus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Canthropus misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Canthropus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rautavaara lands with a nice body kick.
Rautavaara jabs Canthropus to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Rautavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Canthropus moves away.
Canthropus looks to land a right hand but Rautavaara moved out of range.
Canthropus throws a low kick but Rautavaara avoids it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Canthropus lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rautavaara has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rautavaara and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rautavaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Canthropus, right into the meat.
Pithe Canthropus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rautavaara staying out of range there.
Canthropus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rautavaara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautavaara throws a body punch but Canthropus moves out of range.
Rautavaara lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rautavaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Canthropus if he has to take too many more of those.
Rautavaara attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus misses with a hook. Rautavaara ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canthropus tries to land a front kick but Rautavaara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rautavaara lands a head shot.
Canthropus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rautavaara catches Canthropus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canthropus manages to avoid it.
Canthropus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Canthropus throws a right hand that Rautavaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Rautavaara also avoids with ease.
Rautavaara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Canthropus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rautavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canthropus was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautavaara.
Canthropus misses with the combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canthropus misses the shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Rautavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jarkko Rautavaara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Canthropus takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Canthropus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rautavaara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautavaara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Canthropus.
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rautavaara.
A jab from Rautavaara misses.
Rautavaara checks a low kick from Canthropus.
Canthropus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canthropus.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rautavaara is defended easily by Canthropus.
Rautavaara loads up on a big right hand but Canthropus slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Canthropus is just out of range.
Canthropus lands a nice hook to Rautavaara's body. Rautavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Canthropus misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Canthropus misses its intended target.
Rautavaara on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Canthropus, as that shot connected.
Canthropus scores with a nice body kick.
Rautavaara is breathing heavily.
Rautavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Canthropus manages to avoid it.
Canthropus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Canthropus misses with a head kick.
Canthropus misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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!
Rautavaara keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rautavaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Canthropus counters with a good, hard body kick but Rautavaara shrugs it off.
Canthropus is looking to chop away at Rautavaara's legs.
Canthropus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara blocks a jab.
Rautavaara tries to bum rush Canthropus with a series of wild strikes but Canthropus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Canthropus missing with a left hand there. Rautavaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Canthropus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Canthropus walks forward, straight into a front kick from Rautavaara.
Canthropus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rautavaara counters with a nice body shot.
Canthropus misses the jab.
Rautavaara ducks under a wild hook from Canthropus.
Canthropus avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara throws out a loose jab but Canthropus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus throws out a loose jab but Rautavaara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Canthropus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rautavaara misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Canthropus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canthropus loads up on a big right hand but Rautavaara slips the punch.
Rautavaara misses with an uppercut.
Canthropus moves forwards but Rautavaara connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Canthropus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rautavaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Canthropus rather than just go for the knockout.

Canthropus lands a big head kick that sends Rautavaara tumbling to the mat! Canthropus takes a step backwards and waves Rautavaara back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rautavaara is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canthropus throws an uppercut from hell that sends Rautavaara clean off his feet! He's out cold! Canthropus stands back and admires his work as he thinks about that KO of the night award that is surely being wrapped up for him back stage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pithe Canthropus!
Pithe Canthropus took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Tycoon Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.