PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rurik Raivo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zhijing Wang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rurik Raivo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Raivo
vs
Wang

176 cm
23
163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
18
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rurik Raivo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zhijing Wang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raivo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Raivo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Raivo stops Wang from getting back to his feet.
Wang taking some punishment here, with Raivo in his half guard.
Raivo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wang is trying to get back to full guard.
Wang trying to control but Raivo postures up.
Raivo working the head and body with strikes.
Raivo throwing shots but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang taking some punishment here, with Raivo in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Raivo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Wang has managed to free his arm - good work.
Raivo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wang is trying to stand back up but Raivo is controlling him
Raivo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raivo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Raivo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Raivo lands with a punch from half guard.

Wang looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Raivo throwing shots but Wang is blocking nicely.
Raivo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Raivo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raivo slips a nice elbow through Wang's hands, connecting with Wang's forehead.
Raivo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Raivo throwing shots but Wang is blocking nicely.
Wang is not content to let Raivo control the position.
Raivo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
Raivo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wang works his way to full guard. Good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raivo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Wang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raivo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Wang throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Raivo throwing strikes but missing.
Raivo postures up in Wang's guard and throws a big left but Wang blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Raivo is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Wang is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Raivo is aware though and is defending well.
Raivo postures up.

Wang is looking for a triangle but Raivo pushes his legs off easily.
Raivo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Raivo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raivo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raivo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo working away.
Raivo tries to score with some ground and pound. Wang controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Wang tries to control but Raivo manages to take his back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wang is trapped and Raivo is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Wang is trying to stand back up.
Raivo lands a shot to the head.
Wang wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raivo scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rurik Raivo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raivo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wang.
Nice defenses there by Wang.
Raivo throws out a loose jab but Wang uses good head movement to avoid it.

Raivo moves into range and clinches up with Wang.

Raivo lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Raivo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raivo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wang wants to control but Raivo is keeping busy.
Wang won't allow Raivo to pass to mount.
Raivo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Raivo trying to mount his opponent but Wang defends it.
Wang has hold of Raivo's hands but Raivo slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raivo not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang looking for submissions off his back.
Raivo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wang's head.
Raivo stops Wang from getting back to his feet.
Raivo is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raivo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Raivo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Raivo scores with a couple of nice shots.
Raivo lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.

Raivo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raivo lands strikes from half guard.

Wang is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Raivo pulls his head out easily.
Raivo stops Wang from getting back to his feet.
Wang wants to get back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Raivo connects with a nice short shot to Wang's temple.
Raivo drops an elbow to the side of Wang's head.

Raivo is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Wang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Raivo.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raivo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Raivo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Raivo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Raivo is looking to work some ground and pound but Wang has wrist control.

Wang looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Raivo lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wang trying to control the position.
Raivo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raivo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raivo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raivo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Wang working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Raivo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Raivo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Raivo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raivo defends well.
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!
Raivo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Raivo avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Wang working for submissions but it's allowed Raivo to get to half guard.
Wang is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Raivo trying to control from half guard but Wang is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rurik Raivo dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wang shoots in for a double leg but Raivo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rurik Raivo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Raivo moves into range and clinches up with Wang.
With the fighters up against the cage, Raivo throws an elbow but misses.

Wang is fighting off a takedown attempt but Raivo is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wang to the mat. Wang regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Wang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Raivo wants to pass the guard but Wang is keeping the position.
Wang working a defensive guard here.
Raivo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wang trying to keep a closed guard but Raivo is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raivo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Wang is looking for a triangle but Raivo pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Raivo defends well.
Raivo landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Raivo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Raivo throwing strikes but missing.
Raivo trying to control but Wang is working from the bottom.
Wang trying to control the position.
Wang 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Raivo throws a big elbow that misses.
Wang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Raivo stands up and waves to Wang to follow him.

Raivo drives through with a takedown into Wang's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raivo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Wang had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Raivo defends it easily.
Wang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Raivo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raivo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Raivo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Wang looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Raivo is defending well. Wang quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Raivo has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Wang celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zhijing Wang!