PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Rafaeru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with The Rafaeru's chin.

Rafaeru
vs
Hauki

189 cm
19
196 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
197 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, The Rafaeru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafaeru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hauki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rafaeru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hauki moves away.
Rafaeru misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hauki counters with a thumping low kick.
Hauki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hauki ducks under a wild hook from Rafaeru.
Rafaeru scores with a hook to the body. Hauki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hauki lands with a nice body kick.
Rafaeru is breathing heavily.
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!
Hauki throws a looping overhand right but Rafaeru ducks down to avoid it.
Hauki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Rafaeru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rafaeru on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hauki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rafaeru's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki connects with a looping right hand.
Rafaeru takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hauki lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rafaeru drops his hands momentarily and Hauki needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Rafaeru just on the top of the head. Rafaeru drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Rafaeru - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Taneli Hauki!