PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxim Aleksandrenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Rautiainen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Aleksandrenko
vs
Rautiainen

170 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

192 cm
26
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

CEC Nutrition Q160 *Christmas Sale*

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maxim Aleksandrenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleksandrenko blocks a head kick by Rautiainen.
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch.
Rautiainen misses with a head kick.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rautiainen pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rautiainen tries to keep at a distance but Aleksandrenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rautiainen letting Aleksandrenko take a breather here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Aleksandrenko.

It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Aleksandrenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Aleksandrenko keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rautiainen's efforts to push away.
Aleksandrenko could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Aleksandrenko breaks from the clinch.
Aleksandrenko closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rautiainen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Aleksandrenko forces Rautiainen back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Aleksandrenko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rautiainen's brow.
Rautiainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rautiainen blocks an elbow strike.
Aleksandrenko tries to throw a body punch but Rautiainen avoids it by throwing Aleksandrenko back against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow just above Rautiainen 's eye.
Aleksandrenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautiainen is defending well for now.

Aleksandrenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautiainen throws a lazy head kick
and Aleksandrenko counters with a left and a right that stings Rautiainen.
Rautiainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rautiainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Rautiainen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aleksandrenko, pushing him back against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands a damaging elbow.
Aleksandrenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aleksandrenko landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko landing knees to the head.
Rautiainen looks winded!
Knees to the body from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko with a knee to the head.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside that Rautiainen shrugs off.
Aleksandrenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rautiainen backwards.

That has opened up Marcus Rautiainen's cut even more.
Rautiainen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aleksandrenko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rautiainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rautiainen is trying to push Aleksandrenko away but Aleksandrenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Aleksandrenko.
Aleksandrenko slows down the pace here.
Rautiainen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautiainen takes an elbow to the temple.
Aleksandrenko pressing his opponent against the cage.
Aleksandrenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Aleksandrenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Aleksandrenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands a damaging elbow.

Aleksandrenko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Rautiainen clinches up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside that Rautiainen shrugs off.
Rautiainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Aleksandrenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko pushes Rautiainen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aleksandrenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rautiainen avoids it.
Aleksandrenko scores with a hook to the body.
Aleksandrenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautiainen avoids the elbow strike from Aleksandrenko, against the cage.
Aleksandrenko crunches a lovely knee into Rautiainen's ribcage.
Rautiainen wants to get back to striking at distance but Aleksandrenko won't allow it.
Rautiainen takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Aleksandrenko.

Aleksandrenko breaks the clinch.
Aleksandrenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Aleksandrenko closes the distance and clinches.
Rautiainen takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maxim Aleksandrenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Rautiainen's cut.
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.

Rautiainen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rautiainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maxim Aleksandrenko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rautiainen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A good leg kick by Rautiainen.
Rautiainen lands an overhand right.
Rautiainen throws a nice head kick!
Aleksandrenko is looking to clinch.

Aleksandrenko has closed the distance and engaged Rautiainen in a clinch.
Maxim Aleksandrenko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rautiainen tries to circle away but Aleksandrenko has him pinned against the cage.
Aleksandrenko lands a left hand.
Aleksandrenko has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Aleksandrenko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rautiainen can't break the clinch.
Aleksandrenko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rautiainen blocks it with crossed arms.
Rautiainen working hard to break the clinch.
Aleksandrenko lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Marcus Rautiainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko avoiding damage.
Aleksandrenko utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rautiainen is breathing heavily.
Rautiainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aleksandrenko just stands there and leans against the cage.

Rautiainen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aleksandrenko wants to clinch.
Rautiainen throws a series of strikes that have Aleksandrenko backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aleksandrenko clinches with his opponent.
Aleksandrenko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside that Rautiainen shrugs off.
Aleksandrenko holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Aleksandrenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aleksandrenko darts in and clinches Rautiainen up against the cage.
Come on Aleksandrenko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rautiainen avoiding damage as Aleksandrenko throws knees to the body.
Rautiainen takes an elbow to the forehead.

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Aleksandrenko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko keeps control of Rautiainen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aleksandrenko has Rautiainen pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aleksandrenko throws an elbow but misses.
Aleksandrenko has Rautiainen pressed against the cage, preventing Rautiainen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Aleksandrenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksandrenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rautiainen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aleksandrenko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses

and Aleksandrenko counters by moving into the clinch.
Rautiainen takes a knee to the side of the body.

Aleksandrenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aleksandrenko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautiainen can do to turn this around?
Aleksandrenko moves in looking to clinch but Rautiainen pushes him off.

Aleksandrenko clinches up against the cage.
Aleksandrenko working Rautiainen over with knees to the body.
Aleksandrenko lands an elbow inside that Rautiainen shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Rautiainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Maxim Aleksandrenko!
During a confident post fight interview, Maxim Aleksandrenko thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.