PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juha Laukkanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helkama Raisu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raisu has chosen Sleepy Sleepers - Kesämopo as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Laukkanen
vs
Raisu

170 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

KAISER

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Laukkanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Helkama Raisu!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laukkanen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Laukkanen lands a two punch combo.
Laukkanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raisu at a distance.
Raisu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Laukkanen with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Laukkanen jabs at Raisu's body.
Raisu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raisu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Laukkanen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raisu shoots in for a takedown but Laukkanen shows good takedown defense.
Laukkanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juha Laukkanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laukkanen checks a leg kick nicely.
Laukkanen swinging wildly here.

Laukkanen darts in and clinches Raisu up against the ropes.
Raisu has a couple of punches blocked by Laukkanen.
Raisu keeps control of Laukkanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Laukkanen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Raisu breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Laukkanen.
The fight stays on the outside here - Laukkanen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Laukkanen throws a right and a left that Raisu avoids nicely.
Laukkanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Laukkanen tries to clinch but Raisu is having none of it.
Raisu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Laukkanen.
Laukkanen swinging wildly here.
Laukkanen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Raisu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Laukkanen tries to bum rush Raisu with a series of wild strikes but Raisu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laukkanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Raisu throws out a loose jab but Laukkanen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Laukkanen does it's job there.
A swing and a miss from Raisu.
Laukkanen lands a nice looking body shot.
Laukkanen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Raisu's hands.
Laukkanen cracks Raisu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Laukkanen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Raisu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Raisu slips a straight right by Laukkanen.
A bone on bone clash there as Laukkanen blocks the leg kick.
Raisu misses with a leg kick.
Raisu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Raisu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laukkanen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raisu blocks a leg kick.
Laukkanen stalks Raisu and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Raisu's face. Raisu staggers backwards, shaken.
Laukkanen fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Raisu is out of range.
Laukkanen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raisu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Laukkanen swings for the body but Raisu moves out of range.

Raisu looking to score a takedown here. Laukkanen is defending well but Raisu drives through and ends up in Laukkanen's guard.
Raisu trying to control the position from guard on top but Laukkanen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Raisu pushes down on Laukkanen's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raisu looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Laukkanen trying to control from the bottom.

Raisu is looking for a kimura here.
Raisu is trying to control. Laukkanen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Laukkanen has a hand on Raisu's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Raisu takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Raisu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Laukkanen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Laukkanen shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raisu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Laukkanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Raisu on the ground.
Raisu controlling the pace for now.

Raisu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Laukkanen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Raisu fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Helkama Raisu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Raisu throws a big shot that misses.
Laukkanen lands a right hook to the body.
Laukkanen tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Raisu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Raisu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laukkanen.
Laukkanen tries to clinch but Raisu is having none of it.
Raisu tries to score with a low kick but Laukkanen moves his leg out of the way.

Laukkanen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Raisu thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Raisu trying to control but Laukkanen is working from the bottom.
Helkama Raisu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Raisu tries to free his leg and advance position but Laukkanen is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raisu passes Laukkanen's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Laukkanen is looking to improve his position.
Laukkanen is in trouble now - Raisu has advanced to mount!

Laukkanen has left one of his arms exposed and Raisu doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Laukkanen screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Helkama Raisu!
Helkama Raisu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.