PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Alavaara
vs
Blake

188 cm
37
185 lbs
33 - 22 - 0

183 cm
28
179 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

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 33 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Blake!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alavaara tries to score with a low kick but Blake moves his leg out of the way.
Alavaara throws out a leg kick but Blake moves out of range and Alavaara only half commits.
Alavaara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alavaara looks to land a left hand but Blake moved out of range nicely.
That kick from Alavaara tenderised Blake's leg. Blake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Blake is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alavaara.
Blake takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Alavaara ducks under a wild hook from Blake.
Alavaara misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Blake.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blake throws a right hand that misses
and Alavaara makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Alavaara off the cage and back into range.
Blake steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Blake moves out of range easily.
Blake throws the kick towards the body but Alavaara avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a wild body shot.
Blake wants to clinch up but Alavaara keeps it at a distance.
Alavaara throws a low kick but Blake avoids it.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alavaara scores with a one two! Blake had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Alavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blake misses with a low kick as Alavaara jumps back.
Alavaara swinging wildly here.
A combination from Blake does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alavaara.
A jab lands there for Blake.
Blake lands a nice hook to Alavaara's body. Alavaara takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blake misses with a body punch
enabling Alavaara to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Blake cracks Alavaara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alavaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alavaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rodney Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lands a slapping body shot.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alavaara misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick from Blake.
Alavaara needs to keep his hands up - Blake had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a nice shot to the body.
Blake stuns Alavaara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alavaara throws a head kick that misses.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blake misses with a kick to the body.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alavaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Alavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alavaara can pounce on him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Alavaara. Alavaara obviously looking to wear him down.
Alavaara keeps the fight on the outside.
Blake's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Alavaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Blake scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alavaara slips under a jab.
Blake throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blake fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alavaara manages to avoid it.
Blake misses with a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Blake.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
An inside leg kick lands from Blake.
A thudding body kick lands there by Alavaara!
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rodney Blake will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A lazy left from Blake finds it's target.
Alavaara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Blake if he has to take too many more of those.
Alavaara digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Blake throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
A left lands for Blake.
Alavaara misses with a looping left.
Alavaara moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Blake misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Alavaara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Blake scores with a push kick.
Alavaara misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blake. That's going to slow Alavaara down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara swings for the body but Blake moves out of range.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Blake.
Alavaara cracks Blake with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Alavaara fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blake.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alavaara lands a leg kick that knocks Blake off balance momentarily.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara tries to clinch there but Blake circles away.
Blake fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Blake is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Alavaara rather than just go for the knockout.
Blake with a nice cross.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
Blake lands a body shot.
Blake throws a jab but it's blocked by Alavaara.
Alavaara throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alavaara misses
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blake.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Rodney Blake seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blake scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Alavaara lands a nice looking kick to the body. Blake takes a step back to recover.
Alavaara checks a leg kick.
Blake misses with a hook to the body
and Alavaara counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Alavaara moves out of range as Blake strikes.
Alavaara tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blake is able to avoid easily.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake looks to land a body kick but Alavaara moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake lands a nice looking body kick.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blake looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blake wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Alavaara takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice body punch from Blake.
Blake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alavaara wants to clinch up but Blake keeps it at a distance.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Blake. That snapped Alavaara's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake catches Alavaara with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blake misses with a series of wild punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alavaara.
Alavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blake.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blake moves out of range of the leg kick from Alavaara.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake misses with a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A solid body kick from Blake.
Alavaara defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Blake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Blake showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Blake.
Blake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice shot lands for Alavaara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake connects with a single shot there.

Alavaara is rocked!
Alavaara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blake blocks a jab.
Alavaara misses with the combination.
Alavaara uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blake.
Alavaara throws a hook to the side of Blake's head but Blake sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Blake is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Alavaara blocks the low kick.
Blake swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake throws a wild body kick that Alavaara sees coming a mile off.
Alavaara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blake.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara swinging wildly here.
Blake connects with a leg kick. Alavaara looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.
Alavaara misses with a head kick.
Alavaara swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a left to the body.
Mauri Alavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Alavaara counters with a slapping leg kick.
Alavaara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blake lands with an uppercut that bounces Alavaara off the cage and back into range.
Alavaara lands a slapping body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Blake.
A jab from Blake does it's job there.
Alavaara ducks right into an uppercut from Blake.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blake.
Blake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Alavaara loads up on a big right hand but Blake slips the punch.
Blake looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Alavaara on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blake. Blake obviously looking to wear him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Alavaara throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Blake cracks Alavaara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Alavaara takes a swing at Blake's ribcage but misses.
Blake thuds a left hand into Alavaara's body.
Alavaara looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Some wild striking there from Alavaara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blake has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alavaara.
Blake dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blake throws a leg kick but Alavaara moved away.
Blake feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Alavaaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Oh Alavaara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alavaara swings widly with a right hand
and Blake counters with a good low kick that Alavaara was not able to check.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alavaara misses with a right hand
and Blake cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blake delivers a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Alavaara.
Rodney Blake is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blake takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alavaara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blake.
Alavaara seems to have got his legs back now.
Alavaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Alavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Alavaara.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Blake comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Blake has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Blake!
Our winner, Rodney Blake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.