PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Desperado
vs
Rausku

190 cm
39
192 lbs
17 - 23 - 0

182 cm
37
190 lbs
20 - 33 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 17 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Desperado shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Rausku's guard.
Rausku working a defensive guard here.
Desperado throwing strikes from guard but Rausku blocks nicely.

Rausku pushes Desperado off and gets back to his feet.

Desperado drives through with a takedown into guard.
Desperado postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Rausku is looking to cinch up a triangle. Desperado throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Rausku's body to avoid the submission. Rausku has instead reached around Desperado's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Rausku arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Arvi Rausku!
A pretty intense looking Arvi Rausku took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.