PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piggy Rick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rick
vs
Tynkkynen

180 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Piggy Rick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rick could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tynkkynen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rick misses with a right hand
and Tynkkynen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tynkkynen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rick missing with a left hand there. Tynkkynen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rick thows a body shot but no joy.
Rick lands a jab to the head.
Rick has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tynkkynen.
Rick throws out a loose jab but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tynkkynen misses the shot to the body.
Rick throws a right and a left that Tynkkynen avoids nicely.
Tynkkynen dives in for a single leg takedown but Rick sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tynkkynen stalling in the clinch.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Tynkkynen darts in looking for a takedown but Rick gets double underhooks and turns Tynkkynen into the cage.
Rick is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tynkkynen is keeping busy.
A frustrated look appears on Rick's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Piggy Rick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tynkkynen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rick misses with a jab to the body
and Tynkkynen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Tynkkynen misses.
Rick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Rick duly obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rick lands a jab to the nose.
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tynkkynen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tynkkynen counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen trying to land knees to the body.
Rick is trying to break free.

Rick manages to break the clinch.
Rick misses with a right hand

and Tynkkynen counters with a nice double leg into side control. Rick won't be happy with that.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rick is looking to reverse the position.
Rick is trying to control Tynkkynen's posture but Tynkkynen avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A lull in the action here as Tynkkynen stalls from top position.
You can see the frustration on Rick's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rick is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Tynkkynen stalls from top position.
Rick is looking for a sweep.
Rick is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
Rick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Tynkkynen forces Rick back against the cage and clinches.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch.
Rick throws a body punch but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Tynkkynen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rick lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
The crowd cheers as Rick lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tynkkynen doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rick to score with a decent uppercut.
Piggy Rick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen looks to score with a jab to the body but Rick is just out of range.

Tynkkynen clinches up with Rick and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tynkkynen as Rick tries to tie him up.
Tynkkynen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen is looking for a takedown.
Rick is pressed up against the cage. Tynkkynen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rick down to the mat. Rick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rick lands a body shot.
Rick throws an overhand right that lands on Tynkkynen's shoulder, as Tynkkynen tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the body from Tynkkynen misses
and Rick counters with a right hand to the body.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Rick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piggy Rick dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rick swings widly with a right hand

and Tynkkynen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rick lands a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Tynkkynen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Rick. That snapped Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but Rick shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.

Tynkkynen rushes Rick and presses him up against the cage.
Tynkkynen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tynkkynen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen has Rick pressed against the cage, preventing Rick from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rick tries to break the clinch but Tynkkynen is controlling the position.
Rick blocks a body shot from Tynkkynen.
Rick swings wildly with an uppercut but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rick is looking to break free of the clinch but Tynkkynen has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rick's efforts to push away.
Rick tries to break free but Tynkkynen pushes him back against the cage.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Rauno Tynkkynen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rick misses with a hook
and Tynkkynen counters with a left to the body.
Rick connects with a body shot that sends Tynkkynen's belly button to the back.
A left lands for Rick.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Rick blocks it.
Rick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tynkkynen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rick finds it's way round the side to connect with Tynkkynen's head.
Tynkkynen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Tynkkynen moves into range and clinches up with Rick.

Tynkkynen breaks from the clinch.
Tynkkynen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rick rather than just go for the knockout.
Rick dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Piggy Rick is winning the standup battle so far.
Rick tries to move into range but Tynkkynen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rick looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rick tries to bum rush Tynkkynen with a series of wild strikes but Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A lazy left from Rick finds it's target.
Rick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tynkkynen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rick throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Nice shot by Rick.
Tynkkynen throws a series of punches but Rick avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick jabs Tynkkynen right on the nose. Tynkkynen blinks but takes it well.
Rick misses with the combination.
Rick lands a lovely overhand right.

Tynkkynen moves into the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Tynkkynen.
Rick is trying to push Tynkkynen away but Tynkkynen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tynkkynen presses Rick against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen.
Rick misses with a punch to the body.

Tynkkynen manages to break the clinch.
Rick blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Rick misses its intended target.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick connects with a body shot.
Tynkkynen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tynkkynen walks into a left hand.
Tynkkynen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Rick defends it nicely.
Rick works Tynkkynen's body with a nice hook.
Tynkkynen is breathing heavily.
Rick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tynkkynen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Tynkkynen throws a right and a left that Rick avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Piggy Rick dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rick scores with a jab. Tynkkynen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Rick fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rick lands with a straight right. Tynkkynen didn't see that one coming.
Rick ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook
and Rick counters with a right hand to the body.

Tynkkynen has closed the distance and engaged Rick in a clinch.
Rick throws a head punch that misses.
Tynkkynen works on Rick's body with a couple of short punches.
Rick is trying to break the clinch but Tynkkynen has him pressed against the cage.
Rick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tynkkynen has Rick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tynkkynen scores with a shoulder strike.
Tynkkynen scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tynkkynen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rick tries to circle away but Tynkkynen has him pinned against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen keeps control of Rick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tynkkynen prevents a body shot from Rick.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tynkkynen pushes Rick back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tynkkynen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Tynkkynen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rick was well out of range. Poor timing from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rick stuffs the takedown.
Piggy Rick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauno Tynkkynen.
Rick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen lands a jab to Rick's midsection.
Tynkkynen misses with a combination
enabling Rick to counter with a crisp jab.
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Rick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tynkkynen drops his hands momentarily and Rick takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rick keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A jab lands there for Rick.
Tynkkynen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tynkkynen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Rick.
Rick connects with a single shot there.
Rick connects with a body shot that sends Tynkkynen's belly button to the back.
Rick connects with a looping right hand.
Rick misses with a left hand
and Tynkkynen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Rick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rick scores with a body shot.
Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rick.
Rick misses with a combination
and Tynkkynen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rauno Tynkkynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rick looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
Rick connects with a crisp jab.

Tynkkynen clinches up against the cage.

Tynkkynen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
Rick lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Piggy Rick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rick keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rauno Tynkkynen.
I think Rick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piggy Rick!
Rauno Tynkkynen was interviewed post fight and said 'Voi Per***e!'.