PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yeshua Immanuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Caged in A Rage . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Immanuel
vs
Rahapussi

177 cm
33
184 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

178 cm
27
182 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yeshua Immanuel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahapussi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rahapussi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Immanuel will feel that in the morning.
Rahapussi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Immanuel misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice body kick there by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a jab but it's blocked by Immanuel.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick
and Immanuel counters with a series of strikes. Rahapussi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rahapussi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A clash of legs there as Immanuel blocks the low kick.
Immanuel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Immanuel closes the distance and pushes Rahapussi back into the cage.
Rahapussi dodges an elbow strike from Immanuel.
Immanuel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Immanuel scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rahapussi tries to break free but Immanuel pushes him back against the cage.
Immanuel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Immanuel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahapussis head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Immanuel tries to work over Rahapussi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Immanuel throws an elbow that misses.
Immanuel pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel presses Rahapussi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Immanuel misses with a punch to the body.
Rahapussi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahapussi controls his hands.
Rahapussi goes for a takedown attempt but Immanuel pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Immanuel.
A solid body kick from Immanuel.
Rahapussi looks to land a body kick but Immanuel moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahapussi walks into a left hand.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Immanuel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rahapussi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rahapussi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rahapussi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Immanuel turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Immanuel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Immanuel throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Immanuel clinches with his opponent.
Immanuel tries to work over Rahapussi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rahapussi jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
Rahapussi effectively controlling the action here.

Rahapussi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice cross by Immanuel.
A swing and a miss from Immanuel.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahapussi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rahapussi misses with the body kick
and Immanuel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Rahapussi misses.
Rahapussi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Rahapussi misses
and Immanuel counters with an inside leg kick.
Rahapussi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Immanuel can pounce on him.
Rahapussi throws a body kick that misses.
Immanuel lands a nice looking body kick.
Rahapussi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rahapussi connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Immanuel with a nice cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel moves out of range of the leg kick from Rahapussi.
Immanuel checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahapussi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Immanuel throws out the jab.
Rahapussi throws a jab when Immanuel was well out of range.
Immanuel blocks a leg kick.
Rahapussi looks for the body kick but Immanuel saw that one coming.
Immanuel lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Immanuel wants to slow Rahapussi down by chopping away at his legs.
Immanuel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rahapussi. Rahapussi obviously looking to wear him down.
Immanuel throws out a leg kick but Rahapussi moves out of range and Immanuel only half commits.
Rahapussi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Immanuel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rahapussi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Immanuel's sensitive parts.

Immanuel clinches up with Rahapussi and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yeshua Immanuel dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Immanuel cracks Rahapussi with an open hand slap.
Immanuel slips a jab from Rahapussi.
A big right from Rahapussi misses.

Immanuel closes the distance and pushes Rahapussi back into the cage.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
Immanuel throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahapussi drops back down to his feet.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rahapussi jumps guard but Immanuel turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immanuel tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahapussi's elbow.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Yeshua Immanuel has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Immanuel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rahapussi is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi is looking to break free of the clinch but Immanuel has double underhooks.
Rahapussi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Immanuel as the two fighters clinch.
Immanuel pushes Rahapussi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahapussi trying to control the position but instead, Immanuel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rahapussi into the cage.
Immanuel lands a nice shot to the body.
Immanuel misses with a body punch.
A short left from Immanuel.
Immanuel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel lands a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immanuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Immanuel gets through Rahapussi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Immanuel holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahapussi drops back down to his feet.
Yeshua Immanuel has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Immanuel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Immanuel struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahapussi controls his hands.
Immanuel lands a left hand.
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Rahapussi is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Immanuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rahapussi is still on wobbly legs! Can Immanuel finish him?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Immanuel.
Immanuel lands a big right hand that drops Rahapussi! The killer instinct kicks in and Immanuel finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Immanuel!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yeshua Immanuel!
A very excited looking Yeshua Immanuel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.