PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Pitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pitt comes into the arena with Pitt Don't Play Dat blaring out of the sound system. Rahapussi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Caged in A Rage . Taisto Rahapussi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pitt
vs
Rahapussi

188 cm
35
184 lbs
22 - 16 - 0

178 cm
27
182 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 22 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Pitt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pitt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rahapussi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A slapping body kick lands there for Pitt.
Pitt lands a jab.
Rahapussi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt throws a head kick but Rahapussi moves out of range.
Dirk Pitt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pitt looks to land a right hand but Rahapussi moved out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Pitt.
Pitt connects with a nice looking jab.
Rahapussi slips under a jab from Pitt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pitt tries to clinch but Rahapussi moves away
and Rahapussi counters with a leg kick.
We've been told by Pitt's head coaches at The Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Rahapussi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
Pitt wants to clinch.
Dirk Pitt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt lands a head kick!
A head kick from Pitt lands but Rahapussi takes it in his stride.
Some bone on bone action there as Pitt checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahapussi, as that shot connected.
Pitt thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rahapussi if he has to take too many more of those.
Pitt checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rahapussi fails with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Pitt.
A leg kick checked by Pitt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a series of punches but Rahapussi avoids them all with ease.
Pitt tries to clinch there but Rahapussi circles away.
Rahapussi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
Rahapussi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitt lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rahapussi at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Pitt finds it's way through Rahapussi's defenses.
Pitt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rahapussi pushes Pitt away with a front kick.
Pitt thuds his right hand into Rahapussi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt lands a jab to the nose.
Pitt throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pitt lands a nice looking body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt throws a lazy head kick
and Rahapussi counters with a good, hard body kick but Pitt shrugs it off.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rahapussi circles away quickly and effectively.
Rahapussi looks to throw the jab but Pitt is out of range.
Pitt misses with a body kick.
Rahapussi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pitt but Pitt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rahapussi misses with a hook
and Rahapussi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pitt throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Pitt.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick
and Pitt counters with a thumping low kick.
Pitt lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rahapussi's sensitive parts.
Rahapussi throws a lazy uppercut

and Pitt counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Rahapussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pitt scores with a shot to the side of Rahapussi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt lands with a light punch inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pitt just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahapussi's brow.
Rahapussi takes an elbow to the temple.
Rahapussi blocks an elbow strike.
Rahapussi is trying to force a seperation but Pitt has the dominant position.
Rahapussi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pitt is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt lands with a short shot to the head.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Rahapussi controls the action.
Pitt digs a right hand into Rahapussi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rahapussi's gas tank.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Rahapussi controls the action.
Pitt digs a right hand underneath Rahapussi's ribcage. Rahapussi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice shot by Pitt.
Pitt scores with a jab.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
Pitt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rahapussi.
Pitt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rahapussi in his tracks.
Pitt lands with a kick to the temple. Rahapussi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rahapussi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pitt blocks the body kick.
Pitt throws a hook to the side of Rahapussi's head but Rahapussi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahapussi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitt checks a low kick from Rahapussi.
Pitt throws a big shot that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pitt clobbers Rahapussi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pitt misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pitt!
Rahapussi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitt cracks Rahapussi with an open hand slap.
Rahapussi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rahapussi throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
Rahapussi misses with a kick to the body.
Pitt misses with a body shot.
Rahapussi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rahapussi can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitt.
Pitt misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Rahapussi with that takedown attempt.
Dirk Pitt is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pitt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pitt connects with a crisp jab.
A shot to the liver by Rahapussi. Beautiful body shot.
Pitt throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rahapussi checks a leg kick nicely.
Rahapussi throws a hook but Pitt avoids it easily.
Pitt scores with a leg kick.
Pitt fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pitt throws a combination. Rahapussi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Pitt wants to clinch up but Rahapussi keeps it at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi checks a low kick from Pitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitt throws a nice head kick!
Rahapussi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Pitt misses with a leg kick.
Pitt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rahapussi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pitt.
Rahapussi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Pitt fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rahapussi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rahapussi throws a right hand that misses
and Pitt counters with a thumping low kick.
Rahapussi lands a glancing blow to the side of Pitt's head.
Rahapussi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rahapussi looks to land a right hand but Pitt moved out of range.
Pitt throws a body shot but no joy.
Pitt throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Pitt.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pitt lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
No joy there for Pitt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A shot to the liver by Pitt. Beautiful body shot.
Pitt just misses with a punch to the body.

Pitt moves into the clinch.
Rahapussi blocks an elbow strike from Pitt.
Rahapussi working hard to break the clinch.
Pitt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pitt.
Pitt working aggressively here.
Pitt fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt dominated that second round.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Pitt takes a swing at Rahapussi's ribcage but misses.
Rahapussi ducks under a wild hook from Pitt.
Pitt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rahapussi on the side of the head.
Pitt looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pitt connects with a looping right hand.
Pitt checks a leg kick.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rahapussi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pitt checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pitt misses with a series of wild punches.
Pitt tries to clinch but Rahapussi moves out of range.
A head kick by Pitt misses
and Rahapussi counters with a low kick, right behind Pitt 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi tried to score with a low kick but Pitt checks it.
Rahapussi throws a looping overhand right but Pitt ducks down to avoid it.

Pitt clinches with his opponent.
Rahapussi blocks an elbow strike from Pitt.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rahapussi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pitt.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Pitt misses with some punches.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Pitt holds him up against the cage and eventually Rahapussi drops back down to his feet.
Pitt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pitt goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Pitt.
A right handed body shot lands from Pitt.
Rahapussi takes an elbow to the temple.
Pitt struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahapussi controls his hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pitt tries a body shot but Rahapussi blocks it.
Pitt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pitt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Pitt lands a nice uppercut.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but Pitt won't allow it.
Rahapussi taking a breather.
Pitt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pitt presses Rahapussi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice elbow from Pitt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pitt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pitt working aggressively here.
Rahapussi blocks a body shot from Pitt.
Pitt scores with a shoulder strike.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.
Pitt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rahapussi's defenses.
Rahapussi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rahapussi.
Rahapussi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitt can't find room to land a body shot as Rahapussi controls the action.
Rahapussi takes a shot to the head.
Dirk Pitt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pitt misses with a body punch.
Pitt doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahapussi's elbow.
Rahapussi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pitt lands a body punch.
Pitt lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pitt lands with a right to the head.
Pitt throws an elbow that misses.
Pitt pushes off an throws an elbow but Rahapussi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pitt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rahapussi or not.
A frustrated look appears on Rahapussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Pitt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rahapussi blocks an elbow strike.
Pitt lands a nice elbow.
Pitt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dirk Pitt clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pitt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Rahapussi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rahapussi.
Pitt scores with a jab.
Rahapussi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pitt's waist but Pitt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rahapussi off to one side.
Pitt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pitt digs a good hook to Rahapussi's body.
Pitt throws a right and a left that both miss.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pitt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahapussi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pitt is able to avoid easily.
An inside leg kick from Pitt misses.
Pitt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pitt throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dirk Pitt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pitt looks to throw the jab but Rahapussi is out of range.
Rahapussi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahapussi blocks a head kick by Pitt.
Pitt throws a chopping leg kick but Rahapussi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rahapussi is looking to score with low kicks.
Rahapussi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pitt.
Rahapussi shoots for a double leg takedown but Pitt sprawls well. He's pushed Rahapussi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dirk Pitt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pitt. Rahapussi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rahapussi slips a straight right by Pitt.
Pitt getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pitt missing with a left hand there. Rahapussi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rahapussi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rahapussi slips under a jab from Pitt.
Rahapussi takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dirk Pitt is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pitt misses with an uppercut. Rahapussi saw that one coming.
Pitt throws a shot from downtown. Rahapussi moves away and avoids it.
Pitt throws a one two combo.
Rahapussi misses with a kick to the body.
Pitt throws the kick towards the body but Rahapussi avoids it.
Pitt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pitt moves out of range of the leg kick from Rahapussi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pitt throws a wild body kick that Rahapussi sees coming a mile off.
Pitt throws a leg kick which misses Rahapussi's front leg but catches the back leg as Rahapussi tries to avoid it.
Rahapussi blocks a low kick nicely.
Pitt misses with a body kick.
Pitt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rahapussi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws a body punch but Pitt moves out of range.
Rahapussi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pitt. Pitt obviously looking to wear him down.
Rahapussi misses with a hook. Pitt ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Pitt.
Good exchange - Rahapussi coming out on top.
Pitt takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A shot to the liver by Pitt. Beautiful body shot.
A low kick from Rahapussi misses
and Pitt counters with a nice body kick.
Pitt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pitt lands with a straight right. Rahapussi didn't see that one coming.
Pitt pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pitt jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pitt jabs at Rahapussi's body.
Pitt misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rahapussi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pitt tries to avoid it but Rahapussi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pitt to the ground. Pitt escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taisto Rahapussi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pitt misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rahapussi misses with a body kick.
Rahapussi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pitt swinging wildly here.
Rahapussi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pitt moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rahapussi takes one on the button.
Pitt throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rahapussi on the side of the head.
Pitt cracks Rahapussi with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirk Pitt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pitt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 40:35
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 40:35
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 40:35

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirk Pitt!
Dirk Pitt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.