PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Rockafella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Rautio
vs
Rockafella

185 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
212 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes musicals

Steel Penn Nutrition 160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mikko Rautio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Rockafella!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockafella throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range.
Rautio tests Rockafella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rockafella cracks Rautio with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rautio tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rockafella counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rockafella.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockafella.

Rautio clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockafella tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rautio throws a head punch that misses.
Rautio wants to get back to striking at distance but Rockafella won't allow it.
Rautio misses with a hook from the clinch.

Rockafella manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rockafella.
Rockafella throws out a loose jab but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Rockafella keeps it at a distance.
Rockafella is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Rautio with a body shot.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Rautio misses with a looping left.
Rockafella swats away the attempt to clinch by Rautio.
Rockafella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Rockafella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rautio to score with a decent uppercut.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rockafella.
Rockafella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rockafella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Rautio does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockafella.
Rockafella scores with a jab to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Rockafella 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rautio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rockafella manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It seemed like Rockafella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rockafella fails to land the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Rautio misses the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio slaps away a takedown attempt from Rockafella, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mikko Rautio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Rockafella.
Both fighters circle each other, looking for something big. Rautio moves in and throws an overhand right. That hurt Rockafella! Rautio continues to tee off on Rockafella, landing with a left and a right! Rautio connects with a right hand that leaves Rockafella sleeping against the cage! What a finish by Rautio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mikko Rautio!
Mikko Rautio retains his light heavyweight title!