PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikko Rautio could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Steve Murphy's chin.

Rautio
vs
Murphy

185 cm
25
190 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 5 - 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Murphy moves away and avoids it.
Murphy thows a body kick. Rautio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Murphy.
Murphy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good leg kick by Murphy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murphy swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
Murphy connects with a solid leg kick.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Murphy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Murphy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rautio lands the left hand.

It looks like Steve Murphy has been cut.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy throws a body shot but no joy.
Murphy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio misses with the combination.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Rautio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Murphy is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Both fighters circling a little - Murphy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murphy connects with a high kick.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Murphy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rautio connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Murphy scrambles back to his feet.
Murphy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rautio circles away quickly and effectively.
Rautio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Murphy finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Murphy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Murphy looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Murphy wants to counter with a clinch but Rautio pushes him away.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rautio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Murphy lands a big head kick that sends Rautio tumbling to the mat! Murphy takes a step backwards and waves Rautio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Rautio throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Murphy.
Rautio lands a head shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Rautio throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Murphy throws a head kick that misses.
Murphy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Murphy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Rautio is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Murphy misses with a body kick.
Murphy misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Murphy misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Murphy.
Jab by Rautio.
Rautio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautio tests Murphy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rautio blocks the body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murphy, right into the meat.
Rautio tries to work over Murphy's front leg with a kick but Murphy checks it.
Murphy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rautio.
Murphy connects with an inside leg kick.
Rautio lands a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rautio throws a jab when Murphy was well out of range.
Murphy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rautio throws a leg kick
and Murphy counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Murphy's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Murphy.
Rautio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Rautio looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Murphy does a little dance to reset his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rautio might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Murphy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Rautio backing away here, and Murphy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rautio finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Rautio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Murphy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rautio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Murphy slips under a jab from Rautio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rautio.
Rautio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Murphy is just out of range.
Rautio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A head kick misses from Murphy.
Rautio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rautio catches Murphy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Murphy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Murphy thumps Rautio with a low kick.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Rautio.
Murphy thumps Rautio with a low kick.
Rautio throws the left hand but Murphy avoids the punch easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy tries a head kick but it misses.
Rautio cracks Murphy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murphy.
Jab, jab by Rautio - just one landing.
Nice cross by Rautio.

Murphy is rocked!
A solid leg kick lands there for Murphy.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Rautio finish him?
Rautio misses with a hook.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
Murphy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautio.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Murphy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rautio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Murphy was well out of range. Poor timing from Rautio.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
Murphy flicks out a counter leg kick but Rautio steps away.
Murphy moves away from the strike by Rautio.
Rautio swinging wildly here.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Murphy counters with a left and a right that stings Rautio.
Rautio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Murphy.
Murphy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Rautio's leg. Rautio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Rautio takes it in his stride.
Murphy is breathing heavily.
Rautio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio jabs Murphy right on the nose. Murphy blinks but takes it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rautio.
That kick from Murphy tenderised Rautio's leg. Rautio is trying to keep his angry face on.
Murphy throws a head kick but Rautio moves out of range.
Murphy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautio.
Murphy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rautio checks a low kick from Murphy.
Murphy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Murphy slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Rautio blocks the low kick.
Murphy is looking to score with low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Murphy.
Murphy is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Rautio moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikko Rautio!
Mikko Rautio retains his light heavyweight title!