PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tynkkynen's choice of entrance music: Cow herd - Fields. Aaron Newton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rauno Tynkkynen's chin.

Newton
vs
Tynkkynen

180 cm
23
210 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

188 cm
26
218 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)
Sun-Tzu

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Aaron Newton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Tynkkynen misses its intended target.
Newton ducks under a wild hook from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Newton swivels and escapes.
Newton throws a sloppy head kick and Tynkkynen moves out of range easily.
Newton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Newton tries to land a leg kick but Tynkkynen saw it coming and moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Newton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tynkkynen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Newton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tynkkynen is out of range.
Newton misses with a right hand

so Tynkkynen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Newton is pulling down on Tynkkynen's head to control his posture.
Newton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tynkkynen working some strikes from top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Newton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen works over Newton with some ground and pound from guard.
Newton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tynkkynen being controlled here momentarily.
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Newton keeping moving, preventing Tynkkynen from controlling successfully.
Newton looking for a sweep. Not yet Newton, not yet.
Newton pulls Tynkkynen in close to his closed guard and prevents Tynkkynen from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tynkkynen jabs at Newton's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Newton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tynkkynen.
Newton throws a quick counter head kick but Tynkkynen was just out of range.
Tynkkynen is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice shot by Newton.
Tynkkynen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Newton uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Newton attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Newton cracks Tynkkynen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Aaron Newton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Newton just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Newton. Tynkkynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Newton with a hook.
Tynkkynen throws a body shot but no joy.
It appears Newton was looking to counter with a kick there.
Newton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tynkkynen.
Newton jabs at Tynkkynen's body.
Newton dodges the punch combination from Tynkkynen.
Newton swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Newton throws a leg kick but Tynkkynen moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton throws out a leg kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range and Newton only half commits.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Newton prevents a body shot from Tynkkynen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Newton.
Newton pushes Tynkkynen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Newton scores with a shot to the side of Tynkkynen's head.
Newton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with an uppercut but Newton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Newton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Newton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tynkkynens head.
Newton lands a hook to the side of the head.

That has opened up Rauno Tynkkynen's cut even more.

Newton drops Tynkkynen onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Tynkkynen is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!

Tynkkynen is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tynkkynen is still on wobbly legs! Can Newton finish him?
Tynkkynen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tynkkynen presses Newton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Newton misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton works on Tynkkynen's body with a couple of short punches.
Tynkkynen seems to have recovered his senses.
Tynkkynen presses Newton against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tynkkynen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Newton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Newton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tynkkynen looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Newton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Newton tries to throw a body punch but Tynkkynen avoids it by throwing Newton back against the ropes.
Tynkkynen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Newton.
Newton lands a nice uppercut.
Newton swings wildly with an uppercut but Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Newton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Newton lands with a light punch inside.
Tynkkynen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Newton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Newton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tynkkynen backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tynkkynen scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Newton 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!

Tynkkynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Tynkkynen appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Newton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tynkkynen's head.
Tynkkynen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Newton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Newton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tynkkynen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Newton at a distance.
Newton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tynkkynen can do to turn this around?
Tynkkynen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Newton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Newton looks for the body kick but Tynkkynen saw that one coming.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tynkkynen at a distance.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Newton.
Newton lands a leg kick that knocks Tynkkynen off balance momentarily.
Newton throws a hook to the side of Tynkkynen's head but Tynkkynen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tynkkynen misses with the body kick
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Newton misses with an uppercut.
Newton connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and clinches up with Newton, looking for a takedown. Tynkkynen pushes Newton against the ropes but Newton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Newton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen dodges the punch combination from Newton.
It seemed like Tynkkynen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aaron Newton is winning the standup battle so far.
Tynkkynen slips under a jab.
Tynkkynen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Newton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Newton scores with a jab to the head.
Newton misses the shot to the body.
It seemed like Tynkkynen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aaron Newton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tynkkynen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tynkkynen scores with a hook.
Tynkkynen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice cross by Newton.

The cut above Rauno Tynkkynen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Newton works the jab nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tynkkynen, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tynkkynen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Newton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Newton has his hands on Tynkkynen's head, controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tynkkynen lands a couple of digs.
Newton pulls Tynkkynen in close to his closed guard and prevents Tynkkynen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
Newton trying to control the position here.
Tynkkynen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton pulls Tynkkynen in to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Tynkkynen blocks a head kick by Newton.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tynkkynen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Newton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Newton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tynkkynen moves in looking to clinch but Newton pushes him off.
Nice defenses there by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tynkkynen misses with a right hand
and Newton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tynkkynen misses with a lunging right hand
and Newton counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Newton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Rauno Tynkkynen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tynkkynen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Newton throws out the jab.
Newton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tynkkynen at a distance.
A good leg kick by Newton.
Newton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tynkkynen moves away.
A big left from Newton misses.
Tynkkynen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Newton moves away from the strike by Tynkkynen.
Newton lands a nice looking body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Newton enables Tynkkynen to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Newton manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton is trying to keep Tynkkynen in close.
Newton pulls Tynkkynen in close to his closed guard and prevents Tynkkynen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Tynkkynen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Newton is trying to keep Tynkkynen in close.
Tynkkynen throwing strikes but missing.
Newton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Newton looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Newton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Tynkkynen'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. And we move into the final round!

Tynkkynen moves out of range of the strikes.
Newton looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
Tynkkynen with the counter takedown but Newton avoids it easily.

Tynkkynen closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Newton did well to prevent Tynkkynen getting side control.
Newton wants to control but Tynkkynen is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tynkkynen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Newton trying to control here.
Newton is trying to get back to full guard.
Newton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tynkkynen is working away from the top position though.
Newton tries to roll over but Tynkkynen keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tynkkynen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tynkkynen sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Newton trying to control but Tynkkynen postures up.
Tynkkynen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Newton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Newton trying to control but Tynkkynen postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tynkkynen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton checks a leg kick nicely.
Newton motions for Tynkkynen to come forward. Newton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Newton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tynkkynen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch there but Newton circles away.
Newton lands a really nice looking cross but Tynkkynen seems unphased.
Newton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Newton throws a head kick that half lands.
Newton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tynkkynen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Newton counters with an outside leg kick.
Newton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Newton with a nice cross.
Tynkkynen checks a leg kick nicely.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Newton but Newton pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Newton throws a head kick but Tynkkynen moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Newton!
Newton swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tynkkynen postures up in Newton's guard and throws a big left but Newton blocks it.
Newton is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rauno Tynkkynen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Aaron Newton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tynkkynen postures up.
Newton seems keen to control Tynkkynen's posture.
Newton working a defensive guard here.
Newton seems keen to control Tynkkynen's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tynkkynen working some strikes from top position.
Tynkkynen postures up in Newton's guard and throws a big left but Newton blocks it.
Newton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tynkkynen is one step ahead there.
Rauno Tynkkynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Newton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Newton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tynkkynen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tynkkynen misses with a takedown
and Tynkkynen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tynkkynen lands a head shot.
Tynkkynen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Aaron Newton.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Newton, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Newton!
In his post fight interview, Aaron Newton started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Rauno Tynkkynen stepped up to the mic, saying 'It seems i just can't get back to top, so guess i have to be gatekeeper or retire.. Still awesome fight Golden!'.