PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Curt Beaudin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pekka Raninen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beaudin
vs
Raninen

180 cm
19
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 1

177 cm
20
166 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Curt Beaudin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pekka Raninen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raninen throws a head kick that misses.
Beaudin wants to clinch up but Raninen keeps it at a distance.
Raninen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Raninen connects with a looping right hand.
Beaudin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Beaudin throws a hook to the side of Raninen's head but Raninen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beaudin tries to clinch there but Raninen circles away.
Beaudin moves out of range of the body kick from Raninen.
Beaudin throws a head kick that misses.
Raninen swats away the attempt to clinch by Beaudin.
Beaudin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Raninen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beaudin is looking to clinch.
Raninen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raninen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raninen lands a nice hook to Beaudin's body. Beaudin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Raninen scores with a jab to the body.
Beaudin wants to clinch.
A combination from Raninen does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raninen throws a series of punches but Beaudin avoids them all with ease.
Beaudin lands a jab to the head.
Raninen misses with a two punch combination.
Raninen throws a right and a left that Beaudin avoids nicely.
Beaudin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beaudin doesn't manage to clinch there - Raninen circles away.
Beaudin is looking to clinch but Raninen is avoiding it.
Beaudin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beaudin tries to clinch there but Raninen circles away.
Beaudin tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Raninen misses.
Beaudin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Beaudin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Raninen wants to clinch but Beaudin slips to the side
letting Beaudin counter with a right hand.
Beaudin wants to clinch
and Raninen counters with a solid body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raninen throws a sloppy head kick and Beaudin moves out of range easily.
Raninen moves out of range as Beaudin throws a body kick.

Beaudin takes the fight into the clinch.

Beaudin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Raninen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Raninen counters with a stiff right hand.
Raninen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beaudin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Raninen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beaudin closes the distance but Raninen moves to the side
and Raninen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Beaudin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raninen wants to improve his position but Beaudin is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beaudin tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Raninen.
Beaudin is breathing heavily.
Beaudin trying to pass the guard but Raninen defending well.

Beaudin stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Raninen to get to his feet.
Raninen misses with a low kick as Beaudin jumps back.
Beaudin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raninen.
Beaudin tries to clinch up
and Raninen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Raninen shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raninen throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Beaudin counters with a thumping low kick.
Beaudin misses with a low kick.
Beaudin connects with a single shot there.

Raninen gets a clinch.
Beaudin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Raninen's defenses.
Raninen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Beaudin lands an elbow that stopped Raninen in his tracks for a moment.

Beaudin has clasped his hands together around Raninen's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Beaudin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Raninen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Beaudin throwing strikes but Raninen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaudin taking a bit of punishment here - Raninen scoring with strikes.

Raninen tries for a kimura but Beaudin is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raninen working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curt Beaudin 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.

Raninen misses with a head kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beaudin.
Beaudin tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Raninen counters with a nice body shot.
Beaudin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Beaudin.
Beaudin scores with a jab to the head.

Raninen is rocked!

Beaudin has managed to clinch.
Raninen is still on wobbly legs! Can Beaudin finish him?
Beaudin connects with a knee to the head.
Beaudin creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Raninen! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Beaudin.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curt Beaudin!