PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fenix
vs
Raunio

185 cm
28
220 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

198 cm
31
207 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Raunio. That snapped Fenix's head back.
Rauli Raunio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raunio misses with an uppercut

and Fenix holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Raunio controls his hands.
Fenix scores with a hook to the body.
Raunio tries to work over Fenix's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fenix goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fenix blocking some punches.
Raunio blocks an uppercut.
Raunio has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.
We've been informed that Raunio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Fenix misses with the head strike.
Fenix avoiding damage.
Raunio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fenix.
Fenix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raunio's elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fenix - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Raunio blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix lands with a left to the head.
Fenix slowing the pace effectively.
Raunio lands a right hand.
Fenix lands a shot to the body.
Raunio prevents a body shot from Fenix.
A short right from Raunio on the inside.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raunio scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fenix.
Fenix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raunio pushes Fenix back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fenix is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Raunio digs a right hand underneath Fenix's ribcage. Fenix let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fenix struggles to land a body shot inside as Raunio controls his hands.
Raunio struggles to land a body shot inside as Fenix controls his hands.
Raunio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raunio's elbow.
Raunio controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raunio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix blocks an uppercut.
Fenix misses with a punch to the body.
Raunio tries a body shot but Fenix blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raunio.
Fenix blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Raunio fails to land.
Fenix working aggressively here.
Fenix tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raunio's elbow.
Raunio swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fenix.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fenix.
Fenix blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raunio is trying to break the clinch but Fenix is controlling him.
Raunio has a couple of punches blocked by Fenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Raunio as the two fighters clinch.
Raunio lands an uppercut.
Fenix misses with the head strike.
Fenix tries to throw a body punch but Raunio avoids it by throwing Fenix back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Fenix fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Raunio.
Raunio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fenix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Fenix.
Raunio lands with a right to the head.
Fenix displaying some good clinch control by pressing Raunio up against the cage.
Raunio doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fenix looking to stall.
Raunio scores with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Fenix is trying to maintain a safe position but Raunio gets an underhook and turns Fenix into the cage.
Fenix lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fenix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fenix throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Fenix misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Raunio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fenix misses with a body punch.
Raunio swings wildly with an uppercut but Fenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fenix taking a breather.
Raunio throws a punch but it's blocked by Fenix.
Raunio blocking some punches.
Fenix throws a punch but it's blocked by Raunio.
Fenix misses with a punch on the inside.
Fenix misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raunio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Marcus Fenix will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raunio scores with a hook.

It looks like Marcus Fenix has been cut.
Raunio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Raunio.
Fenix throws an off balance right hand
and Raunio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've been told by Fenix's head coaches at LOD - Slaughterhouse that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fenix fails in his attempt to clinch.
Raunio walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Fenix drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Raunio swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Fenix's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rauli Raunio!
Rauli Raunio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.