PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simo Rantalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elmeri Hautamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hautamaki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Nekromantix-Generation 666 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rantalainen
vs
Hautamaki

208 cm
22
263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
249 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Takomo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Rantalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Elmeri Hautamaki!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hautamaki shoots in looking for a takedown. Rantalainen tries to sprawl out of it but Hautamaki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rantalainen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hautamaki fails with the takedown.
Hautamaki shoots in for a takedown but Rantalainen shows good takedown defense.
Simo Rantalainen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elmeri Hautamaki.
Rantalainen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hautamaki tries to clinch up.

Hautamaki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rantalainen sprawls well initially but Hautamaki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rantalainen trying to hold on to Hautamaki's head to control him but Hautamaki postures up.
Hautamaki looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rantalainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rantalainen tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Hautamaki is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Rantalainen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rantalainen trying to control but Hautamaki postures up.
Hautamaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rantalainen is looking to control Hautamaki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rantalainen avoid being mounted?

Hautamaki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hautamaki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hautamaki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hautamaki tries to stand and escape but Rantalainen is controlling the position.
Rantalainen manages to get to full guard.
Hautamaki wants to control from the top but Rantalainen keeps moving.
Hautamaki is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Rantalainen throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Rantalainen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Hautamaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Hautamaki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hautamaki looks gassed!
Hautamaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rantalainen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rantalainen will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rantalainen striking from the bottom.
Rantalainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rantalainen scores with a takedown into Hautamaki's guard.
Hautamaki keeping moving, preventing Rantalainen from controlling successfully.
Rantalainen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rantalainen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rantalainen content to stall in guard here.
Rantalainen lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rantalainen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hautamaki's head.

Hautamaki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rantalainen landing with the ground and pound.
Rantalainen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rantalainen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rantalainen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rantalainen landing with the ground and pound.

Hautamaki looking for a triangle here. Rantalainen is fighting it but it looks tight! Hautamaki pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Rantalainen is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Elmeri Hautamaki!