PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joels Van Wijnbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rautio
vs
Van Wijnbergen

189 cm
23
210 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

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Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

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World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joels Van Wijnbergen!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Igor Prikhodko and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Joels Van Wijnbergen has been cut.
Van Wijnbergen with a jab.
Van Wijnbergen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Van Wijnbergen lands a really nice looking cross but Rautio seems unphased.
Rautio scores with a spinning back kick!
Van Wijnbergen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rautio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Van Wijnbergen tests Rautio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab from Rautio does it's job there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Wijnbergen defending well as Rautio loads up on a big left hand.
Rautio thows a left - swing and a miss!
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen throws a head kick but Rautio moves out of range.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Van Wijnbergen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A shot to the liver by Van Wijnbergen. Beautiful body shot.
Rautio avoids the head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Rautio moves out of range easily.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rautio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Van Wijnbergen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Van Wijnbergen digs a good hook to Rautio's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio tries to clinch but Van Wijnbergen is having none of it.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rautio lands a jab.
Rautio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Wijnbergen can pounce on him.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a right hand.
Van Wijnbergen throws a low kick but Rautio moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen thows a body kick. Rautio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen scores with the left hand. Rautio knows he should have avoided that one.
Rautio throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Van Wijnbergen.
Rautio lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rautio throws a leg kick that misses.
Rautio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Van Wijnbergen to score with a decent uppercut.
Rautio swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a body kick that stops Rautio in his tracks momentarily.
Rautio has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Van Wijnbergen.
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!
Rautio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Van Wijnbergen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range of the strikes.
Van Wijnbergen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rautio.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Van Wijnbergen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.
Van Wijnbergen throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rautio misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight left.
Rautio was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rautio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Van Wijnbergen's corner calls for a 1-2. Van Wijnbergen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Van Wijnbergen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio is looking to land body kicks.
Rautio connects with a body shot that sends Van Wijnbergen's belly button to the back.
Rautio will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Wijnbergen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Rautio connects with a leg kick. Van Wijnbergen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Van Wijnbergen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Wijnbergen keeps Rautio at a distance using the push kick.
Rautio throws a leg kick
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rautio's knee momentarily.
Van Wijnbergen throws an off balance right hand
and Rautio counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joels Van Wijnbergen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Wijnbergen can pounce on him.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Rautio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rautio needs to keep his hands up - Van Wijnbergen had a free shot at his head there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Rautio scores with a jab.
Van Wijnbergen cracks the inside of Rautio's front leg.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Van Wijnbergen listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Wijnbergen tries to land a front kick but Rautio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
An attempted straight right counter from Rautio misses the target.
Rautio will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Van Wijnbergen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Van Wijnbergen does it's job there.
Van Wijnbergen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Wijnbergen is looking to chop away at Rautio's legs.
Rautio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A big right from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rautio moves away from the strike by Van Wijnbergen.
Rautio throwing a counter right hand but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Van Wijnbergen.
A big right from Van Wijnbergen misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Rautio misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen throws a leg kick but Rautio moved away.
Rautio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Van Wijnbergen. That one must have hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Van Wijnbergen!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
That's time! Rautio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rautio throws a good cross that connects.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range as Rautio throws a body kick.
Rautio defending well as Van Wijnbergen loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio swings widly with a right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a solid body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Rautio misses the target.
Rautio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rautio connects with a good right hand that stumbles Van Wijnbergen. Van Wijnbergen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rautio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rautio is looking to counter punch.
Van Wijnbergen punishes Rautio's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautio misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Van Wijnbergen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a shot to the body.
Rautio lands with a shot to the body.
Van Wijnbergen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Wijnbergen misses the jab.
Rautio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Van Wijnbergen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a nice body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Wijnbergen. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rautio lands with a good body shot.
Van Wijnbergen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rautio lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Rautio.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body kick.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Rautio tried to score with a low kick but Van Wijnbergen checks it.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen throws a chopping leg kick but Rautio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Van Wijnbergen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Rautio throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio throws a right hand that misses
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen thows a body kick. Rautio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Rautio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio blocks a head kick by Van Wijnbergen.
A counter left hand to the body from Rautio misses its target.
Van Wijnbergen lands a leg kick that knocks Rautio off balance momentarily.
Rautio misses with an uppercut. Van Wijnbergen saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Van Wijnbergen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rautio looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Van Wijnbergen. Rautio shrugs it off though.
Rautio takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Wijnbergen lunges at Rautio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rautio's hand.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joels Van Wijnbergen really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A jab from Rautio misses.
Van Wijnbergen cracks Rautio with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Rautio.
Van Wijnbergen scoring well with a low kick there.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook to the body
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Van Wijnbergen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rautio misses with a hook. Van Wijnbergen ducked under it nicely.
Van Wijnbergen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Rautio throws a hook but Van Wijnbergen blocks it.
Rautio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Rautio misses with a kick to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Van Wijnbergen connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rautio lands with a good body shot.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a powerful jab.
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rautio cracks Van Wijnbergen with a good jab.
Rautio checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Wijnbergen throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
It looked like Rautio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen connects with a solid leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Van Wijnbergen.
A big right from Van Wijnbergen misses.
Rautio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Van Wijnbergen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook.
Rautio throwing a counter right hand but Van Wijnbergen manages to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Rautio dips to his left and cracks Van Wijnbergen with an uppercut!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautio misses with a body punch
and Rautio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rautio throws a looping overhand right but Van Wijnbergen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a hook. Rautio ducked under it nicely.
Rautio looks to throw the jab but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Rautio misses the target.
Van Wijnbergen takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Rautio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Van Wijnbergen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Joels Van Wijnbergen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joels Van Wijnbergen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Van Wijnbergen throws an off balance right hand
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Wijnbergen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Wijnbergen.
Van Wijnbergen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A jab from Rautio does it's job there.
Van Wijnbergen missing with a left hand there. Rautio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio slips under a jab from Van Wijnbergen.
Nice uppercut there from Rautio.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Wijnbergen throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Van Wijnbergen looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Van Wijnbergen scoring well with a low kick there.
A jab from Rautio misses.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Wijnbergen is out of range.
Van Wijnbergen misses with a body shot.
Joels Van Wijnbergen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Van Wijnbergen.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Rautio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Van Wijnbergen sees coming a mile off.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rautio lands a really nice looking cross but Van Wijnbergen seems unphased.
Rautio tries to move into range but Van Wijnbergen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rautio misses with a hook to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Wijnbergen. That's going to slow Rautio down.
Van Wijnbergen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Wijnbergen throws out the jab.
Rautio appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Rautio lands a head shot.
Van Wijnbergen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A jab from Van Wijnbergen does it's job there.
Van Wijnbergen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Van Wijnbergen, right into the meat.
Rautio tries to clinch but Van Wijnbergen moves out of range.
Van Wijnbergen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Rautio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rautio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Wijnbergen misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Van Wijnbergen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Wijnbergen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rautio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Van Wijnbergen.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio misses with an uppercut
enabling Van Wijnbergen to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio takes a swing at Van Wijnbergen's ribcage but misses.
Rautio misses with a hook to the body
and Van Wijnbergen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A slow jab from Van Wijnbergen misses its intended target.
Risto Rautio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Van Wijnbergen misses with a left hand
and Rautio counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joels Van Wijnbergen.
Well Van Wijnbergen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Joels Van Wijnbergen!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Joels Van Wijnbergen!

Joels Van Wijnbergen wins by unanimous decision!
Joels Van Wijnbergen is the new light heavyweight champion!
Joels Van Wijnbergen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.