PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Hallick (ranked 216 p4p, 31 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 378 p4p, 59 weight class). Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Hallick
vs
Rautio

193 cm
36
218 lbs
26 - 9 - 0

189 cm
27
210 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 26 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Hallick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallick connects with a solid leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Hallick misses.
Hallick ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jab by Rautio.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Hallick moved out of range nicely.
Rautio takes one to the chin there.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Al Hallick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hallick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rautio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hallick checks a leg kick.
Hallick has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Hallick takes one to the side of the head.
Hallick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rautio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
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 misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallick.
Hallick throws the kick towards the body but Rautio avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Hallick does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallick.
Hallick gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rautio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallick is looking to chop away at Rautio's legs.
Rautio lands an overhand right.

It looks like Al Hallick has been cut.
Hallick throws a one two combo.
Hallick ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Rautio getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hallick.
Rautio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hallick.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hallick throws a shot to the body.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallick.
Rautio slips under a jab.
Rautio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hallick avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Rautio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Hallick takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rautio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick blocks the body kick.
Hallick moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rautio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallick.
Rautio misses with a kick to the body.
Rautio tries to clinch up but Hallick circles away and keeps his distance.
Hallick connects with the punch.
Rautio checks a low kick from Hallick.
Hallick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rautio.
Rautio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rautio blocks the body kick.
Hallick blocks the body kick.
Hallick misses with a leg kick
and Rautio counters with a thumping low kick.
Hallick changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hallick looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hallick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rautio pushes Hallick up against the cage in a clinch.
Hallick is trying to push Rautio away but Rautio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Rautio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Hallick.
Hallick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rautio has him pressed against the cage.
Rautio tries a body shot but Hallick blocks it.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rautio blocks a body shot from Hallick.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Hallick avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Hallick controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Hallick as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rautio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rautio lands a nice uppercut.
Hallick lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallick.
Rautio misses with a body punch.
Hallick is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallick blocking some punches.
Rautio tries a body shot but Hallick blocks it.
Hallick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hallick blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallick lands a nice uppercut.
Hallick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
Hallick lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hallick.
Hallick blocks an uppercut.
Hallick prevents a body shot from Rautio.
A left hand lands to the body for Rautio.
Rautio throws a punch but it's blocked by Hallick.
Hallick has a couple of punches blocked by Rautio.
Rautio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hallick's efforts to push away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hallick.
A right hook to the body lands for Hallick.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hallick.
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 Al Hallick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
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.

Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Risto Rautio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Hallick quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Rautio has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Rautio throws the kick towards the body but Hallick avoids it.

Hallick tries to keep at a distance but Rautio has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rautio digs a right hand into Hallick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hallick's gas tank.
Rautio lands a right hand.
Hallick lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rautio backwards.
Hallick pushes Rautio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hallick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hallick blocking some punches.

Rautio breaks from the clinch.
Hallick is looking to chop away at Rautio's legs.
Rautio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hallick throws a jab when Rautio was well out of range.
Hallick lands a jab to the head.
Hallick tries to work over Rautio's front leg with a kick but Rautio checks it.
Hallick throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallick. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hallick takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Rautio. That snapped Hallick's head back.
Hallick takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Rautio is predictable there
and Hallick counters with a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hallick there.
Rautio thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hallick if he has to take too many more of those.
Hallick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Rautio's head.
Hallick lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rautio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Rautio.
Hallick's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hallick duly obliges.
Rautio lands a nice looking kick to the body. Hallick takes a step back to recover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rautio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hallick drops Rautio with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rautio looks back up at him and smiles so Hallick waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rautio is rocked!
Hallick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rautio is out of range and Hallick settles back down.
Rautio is still on wobbly legs! Can Hallick finish him?
Rautio walks into a left hand.
Rautio pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A good leg kick by Rautio.
Good shot there by Rautio.
Rautio seems to have recovered his senses.
Rautio lands with a nice body punch.
Rautio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hallick throws a body punch but Rautio moves out of range.
Hallick cracks Rautio with a good jab.
Hallick takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hallick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hallick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hallick just misses with a punch to the body.
Hallick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Hallick keeps it at a distance.
As Rautio backs away, Hallick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hallick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rautio blocks the leg kick.
Hallick slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hallick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A shot to the body from Hallick misses
and Rautio counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hallick scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rautio throws a wild body kick that Hallick sees coming a mile off.
Hallick moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hallick.
Rautio throws a hook but Hallick avoids it easily.
Rautio scores with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Hallick.
Good standup being displayed there by Rautio as he connects with a hook.
Rautio lands a lovely overhand right.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hallick takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a head kick that misses.
Hallick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hallick connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Al Hallick is winning the standup battle so far.
Hallick throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Hallick scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rautio in his tracks.
Hallick ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
A shot to the body from Hallick misses
and Rautio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hallick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rautio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hallick throws a leg kick which misses Rautio's front leg but catches the back leg as Rautio tries to avoid it.
Hallick takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A bone on bone clash there as Rautio blocks the leg kick.
Hallick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rautio looks to clinch
and Hallick counters with a nice uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An inside leg kick from Rautio misses.
Hallick blocks a leg kick.
Hallick uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rautio has time to react.
Rautio clobbers Hallick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Al Hallick will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Al Hallick's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rautio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hallick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hallick lands with a hook. Rautio tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rautio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hallick looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Hallick misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rautio throws a leg kick that is checked
and Hallick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hallick on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Hallick has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hallick there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hallick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rautio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Hallick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A thudding body kick lands there by Rautio!
Rautio throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hallick tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Rautio misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hallick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Rautio misses.
Rautio lands with a cross.
Hallick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hallick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
Hallick moves out of range as Rautio strikes.
Hallick takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rautio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hallick. Hallick obviously looking to wear him down.
Hallick avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Hallick slips under a jab from Rautio.
Hallick cracks Rautio with an open hand slap.
Hallick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rautio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hallick.
Rautio looks to land a combination but Hallick avoids it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hallick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rautio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hallick.
Rautio misses with a jab to the body
and Hallick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallick scores with a jab.
Hallick moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hallick.
Hallick with a nice cross.
Hallick will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A clash of legs there as Hallick blocks the low kick.
Hallick throws the left hand but Rautio avoids the punch easily.
Hallick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautio.
Hallick feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
Rautio wants to break free but Hallick has control.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.

Hallick breaks from the clinch.
Hallick connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rautio needs to keep his hands up - Hallick had a free shot at his head there.
Hallick cracks Rautio on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Rautio falls backwards against the cage. Hallick follows up with more strikes that drop Rautio to his knees. Hallick keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Rautio! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Hallick!
A very excited looking Al Hallick made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.