PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tsoko Chikatchawan (ranked 215 p4p, 32 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 146 p4p, 21 weight class). Chikatchawan comes to the cage accompanied by Animal. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tsoko Chikatchawan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Risto Rautio's chin.

Chikatchawan
vs
Rautio

192 cm
32
220 lbs
28 - 8 - 0

189 cm
33
210 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic 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 28 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsoko Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan swings widly with a right hand
and Rautio counters with an outside leg kick.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chikatchawan.
Rautio appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan works the jab nicely.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan is looking to chop away at Rautio's legs.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rautio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chikatchawan is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chikatchawan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Rautio blocks the leg kick.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Chikatchawan.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rautio checks a low kick from Chikatchawan.
Rautio tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Rautio closes the distance and clinches.
Chikatchawan misses with a body punch.
Chikatchawan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chikatchawan working aggressively here.
Rautio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Rautio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chikatchawan misses with a lunging right hand
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Chikatchawan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rautio moves away.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Chikatchawan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rautios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio moves away from the strike by Chikatchawan.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rautio - that will leave a mark!
Tsoko Chikatchawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautio scores with the left hand. Chikatchawan knows he should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Rautio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The fighters circling - Chikatchawan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautio takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chikatchawan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Chikatchawan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rautio - that will leave a mark!
Chikatchawan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws out a leg kick but Rautio moves out of range and Chikatchawan only half commits.
Rautio misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rautio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chikatchawan.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Nice uppercut there from Rautio.
Chikatchawan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rautio tests Chikatchawan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rautio punishes Chikatchawan's body with a nice straight punch.
Chikatchawan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rautio counters with a thumping low kick.
Chikatchawan throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio connects with a body shot.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Chikatchawan's head but Chikatchawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rautio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Chikatchawan misses.
Chikatchawan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rautio if he has to take too many more of those.
Chikatchawan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rautios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Chikatchawan pushes Rautio up against the cage in a clinch.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio tries to work over Chikatchawan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chikatchawan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautios head.
Chikatchawan blocks a body shot from Rautio.
A right handed body shot lands from Chikatchawan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chikatchawan lands with a light punch inside.

Rautio breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Risto Rautio will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rautio scores with a spinning back kick!
Chikatchawan looks to throw a body kick
and Chikatchawan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chikatchawan missing with a left hand there. Rautio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan misses with a wild body shot.
Chikatchawan looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Rautio is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rautio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Chikatchawan works the jab nicely.
Chikatchawan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rautio's head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Rautio in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rautio scores with a sloppy right hand. Chikatchawan should have avoided that one.
Chikatchawan misses with a body kick.
Chikatchawan is looking to score with low kicks.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio walks into a left hand.
A big left from Chikatchawan misses.
Rautio let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Rautio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chikatchawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Chikatchawan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Chikatchawan thumps Rautio with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Rautio. Beautiful body shot.
Rautio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chikatchawan.
A lazy body kick from Chikatchawan
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chikatchawan lunges at Rautio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rautio's hand.
Chikatchawan motions for Rautio to come forward. Chikatchawan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio jabs Chikatchawan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Risto Rautio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio connects with a body shot.
Chikatchawan tries to land a leg kick but Rautio saw it coming and moves away.
Chikatchawan throws a good cross that connects.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Rautio misses with a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rautio.
Chikatchawan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rautio missing with a left hand there. Chikatchawan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chikatchawan throws an off balance right hand
and Rautio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Chikatchawan's shoulder, as Chikatchawan tries to avoid the shot.
Chikatchawan slips a jab from Rautio.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab from Rautio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rautio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rautio ducks under a wild hook from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chikatchawan slips under a jab.
Chikatchawan lands a jab to Rautio's midsection.
Rautio is looking to score with low kicks.
Chikatchawan throws a lazy uppercut
and Rautio counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Rautio
enabling Chikatchawan to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan misses with an uppercut
and Rautio counters with a thumping low kick.
Rautio scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rautio throws a push kick but Chikatchawan slaps the foot to one side.
Chikatchawan lands a nice looking body shot.
Rautio lands with a hook. Chikatchawan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chikatchawan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Chikatchawan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rautio has time to react.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Chikatchawan keeps it at a distance.
Chikatchawan digs a good body shot into Rautio's ribs.
Rautio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chikatchawan. That one must have hurt.
Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tsoko Chikatchawan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chikatchawan looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Chikatchawan sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Chikatchawan is just out of range.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A left lands for Chikatchawan.
Rautio moves out of range of the body kick.
Rautio looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big right from Rautio misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chikatchawan scores with a hook to the body. Rautio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rautio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rautio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Chikatchawan.
Chikatchawan lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Rautio thinks about the counter body kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rautio moves out of range as Chikatchawan strikes.
Rautio is trying to counter with his kicks.

Chikatchawan darts in and clinches Rautio up against the cage.
Chikatchawan tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rautio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rautio tries to work over Chikatchawan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rautio digs a right hand underneath Chikatchawan's ribcage. Chikatchawan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rautio has a couple of punches blocked by Chikatchawan.
Rautio lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rautio.
Rautio scores with a shoulder strike.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rautio.
Rautio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chikatchawan backwards.
Chikatchawan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio lands with a left to the head.
Rautio tries to throw a body punch but Chikatchawan avoids it by throwing Rautio back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chikatchawan.
Rautio scores with a hook to the body.
Rautio can't find room to land a body shot as Chikatchawan controls the action.

Rautio manages to break the clinch.

Rautio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chikatchawan, pushing him back against the cage.
Rautio lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rautio tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chikatchawan's elbow.
Rautio misses with a punch on the inside.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chikatchawan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chikatchawan lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rautio as the two fighters clinch.
Rautio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rautio lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan swings wildly with an uppercut but Rautio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.
Rautio lands a shoulder strike.

Chikatchawan is rocked!
Chikatchawan tries to work over Rautio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Chikatchawan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rautio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rautio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rautio tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rautio lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Chikatchawan to his knees! Rautio keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Risto Rautio!
Risto Rautio really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.