PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 607 p4p, 86 weight class) and Risto Rautio (ranked 685 p4p, 98 weight class). Cocaine's entrance music is Nothing To Lose. A fine choice. Rautio has chosen mickey avalon as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cocaine
vs
Rautio

192 cm
34
205 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

189 cm
35
210 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Urban Fighter

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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Cocaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cocaine throwing a counter right hand but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Cocaine throws a leg kick
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Johnny Cocaine has been cut.
Cocaine cracks a nice hook into Rautio's ribs.
Rautio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rautio throws an overhand right that lands on Cocaine's shoulder, as Cocaine tries to avoid the shot.
Cocaine looks to score with a jab to the body but Rautio is just out of range.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cocaine with a body shot.
Cocaine just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cocaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cocaine throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rautio is able to avoid easily.
Cocaine works the jab nicely.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cocaine, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cocaine slips a jab from Rautio.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio takes a swing at Cocaine's ribcage but misses.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine misses with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a leg kick.
Rautio looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cocaine connects with a body shot that sends Rautio's belly button to the back.
A good leg kick by Cocaine.
Cocaine sizes up Rautio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cocaine jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cocaine throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rautio.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Cocaine is just out of range.
Cocaine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rautio closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Rautio misses with a hook.
Cocaine misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
Cocaine looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cocaine dips to his left and cracks Rautio with an uppercut!
Cocaine throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Rautio misses with an uppercut.
Cocaine throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rautio! But no joy.
Cocaine misses with a leg kick
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cocaine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rautio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rautio misses with a body kick.
Rautio defending well as Cocaine loads up on a big left hand.
Cocaine connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Cocaine has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cocaine works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rautio scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cocaine in his tracks.
Cocaine swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cocaine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big left from Cocaine misses.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cocaine connects with a leg kick. Rautio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Rautio lands with a nice body punch.
Cocaine throws a looping overhand right but Rautio ducks down to avoid it.
Rautio feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cocaines jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Rautio moves into range and clinches up with Cocaine.
Cocaine misses with the head strike.
Rautio swings wildly with an uppercut but Cocaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cocaine struggles to land a body shot inside as Rautio controls his hands.
Cocaine is trying to break the clinch but Rautio is controlling him.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cocaine controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Cocaine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cocaine pushes Rautio back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cocaine misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Rautio fails to land.
Cocaine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Cocaine manages to break the clinch.
Cocaine's corner calls for a 1-2. Cocaine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rautio throws a body punch but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rautio throws a body shot but no joy.
Rautio just misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine walks into a stiff left hand from Rautio.

Johnny Cocaine's cut is getting worse.
Cocaine throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
Cocaine thuds a left hand into Rautio's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cocaine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rautio is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rautio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rautio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a hook but Rautio blocks it.
Cocaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rautio swings for the body but Cocaine moves out of range.
Cocaine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cocaine.
Rautio misses with a looping right.
Cocaine lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Cocaine is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautio can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cocaine is looking to slow Rautio down with leg kicks.
Rautio throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cocaine.
Rautio moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rautio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rautio now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio slips a straight right by Cocaine.
Johnny Cocaine is winning the standup battle so far.
Cocaine getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cocaine misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Rautio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cocaine misses with a hook. Rautio ducked under it nicely.
Cocaine lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rautio keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cocaine.
Cocaine throws a solid leg kick but Rautio takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cocaine.
Cocaine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rautio.
Johnny Cocaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio staying out of range there.
Rautio doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cocaine looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cocaine with a hook.
Cocaine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cocaine.
Cocaine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautio manages to avoid it.
Rautio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cocaine blocks it well.
Cocaine looks to land a body kick but Rautio moved away.
Cocaine bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rautio's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cocaine looks to land a left hand but Rautio moved out of range nicely.
Cocaine scores with a nice head shot.
Rautio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cocaine lands with a straight right. Rautio didn't see that one coming.
Cocaine throws an overhand right that lands on Rautio's shoulder, as Rautio tries to avoid the shot.
Nice defenses there by Rautio.
Cocaine misses with a low kick.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
Cocaine lands a head kick!
Cocaine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cocaine.
Cocaine misses with a looping left.
Cocaine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rautio throws a push kick but Cocaine slaps the foot to one side.
Cocaine throws a low kick, looking for Rautio's leg but Rautio calmly moves out of range.
Rautio misses with a left hand
and Cocaine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rautio throws a hook but Cocaine avoids it easily.
Cocaine looks to throw the jab but Rautio is out of range.
It seemed like Rautio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A jab lands there for Cocaine.
Crunch! Cocaine slams his shin into Rautio's torso.
Cocaine throws a good cross that connects.
Cocaine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rautio.
Cocaine takes a swing at Rautio's ribcage but misses.
Rautio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cocaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Cocaine is predictable there
and Rautio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Cocaine is predictable there
enabling Rautio to counter with a crisp jab.
Rautio has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cocaine misses with an uppercut. Rautio saw that one coming.
Rautio delivers a nice body kick.
Cocaine looks to land a right hand but Rautio moved out of range.
Cocaine thows a leg kick but Rautio checks it
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio misses the jab.
Cocaine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cocaine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rautio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cocaine avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Cocaine tries to land a front kick but Rautio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cocaine dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cocaine dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rautio takes the fight into the clinch.
Rautio struggles to land a body shot inside as Cocaine controls his hands.
Rautio misses with a punch to the body.
Cocaine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rautio's elbow.
Rautio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Cocaine breaks the clinch.
Cocaine scores with a shot to the body.
Rautio thumps Cocaine with a low kick.
Cocaine throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rautio wants to clinch up but Cocaine keeps it at a distance.
Cocaine swings for the body but Rautio moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cocaine.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rautio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cocaine misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Cocaine.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Cocaine moved out of range nicely.
Cocaine takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rautio fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Cocaine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cocaine misses with a body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Cocaine as he connects with a hook.
Cocaine misses the body punch
and Rautio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cocaine throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rautio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio lands a nice looking body shot.
Cocaine throws a body shot but no joy.
Cocaine throws the left hand but Rautio avoids the punch easily.
Rautio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cocaine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cocaine throws a sloppy head kick and Rautio moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cocaine.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cocaine is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cocaine wants to slow Rautio down by chopping away at his legs.
Rautio throws a big shot that misses.
Cocaine feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautio's calf.
Cocaine throws a chopping leg kick but Rautio manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rautio is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The fighters circling - Rautio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rautio works Cocaine's body with a nice hook.
Cocaine throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rautio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cocaine swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rautio counters with a good, hard body kick but Cocaine shrugs it off.
Risto Rautio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine thuds a left hand into Rautio's body.
Cocaine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rautio moves away from the strike by Cocaine.
Cocaine ducks under a wild hook from Rautio.
Cocaine lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cocaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautio.
Cocaine just misses with a punch to the body.
Rautio is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cocaine with a body shot.
Rautio looks to land a left hand but Cocaine moved out of range nicely.
Rautio motions for Cocaine to come forward. Rautio throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cocaine misses the body punch
and Rautio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Rautio replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cocaine blocks it well.
Cocaine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cocaine there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cocaine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rautio lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cocaine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rautio.
Rautio throws a lazy right hand but Cocaine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cocaine.
Cocaine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rautio moves out of range of the strikes.
Cocaine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Rautio checks it well.
An inside leg kick from Cocaine misses.
Cocaine throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cocaine connects with a looping right hand.
Johnny Cocaine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice cross by Cocaine.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Cocaine.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cocaine, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Cocaine!
Johnny Cocaine 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.