PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Risto Rautio (ranked 417 p4p, 492 weight class) and Roland Weudke (ranked 68 p4p, 77 weight class). Rautio comes to the cage accompanied by mickey avalon. Roland Weudke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Risto Rautio's chin.

Rautio
vs
Weudke

189 cm
39
210
35 - 17 - 0

180 cm
29
216
14 - 8 - 0

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World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 35 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Risto Rautio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roland Weudke!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weudke doesn't seem bothered though.
Rautio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Rautio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rautio looks to score with a jab to the body but Weudke is just out of range.
Weudke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rautio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Weudke.
Weudke staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Rautio catches Weudke right on the button with a cross.
Jab, jab by Rautio - just one landing.
Weudke throws a hook but Rautio avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rautio counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Roland Weudke has been cut.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rautio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rautio swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Weudke connects with the punch.
We've been informed that Weudke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Rautio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weudke flicks out a counter leg kick but Rautio steps away.
Weudke throws a sloppy body shot
and Rautio counters with a straight right hand.
Weudke walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautio lands a body shot.
Weudke lands a jab-cross combination.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Weudke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautio.
Risto Rautio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weudke moves out of range of the strikes.
Weudke flicks out a counter leg kick but Rautio steps away.
Rautio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Weudke slips a straight right by Rautio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weudke lands a slapping body shot.
Weudke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Weudke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Weudke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rautio swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Weudke.
Weudke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rautio.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weudke.
Weudke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rautio is defending well for now.
Weudke lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Rautio on the inside.

Rautio's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rautio connects with a nice looking jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Weudke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rautio takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Weudke throws the left hand but Rautio avoids the punch easily.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Risto Rautio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke'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.

Weudke throws a shot from downtown. Rautio moves away and avoids it.
Weudke swings widly with a right hand
and Rautio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weudke thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weudke. Rautio does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rautio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rautio misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weudke with the inside leg kick.
Rautio scores with a jab.
Weudke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rautio's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautio misses with a right hand
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.
Weudke connects with a body shot.
Weudke lands a jab to Rautio's midsection.
Weudke connects with an inside leg kick.
Rautio misses with a lunging right hand
and Weudke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rautio thinking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Weudke. That's going to slow Rautio down.
Nice cross by Rautio.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rautio. Weudke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weudke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weudke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rautio. Rautio circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Weudke cracks Rautio with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weudke thumps Rautio with a low kick.
Rautio misses with a straight right.
A nice side step and Weudke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Rautio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weudke's head backwards.
Nice defenses there by Weudke.
Weudke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rautio misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Weudke counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weudke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rautio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weudke.
Weudke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weudke.
Weudke tries to land a front kick but Rautio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rautio throws a shot from downtown. Weudke moves away and avoids it.
Rautio backing away here, and Weudke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a hook to the side of Weudke's head but Weudke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roland Weudke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Rautio.
Weudke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rautio lands a slapping body shot.
Rautio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Weudke. Those never looked like landing.
Rautio throws an off balance right hand
and Weudke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rautio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Rautio.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roland Weudke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roland Weudke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Rautio lands a right hook to the body.
Rautio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Weudke doesn't seem bothered though.
Weudke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rautio throwing a counter right hand but Weudke manages to avoid it.
Rautio takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weudke swats away the attempt to clinch by Rautio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Weudke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Weudke misses with a hook
and Rautio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rautio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That has opened up Roland Weudke's cut even more.
Weudke misses with a body kick.
Weudke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rautio swings for the body but Weudke moves out of range.
Rautio misses with a two punch combination.
Rautio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weudke.
Rautio throws a predictable looking body shot
and Weudke counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautio throws a right hand that misses
letting Weudke counter with a right hand.
Weudke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rautio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weudke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weudke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rautio scores with a push kick.
Rautio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Despite the aggression on Weudke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Rautio avoids the body shot from Weudke.
Weudke staying out of range there.
Weudke throws out a counter right but Rautio avoids it with no problem.
Weudke slips a straight right by Rautio.
Rautio moves out of range of the leg kick from Weudke.
Rautio slips a jab and a cross from Weudke.
Rautio is looking to counter punch.
Rautio looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice cross by Rautio.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weudke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weudke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rautio chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Weudke can pounce on him.
Weudke avoids the body shot from Rautio.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Weudke! But no joy.
Weudke throws a combination that misses
letting Rautio counter with a right hand.
Rautio with a hook.

The cut above Roland Weudke's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rautio punishes Weudke's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Weudke.

And that's the end of the fight!
Risto Rautio showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rautio has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... 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.