PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Rajantaka (ranked 2409 p4p, 4035 weight class) and Nemesis Steed (ranked 316 p4p, 485 weight class). Steed has chosen The Heavy - Fighting For The Same Thing as his entrance music. Nemesis Steed has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rajantaka
vs
Steed

187 cm
22
205
5 - 4 - 0

187 cm
23
215
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tarmo Rajantaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nemesis Steed!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steed moves out of range of the leg kick from Rajantaka.
Steed cracks Rajantaka with a good jab.
Steed misses with an uppercut. Rajantaka saw that one coming.
Nemesis Steed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rajantaka moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Steed scoring well with a low kick there.

Rajantaka has Steed up against the cage in a clinch.
Steed throws a head punch that misses.
Steed can't break the clinch.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rajantaka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Steed has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rajantaka trying to land knees to the body.
Rajantaka misses with an elbow over the top.
Steed looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rajantaka tries a body shot but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka scores with a shot to the side of Steed's head.
Steed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rajantaka has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rajantaka misses with the head strike.
Steed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rajantaka scores with a knee to the head.
Steed's coach down at BaeRZ's MMA Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steed's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Steed blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steed lands a left hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rajantaka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rajantaka working Steed over with knees to the body.
Rajantaka missing with knees to the body.
Rajantaka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rajantaka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Steed avoids it.
Rajantaka with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka throws a knee to the head but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steed trying to stall but Rajantaka improves his position.
A knee to the head by Rajantaka.
Rajantaka crunches a lovely knee into Steed's ribcage.
Rajantaka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Steed is trying to break the clinch but Rajantaka is controlling him.
Rajantaka lands an elbow inside that Steed shrugs off.

It looks like Nemesis Steed has been cut.
Steed takes an elbow to the temple.
Steed on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Steed blocks an elbow strike from Rajantaka.
Steed is trying to break the clinch but Rajantaka is controlling him.
Steed working hard to break the clinch.
Steed blocks an elbow strike from Rajantaka.
Steed misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rajantaka misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajantaka working Steed over with knees to the body.
Rajantaka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steed's elbow.
Rajantaka lands with a light punch inside.
Rajantaka tries a knee to the head but Steed blocks it.
Rajantaka throws an elbow that misses.
Rajantaka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Steed looks winded!
Rajantaka keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steed's efforts to push away.
Rajantaka tries to land a knee to the head but Steed blocks with his arms.
Rajantaka presses Steed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Rajantaka drops Steed with a big knee straight up the middle! Steed is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Steed is rocked!
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!
Steed takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Steed is still on wobbly legs! Can Rajantaka finish him?
Rajantaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Steed scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rajantaka feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Steed collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tarmo Rajantaka!
Tarmo Rajantaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Nemesis Steed had this to say: 'He got lucky is all! The whole WORLD knows Nemesis Steed is the greatest of ALL time!'.