PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 1982 p4p, 2795 weight class) and Auric Gallahad (ranked 267 p4p, 366 weight class). Gallahad has chosen Go to War as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Auric Gallahad was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Rauta
vs
Gallahad

185 cm
27
180
10 - 2 - 0

170 cm
26
170
19 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Auric Gallahad!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauta darts in trying to clinch

and Gallahad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Gallahad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rauta is just riding it out for now. Gallahad eventually gives up the hold.

Gallahad is working for a submission of some sort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallahad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rauta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Rauta is defending against the submission attempts here by Gallahad.
Rauta is trying to stand.

Gallahad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gallahad is looking to take a break and control but Rauta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Gallahad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallahad seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gallahad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gallahad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Gallahad seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rauta does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Rauta looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Rauta is looking to clinch.

Rauta clinches.
Gallahad fails to pull guard.
Gallahad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallahad blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rauta definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nyrkki Rauta will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rauta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallahad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gallahad with the counter takedown but Rauta avoids it easily.

Gallahad gets tackled into the cage by Rauta. Rauta maintains the clinch.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Gallahad.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallahad.
Gallahad fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gallahad blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Rauta.
Gallahad is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rauta to keep the fight standing.
Gallahad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gallahad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Gallahad blocks an uppercut.
Gallahad takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rauta creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rauta stops a takedown attempt from Gallahad.
Nyrkki Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Auric Gallahad.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gallahad jumps guard but Rauta stands there with Gallahad around his waist. Gallahad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gallahad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallahad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rauta walks away with a smile on his face. Gallahad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rauta gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallahad takes a shot to the head.
Rauta lands with a light punch inside.
Rauta lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Gallahad blocking some punches.
Rauta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gallahad.
Rauta lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallahad.
Rauta lands with a right to the head.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Gallahad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta scores with a shoulder strike.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rauta lands a shoulder strike.
Gallahad is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rauta pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallahad fails to pull guard.
Gallahad takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Gallahad jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rauta walks away with a smile on his face. Gallahad gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Rauta gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rauta lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rauta lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Gallahad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Rauta.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallahad can do to turn this around?
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.
Rauta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nyrkki Rauta dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Rauta tries to clinch up.

Rauta moves into the clinch.
Rauta lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rauta lands a right hand.
Rauta is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rauta throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallahad.
Gallahad blocks an uppercut.
Rauta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gallahad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallahad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallahad blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rauta.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta pushes Gallahad back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nyrkki Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Auric Gallahad.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rauta.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gallahad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gallahad blocking some punches.
Rauta misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta misses with the head strike.
Rauta softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Gallahad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Gallahad.
Rauta has a couple of punches blocked by Gallahad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallahad.
Rauta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rauta.
Gallahad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gallahad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Gallahad jumps guard but Rauta stands there with Gallahad around his waist. Gallahad gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gallahad has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Rauta after a bit of a struggle.
Gallahad is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Rauta scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rauta scores with a shot to the side of Gallahad's head.
Rauta misses with some punches.
Rauta throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallahad.
Rauta lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallahad backwards.
Gallahad takes a shot to the head.
Gallahad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallahad can't get the takedown.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallahads head.
Auric Gallahad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Rauta throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallahads head.

Gallahad is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Rauta fails to land.
Gallahad is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gallahad seems to have recovered his senses.
Nyrkki Rauta has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gallahad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rauta lands with a short shot to the head.
Gallahad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nyrkki Rauta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rauta, 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nyrkki Rauta!
Our winner, Nyrkki Rauta, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.