PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jukka Raikkonen (ranked 712 p4p, 1224 weight class) and Johnny Dough (ranked 106 p4p, 170 weight class). Johnny Dough will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Raikkonen
vs
Dough

178 cm
27
177
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
27
182
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jukka Raikkonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Dough!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Raikkonen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Raikkonen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in half guard, Raikkonen seems content to control.
Raikkonen's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dough wants to improve his position but Raikkonen is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen lands strikes from half guard.
Raikkonen controlling the action here.

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.
Raikkonen thows a huge punch but Dough dodges it nicely.
Dough taking some punishment here, with Raikkonen in his half guard.
Raikkonen seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Raikkonen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dough really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Raikkonen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen fails with the takedown
and Raikkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Raikkonen with that takedown attempt.
Raikkonen fails with the takedown
and Dough counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dough throws out a loose jab but Raikkonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raikkonen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Raikkonen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dough to the mat! Dough manages to get full guard.
Dough utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raikkonen controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Raikkonen passes Dough's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raikkonen lands a nice short elbow.
Raikkonen slips a nice elbow through Dough's hands, connecting with Dough's forehead.
Raikkonen content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Raikkonen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dough for as long as he can get away with.
Dough has hold of Raikkonen's hands but Raikkonen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raikkonen with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Raikkonen working over Dough with some ground and pound. Dough looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jukka Raikkonen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Raikkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Dough to counter with a crisp jab.
Jukka Raikkonen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raikkonen with a poor takedown
letting Dough counter with a right hand.
Raikkonen blocks a jab.

Raikkonen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dough on his heels. He'll look to pass Dough's guard now, I'm sure.
Dough wants to sweep here but Raikkonen controlling him for the moment.
Raikkonen is looking to work some ground and pound but Dough has wrist control.
Raikkonen postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dough can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Raikkonen postures up and lands a big shot to Dough's brow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen controls from within his opponent's guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Raikkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jukka Raikkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raikkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Raikkonen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dough defends it nicely.
Dough swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen shoots and misses
and Raikkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Raikkonen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dough sprawls well. Dough wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Dough let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Raikkonen misses with a takedown
and Dough cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Raikkonen shoots in and drives through. Dough sprawls well.
Dough throws out a counter right but Raikkonen avoids it with no problem.
Raikkonen misses with a takedown
enabling Dough to counter with a crisp jab.
Raikkonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dough counters with a straight right hand.
Dough slaps away a takedown attempt from Raikkonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dough is fending him off so far but Raikkonen persists. Nope, Dough circles away and we're back to standing.
Raikkonen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dough counters with a nice uppercut.
Dough looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab from Dough misses.
Dough stuffs the takedown attempt from Raikkonen. Raikkonen gets slowly back to his feet.
Raikkonen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raikkonen tries for a takedown but Dough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dough might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dough jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Horrible takedown attempt by Raikkonen or perhaps it was just good defense by Dough, which made it look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dough throws a lazy right hand but Raikkonen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Raikkonen feinted with a counter takedown.

Raikkonen shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Raikkonen showed some decent athleticism there.
Raikkonen controlling the action here.
Dough is looking to control Raikkonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dough avoid being mounted?
Raikkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Raikkonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Raikkonen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Dough showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Raikkonen misses with a takedown
and Dough counters with a nice uppercut.
Dough with a jab.
Raikkonen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Raikkonen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Raikkonen drives through with a takedown into Dough's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Raikkonen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Raikkonen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikkonen is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikkonen landing some decent shots from guard.
Raikkonen stands up over Dough, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dough working a defensive guard here.
Raikkonen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raikkonen pushing down on Dough's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Raikkonen has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Raikkonen with a couple of short strikes.
Raikkonen controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikkonen lands a couple of good shots and Dough has given up his back, trying to escape the position!

It looks like Johnny Dough has been cut.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Raikkonen.
Raikkonen lands punches and elbows.
Raikkonen trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Dough doesn't escape.
Raikkonen is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Raikkonen controlling the positon.
Raikkonen lands a shot to the head.
Raikkonen lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Raikkonen.
What can Dough do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raikkonen has the hooks in. Dough is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jukka Raikkonen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Raikkonen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jukka Raikkonen!