PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalervo Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wee zer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Rauhala
vs
zer

187 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalervo Rauhala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wee zer!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zer wants to clinch up but Rauhala keeps it at a distance.
zer slips a jab and a cross from Rauhala.
zer thuds his shin into the meat of Rauhala's side.
The fight stays on the outside here - zer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rauhala misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rauhala pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rauhala keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
zer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rauhala.
Kalervo Rauhala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
zer shoots in but no luck this time.
zer lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
zer tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rauhala swivels and escapes.
Kalervo Rauhala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wee zer.
Rauhala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
zer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rauhala as he jumps to the side.
Rauhala lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Wee zer has been cut.
Rauhala swinging wilding here.
zer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rauhala throws a right and a left that zer avoids nicely.
Rauhala will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauhala fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
zer looks for a takedown but Rauhala sprawls well.
Rauhala misses with a double jab.
Rauhala circles away from the clinch attempt.
zer shoots in looking for a takedown. Rauhala tries to sprawl out of it but zer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Rauhala manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
zer looks gassed!
Rauhala misses with the combination.
Rauhala tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
zer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rauhala.
zer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rauhala.
Rauhala throws a one two combo.
zer shoots for a takedown but Rauhala saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rauhala throws a series of punches but zer moves out of range.
Rauhala throws a right and a left that both miss.
zer avoids a punch combination nicely.
zer avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala throws a right and a left that zer avoids nicely.
zer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rauhala swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rauhala scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
zer tries to roll over but Rauhala keeps him under control.

Rauhala wants to work for an arm triangle but zer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Rauhala is trying to work for a kimura but zer is defending well.
zer moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

zer has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rauhala can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
zer keeping moving, preventing Rauhala from controlling successfully.

zer looking for a guillotine here but Rauhala defends easily.
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!

zer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala wants to pass the guard but zer is keeping the position.
Rauhala has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

zer is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rauhala has his hands clasped together but zer extends an breaks Rauhala's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by zer.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wee zer!