PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eskobar Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rakuuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rakuuna has chosen Bad Company - Bad Company as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Andersson
vs
Rakuuna

182 cm
22
165 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
22
159 lbs
8 - 4 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eskobar Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rakuuna!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andersson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Andersson trying to control the position but instead, Rakuuna has worked for underhooks and has pushed Andersson into the cage.
Rakuuna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rakuuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rakuuna looking to stall.
Rakuuna tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Andersson blocks a body shot from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rakuuna managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.
Andersson working Rakuuna over with knees to the body.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Rakuuna.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakuuna has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rakuuna tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but Rakuuna blocks it.
Andersson working aggressively here.
The referee calls for Rakuuna to work.
Rakuuna pushes Andersson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Andersson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Andersson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andersson tries to work over Rakuuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rakuuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Andersson is working Rakuuna over against the cage.
Rakuuna tries to break free but Andersson pushes him back against the cage.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Rakuuna.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Andersson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Andersson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Andersson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Andersson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Andersson as Rakuuna tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Andersson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rakuuna's face.

It looks like Taisto Rakuuna has been cut.
Andersson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rakuuna is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Rakuuna blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna struggles to land a body shot inside as Andersson controls his hands.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Andersson lands a nice knee to the body.
Rakuuna on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Andersson.
Andersson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rakuuna is working Andersson over against the cage.
Rakuuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson misses with a knee strike.
Andersson taking a breather.
Rakuuna blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Andersson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rakuuna misses with a hook to the ribs.
Andersson throws an elbow that misses.
Andersson trying to land knees to the body.
Andersson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Rakuuna lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakuuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Andersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Andersson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rakuuna's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eskobar Andersson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taisto Rakuuna's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rakuuna checks the leg kick nicely there.
Andersson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Andersson wants to clinch but Rakuuna slips to the side
and Rakuuna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rakuuna throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Andersson on the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Rakuuna throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rakuuna misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Andersson blocks the leg kick.
Andersson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rakuuna.

Andersson drives through and clinches with Rakuuna against the cage.
Rakuuna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Andersson with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna lands a left hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Andersson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rakuuna tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Andersson's elbow.
Rakuuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rakuuna managing to block the knees to the body from Andersson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rakuuna is trying to force a seperation but Andersson has the dominant position.
Andersson prevents a body shot from Rakuuna.
Andersson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rakuuna's elbow.
Rakuuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Andersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Andersson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rakuuna or not.
Andersson stalling against the cage.
Andersson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna lands a hook that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Come on Andersson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Andersson tries to land a knee to the head but Rakuuna blocks with his arms.
Andersson lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rakuuna fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rakuuna tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Rakuuna takes a knee right on the jaw!

Rakuuna breaks the clinch.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rakuuna as he jumps to the side.
Andersson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rakuuna is able to avoid easily.
Rakuuna tried to score with a low kick but Andersson checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rakuuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rakuuna throws a jab when Andersson was well out of range.
Andersson misses with a body kick.
Andersson checks the leg kick.
Rakuuna on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Andersson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rakuuna.
Rakuuna attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Andersson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Andersson closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
Andersson blocking some punches.
Rakuuna tries a body shot but Andersson blocks it.
Rakuuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Eskobar Andersson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Andersson looking to slow down the pace here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Andersson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Andersson gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Rakuuna goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rakuuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakuuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Andersson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Eskobar Andersson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Taisto Rakuuna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Andersson is looking to clinch.
Andersson tries to close the distance and clinch but Rakuuna swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rakuuna checks a leg kick.
Andersson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Andersson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rakuuna throws a leg kick which misses Andersson's front leg but catches the back leg as Andersson tries to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Andersson. Rakuuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rakuuna stuns Andersson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Rakuuna catches Andersson right on the button with a cross.
Andersson shoots in for a double leg but Rakuuna sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Andersson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakuuna digs a good body shot into Andersson's ribs.
Rakuuna throws a low kick, looking for Andersson's leg but Andersson calmly moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rakuuna.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakuuna throws a solid leg kick but Andersson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rakuuna.
Andersson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rakuuna.
Andersson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rakuuna throws a head kick that misses.
Rakuuna throws an off balance right hand
letting Andersson counter with a right hand.
Andersson cracks the inside of Rakuuna's front leg.
Rakuuna throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rakuuna takes a swing at Andersson's ribcage but misses.
Taisto Rakuuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Andersson misses.
Rakuuna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rakuuna looks to land a combination. Andersson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rakuuna misses with a two punch combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rakuuna.

Andersson is rocked!
Andersson moves away from the strike by Rakuuna.
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rakuuna closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Andersson! Rakuuna dives in looking to finish! Andersson is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taisto Rakuuna!