PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen The Prodigy - Girls (sexy girls mix) as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Ass
vs
Rausku

180 cm
25
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
190 lbs
7 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Ass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rausku.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Ass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Ass counters with a nice kick to the body.
Jack Ass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Rausku dodges the punch combination from Ass.
Arvi Rausku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rausku throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ass drives through and clinches with Rausku against the cage.
Ass leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right from Ass.
Ass displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rausku up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ass.
Rausku shoots and misses
and Ass cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rausku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ass.
Ass connects with a jab.
Ass lands a front kick.
Rausku looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rausku takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rausku takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ass counters with a low kick, right behind Rausku 's knee.
Rausku takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ass throws a wild body kick that Rausku sees coming a mile off.

Ass clinches.
Rausku being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ass trying to land knees to the body.
Ass slowing the pace effectively.
Ass seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jack Ass.
Rausku throws a big shot that misses.
A head kick misses from Ass.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Ass counter with a right hand.
Ass does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rausku fails with the takedown
and Ass connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rausku tries for a takedown but Ass circles away easily

and Ass counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rausku!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass with a couple of short strikes.
Ass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ass scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Rausku?
Rausku flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ass is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rausku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Ass controlling from the full mount.
Rausku is squirming around, avoiding Ass's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rausku can't escape the position.
Ass scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ass with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ass dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Rausku misses with a takedown attempt
and Ass counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ass counters with a one-two to the body.

Ass clinches.

Ass has picked Rausku up - he's going for a ride! Ass dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rausku trying to control but Ass postures up.
Ass is looking to take a break and control but Rausku is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Rausku actively working from the bottom here.
Ass passes to side control.
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!
Rausku gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Rausku is breathing heavily.
Rausku regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ass trying to mount his opponent but Rausku defends it.
Ass with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rausku tries to get to full guard but Ass has control of the leg.
Ass takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Rausku is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ass pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Ass is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ass seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ass slows the pace down in half guard.
Ass drops an elbow to the side of Rausku's head.
Ass not doing much here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rausku trying to hold on to Ass's head to control him but Ass postures up.
Ass works his way into full mount!
Rausku tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ass is landing with some decent strikes but Rausku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass with shots to the head and body - Rausku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jack Ass overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ass fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rausku is desperately trying to improve his position but Ass has a good base and remains in mount.
Ass landing strikes from the mount.
Rausku is trying to escape the mount.
Ass landing strikes from the mount.
Ass looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ass lands a nice shot to the head.
Ass controlling his opponent.
Ass cracks Rausku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ass with good strikes from the mount here!
Ass is landing with some decent strikes but Rausku is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rausku is trying desperately to improve position.
Ass pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ass with the ground and pound from mount.
Ass lands a heavy elbow.

Ass working for a submission but Rausku is keeping him at bay.
Ass controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Ass dominated that second round.
That's time! Ass's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rausku shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Ass counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ass working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Rausku's head.
Rausku wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ass manages to pass to side control.
Ass passes to full mount!
Rausku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Ass landing strikes from the mount and Rausku is in trouble!
Rausku is working to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ass is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Rausku takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ass controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ass with a couple of short strikes.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ass scoring with strikes but Rausku is staying in there.
Ass cracks Rausku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Ass working for a submission but Rausku is keeping him at bay.
Ass with shots to the head and body - Rausku looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ass controlling the position easily from mount.
Ass'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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ass trying to control but Rausku is having none of it.
Rausku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Ass lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ass controlling from the full mount.
Rausku really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Arvi Rausku has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ass working the ground and pound effectively.
Ass content just to control the position here.
Rausku is looking to improve his position but Ass isn't that keen on the idea.
Ass controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Ass is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rausku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rausku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ass tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rausku can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Ass showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ass has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Ass!