PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eirik Rivfader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Pajautus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rivfader comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Rebel. Pasi Pajautus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rivfader
vs
Pajautus

150 cm
20
300 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
22
300 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Adam's NORTHERN WILD
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Adam's NORTHERN WILD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eirik Rivfader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pasi Pajautus!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivfader throws a low kick but Pajautus avoids it.
Pajautus loads up on a big right hand but Rivfader slips the punch.
Rivfader tries to land a leg kick but Pajautus saw it coming and moves away.
Pasi Pajautus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivfader drops his hands momentarily and Pajautus takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pajautus misses with a hook. Rivfader ducked under it nicely.
Rivfader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pajautus.
Rivfader throws a front kick aimed at Pajautus's knee but Pajautus avoids it well.
Pajautus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rivfader slips a straight right by Pajautus.
Pajautus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Rivfader.
Pajautus misses with a body shot.
Rivfader tried to score with a low kick but Pajautus checks it.
Rivfader scores with the left hand. Pajautus knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pajautus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Rivfader tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pajautus is able to avoid easily.
Pajautus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rivfader really is a fat lump.
Rivfader takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rivfader misses with a body kick.
Pajautus misses with a hook.
Rivfader just misses with a punch to the body.
Pajautus lands with a straight right. Rivfader didn't see that one coming.
Rivfader throws a low kick, looking for Pajautus's leg but Pajautus calmly moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivfader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rivfader looks to score with a jab to the body but Pajautus is just out of range.
Rivfader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pajautus.
Pasi Pajautus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rivfader landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rivfader crunches a lovely knee into Pajautus's ribcage.
Rivfader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pajautus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pajautus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rivfader is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajautus is defending well for now.
Rivfader missing with knees to the body.
Pajautus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivfader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pajautus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivfader.
Pajautus throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader avoiding damage.
Rivfader landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Pajautus throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Pajautus fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rivfader.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rivfader effectively controlling the action here.
Pajautus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pajautus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rivfader has Pajautus pressed against the cage.
Rivfader blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Pajautus fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rivfader.
Pajautus throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivfader.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rivfader obliges.
Rivfader blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rivfader stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pajautus.
Rivfader blocking some punches.
Rivfader dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivfader.
Pajautus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivfader using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pajautus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivfader.
Pajautus being controlled against the cage.
Pajautus throws a punch but it's blocked by Rivfader.
Rivfader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pajautus.
Pajautus has a couple of punches blocked by Rivfader.
Rivfader putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pajautus in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pajautus swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivfader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pajautus misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivfader.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rivfader.
Pajautus misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Eirik Rivfader will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rivfader fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pajautus takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Pasi Pajautus has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pajautus. Rivfader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rivfader misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pajautus.
Pajautus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pajautus lands a slapping body shot.
Rivfader pushes Pajautus away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rivfader tries to land a front kick but Pajautus steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

Rivfader shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Rivfader stops Pajautus from getting back to his feet.
Pajautus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rivfader. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pajautus is looking to get back to is feet but Rivfader passes into side control.
Rivfader lands a few punches from side control.
Rivfader working the head and body with strikes.
Rivfader scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pajautus to see if he's OK.
Pajautus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Rivfader has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rivfader working the head and body with strikes.
Pajautus pushes Rivfader away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rivfader gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Rivfader wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pajautus keeps working.
Pajautus is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rivfader is controlling him well.
Pajautus is breathing heavily.

Rivfader is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pajautus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rivfader lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Pajautus tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pajautus wants to get back to his feet.
Rivfader lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Pajautus up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pajautus looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Rivfader. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Pajautus controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The referee is taking a good look at Pajautus as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Rivfader!
Rivfader lands punches and elbows.
Pajautus grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Pajautus is trapped and Rivfader is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Pajautus grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Rivfader softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Rivfader 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.
Pajautus wants to get back to his feet.
Rivfader is looking to control Pajautus but Pajautus is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivfader has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pajautus.
Rivfader is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Pajautus. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Pajautus is trying to remain composed but Rivfader is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Rivfader is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Rivfader gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Rivfader gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Rivfader apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pajautus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pajautus throws a hook but Rivfader blocks it.
Pajautus is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Rivfader looks for the body kick but Pajautus saw that one coming.
Rivfader fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pajautus manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pajautus. Rivfader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pajautus just misses with a punch to the body.

Rivfader gets a takedown into half guard.
Rivfader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pajautus can do to turn this around?
Rivfader passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Pajautus!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajautus is trying to stand up.
Rivfader fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rivfader raining down shots from the mount!
Rivfader has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pajautus's face.
Pajautus's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rivfader working Pajautus over with strikes here.
Rivfader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rivfader lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
BOOM! Rivfader connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Pajautus is rocked!
Rivfader lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Pajautus! Rivfader sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Pajautus and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eirik Rivfader!