PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Ottosson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuraimo Rassi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ottosson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Clawfinger - Biggest & The Best. Rassi has chosen Damian Marley - It Was Written as his entrance music. Samuraimo Rassi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ottosson
vs
Rassi

168 cm
26
186 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
24
184 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andreas Ottosson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Samuraimo Rassi!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rassi misses with a kick to the body.

Rassi pushes Ottosson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Rassi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ottosson's face.

It looks like Andreas Ottosson has been cut.
Ottosson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ottosson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ottosson is trying to drag Rassi to the mat but Rassi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ottosson is looking for a takedown.
Rassi gets underhooks to prevent Ottosson's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ottosson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ottosson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rassi taking a breather.
Ottosson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rassi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rassi is pushing Ottosson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Ottosson is breathing heavily.
Rassi scores with a hook to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson taking a breather.
Ottosson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rassi pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rassi clinches.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rassi gets underhooks to prevent Ottosson's takedown attempt.
Rassi landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Rassi.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ottosson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ottosson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rassi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Rassi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rassi lands a body shot.
Rassi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rassi connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rassi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rassi slowing the pace effectively.
Rassi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rassi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rassi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ottosson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ottosson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rassi trying to control the position but instead, Ottosson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rassi into the cage.
Ottosson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rassi is trying to maintain a safe position but Ottosson gets an underhook and turns Rassi into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuraimo Rassi.
An inside leg kick lands from Rassi.
Rassi leaves Ottosson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ottosson fails to land the takedown.
Rassi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rassi throws a front kick that sends Ottosson stumbling back into the cage.
A leg kick checked by Ottosson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rassi, right into the meat.

Rassi forces Ottosson back against the cage and clinches.
Ottosson looking for a takedown.
Rassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ottosson has Rassi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rassi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson looking for a takedown.
Rassi landing knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rassi takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rassi crunches a lovely knee into Ottosson's ribcage.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Rassi.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ottosson as Rassi tries to tie him up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rassi obliges.
Rassi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ottosson can't get the takedown.
Rassi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ottosson or not.
Rassi scores a nice knee to the body.
Rassi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuraimo Rassi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Ottosson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rassi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ottosson tries for a takedown but Rassi manages to get underhooks.

Rassi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rassi clinches with his opponent.
Rassi is trying to maintain a safe position but Ottosson gets an underhook and turns Rassi into the cage.
Ottosson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rassi tries a body shot but Ottosson blocks it.
Rassi lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rassi connects with a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rassi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ottosson tries a body shot but Rassi blocks it.
Rassi lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rassi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rassi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rassi.
Rassi content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Rassi breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ottosson takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rassi scores with a push kick.
Ottosson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rassi but Rassi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Rassi has Ottosson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rassi stalling.
Ottosson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rassi is defending well.
Rassi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rassi landing knees to the head.

Andreas Ottosson's cut is getting worse.
Rassi stalls.
Rassi with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rassi shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rassi working Ottosson over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rassi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rassi lands a nice knee to the body.
Rassi looking to slow down the pace here.
Rassi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rassi lands a knee to the head.
Rassi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rassi with a knee to the head.
Ottosson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rassi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rassi looking to stall.
Rassi is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Rassi stops a takedown attempt from Ottosson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Ottosson can't get the takedown.
Rassi lands a knee to the head.
Rassi lands a knee to the head.

Ottosson is rocked!
Come on Rassi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Oh Ottosson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rassi looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Samuraimo Rassi.
Rassi scoring well with a low kick there.
Rassi lands a head kick. Ottosson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rassi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ottosson under the eye.
Ottosson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rassi sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rassi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ottosson takes one on the button.
Rassi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ottosson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rassi pushes Ottosson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rassi connects with a knee to the head.

Andreas Ottosson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Rassi.
Ottosson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rassi prevents it.
Rassi tries to work over Ottosson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rassi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rassi is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Rassi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Rassi lands but Ottosson takes it in his stride.
Samuraimo Rassi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Rassi gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Rassi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ottosson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rassi to the mat. Rassi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rassi wants to stand but Ottosson is controlling the position.

Rassi has his feet on Ottosson's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuraimo Rassi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andreas Ottosson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rassi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rassi misses with a head kick.
Ottosson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rassi sprawls well. He's pushed Ottosson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rassi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rassi throws an overhand right that lands on Ottosson's shoulder, as Ottosson tries to avoid the shot.
Samuraimo Rassi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Rassi rushes Ottosson and presses him up against the cage.

Rassi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ottosson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rassi to the mat. Rassi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Rassi is looking to stand up but Ottosson isn't so interested in that idea.
Rassi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ottosson.
Ottosson wants to pass the guard but Rassi is keeping the position.
Ottosson throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottosson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ottosson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ottosson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rassi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rassi is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ottosson is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ottosson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ottosson passes Rassi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ottosson prevents Rassi from standing back up.
Ottosson slips a nice elbow through Rassi's hands, connecting with Rassi's forehead.
Ottosson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rassi is trying to stand back up but Ottosson is controlling him
Rassi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rassi is refusing to be controlled, as Ottosson sits in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottosson with the ground and pound but Rassi uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ottosson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ottosson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rassi is looking to stand up but Ottosson isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ottosson wants to pass the guard but Rassi is keeping the position.

Rassi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Rassi misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rassi closes the distance and clinches.
Samuraimo Rassi is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rassi connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ottosson's face.
Rassi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ottosson.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rassi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ottosson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Rassi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Ottosson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ottosson goes for a takedown attempt but Rassi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Rassi moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rassi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ottosson.
Ottosson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rassi's elbow.
Rassi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rassi is pressed up against the cage. Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rassi down to the mat. Rassi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rassi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ottosson.

Rassi pushes Ottosson up against the cage in a clinch.
Rassi is pressed up against the cage. Ottosson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rassi down to the mat. Rassi avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ottosson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Rassi can pounce on him.
Rassi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Andreas Ottosson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rassi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andreas Ottosson.
I think Rassi has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuraimo Rassi!
A relieved looking Samuraimo Rassi thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.