PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Kilpinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rautiainen
vs
Kilpinen

192 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jaakko Kilpinen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpinen. That's going to slow Rautiainen down.
Kilpinen scores with a body shot.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses.
Rautiainen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Kilpinen loads up on a big right hand but Rautiainen slips the punch.
Kilpinen throws a leg kick which misses Rautiainen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rautiainen tries to avoid it.
Kilpinen lands a body shot.
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!
Rautiainen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Rautiainen.
Rautiainen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marcus Rautiainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rautiainen throws a sloppy head kick and Kilpinen moves out of range easily.
Rautiainen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rautiainen is breathing heavily.
Rautiainen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rautiainen moves to clinch but Kilpinen breaks away
and Kilpinen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rautiainen thinking.
Kilpinen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rautiainen's calf.

Kilpinen darts in and clinches Rautiainen up against the cage.
Kilpinen lands with a short shot to the head.
Rautiainen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpinen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Rautiainen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kilpinen lands a knee to the head.
Kilpinen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rautiainen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilpinen has him pressed against the cage.
Kilpinen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kilpinen breaks from the clinch.
Kilpinen scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Rautiainen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpinen lands a nice looking body shot.
Kilpinen lands with a nice combination. Rautiainen backs away looking to recover.
Rautiainen ducks right into an uppercut from Kilpinen.

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautiainen with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kilpinen to score with a decent uppercut.
Kilpinen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilpinen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rautiainen's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpinen scores with a decent looking hook.

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kilpinen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Rautiainen is rocked!
Rautiainen looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kilpinen lands a right hand from hell, dropping Rautiainen. Kilpinen pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jaakko Kilpinen!