PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Robin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Rautiainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Rautiainen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Robin
vs
Rautiainen

176 cm
25
211 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
215 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tyler Robin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Rautiainen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Robin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rautiainen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Robin.
Robin landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Robin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rautiainen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Robin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robin distracts Rautiainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Robin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rautiainen wants to stand up but Robin is controlling him.
Robin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robin prevents Rautiainen from getting back to his feet.
Robin with a nice head shot there.
Robin chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautiainen has momentary wrist control but Robin slips an elbow through the middle.
Robin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rautiainen is keeping the position for now.
Robin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Robin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

It looks like Marcus Rautiainen has been cut.
Robin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robin is working Rautiainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Robin 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.
Robin postures up and lands a big shot to Rautiainen's brow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Robin lands a couple of digs.
Robin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rautiainen is rocked!
Robin landing with the ground and pound.
Rautiainen is still in real trouble! Can Robin finish him?
Robin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Robin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rautiainen seems to have recovered his senses.
Robin trying to control the position from guard on top but Rautiainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robin forces his way into half guard.
Robin working over Rautiainen with some ground and pound. Rautiainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

The cut above Marcus Rautiainen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Robin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Robin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robin is pressing down on Rautiainen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rautiainen is holding on for now.
Robin winds up and cracks Rautiainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Marcus Rautiainen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marcus Rautiainen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Robin!