PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Harley Royale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Raith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Royale
vs
Raith

183 cm
37
186 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

188 cm
30
175 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hardcore Nutrition

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harley Royale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thomas Raith!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raith doesn't manage to clinch there - Royale circles away.
Raith fails with a takedown attempt.
Raith doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Royale counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A lazy left from Royale finds it's target.
Royale scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Royale scores with a jab to the jaw.
Royale jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raith shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Royale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raith won't be happy with that.

Raith is rocked!
Harley Royale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Raith.
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!
Raith defending against the ground and pound.
Raith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Royale is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Raith has escaped the position, nice work there.
Royale controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raith wants to control but Royale postures up.
Royale lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Royale lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Royale's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Raith is still in real trouble! Can Royale finish him?
Royale cracks Raith with a big right hand but Raith just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Royale working the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Royale working the ground and pound from side control.
Royale scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Raith to see if he's OK.
Royale is working Raith over with some ground and pound from side control.
Royale creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
A big shot lands for Royale! That's hurt Raith! Will he recover? Royale fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harley Royale!