PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Master Blaster (ranked 814 p4p, 117 weight class) and Rauli Raunio (ranked 957 p4p, 149 weight class). Master Blaster is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Blaster
vs
Raunio

190 cm
28
217 lbs
15 - 7 - 1

198 cm
35
207 lbs
21 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER Nutrition - Q160
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)

RAGS of a RONIN
FORCEE

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 15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Master Blaster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rauli Raunio!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blaster on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blaster just misses with a punch to the body.
Raunio misses with the combination.
Blaster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Blaster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left lands for Raunio.
Raunio scores with a jab to the head.
Raunio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaster was well out of range. Poor timing from Raunio.
Blaster goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaster misses with an uppercut.
Rauli Raunio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheers as Raunio lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blaster doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Master Blaster has been cut.
Raunio shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Blaster finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Raunio gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Blaster counters with a body kick.
We've been informed that Raunio has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Raunio.
Raunio misses the shot to the body.
Raunio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Blaster throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raunio takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Raunio there as he acknowledges the shot.
Blaster lands with a nice body kick.
Blaster lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaster cracks the inside of Raunio's front leg.
Blaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Raunio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Blaster thinking.
Raunio goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blaster works over Raunio's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blaster.
Blaster swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Blaster throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raunio.
A left and a right from Raunio both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Raunio throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Blaster takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raunio throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blaster has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Blaster connects with a solid leg kick.
Raunio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. Raunio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Raunio.
Raunio lands a jab to the head.
Raunio throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaster scores with a push kick.
Blaster punishes Raunio's body with a nice straight punch.
Raunio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Raunio looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Blaster!
Raunio throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blaster is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Raunio is controlling him well.
Blaster defending against the ground and pound.
Blaster wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Blaster explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Raunio swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Raunio tries to clinch but Blaster moves out of range.
Raunio loads up on a big right hand but Blaster slips the punch.
Raunio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raunio avoids a kick to the body.
Blaster wants to slow Raunio down by chopping away at his legs.
Raunio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Raunio moves out of range as Blaster throws a body kick.
Raunio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaster moves away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaster.

Raunio gets a double leg takedown into Blaster's guard.

Blaster is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Raunio wants a takedown but no success here.
Master Blaster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rauli Raunio.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaster pushes Raunio back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Blaster manages to break the clinch.
Blaster slips under a jab.
Raunio takes a head kick and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raunio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Raunio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Raunio looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Raunio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster misses with a wild body shot.
Blaster dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Raunio. That did some damage!
Blaster fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Raunio.
Raunio wants to clinch.
Blaster tests Raunio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raunio takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raunio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Blaster misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Master Blaster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Master Blaster's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Raunio lands with an overhand left.
Raunio throws a big shot that misses.
Blaster slips a straight right by Raunio.
Raunio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raunio thumps Blaster with a low kick.
Raunio on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Blaster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Raunio can do to turn this around?
Blaster lands with a cross.
Blaster slips under a jab from Raunio.
Blaster tried to counter with a leg kick but Raunio avoided it.
Blaster scores with a decent looking hook.
Raunio moves out of range of the body kick from Blaster.
Raunio cracks Blaster with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blaster takes one on the button.

Blaster tries to keep at a distance but Raunio has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Blaster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blaster throws a head kick but Raunio moves out of range.
Blaster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Raunio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaster. That's going to slow Raunio down.
Nice shot by Blaster.

Raunio is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
It looked like Blaster wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raunio misses with a low kick.
Blaster takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blaster is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Raunio.
Raunio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Blaster tries a head kick but it misses.
Master Blaster is winning the standup battle so far.
Raunio tests Blaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raunio misses with a hook. Blaster ducked under it nicely.
Raunio circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blaster moves out of range of the leg kick from Raunio.
An inside leg kick from Blaster misses.
Raunio moves in looking to clinch but Blaster pushes him off.
Raunio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaster.
Blaster bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Raunio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blaster's waist but Blaster gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Raunio off to one side.
Raunio ducks under a wild hook from Blaster.
A slow jab from Raunio misses its intended target.
Raunio tries to bum rush Blaster with a series of wild strikes but Blaster uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Raunio misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaster slips under a jab.
Blaster blocks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Blaster tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Blaster there.
Raunio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Blaster connects with a high kick.
Raunio is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaster finish him?
Crack! A monster head kick from Blaster and Raunio falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Blaster!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Master Blaster!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Master Blaster made sure he mentioned Spartan Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.