PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Raju (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Teppo Raju had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Raju
vs
Rios

185 cm
23
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

182 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Teppo Raju!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Rios!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios misses with a head kick.
Rios rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raju moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rios moves in looking to clinch but Raju pushes him off.

Rios clinches up against the cage.
Rios is working for takedown but Raju is calmly controlling the position for now.
Raju drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rios pulls his leg out and moves away.

Rios gets caught flat footed, as Raju shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Raju drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Raju jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Raju drops back looking for a leg! Rios is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rios manages to kick Raju off! Raju jumps back into Rios's guard.
Raju throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raju postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raju throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rios is looking to stand up but Raju isn't so interested in that idea.
Raju postures up in Rios's guard and throws a big left but Rios blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Raju lands a couple of digs.
Raju stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rios swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Raju is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Raju is breathing heavily.
Raju working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raju trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Raju thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Raju loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Raju slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rios is pushing Raju's head away, looking to escape. Raju manages to hold on to the position though.
A lull in the action here.
Rios is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios taking punishment in the form of punches.

Raju wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rios, who protects the arm well.
Raju advances to full mount.
The referee warns Rios that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Raju takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Raju lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rios hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raju landing punches.
Raju unloading with bombs!
Raju landing punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Raju is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rios is surviving well by controlling Raju's body position as best he can.
Raju dominating with strikes here.
Raju 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.
Rios wants to try and get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Raju connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Raju lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rios hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Teppo Raju dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Raju 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.
Raju makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Raju loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rios is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Raju's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Raju passes into half guard.

Raju wants to work for an arm triangle but Rios is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Raju prevents Rios from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raju 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.
Raju drops an elbow to the side of Rios's head.
Raju scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Raju is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Raju is nestled in close to Rios, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Raju looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Raju missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raju is keen to just control but Rios is a slippery customer.
Raju is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rios!

Raju looking to secure an arm triangle but Rios defends it well.
Raju pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rios takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raju lands a big shot there that rocks Rios but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Teppo Raju overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Raju is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Rios is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Rios flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Raju anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Rios and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Raju slips an arm under Rios chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Raju has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Raju is squeezing on Rios like an anaconda would it's prey. Rios fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Teppo Raju!