PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sami Rantanen (ranked 627 p4p, 1803 weight class) and Roel Yomero (ranked 95 p4p, 280 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Rantanen
vs
Yomero

186 cm
28
185
5 - 3 - 0

178 cm
22
197
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Voodoo Nutrition

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sami Rantanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roel Yomero!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rantanen moves into the clinch successfully.
Yomero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rantanen tries to work over Yomero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rantanen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rantanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rantanen pushes Yomero back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yomero throws a head punch that misses.
Rantanen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yomero's elbow.
Rantanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rantanen tries to throw a body punch but Yomero avoids it by throwing Rantanen back against the cage.
Yomero working aggressively here.
Yomero tries to throw a body punch but Rantanen avoids it by throwing Yomero back against the cage.
Yomero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rantanen or not.
Rantanen tries to throw a body punch but Yomero avoids it by throwing Rantanen back against the cage.
Rantanen lands a shot to the body.
Rantanen 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.
Rantanen digs a right hand underneath Yomero's ribcage. Yomero let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rantanen lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rantanen misses with a punch to the body.
Yomero struggles to land a body shot inside as Rantanen controls his hands.
Yomero tries to score a body lock takedown but Rantanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rantanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yomero backwards.
Rantanen is leaning against Yomero and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yomero tries to work over Rantanen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rantanen lands with a left to the head.
Rantanen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rantanen scores with a hook to the body.

Yomero has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rantanen regains guard immediately.
Yomero looks winded!
Yomero throws a strike but Rantanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Rantanen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yomero is trying to keep Rantanen in close.
Yomero working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rantanen.
Yomero keeping moving, preventing Rantanen from controlling successfully.
Rantanen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rantanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rantanen throws a big right hand that misses.

Yomero has an active guard here but Rantanen has managed to pass into half guard.
Rantanen trying to control from Yomero's half guard. Yomero has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Rantanen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Yomero had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rantanen defends it easily.
Rantanen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yomero on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yomero escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rantanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yomero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yomero trying to keep a closed guard but Rantanen is proving a slippery customer.
Rantanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Yomero works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rantanen wants to control from the top but Yomero keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rantanen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Rantanen sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Rantanen preventing the sweep.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Yomero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Some wild striking there from Yomero.
Rantanen is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yomero.

Rantanen gets a clinch.
Rantanen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yomero's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rantanen blocks an uppercut.
Rantanen misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Rantanen dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rantanen scores with a punch to the head.
Yomero throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rantanen lands with a straight right. Yomero didn't see that one coming.
Rantanen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yomero can do to turn this around?
Rantanen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yomero tries to score with a low kick but Rantanen moves his leg out of the way.
Rantanen tries to counter by clinching up but Yomero breaks away and moves out of range.
Rantanen digs a good body shot into Yomero's ribs.
Yomero lands a really nice looking cross but Rantanen seems unphased.
Rantanen lands a jab to Yomero's midsection.
Rantanen moves in looking to clinch but Yomero pushes him off.
Rantanen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Yomero at a distance.
Nice shot by Rantanen.
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!
Yomero walks into a left hand.

Yomero is rocked!

Rantanen forces Yomero back against the cage and clinches.
Rantanen scores with a shot to the side of Yomero's head.
Yomero is still on wobbly legs! Can Rantanen finish him?
Rantanen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yomero seems to have recovered his senses.
Rantanen lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rantanen.
Yomero fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Rantanen.
Yomero misses with the head strike.
Rantanen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rantanen unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Yomero! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Rantanen is unloading with more strikes now! Yomero drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sami Rantanen!