PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bull Pango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tapio Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara has chosen Humma as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pango
vs
Rautavaara

182 cm
23
196 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

198 cm
22
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner

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, Bull Pango!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tapio Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pango closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rautavaara to the mat! Rautavaara manages to get full guard.

Rautavaara working for a triangle but Pango defends it easily.
Pango sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rautavaara is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pango works over Rautavaara with some ground and pound from guard.
Pango content to stall in guard here.

Rautavaara looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pango stands and throws Rautavaara's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rautavaara is trying to get back to half guard.
Pango just content to control the position.
Rautavaara is trying to improve his position.
Pango in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Pango happy to just control the position for now.
Rautavaara is trying to control Pango's posture but Pango avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pango staying calm.
Rautavaara on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Pango working the body and head with strikes.
Rautavaara tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pango wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pango has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Pango controlling from the full mount.
Pango lands a big shot there that rocks Rautavaara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara tries to hold on but Pango postures up.
Pango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pango avoids the attempt from Rautavaara to control.
Pango wants to control the pace but Rautavaara is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rautavaara tries to buck Pango off but he can't manage it.
Rautavaara is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rautavaara tries to hold on but Pango pushes him away.
Pango takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pango lands with some strikes.
Pango lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pango is landing with some decent strikes but Rautavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pango prevents Rautavaara from getting the reversal.
Rautavaara looks gassed!
Pango dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rautavaara doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Pango counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pango.

Pango gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Pango drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bull Pango overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pango is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Rautavaara looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Rautavaara has an active guard here but Pango has managed to pass into half guard.
Well, if Pango is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Rautavaara is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pango passes the guard and advances to mount!
Pango sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rautavaara bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Pango is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Pango seems content to control.
Pango working over Rautavaara with some ground and pound. Rautavaara looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pango works his foot free and advances to mount.
Rautavaara tries to hold on but Pango pushes him away.
Pango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pango looking to finish Rautavaara with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rautavaara!
Pango content just to control the position here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bull Pango just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rautavaara gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Pango counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Pango.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rautavaara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pango stacks Rautavaara on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pango!
Rautavaara tries to bench press Pango off him but Pango keeps the position.
Pango works to advance to full mount. Rautavaara defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Pango is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rautavaara can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pango controlling from mount.
Pango seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rautavaara for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pango connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pango lands a nice shot to the head.
Pango fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pango sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pango lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Pango 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.
Rautavaara keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Pango dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pango looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pango wants to control from the top but Rautavaara keeps moving.
Pango passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rautavaara tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Rautavaara takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara manages to get back to half guard.
Rautavaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Rautavaara looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pango slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Bull Pango just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Rautavaara tries for a takedown but Pango circles away easily

and Pango decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Rautavaara's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rautavaara isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Pango stacks Rautavaara on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Pango!
Rautavaara taking a bit of punishment here - Pango scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Rautavaara's face as Pango controls the position.
Rautavaara tries to bench press Pango off him but Pango keeps the position.
Pango is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rautavaara can do to turn this around?
Pango cracks Rautavaara with a big elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Pango advances nicely into full mount.
Pango is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Rautavaara is looking to get to half guard.
Rautavaara is in a horrible position here. Pango smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pango sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Pango punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rautavaara wants to hold on but Pango pushes him away.
Pango controlling the pace for now.
Pango landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pango tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pango with shots to the head and body - Rautavaara looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pango landing punches.
Pango controlling the position easily from mount.
Rautavaara wants to hold on but Pango pushes him away.
Pango controlling the pace for now.
Tapio Rautavaara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pango's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bull Pango is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bull Pango showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pango has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:25
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bull Pango!