PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Mandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Age of Aquarius. Frankie Mandel is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Rauha
vs
Mandel

180 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

Random Name Supplements

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasi Rauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Mandel!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauha misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mandel is looking to clinch but Rauha is avoiding it.

Rauha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rauha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mandel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mandel trying to control from the bottom.
Rauha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mandel defending well though.
Rauha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rauha stops Mandel from getting back to his feet.
Rauha throwing shots but Mandel is blocking nicely.
Mandel is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rauha wants to take a breather but Mandel is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Rauha looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mandel is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rauha has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rauha works over Mandel with some ground and pound from guard.

Mandel is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha landing some decent shots from guard.
Mandel is still in real trouble! Can Rauha finish him?
Rauha postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rauha lands a couple of elbows.
Rauha postures up and lands a big shot to Mandel's brow.
Rauha is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rauha is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rauha scoring with some ground and pound.
Rauha controlling from the top position.
Rauha scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rauha advances to half guard.
Rauha 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rauha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rauha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Rauha seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mandel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pasi Rauha!