PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eetu Rauhanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eetu Rauhanen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Moore
vs
Rauhanen

195 cm
21
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

192 cm
26
225 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eetu Rauhanen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhanen slaps away a takedown attempt from Moore, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Moore takes a jab right on the kisser.
Rauhanen just misses with a punch to the body.
Rauhanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Moore's calf.
The fighters circling - Rauhanen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore moves out of range of the strikes.
Eetu Rauhanen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Moore misses.
Moore blocks a head kick by Rauhanen.
Rauhanen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore ducks under a wild hook from Rauhanen.
Moore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rauhanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rauhanen lands an overhand right.
Rauhanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moore shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rauhanen as he jumps to the side.
Moore swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Rauhanen throws a leg kick that misses.
Rauhanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Moore.
Rauhanen misses with a head kick.
Rauhanen lands a nice looking body shot.

Moore waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Rauhanen. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rauhanen to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Eetu Rauhanen has been cut.

Rauhanen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moore.
Rauhanen looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore lands a really nice looking cross but Rauhanen seems unphased.
Rauhanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Eetu Rauhanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Rauhanen ducks straight into an uppercut from Moore and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Rauhanen manages to regain guard straight away.

Rauhanen is rocked!

Moore gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Moore throws a right and a left that Rauhanen avoids nicely.
A low kick from Moore is predictable there
and Moore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Moore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rauhanen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rauhanen misses with a combination
and Moore counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Moore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rauhanen but Rauhanen pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Moore cracks Rauhanen with an uppercut from hell and Rauhanen crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Moore's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Moore dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eetu Rauhanen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Moore takes a swing at Rauhanen's ribcage but misses.

That has opened up Eetu Rauhanen's cut even more.
Moore misses the jab.
Thomas Moore is winning the standup battle so far.
Rauhanen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Moore.
Moore tests Rauhanen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rauhanen lands a jab to the nose.
Moore throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eetu Rauhanen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rauhanen.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rauhanen. Moore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rauhanen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rauhanen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Rauhanen shows good takedown defense.
Moore sizes up Rauhanen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

The cut above Eetu Rauhanen's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rauhanen is breathing heavily.
Rauhanen misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauhanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rauhanen swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Moore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moore lands a nice hook to Rauhanen's body. Rauhanen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Moore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauhanen.
Rauhanen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Moore counters with an inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moore shoots in and drives through. Rauhanen sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Moore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Moore shoots in for a takedown but Rauhanen shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Moore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rauhanen can do to turn this around?
Moore throws a lazy right hand but Rauhanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rauhanen misses with an uppercut. Moore saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moore dodges the punch combination from Rauhanen.
A head kick misses from Rauhanen.
Rauhanen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moore.
Moore tries a low kick but Rauhanen avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauhanen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rauhanen misses with a combination
letting Moore counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Moore dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Eetu Rauhanen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Moore throws a combination that misses
and Rauhanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rauhanen swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moore makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rauhanen.

Moore drops Rauhanen with a left right combo! Moore follows him down to the ground into side control.

Eetu Rauhanen's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Moore working the ground and pound but Rauhanen is defending the strikes.
Moore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rauhanen some visible discomfort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauhanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rauhanen has escaped the position, nice work there.

Moore thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rauhanen dodges the ground and pound from Moore.
Moore creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Moore has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rauhanen!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Rauhanen because Moore loaded up on that one.
A nice elbow there by Moore.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Eetu Rauhanen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Moore!