PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber comes to the cage accompanied by Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn. Leifi Rallare has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hans Gruber's chin.

Gruber
vs
Rallare

180 cm
22
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
184 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leifi Rallare!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber slips a straight right by Rallare.
Rallare bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rallare throws a jab when Gruber was well out of range.
Gruber uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rallare.

Gruber moves into range and clinches up with Rallare.
Rallare is pressed up against the cage. Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rallare down to the mat. Rallare avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gruber scores with a kick to the body.
Rallare looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gruber moves into the clinch successfully.
Gruber with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rallare pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Gruber moves into the clinch.
Gruber leaning against his opponent.
Gruber can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber lands a knee to the body.
Gruber landing knees to the body.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gruber tries for a takedown. No joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber landing knees to the body.
Gruber putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rallare in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gruber.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber slowing the pace effectively.
Rallare takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gruber goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rallare prevents it.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.
Gruber changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rallare fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gruber takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rallare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rallare throws a big shot that misses.
Rallare looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Gruber tries a head kick but it misses.
Rallare takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gruber throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rallare.

Rallare is rocked!

That has opened up Leifi Rallare's cut even more.
Gruber moves out of range as Rallare strikes.
Rallare is still on wobbly legs! Can Gruber finish him?
Rallare throws a jab when Gruber was well out of range.
Rallare seems to have recovered his senses.

Gruber has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gruber trying to land knees to the body.
Gruber misses with a knee to the head.
Gruber crunches a lovely knee into Rallare's ribcage.

Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leifi Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rallare misses with a hook. Gruber ducked under it nicely.

Gruber clinches.
Gruber tries to land knees in the clinch but Rallare avoids the damage to the body.
Gruber's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but Rallare blocks it.
Rallare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gruber tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rallare managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rallare's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gruber misses with a knee to the head.
Rallare managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gruber throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rallare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gruber is keeping busy.
Rallare tries to break the clinch but Gruber is controlling the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gruber lands a good knee to the midsection. Rallare won't want to take too many of those.
Rallare is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gruber is keeping busy.
A body shot lands from Gruber.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gruber.
Gruber lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruber gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leifi Rallare's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Gruber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rallare, pushing him back against the cage.
Gruber trying to land knees to the body.
Rallare takes a knee to the side of the body.
Rallare managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber looking to throw knees to the head but Rallare is blocking nicely.

Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rallare displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gruber throws out the jab.
Rallare has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gruber.
Rallare stuffs the takedown attempt from Gruber. Gruber gets slowly back to his feet.
Rallare slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
Gruber displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rallare throws out the jab.
Rallare on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rallare swats away the attempt to clinch by Gruber.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gruber pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rallare.
Gruber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Rallare swings for the body but Gruber moves out of range.

Gruber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gruber wants to work for an arm triangle but Rallare is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gruber not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gruber thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Gruber is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Rallare is just riding it out for now. Gruber eventually gives up the hold.
Rallare keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber working over Rallare with some ground and pound. Rallare looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rallare can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gruber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rallare doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gruber.
Gruber is trying to control. Rallare wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gruber has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rallare finds it's way round the side to connect with Gruber's head.
Gruber takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Some wild striking there from Rallare.
Gruber throws a front kick that sends Rallare stumbling back into the cage.

Gruber moves into the clinch.
Rallare prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gruber drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rallare pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hans Gruber is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rallare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gruber is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gruber throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Gruber moves into the clinch.
Gruber lands a good knee to the midsection. Rallare won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rallare blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gruber lands a nice knee to the body.
Gruber wants a takedown.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rallare avoids it.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruber misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rallare.
Gruber is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rallare is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leifi Rallare's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Rallare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rallare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rallare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Gruber.

Gruber tries for a kimura but Rallare is defending well.
Gruber lands some shots froms side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rallare is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Gruber asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Gruber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rallare is looking for a sweep.

Gruber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gruber trying to control the position but Rallare is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Gruber lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rallare is looking for a sweep.
Gruber trying to control the position but Rallare is working away.
Gruber 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.

Gruber tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gruber has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rallare wants to control but Gruber postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber in the domination position with Rallare hanging on.
Rallare really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gruber. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gruber trying to control the position but Rallare is working away.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Rallare.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Gruber gets a clinch.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.
Gruber tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rallare avoids it.
Rallare stalling in the clinch but Gruber improves position.
Rallare managing to block the knees to the body from Gruber.
Gruber missing with knees to the body.
Rallare is trying to maintain a safe position but Gruber gets an underhook and turns Rallare into the cage.
Gruber with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gruber lands an elbow just above Rallare 's eye.
Rallare is pressed up against the cage. Gruber has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rallare down to the mat. Rallare avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Leifi Rallare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rallare lands with an overhand left.
Hans Gruber is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A right-left combo lands from Gruber.
Rallare misses with a straight left.
Gruber scores with a push kick.

Gruber decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruber 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!