PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Reiska Rakennusmies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Golf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Reiska Rakennusmies has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Rakennusmies
vs
Golf

195 cm
21
169 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

176 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Rakennusmies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Don Golf!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rakennusmies shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Golf defends it nicely.
Golf moves in looking to clinch but Rakennusmies pushes him off.
Rakennusmies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Golf wants to clinch.
Rakennusmies takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Golf wants to clinch but Rakennusmies slips to the side
and Rakennusmies makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Golf slips a straight right by Rakennusmies.
Golf is looking to score with low kicks.
Rakennusmies throws a jab but it's blocked by Golf.
Rakennusmies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Golf tries to avoid it but Rakennusmies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Golf to the ground. Golf escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Golf tries to clinch but Rakennusmies moves away

and Rakennusmies counters by moving into the clinch.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Golf wants to break free but Rakennusmies has control.
Golf taking a breather.
Rakennusmies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Golf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rakennusmies holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakennusmies.
Golf pushes off an throws an elbow but Rakennusmies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rakennusmies works on Golf's body with a couple of short punches.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Rakennusmies lands with a light punch inside.
Golf can't find room to land a body shot as Rakennusmies controls the action.
Golf working aggressively here.
Golf tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakennusmies avoids the damage to the body.
Rakennusmies blocks an elbow strike from Golf.
Rakennusmies is working Golf over against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies pushes Golf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Golf looks gassed!
Rakennusmies lands a hook that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand.
Rakennusmies pushes Golf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Golf tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rakennusmies avoids it.
Rakennusmies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakennusmies blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakennusmies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Golf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakennusmies's brow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands with a right to the head.
Golf tries a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Golf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rakennusmies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Come on Rakennusmies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rakennusmies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rakennusmies really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golf.
Golf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golf working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Golf throws a punch but it's blocked by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golfs head.
A shot in the inside from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a nice uppercut.
Rakennusmies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golf.
Rakennusmies lands with a right to the head.
Golf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Golf takes a shot to the head.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rakennusmies.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Rakennusmies.
A short left from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Rakennusmies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rakennusmies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.

Golf is rocked!
Rakennusmies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Golf with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Golf misses with the head strike.
Rakennusmies scores with a shot to the side of Golf's head.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
Golf is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rakennusmies is defending well for now.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Golf using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rakennusmies has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rakennusmies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Golf's efforts to push away.
Rakennusmies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rakennusmies lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rakennusmies.
Golf takes a shot to the head.
Golf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rakennusmies lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rakennusmies.
Good body shot from Rakennusmies.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies scores with a hook to the body.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Golf throws an elbow but it misses.
Golf is trying to stall.
Golf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rakennusmies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Golf throws an elbow that misses.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies lands with a light punch inside.
Golf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rakennusmies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golfs head.
Rakennusmies managing to block the knees to the body from Golf.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies pushes Golf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Rakennusmies on the inside.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Golf misses with a knee to the head.
Rakennusmies scores with a shot to the side of Golf's head.
Rakennusmies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rakennusmies prevents Golf from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Golf keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rakennusmies scores with a nice right hand.
Rakennusmies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Golf.
Rakennusmies looks to land a right hand but Golf moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Golf.
Rakennusmies misses the jab.
Rakennusmies misses with an uppercut. Golf saw that one coming.
Rakennusmies misses with a looping right.
Reiska Rakennusmies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rakennusmies throws a low kick, looking for Golf's leg but Golf calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rakennusmies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Golf tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rakennusmies counters with a straight right hand.

Rakennusmies instigates a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Rakennusmies misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Rakennusmies.
Golf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies lands with a light punch inside.
Golf missing with knees to the body.
Rakennusmies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Golf trying to control the position but instead, Rakennusmies has worked for underhooks and has pushed Golf into the cage.
Golf tries a body shot but Rakennusmies blocks it.
Rakennusmies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golf throws a knee to the head but misses.
Golf misses with a knee to the head.
Golf trying to land knees to the body.
Rakennusmies lands with a left to the head.
Golf throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Golf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golf trying to stall but Rakennusmies improves his position.
Golf creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
A short uppercut from Rakennusmies.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rakennusmies lands a hook that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rakennusmies blocks an uppercut.

That's two 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.
Rakennusmies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rakennusmies.
With the fighters up against the cage, Golf throws an elbow but misses.
Golf missing with knees to the body.
Golf wants to break free but Rakennusmies has control.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Golf stalling in the clinch but Rakennusmies improves position.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
Golf is still on wobbly legs! Can Rakennusmies finish him?
Golf throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Golf seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Golf pushes off an throws an elbow but Rakennusmies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rakennusmies is leaning against Golf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Golf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakennusmies's brow.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Rakennusmies.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakennusmies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rakennusmies.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
A nice left hand lands by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies gets through Golf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Golf throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies slows down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rakennusmies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Rakennusmies.
Golf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rakennusmies stalling the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Golf fails to land.
Golf takes a shot to the head.
Reiska Rakennusmies has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Golf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike.
Golf wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rakennusmies lands a nice uppercut.
Golf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Golf misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a shot to the body.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakennusmies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rakennusmies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies lands a nice uppercut.

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.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Rakennusmies on the inside.
Rakennusmies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakennusmies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Golf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakennusmies's brow.
Golf pushes off an throws an elbow but Rakennusmies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rakennusmies lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Rakennusmies blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rakennusmies on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Golf swings wildly with an uppercut but Rakennusmies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golf or not.
Rakennusmies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Golf has a couple of punches blocked by Rakennusmies.
Golf pushes off an throws an elbow but Rakennusmies leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Golf misses with an elbow over the top.
Golf tries to land knees in the clinch but Rakennusmies avoids the damage to the body.
Golf tries to throw a body punch but Rakennusmies avoids it by throwing Golf back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Rakennusmies dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Golf stuffs the takedown.
Golf tries to clinch but Rakennusmies moves out of range.
Golf tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rakennusmies paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rakennusmies circles away from the clinch attempt.
Golf tries to clinch
and Rakennusmies counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Golf tries to clinch up
and Golf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Golf wants to clinch

and Rakennusmies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Rakennusmies has a couple of punches blocked by Golf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rakennusmies softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Golf tries to break free but Rakennusmies pushes him back against the cage.
Golf misses with an elbow over the top.
Rakennusmies throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rakennusmies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike.
Golf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rakennusmies lands a hook that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Golf misses with a knee to the head.
Rakennusmies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Golf stalling in the clinch but Rakennusmies improves position.
Rakennusmies lands a nice uppercut.
A short right from Rakennusmies.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakennusmies.
Golf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakennusmies blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rakennusmies.
Golf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakennusmies blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakennusmies digs a right hand into Golf's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Golf's gas tank.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Rakennusmies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rakennusmies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Golf or not.
Golf is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rakennusmies presses Golf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Golf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Rakennusmies.
Golf is trying to force a seperation but Rakennusmies has the dominant position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rakennusmies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Golf misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rakennusmies lands with a short shot to the head.
Golf misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies scores with a shot to the side of Golf's head.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Golf misses with a knee to the head.
Rakennusmies presses Golf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Rakennusmies.
Rakennusmies blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Golf.
Rakennusmies works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rakennusmies.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakennusmies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rakennusmies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
Rakennusmies lands a nice uppercut.
Golf throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golf throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rakennusmies blocks it with crossed arms.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies keeps control of Golf as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
Rakennusmies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rakennusmies is leaning against Golf and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Golf misses with an elbow strike.
Golf tries to land a knee to the head but Rakennusmies blocks with his arms.
Rakennusmies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Golfs head.
Golf is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakennusmies has double underhooks.
Rakennusmies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rakennusmies pushes Golf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rakennusmies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rakennusmies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Golf backwards.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakennusmies is pushing Golf up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Golf is looking to break free of the clinch but Rakennusmies has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Golf just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rakennusmies's brow.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

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.
Golf tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rakennusmies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rakennusmies blocking some punches.
Rakennusmies lands with a light punch inside.
Golf with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rakennusmies lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rakennusmies creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Golf misses with a knee strike.
Rakennusmies lands a left hand.
Rakennusmies lands a shoulder strike.
Rakennusmies lands with a left to the head.
Rakennusmies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rakennusmies lands an uppercut.
Golf looking to throw knees to the head but Rakennusmies is blocking nicely.
Rakennusmies scores with a shoulder strike.
Rakennusmies lands a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rakennusmies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rakennusmies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rakennusmies'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.
Golf misses with an elbow over the top.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reiska Rakennusmies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rakennusmies 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Rakennusmies!