PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kot Leopold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leopold comes to the cage accompanied by Ciprian Porumbescu - Balada. Rausku has chosen The Prodigy - Girls (sexy girls mix) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Leopold
vs
Rausku

180 cm
23
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

182 cm
24
190 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

MFS Outfitters ™

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kot Leopold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rausku fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Leopold tries a head kick but it misses.

Leopold looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Rausku!
Leopold working the ground and pound effectively.
Rausku is trying desperately to improve position.
Leopold avoids the attempt from Rausku to control.
Leopold working the ground and pound effectively.

Leopold is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Rausku can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rausku is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rausku in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leopold dominating with strikes here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rausku tries to lock up and control but Leopold gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Leopold landing strikes from the mount.
Leopold landing strikes from the mount and Rausku is in trouble!
Leopold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rausku looks a forlorn figure.
Leopold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rausku wants to hold on but Leopold pushes him away.
Rausku looks gassed!
Leopold is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Leopold lands a big shot there that rocks Rausku but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leopold lands a heavy elbow.
Leopold scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Leopold cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rausku gets back to half guard.
Rausku trying to control but Leopold postures up.
Leopold winds up and cracks Rausku with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rausku is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold passes to full mount!
Rausku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rausku regains half guard.

Rausku looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leopold is nestled in close to Rausku, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Leopold passes to full mount!
Leopold unloading with bombs!
Rausku is desperately trying to improve his position but Leopold has a good base and remains in mount.
Leopold cracks Rausku with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Rausku takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rausku is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Leopold lands a heavy elbow.
Rausku tries to hold on but Leopold postures up.
Leopold is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rausku can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Leopold lands a big elbow.
Leopold lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Leopold postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rausku looks a forlorn figure.
Rausku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leopold landing punches.
Leopold unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Leopold lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rausku hang on?
Leopold raining down shots from the mount!
Leopold connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leopold putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Leopold with good strikes from the mount here!
Leopold avoids the attempt from Rausku to control.
Leopold landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rausku is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Leopold working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Leopold looking to finish Rausku with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rausku!
Leopold avoids the attempt from Rausku to control.
Rausku is trying to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leopold landing strikes, looking to finish!
Leopold landing punches.
Rausku wants to control but Leopold is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kot Leopold dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Leopold shoots and misses

and Rausku counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rausku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leopold keeps working.
Leopold tries to kick Rausku off but Rausku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Leopold trying to control but Rausku postures up.
Leopold controlling the position for now.
Rausku controlling the action here.
Rausku is keen to just control but Leopold is a slippery customer.

Leopold looking for submissions off his back.
Rausku working over Leopold with some ground and pound. Leopold looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rausku is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leopold defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Leopold flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Leopold looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Rausku wants to lay and pray for a moment but Leopold keeps working.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rausku displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leopold.
Rausku with a lazy takedown attempt
and Leopold connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Leopold lands a head kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rausku is defended easily by Leopold.
A head kick misses from Leopold.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rausku shoots in but no luck this time.
Kot Leopold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.

Leopold moves into range and clinches up with Rausku.

Leopold has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rausku regains guard immediately.
Leopold postures up and lands a big shot to Rausku's brow.

Leopold drops back looking for a leg! Rausku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rausku manages to kick Leopold off! Leopold jumps back into Rausku's guard.
Rausku is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Leopold drops back looking for a leg! Rausku is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rausku manages to kick Leopold off! Leopold jumps back into Rausku's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Leopold avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Leopold is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rausku can do to turn this around?
Leopold with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Leopold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rausku has momentary wrist control but Leopold slips an elbow through the middle.
Leopold with a nice head shot there.
Leopold connects with a couple of short punches.

Leopold thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Leopold pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rausku is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Leopold got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rausku has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Leopold has managed to get both his arms back between Rausku's legs - danger averted.

Rausku is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leopold with a nice head shot there.
Leopold chips away with some ground and pound.
Leopold postures up in Rausku's guard and throws a big left but Rausku blocks it.
Leopold postures up and lands a big shot to Rausku's brow.

Rausku is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Leopold with a nice head shot there.

Rausku working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Leopold doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Leopold manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Arvi Rausku will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Leopold misses with a series of wild punches.
Leopold throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rausku shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick misses from Leopold.
Rausku tries for a takedown but Leopold sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Leopold. Rausku shrugs it off though.
Leopold scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rausku fails to land the takedown.
Kot Leopold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arvi Rausku.
Leopold lands a slapping body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Rausku as Leopold shoots in.
Rausku takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rausku loads up on a big right hand but Leopold slips the punch.

Leopold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Leopold lands in his opponent's guard.

Rausku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leopold defends it easily.
Leopold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kot Leopold overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Leopold lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rausku wants to sweep but no luck.

Rausku had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leopold defends it easily.
Rausku can't keep his opponent in guard - Leopold advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leopold is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rausku makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Rausku.

Leopold is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Leopold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rausku works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Leopold postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leopold throwing strikes but missing.

Rausku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Leopold can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leopold working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leopold scoring with punches to the head and body.
Leopold lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rausku looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leopold lands a couple of elbows.
Leopold works over Rausku with some ground and pound from guard.

Rausku is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Leopold frees his head nicely. Oh but Rausku has switched to an armbar! Leopold is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Arvi Rausku!