PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Faded Faded (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Age of Aquarius. This should be a great matchup!

Rauha
vs
Faded

180 cm
27
200 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

188 cm
23
201 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasi Rauha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Faded Faded!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faded throws a low kick, looking for Rauha's leg but Rauha calmly moves out of range.

Rauha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Rauha is looking to advance position but Faded won't allow it.
Rauha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Faded defending well though.
Faded is pressing down on Rauha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rauha preventing the sweep.
Rauha postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Faded looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Faded is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rauha's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faded keeping moving, preventing Rauha from controlling successfully.
Faded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Faded looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rauha with a flurry of punches that miss.
Faded lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rauha!
Rauha keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Faded tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rauha throws a strike but has given up his back in the process.
Faded tries to get the hooks in deep but Rauha pushed the leg off.

Faded patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Faded looks gassed!
Faded is looking to control Rauha but Rauha is wriggling around and keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rauha manages to reverse the position and now he's in Faded's guard. Nice work there by Rauha.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Faded not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Rauha is looking to advance position but Faded has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Rauha can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faded takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Rauha gets back to half guard.
Rauha is trying to get back to full guard.
Faded is keen to just control but Rauha is a slippery customer.
Rauha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Faded trying to control the position from guard on top but Rauha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Faded Faded.
Faded shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Rauha counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Faded is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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.
Rauha passes to full mount!
Rauha putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rauha with shots to the head and body - Faded looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.
Rauha lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauha breaks from Faded's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Rauha dominated that round.
That's time! Rauha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rauha throws a big shot that misses.

Rauha throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Faded was covering up waiting for the punch and Rauha finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Rauha works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Rauha is trying to control the action in half guard but Faded is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rauha winds up and cracks Faded with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rauha working Faded over with strikes.
Faded has hold of Rauha's hands but Rauha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Faded is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Faded on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Faded is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Faded avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rauha.
Rauha prevents Faded from improving his position.
Faded is pressing down on Rauha's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Faded is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rauha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rauha postures up and lands a big shot to Faded's brow.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rauha landing with the ground and pound.
Rauha trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faded looking for a sweep. Not yet Faded, not yet.

Faded throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rauha uses it to pass to side control.
Rauha landing a few strikes.
Rauha lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rauha scores with punches from side control.
Faded tries to buck Rauha off but Rauha is having none of it.
Faded manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha working over Faded with some ground and pound. Faded looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Faded tries to roll over but Rauha keeps him under control.
Rauha is looking to take a break and control but Faded is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rauha works his foot free and advances to mount.
Faded is looking to improve his position but Rauha isn't that keen on the idea.
A nice elbow there by Rauha.

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.
Faded is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rauha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.
Rauha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rauha raining down shots from the mount!

Faded is rocked!
Rauha lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Faded hang on?
Faded is still in real trouble! Can Rauha finish him?
Rauha in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
A nice elbow there by Rauha.
Rauha working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasi Rauha dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Faded swats away the attempt to clinch by Rauha.
Faded looks to clinch
and Rauha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Faded thinking.
Faded misses with a takedown
and Rauha counters with a big right hand! Oh Faded is in trouble here! Rauha follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasi Rauha!