PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Rauta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Syltty Tallikone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauta comes to the cage accompanied by Frederik - Harva Meistä On Rautaa. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Rauta
vs
Tallikone

192 cm
28
265 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

200 cm
24
260 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Crashforce Nutrition

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pertti Rauta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syltty Tallikone!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallikone throws a series of strikes that have Rauta backpedaling.

It looks like Pertti Rauta has been cut.
Rauta scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Syltty Tallikone has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallikone throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallikone keeps the fight on the outside.
Tallikone avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rauta misses with a looping right.
Tallikone needs to keep his hands up - Rauta had a free shot at his head there.

Rauta lands a left and a right that send Tallikone crashing to the mat, dazed. Rauta thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Tallikone is rocked!
Rauta tries to clinch up.
Tallikone ducks under a wild hook from Rauta.
Rauta avoids the head kick by Tallikone.
Tallikone's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Tallikone duly obliges.
Rauta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tallikone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rauta misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauta misses with a combination
and Tallikone counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch combination from Tallikone misses.
Tallikone lands a jab-cross combination.
A slow jab from Rauta misses its intended target.
Rauta misses the jab.

Rauta closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Rauta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tallikone thows a body shot but no joy.
Rauta fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Tallikone lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Rauta sprawling to the canvas. Tallikone follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Rauta hang on?
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!
Rauta keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rauta slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Rauta is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Tallikone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallikone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallikone tries to land a knee to the head but Rauta blocks with his arms.
Tallikone struggles to land a body shot inside as Rauta controls his hands.
Tallikone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallikone tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tallikone tries to circle away but Rauta has him pinned against the cage.
Tallikone connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rauta's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a shot to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tallikone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallikone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rautas head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallikone.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tallikone.
Tallikone presses Rauta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rauta is breathing heavily.
Tallikone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tallikone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tallikone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rauta blocks it with crossed arms.

Tallikone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tallikone feints a jab and as Rauta dips his head, Tallikone unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Rauta right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Rauta falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Tallikone smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Syltty Tallikone!