PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arvi Rausku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rausku has chosen Notkea Rotta - Taas Lähtee Taju as his entrance music. Arvi Rausku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Foster
vs
Rausku

183 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
35
190 lbs
16 - 29 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sean Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 29 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Arvi Rausku!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rausku changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Foster looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Foster dodges the ground and pound from Rausku.

Rausku is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Foster is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Foster tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rausku wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rausku misses with the ground and pound.
Foster is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rausku tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rausku connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Foster some visible discomfort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Rausku tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rausku has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rausku has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Foster is trying to control Rausku's posture but Rausku avoids it.
Foster knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rausku on the ground.
Rausku lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rausku is putting a hurting on Foster here, landing some big shots from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Foster trying to control but Rausku flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Foster trying to control the action but Rausku just sinks the hooks in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rausku throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Foster!

Rausku working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Foster is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rausku has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Foster taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Arvi Rausku!
Arvi Rausku took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.