PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Alavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Blake
vs
Alavaara

183 cm
28
179 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

188 cm
37
185 lbs
34 - 23 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodney Blake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauri Alavaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake checks the leg kick.
Alavaara tries to land a body kick
and Blake counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alavaara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Blake takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blake misses with a jab to the body
and Alavaara counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Blake is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Alavaara is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alavaara avoids the body shot from Blake.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Alavaara. That's going to slow Blake down.
Blake takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.
Blake checks a low kick from Alavaara.
Blake looks to land a left hand but Alavaara moved out of range nicely.
Alavaara is looking to slow Blake down with leg kicks.
Blake misses with a body shot.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
Alavaara misses with a jab to the body
and Blake counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alavaara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
Alavaara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alavaara.
Blake throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alavaara throws a leg kick that is checked
and Blake counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Alavaara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Alavaara throws a hook but Blake avoids it easily.
Alavaara slips under a jab.
Blake pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blake takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Blake tests Alavaara's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Alavaara has time to react.
Alavaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blake connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blake throws a leg kick but Alavaara checks it.
Blake misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws an off balance right hand
and Alavaara counters with an outside leg kick.
Alavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alavaara can pounce on him.
Alavaara throws a right and a left that Blake avoids nicely.
Alavaara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Blake's calf.
Blake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blake thows a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Alavaara - just one landing.
Alavaara defending well as Blake loads up on a big left hand.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
Blake throws a body punch but Alavaara moves out of range.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blake finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Blake tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blake lands a nice leg kick that just misses Alavaara's sensitive parts.
Alavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Alavaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Blake does it's job there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake avoids a kick to the body.
Blake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blake fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
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!
Alavaara slips under a jab from Blake.
Alavaara takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Blake misses with a double jab
and Alavaara counters with a nice body shot.
Blake takes a swing at Alavaara's ribcage but misses.

Blake tries to keep at a distance but Alavaara has taken the fight into the clinch.
Alavaara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alavaara misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alavaara.
A head punch on the inside from Alavaara fails to land.
Blake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodney Blake dominated that round.
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.

Alavaara misses with a low kick.
Blake cracks a nice hook into Alavaara's ribs.
Alavaara throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rodney Blake is winning the standup battle so far.
Blake is looking to clinch but Alavaara is avoiding it.
Blake throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Alavaara.
A decent looking cross lands there for Blake.
Alavaara scores with a leg kick.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Blake misses with a straight right.
Rodney Blake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blake lands a nice looking body shot.
Blake throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body kick from Blake.
Blake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake jabs at Alavaara's body.
Alavaara misses with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blake.
Blake scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blake fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Blake loads up on a big right hand but Alavaara slips the punch.
Blake throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Alavaara counters with a good low kick that Blake was not able to check.
Blake throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alavaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Alavaara, as that shot connected.
Alavaara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blake misses with a shot to the body
and Alavaara counters with a nice leg kick.
Alavaara slips a straight right by Blake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alavaara is looking to chop away at Blake's legs.
Alavaara blocks the body kick.
Alavaara tries to clinch but Blake moves out of range.
Alavaara steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blake.
Blake looks to score with a jab to the body but Alavaara is just out of range.
Alavaara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A jab from Blake finds it's way through Alavaara's defenses.
Alavaara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Alavaara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice shot lands for Alavaara.
Alavaara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blake throws out the jab.
Blake tries to close the distance and clinch up but Alavaara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blake just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blake missing with a left hand there. Alavaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alavaara's jab looks to have found its range, popping Blake under the eye.
Blake checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blake swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alavaara steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blake. That one must have hurt.
Blake connects with a body shot.
Alavaara takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Alavaara misses the shot to the body.
Blake throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Alavaara counter with a right hand.
Alavaara checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Alavaara just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Blake misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blake ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alavaara moves away.
Nice shot by Alavaara.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Blake. Alavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blake wants to clinch.
Blake walks into a jab.
Alavaara walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alavaara finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.

Blake is rocked!
Alavaara sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Blake's defenses. It connects perfectly with Blake's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauri Alavaara!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Mauri Alavaara waved his t-shirt featuring CEC Nutrition Q160's logo in front of the cameras.