PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Haimatulehdus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregorius Millrapids (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauno Haimatulehdus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Haimatulehdus
vs
Millrapids

188 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
193 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

recos laboratory

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, Rauno Haimatulehdus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gregorius Millrapids!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haimatulehdus throws an overhand right that lands on Millrapids's shoulder, as Millrapids tries to avoid the shot.
Haimatulehdus keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Millrapids is rocked!

Millrapids takes the fight into the clinch.
Haimatulehdus wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haimatulehdus stalls.

Millrapids escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Millrapids will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Millrapids has managed to clinch.

Millrapids manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Haimatulehdus misses.
Millrapids keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haimatulehdus swings for the body but Millrapids moves out of range.
Haimatulehdus misses with a looping right.
Millrapids swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Millrapids lands a nice hook to Haimatulehdus's body. Haimatulehdus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Millrapids scores with a takedown into Haimatulehdus's guard.

Millrapids 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.

Millrapids 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.
Millrapids stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Haimatulehdus swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Millrapids postures up in Haimatulehdus's guard and throws a big left but Haimatulehdus blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Haimatulehdus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Haimatulehdus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Millrapids on the ground.
Millrapids looking to pass the guard.
Millrapids stops Haimatulehdus from standing up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A swing and a miss from Millrapids.
Haimatulehdus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haimatulehdus lands a nice looking body shot.
Haimatulehdus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Millrapids.
Haimatulehdus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Millrapids.
Haimatulehdus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Millrapids counters with a solid body kick.
Haimatulehdus is breathing heavily.
Haimatulehdus throws a lazy head kick
and Millrapids counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Millrapids slips a jab from Haimatulehdus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millrapids moves out of range of the strikes.

Millrapids clinches up against the cage.

Millrapids turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Millrapids manages to end up in side control.

Millrapids is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Haimatulehdus is trying to escape and Millrapids transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Haimatulehdus is forced to tap! Nice work there by Millrapids! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gregorius Millrapids!