PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauno Tynkkynen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Tynkkynen
vs
Escobar

188 cm
20
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

188 cm
18
223 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rauno Tynkkynen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pablo Escobar!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice straight punches there by Tynkkynen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tynkkynen.
Escobar lands a nice looking body shot.
Tynkkynen fails with the takedown.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tynkkynen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Escobar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tynkkynen.
A lazy left from Escobar finds it's target.
Tynkkynen misses with a looping left.
Tynkkynen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Tynkkynen takes the fight into the clinch.

Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen avoids the body shot from Escobar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen tries to clinch up but Escobar circles away and keeps his distance.
Tynkkynen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Escobar tries to bum rush Tynkkynen with a series of wild strikes but Tynkkynen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.

Tynkkynen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escobar, pushing him back against the cage.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Escobar pushes Tynkkynen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Escobar lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Escobar.

Tynkkynen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tynkkynen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tynkkynen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Escobar doesn't seem bothered though.
Escobar lands a nice shot to the body.
Escobar looks to land a right hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range.
Escobar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Escobar misses with a two punch combination.
Escobar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen throws a hook but Escobar blocks it.
Escobar cracks Tynkkynen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Tynkkynen walks into a jab.
Escobar misses with a combination
letting Tynkkynen counter with a right hand.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pablo Escobar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tynkkynen throws a poor cross that misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook. Escobar ducked under it nicely.
Tynkkynen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Escobar punishes Tynkkynen's body with a nice straight punch.
Tynkkynen misses with a takedown attempt - Escobar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Escobar scores with a three punch combo!
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tynkkynen is looking to clinch.
Good exchange - Tynkkynen coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar digs a good body shot into Tynkkynen's ribs.
Tynkkynen thows a body shot but no joy.
Escobar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tynkkynen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tynkkynen looks to land a left hand but Escobar moved out of range nicely.
Tynkkynen connects with a looping right hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a low kick.
Escobar tests Tynkkynen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tynkkynen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Escobar on the side of the head.
Escobar misses with a wild combination.
Escobar scores with a jab. Tynkkynen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tynkkynen slips a straight right by Escobar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen moves away from the strike by Escobar.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Escobar.
Escobar checks a leg kick.
Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Tynkkynen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Escobar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Escobar lands with a nice body punch.
Escobar looks to score with a jab to the body but Tynkkynen is just out of range.
Escobar jabs Tynkkynen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Escobar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tynkkynen is breathing heavily.
Escobar thuds his right hand into Tynkkynen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Escobar has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tynkkynen momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynkkynen in his tracks.
Tynkkynen tries to close the distance and clinch but Escobar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Escobar leaves Tynkkynen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Escobar throws a series of punches but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.

Tynkkynen dives in and scores a takedown into Escobar's guard.
Escobar is trying to keep Tynkkynen in close.
Escobar wants to sweep but no luck.
Escobar is still trying to improve position.
Tynkkynen sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tynkkynen seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Escobar for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rauno Tynkkynen wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Tynkkynen wants to land a leg kick but Escobar is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tynkkynen in his tracks.
Escobar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pablo Escobar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tynkkynen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tynkkynen misses with a hook.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tynkkynen. Escobar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tynkkynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
Tynkkynen misses the body punch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Escobar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Escobar swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tynkkynen.
Tynkkynen defending well as Escobar loads up on a big left hand.
Tynkkynen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tynkkynen takes one to the chin there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
A big left from Escobar misses.
Tynkkynen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tynkkynen shoots in and drives through. Escobar sprawls well.
Tynkkynen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Escobar swings for the body but Tynkkynen moves out of range.
Escobar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tynkkynen at a distance.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Tynkkynen walks into a left hand.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Escobar lands a jab to the nose.
Tynkkynen has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Escobar.
Tynkkynen takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Escobar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tynkkynen doesn't seem phased though.
Rauno Tynkkynen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tynkkynen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Tynkkynen lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tynkkynen.
Escobar misses the shot to the body.

Tynkkynen is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Escobar's half guard.
Escobar wants to control but Tynkkynen is keeping busy.
Tynkkynen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Escobar tries to roll over but Tynkkynen keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Tynkkynen in particular looking to stall.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Escobar wants to get back to his feet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Tynkkynen finds it's target.
Escobar dips to his left and cracks Tynkkynen with an uppercut!
Tynkkynen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Escobar as he jumps to the side.
Tynkkynen gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Escobar.
Tynkkynen blocks a jab.
Tynkkynen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tynkkynen shoots for a double leg takedown but Escobar sprawls well. He's pushed Tynkkynen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Escobar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Tynkkynen misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pablo Escobar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Escobar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Tynkkynen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Escobar but Escobar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Good shot there by Escobar.
Tynkkynen dodges the punch combination from Escobar.
Escobar lands a right hook to the body.
Rauno Tynkkynen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tynkkynen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Rauno Tynkkynen has been cut.
Escobar works Tynkkynen's body with a nice hook.
Escobar throws a jab when Tynkkynen was well out of range.
Escobar is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Escobar takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tynkkynen goes for a takedown attempt but Escobar pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Escobar lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a hook. Tynkkynen ducked under it nicely.
Escobar stuns Tynkkynen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Escobar misses with a body shot.
Escobar keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rauno Tynkkynen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tynkkynen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Escobar.
Escobar slips a jab and a cross from Tynkkynen.
Escobar misses with a series of wild punches.
Tynkkynen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice body punch from Escobar.

Escobar has Tynkkynen up against the cage in a clinch.
Escobar is pressed up against the cage. Tynkkynen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Escobar down to the mat. Escobar avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tynkkynens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tynkkynen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tynkkynen tries to move into range but Escobar moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Escobar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tynkkynen's hands.
Escobar takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Escobar lands a nice shot that snaps Tynkkynen's head back.
Tynkkynen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Escobar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tynkkynen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Escobar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Escobar connects with the punch.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
Escobar loads up on a big right hand but Tynkkynen slips the punch.
Escobar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tynkkynen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Escobar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tynkkynen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tynkkynen throws a combination that misses
and Escobar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Escobar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tynkkynen on the side of the head.
Tynkkynen doesn't manage to clinch there - Escobar circles away.
No joy there for Tynkkynen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Escobar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Escobar misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Escobar. Tynkkynen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tynkkynen walks into a straight right hand from Escobar.
Tynkkynen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rauno Tynkkynen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escobar lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar looks to land a left hand but Tynkkynen moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tynkkynen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Tynkkynen closes the distance and clinches up with Escobar, looking for a takedown. Tynkkynen pushes Escobar against the cage but Escobar circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Escobar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good exchange - Escobar coming out on top.
Escobar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tynkkynen momentarily.
Escobar sizes up Tynkkynen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Tynkkynen is rocked!
Tynkkynen needs to keep his hands up - Escobar had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Tynkkynen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Escobar lands an overhand right.
Escobar sizes up Tynkkynen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Escobar connects with a single shot there.
Escobar scores with a punch to the head.
Tynkkynen takes one on the button.

Escobar rushes Tynkkynen and presses him up against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Escobar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Escobar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Escobar!
A very excited looking Pablo Escobar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Rauno Tynkkynen stepped up to the mic, saying 'Voi Per***e!'.