PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danny Raptor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heikko Saarinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Raptor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Heikko Saarinen's chin.

Raptor
vs
Saarinen

179 cm
36
144 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

170 cm
36
154 lbs
28 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Raptor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 1, fighting out of London, Heikko Saarinen!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saarinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raptor.
Raptor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saarinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raptor misses with a body kick.
Raptor moves out of range as Saarinen throws a body kick.
Saarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raptor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Raptor looks for a takedown but Saarinen sprawls well.
Heikko Saarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raptor tries to bum rush Saarinen with a series of wild strikes but Saarinen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Raptor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saarinen can pounce on him.
Saarinen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Saarinen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raptor moves away.
Raptor connects with an inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raptor. Saarinen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saarinen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Raptor in his tracks.
Saarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Raptor - just one landing.
Saarinen connects with the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saarinen, right into the meat.
Raptor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Saarinen avoids it really well and circles away.
A big right from Saarinen misses.
Saarinen works the jab nicely.
Raptor thows a body kick. Saarinen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Raptor has been working on his balance at Axia Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Saarinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen throws a head kick but Raptor moves out of range.
Saarinen lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raptor's sensitive parts.
Saarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Raptor jabs at Saarinen's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saarinen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raptor's head.
Saarinen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick from Raptor misses.
Raptor looks to land a body kick but Saarinen moved away.
Saarinen looks to throw a body kick
and Raptor counters with a right hand to the body.
Raptor scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Raptor. Those never looked like landing.
Saarinen is looking to chop away at Raptor's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen takes one to the chin there.
Raptor moves out of range as Saarinen throws a body kick.
Saarinen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Raptor.
Saarinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Raptor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Saarinen throws a body punch but Raptor moves out of range.
Heikko Saarinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Raptor looks to score with a jab to the body but Saarinen is just out of range.
Raptor throws a sloppy head kick and Saarinen moves out of range easily.
Raptor fails to land with a series of punches.
Saarinen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Raptor counters with a nice body shot.
Saarinen misses with a hook.
Saarinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raptor takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Raptor lands a nice shot that snaps Saarinen's head back.
Saarinen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raptor counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saarinen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saarinen tests Raptor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Raptor blocks a low kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Raptor. Raptor obviously looking to wear him down.
Raptor lands with a slapping head kick.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Danny Raptor will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Raptor connects with a right hand. Saarinen shakes it off.
Saarinen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Raptor really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Raptor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saarinen.
Raptor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Saarinen loads up on a big right hand but Raptor slips the punch.
Nice jab there from Raptor.
Raptor moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Raptor. Saarinen shrugs it off though.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
Raptor staying out of range there.
Saarinen is looking to score with low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarinen. Raptor does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Saarinen lands but Raptor takes it in his stride.
Saarinen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Danny Raptor is winning the standup battle so far.
Raptor scores with a sloppy right hand. Saarinen should have avoided that one.
Raptor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saarinen's head backwards.
Saarinen misses the jab.
Saarinen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saarinen misses the shot to the body.
Saarinen throws a head kick that misses.
Raptor needs to keep his hands up - Saarinen had a free shot at his head there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Raptor.
Raptor avoids a kick to the body.
Raptor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Saarinen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raptor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Raptor lands a nice hook to Saarinen's body. Saarinen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A good leg kick by Raptor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raptor swings for the body but Saarinen moves out of range.
Raptor shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Saarinen sprawls well. Saarinen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Raptor gets slowly back to his feet.
Saarinen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Raptor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Raptor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Saarinen throws a body kick that misses
and Raptor counters with an inside leg kick.
Raptor lands with an overhand left.
Raptor scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saarinen moves out of range of the body kick.
Raptor moves out of range of the body kick.
Raptor throws a body punch but Saarinen moves out of range.
Saarinen throws a shot from downtown. Raptor moves away and avoids it.
Saarinen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Saarinen wants it to stay on the feet.
Saarinen misses with a low kick.
Saarinen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raptor manages to avoid it.
Raptor avoids the head kick by Saarinen.
Saarinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raptor thuds his shin into the meat of Saarinen's side.
Raptor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raptor on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Raptor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Saarinen's sensitive parts.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarinen. Raptor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raptor avoids the body shot from Saarinen.
Raptor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saarinen blocks a head kick by Raptor.
Saarinen moves out of range of the body kick from Raptor.
The fighters circling - Saarinen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saarinen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Raptor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raptor scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Raptor dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

That kick from Raptor tenderised Saarinen's leg. Saarinen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Saarinen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saarinen. Raptor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Raptor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Raptor lands a nice shot that snaps Saarinen's head back.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Saarinen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Raptor - the referee stops the clock and Saarinen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Raptor. Saarinen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Saarinen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Raptor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Raptor connects with a single shot there.
Raptor blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Saarinen.
Raptor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Saarinen's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saarinen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Saarinen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Saarinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Raptor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saarinen.
Raptor takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Raptor is rocked!
Raptor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Raptor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raptor is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Saarinen just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Raptor has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Heikko Saarinen!
A very excited looking Heikko Saarinen 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.