PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oberyn Martell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taisto Rahapussi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rahapussi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Caged in A Rage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oberyn Martell had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Martell
vs
Rahapussi

184 cm
30
183 lbs
16 - 10 - 0

178 cm
27
182 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oberyn Martell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taisto Rahapussi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Rahapussi. That's going to slow Martell down.
Rahapussi misses with a leg kick

and Martell counters by moving into the clinch.
Rahapussi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rahapussi is trying to pull guard but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Martell lands an elbow that stopped Rahapussi in his tracks for a moment.
A hook to the body from Martell.
Martell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martell presses Rahapussi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rahapussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
We've been hearing reports that Martell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Martell lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Rahapussi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Martell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rahapussi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahapussi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Martell.
Martell scores with a hook.
Martell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rahapussi throws a leg kick which misses Martell's front leg but catches the back leg as Martell tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rahapussi's calf.
Martell slips under a jab from Rahapussi.
Rahapussi throws a sloppy head kick and Martell moves out of range easily.
Rahapussi tried to score with a low kick but Martell checks it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rahapussi, as that shot connected.
Rahapussi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rahapussi cracks the inside of Martell's front leg.
Martell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rahapussi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rahapussi is looking to chop away at Martell's legs.
Rahapussi moves out of range of the body kick from Martell.
Martell doesn't manage to clinch there - Rahapussi circles away.
Rahapussi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Martell misses with a hook
and Rahapussi counters with a nice leg kick.
Rahapussi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taisto Rahapussi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martell throws a big shot that misses.
Rahapussi lands an overhand right.
Rahapussi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Martell. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Martell clinches with his opponent.
Martell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martell tries to land knees in the clinch but Rahapussi avoids the damage to the body.
Martell taking a breather.
Martell swings wildly with an uppercut but Rahapussi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahapussi taking a breather.
Martell landing knees to the body.
Rahapussi can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martell has him pressed against the cage.
Rahapussi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Martell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Oberyn Martell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taisto Rahapussi.
Martell misses with an elbow strike.
Martell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Martell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rahapussi avoids it.
Rahapussi has Martell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Martell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Rahapussi jumps guard and drags Martell to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Rahapussi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Martell passes Rahapussi's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Rahapussi wants to improve his position but Martell is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martell lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rahapussi tries to get to full guard but Martell has control of the leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martell working Rahapussi over with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martell is nestled in close to Rahapussi, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rahapussi is trying to get back to full guard.
Martell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oberyn Martell dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Rahapussi throws a low kick but Martell moves out of range easily.
Martell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Martell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rahapussi tries to land a leg kick but Martell saw it coming and moves away.

Martell moves into range and clinches up with Rahapussi.
Rahapussi taking a breather.
Martell pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Martell scores with a hook to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Rahapussi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martell lands an elbow just above Rahapussi 's eye.
Martell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rahapussi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Martell walks away with a smile on his face. Rahapussi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahapussi throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Martell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rahapussi blocks an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Martell.
Martell can't find room to land a body shot as Rahapussi controls the action.
Martell lands an elbow inside.
Martell lands a nice elbow.
Rahapussi trying to control the position but instead, Martell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rahapussi into the cage.
Rahapussi wants to break free but Martell has control.
Martell misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Martell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rahapussi's brow.
Rahapussi is looking to control Martell's arms but Martell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rahapussi has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahapussi dodges an elbow strike from Martell.
Martell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Rahapussi pulls guard successfully.
Rahapussi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martell.
Martell scoring with some ground and pound.
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Martell postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Martell landing with the ground and pound.

Martell is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Rahapussi has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Martell is looking to defend but Rahapussi has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Martell! Rahapussi pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Martell taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Taisto Rahapussi!
During a confident post fight interview, Taisto Rahapussi thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Oberyn Martell had this to say: 'Through adversity we triumph. Can't know the glory of Success without failure.'.