PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rauli Raunio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Gruzinsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raunio comes to the cage accompanied by For Heavy Metal we will die!. Gruzinsky has chosen Россия as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Roman Gruzinsky has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Raunio
vs
Gruzinsky

198 cm
30
207 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

188 cm
29
207 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Hellbent

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rauli Raunio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roman Gruzinsky!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gruzinsky lands a big head kick that sends Raunio tumbling to the mat! Gruzinsky takes a step backwards and waves Raunio back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gruzinsky gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

It looks like Roman Gruzinsky has been cut.
Roman Gruzinsky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raunio shoots in and drives through. Gruzinsky sprawls well.
Raunio keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gruzinsky.
Gruzinsky finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gruzinsky misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raunio looks to land a right hand but Gruzinsky moved out of range.
Gruzinsky throws a body shot but no joy.
Gruzinsky looks to score with a jab to the body but Raunio is just out of range.
Gruzinsky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gruzinsky lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Raunio at a distance.
Raunio throws a sloppy head kick and Gruzinsky moves out of range easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Gruzinsky misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raunio. Gruzinsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gruzinsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Raunio lands a left and a right that send Gruzinsky crashing to the mat, dazed. Raunio thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Gruzinsky is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raunio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gruzinsky to score with a decent uppercut.
Roman Gruzinsky is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gruzinsky misses with an uppercut. Raunio saw that one coming.
Gruzinsky tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A lazy left from Raunio finds it's target.
Gruzinsky is still on wobbly legs! Can Raunio finish him?
Gruzinsky lands with a nice body punch.
Gruzinsky seems to have recovered his senses.
Raunio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gruzinsky ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raunio moves away.
Gruzinsky misses with a double jab.
Gruzinsky lands a nice hook to Raunio's body. Raunio takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gruzinsky lands a nice shot to the body.
Gruzinsky digs a good hook to Raunio's body.
Gruzinsky tries to land a leg kick but Raunio saw it coming and moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Raunio drops Gruzinsky with a beautiful combination! Gruzinsky stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Raunio is looking for the KO!

That has opened up Roman Gruzinsky's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruzinsky throws a head kick but Raunio moves out of range.
Raunio with a hook.
Raunio blocks a head kick by Gruzinsky.
Raunio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A jab lands there for Gruzinsky.
Raunio defending well as Gruzinsky loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Raunio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Raunio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gruzinsky's hands.
Gruzinsky misses the jab.
Raunio feinted with a counter takedown.
Nice defenses there by Raunio.
Gruzinsky displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raunio.
Gruzinsky misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raunio throws a shot to the body.
Gruzinsky misses with a body kick.
Raunio throws a head kick that misses
and Gruzinsky counters with a left and a right that stings Raunio.
Gruzinsky ducks under a wild hook from Raunio.
Gruzinsky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

The cut above Roman Gruzinsky's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raunio takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gruzinsky swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raunio misses with a double jab
and Gruzinsky counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gruzinsky cracks Raunio with a hook to the temple - Raunio is on wobbly legs here! Gruzinsky swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Raunio falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Gruzinsky wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roman Gruzinsky!
Our winner, Roman Gruzinsky, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.