PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antti Railio (ranked 1757 p4p, 669 weight class) and Voracic Frank (ranked 250 p4p, 107 weight class). Antti Railio had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Railio
vs
Frank

185 cm
27
260
7 - 2 - 0

208 cm
28
287
13 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Railio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Voracic Frank!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Frank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Antti Railio has been cut.
Railio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Railio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Railio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Railio cracks Frank with an open hand slap.
Railio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Frank.

Railio lands a big right hand that sends Frank crashing to the mat! Railio stays standing though and waves Frank back to his feet!

Frank is rocked!

It looks like Voracic Frank has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Railio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Frank is still on wobbly legs! Can Railio finish him?
Frank swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Railio was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Frank seems to have recovered his senses.
Railio slips a straight right by Frank.
Railio throwing a counter right hand but Frank manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Frank lands an impressive looking overhand right. Railio doesn't seem phased though.
Railio slips under a jab from Frank.
Railio loads up on a big right hand but Frank slips the punch.
Frank uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Railio.
A jab from Frank misses.

Railio cracks Frank with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Railio has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frank to stand back up!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Railio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frank.
Railio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frank slips under a jab.
Railio throws a body shot but no joy.
Frank appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Railio slips under a jab.
Voracic Frank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Railio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank throws a lazy uppercut
and Railio counters with a nice body shot.
Frank throws a body punch but Railio moves out of range.
Railio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Railio cracks Frank with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Frank looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Railio finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Railio misses with a wild body shot.
Frank throws out a loose jab but Railio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Railio slips under a jab from Frank.
Railio misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Railio. Frank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frank with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Frank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Railio.
Railio moves away from the strike by Frank.
Railio is looking to counter punch.
Frank misses with a looping left.
Frank looks to land a left hand but Railio moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Railio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Railio looks to score with a jab to the body but Frank is just out of range.
Frank misses with a hook. Railio ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frank. Railio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Railio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Railio lands a nice looking body shot.
Frank misses with a hook

and Railio counters with a nice right hand that sends Frank toppling to the canvas! Frank scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Railio finish him?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frank clobbers Railio with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Railio throws a poor cross that misses
and Frank counters with a stiff right hand.
Frank throws a shot from downtown. Railio moves away and avoids it.
Railio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Frank.
The fighters circling - Frank throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Frank.
Railio ducks under a wild hook from Frank.

Railio lands a big uppercut and Frank crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Frank looks OK. Railio waves Frank back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Railio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frank manages to avoid it.
Frank waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Railio.
Frank gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Railio gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Railio!
An out of breath Antti Railio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.