PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Saturn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaakko Rauhala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saturn comes to the cage accompanied by Breaking Benjamin - Until the end. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Saturn
vs
Rauhala

201 cm
22
263 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

196 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Gilbert Saturn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Rauhala!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rauhala fails to land the takedown.
Rauhala closes the distance and clinches up with Saturn, looking for a takedown. Rauhala pushes Saturn against the cage but Saturn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rauhala shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Saturn but Saturn pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gilbert Saturn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jaakko Rauhala.
Saturn cracks Rauhala with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rauhala tries to clinch up but Saturn circles away and keeps his distance.

Saturn rushes Rauhala and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rauhala looking to throw knees to the head but Saturn is blocking nicely.
Saturn looking to slow down the pace here.

Saturn has picked Rauhala up - he's going for a ride! Saturn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rauhala is looking to control Saturn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rauhala avoid being mounted?

Saturn decides to stand up.
Saturn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saturn cracks Rauhala with a right hand to the side of the head.

Saturn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Rauhala is rocked!
Saturn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rauhala is looking to escape.
Rauhala is still in real trouble! Can Saturn finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saturn controlling from the full mount.
Rauhala seems to have recovered his senses.
Rauhala looks gassed!
Rauhala working to try and regain half guard.

Saturn is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Saturn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rauhala.
Saturn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rauhala.
Saturn tries to clinch there but Rauhala circles away.

Rauhala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rauhala takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Saturn wants to get back to his feet.
Rauhala trying to mount his opponent but Saturn defends it.
Rauhala is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saturn is looking to escape.
Rauhala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Saturn is looking to escape.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Saturn throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rauhala tumbling to the canvas!

It looks like Jaakko Rauhala has been cut.

Saturn gets to his feet - Rauhala follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauhala darts in trying to clinch
and Saturn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Saturn is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Rauhala hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Gilbert Saturn!