PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leifi Rallare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gruber has chosen Irwin Goodman - St. Pauli Ja Reeperbahn as his entrance music. Hans Gruber has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rallare
vs
Gruber

190 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
193 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leifi Rallare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Leifi Rallare has been cut.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
Rallare keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rallare lands with an uppercut that bounces Gruber off the cage and back into rage.
Rallare connects with a looping right hand.
An inside leg kick from Gruber misses.
Gruber throws a head kick but Rallare moves out of range.
Rallare throws a right and a left that Gruber avoids nicely.
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rallare fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Rallare.

Gruber clinches up against the cage.
Gruber can't get the takedown.
Rallare is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruber has double underhooks.

Gruber breaks the clinch.
Rallare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rallare jabs Gruber right on the nose. Gruber blinks but takes it well.
Gruber throws a combination that misses
and Rallare counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rallare throws a combination. Gruber tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Rallare swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rallare lands a nice shot that snaps Gruber's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rallare moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Gruber 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rallare ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Gruber clinches with his opponent.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Rallare.
A jab from Rallare does it's job there.
Rallare fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Rallare scores with a shot to the body.
Gruber gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Gruber forces Rallare back against the cage and clinches.
Gruber lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rallare backwards.

Gruber breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheers as Rallare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gruber doesn't seem phased though.
Gruber drops his hands momentarily and Rallare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rallare avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Gruber.
Gruber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rallare avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gruber. That's going to slow Rallare down.
Gruber misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Rallare cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rallare scores with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gruber drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gruber looks gassed!
Gruber looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rallare is avoiding damage well.
Rallare struggling a bit here.
Rallare is looking to regain half guard here but Gruber keeps moving and retains side control.

Gruber decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown but Rallare shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gruber misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rallare swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rallare blocks the body kick.
Gruber throws a body kick that misses.
Rallare keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Rallare scores with a three punch combo!
Gruber misses with a body shot
and Rallare counters with a two punch combo.
Gruber takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rallare throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gruber wants to clinch.
Gruber goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rallare ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rallare works over Gruber's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rallare!
Rallare lands a with a good body shot.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Rallare but Rallare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Leifi Rallare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Gruber.
Rallare fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rallare tests Gruber's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gruber takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.
Rallare lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gruber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rallare.
Gruber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A right-left combo lands from Rallare.

Gruber rushes Rallare and presses him up against the cage.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber drops his hands momentarily and Rallare takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Gruber moves into the clinch successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rallare is looking to break free of the clinch but Gruber has double underhooks.
Rallare is trying to force a seperation but Gruber has the dominant position.
Gruber misses with a knee strike.

Gruber breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leifi Rallare dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leifi Rallare's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gruber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rallare.
Good shot there by Rallare.
Gruber avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gruber lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gruber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rallare scores with a decent looking hook.
Gruber avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses.
Gruber has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rallare moves out of range of the body kick.
Rallare rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gruber moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rallare connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rallare connects with a right hand. Gruber shakes it off.
Rallare is working the combinations to good effect here.
Rallare connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gruber momentarily.
Gruber takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gruber gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rallare.
Gruber swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rallare counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber checks a leg kick.
Rallare is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rallare moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gruber throws a nice looking combination but Rallare bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gruber scores with a leg kick.
Leifi Rallare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Rallare.
Rallare connects with a jab.
Rallare displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Gruber throws a leg kick but Rallare moved away.
Rallare scores with a jab to the body.
Leifi Rallare is winning the standup battle so far.
Gruber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Leifi Rallare is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rallare looks to score with a jab to the body but Gruber is just out of range.
Rallare throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gruber sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rallare misses with a body shot.
Hans Gruber is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gruber takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rallare scores with a sloppy right hand. Gruber should have avoided that one.
Gruber lands with a kick to the ribs.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
A left lands for Rallare.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Gruber.
Rallare misses with the combination.
Gruber throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Gruber has closed the distance and engaged Rallare in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gruber lands an elbow that stopped Rallare in his tracks for a moment.

Gruber manages to break the clinch.
Crunch! Gruber slams his shin into Rallare's torso.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gruber.

Gruber moves into range and clinches up with Rallare.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gruber thows a body shot but no joy.

Gruber has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Rallare.
Gruber staying out of range there.
Rallare connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rallare misses with an uppercut. Gruber saw that one coming.
Gruber thumps Rallare with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Gruber.
Gruber misses with a jab to the body
and Rallare counters with a nice uppercut.
Gruber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruber moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gruber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gruber throws a series of punches but Rallare avoids them all with ease.
Gruber throws a nice head kick!

Rallare is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gruber fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Rallare is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gruber fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rallare seems to have got his legs back now.
Rallare shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gruber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rallare.
A slow jab from Rallare misses its intended target.
Gruber throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rallare misses with a wild body shot.
Gruber just misses with a punch to the body.
Gruber tries to move into range but Rallare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rallare is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gruber lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rallare's sensitive parts.
Gruber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gruber is looking to slow Rallare down with leg kicks.
Gruber thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rallare if he has to take too many more of those.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruber.

Gruber gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Gruber breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gruber.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gruber!
Gruber lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rallare slaps away a takedown attempt from Gruber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rallare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gruber swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Gruber showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leifi Rallare's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Gruber takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick and Rallare moves out of range easily.
Gruber tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rallare paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rallare will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rallare falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gruber makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rallare really felt that one!

Gruber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gruber has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rallare is proving hard to escape from.

Gruber decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Rallare, up you get!
Rallare throws a right hand that Gruber ducks under and follows up with a left that Gruber also avoids with ease.
Rallare scores with a jab to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rallare throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gruber throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rallare counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gruber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Rallare tries to keep at a distance but Gruber has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gruber escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick and Rallare moves out of range easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gruber.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gruber, right into the meat.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rallare moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rallare with a nice cross.
Gruber throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gruber throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rallare misses with a series of wild punches.
A thudding body kick lands there by Gruber!
A thudding body kick lands there by Gruber!
Gruber is looking to land body kicks.
A swing and a miss from Rallare.
Rallare lands a with a good body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gruber.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Gruber.
Rallare blocks a head kick by Gruber.
A lazy left from Rallare finds it's target.
Rallare cracks Gruber with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gruber is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rallare rather than just go for the knockout.
Rallare misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gruber.
Rallare scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A low kick from Rallare is predictable there
and Gruber counters with a thumping low kick.

Gruber forces Rallare back against the cage and clinches.

Gruber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid body kick from Gruber.

Gruber clinches with his opponent.

Gruber breaks from the clinch.
Gruber ducks under a wild hook from Rallare.
Rallare misses with the combination.
Gruber misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber throws a front kick that sends Rallare stumbling back into the cage.
Rallare waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gruber.

Gruber gets a clinch.

Gruber breaks the clinch.
Rallare throws a good cross that connects.
Gruber explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Rallare dodges the punch combination from Gruber.
Rallare throws a series of punches but Gruber avoids them all with ease.
Gruber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gruber blocks a jab.
Gruber on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rallare uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gruber.
Rallare lands an overhand right.
Rallare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Gruber is looking to land body kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rallare moves away.
Gruber connects with a solid leg kick.
Rallare lands a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rallare.
Rallare avoids a kick to the body.
Gruber throws a sloppy head kick and Rallare moves out of range easily.
Rallare throws a series of punches but Gruber avoids them all with ease.
Gruber misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rallare lands with a right hand.
Rallare connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gruber's hands.
Rallare misses with a double jab.
Rallare slips a jab and a cross from Gruber.
Gruber tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gruber walks into a jab.
Gruber dodges the punch combination from Rallare.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gruber has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!