PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Alivero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alivero comes into the arena with One Winged Angel - Nobuo Uematsu blaring out of the sound system. Rauha is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Age of Aquarius. Pasi Rauha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Alivero
vs
Rauha

186 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Alivero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pasi Rauha!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alivero waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rauha.
Alivero misses with a body shot.
Rauha ducks under a wild hook from Alivero.
Rauha takes a swing at Alivero's ribcage but misses.
Rauha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alivero moves away.
Rauha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alivero throws out the jab.
Rauha ducks under a wild hook from Alivero.
Alivero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Alivero swings away with a body shot that misses
and Rauha counters with a right hand to the body.
Alivero misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Alivero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sloppy strikes from Alivero. Those never looked like landing.

Rauha scores a takedown into full mount!
Rauha lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rauha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

It looks like Antonio Alivero has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alivero is desperately trying to improve his position but Rauha has a good base and remains in mount.
Alivero in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Alivero is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Rauha! Alivero is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pasi Rauha!