PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joonatan Roinatan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). House's entrance music is Links 2,3,4. A fine choice. Roinatan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Onyx - Slam kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

House
vs
Roinatan

180 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

177 cm
26
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

BLKOUT Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ray House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joonatan Roinatan!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roinatan darts in trying to clinch
letting House counter with a right hand.
Roinatan misses with a few strikes there.
Roinatan wants to clinch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roinatan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
House throws a shot to the body.
Roinatan wants to clinch
and House counters with a nice uppercut.

Roinatan clinches up against the cage.
House wants a takedown but no success here.
Roinatan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but House blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from House on the inside.
House is trying to drag Roinatan to the mat but Roinatan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Roinatan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but House has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
House drops down looking for an ankle pick but Roinatan pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray House. That's going to take a lot out of him.
House closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
House lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Roinatan darts in trying to clinch
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
House looks for a takedown but Roinatan sprawls well.
House throws a series of punches but Roinatan avoids them all with ease.
Roinatan closes the distance but House moves to the side
and House counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roinatan thinking.
House throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Roinatan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Roinatan tries to score a power double leg takedown but House sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roinatan somewhat.
House throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Roinatan on the side of the head.
House takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Roinatan changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. House tries to avoid it but Roinatan manages to keep hold of a leg and drag House to the ground. House escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
House lands with a hook. Roinatan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roinatan tries to clinch
and House counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
House blocks a head kick by Roinatan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan moves to clinch but House breaks away
and House counters with a stiff right hand.
Roinatan darts in trying to clinch
and House counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roinatan with a poor takedown

and House counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Roinatan!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House with a couple of short strikes.
House sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Roinatan wants to try and get back to his feet.
Roinatan looks gassed!
House with the ground and pound from mount.
House tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
House raining down shots from the mount!
Roinatan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with House. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
House trying to control but Roinatan is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan is desperately trying to improve his position but House has a good base and remains in mount.
Roinatan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Roinatan tries to reverse the position but House maintains control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
House landing shots from mount.
Roinatan can't escape the position.
House lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
House scoring with strikes but Roinatan is staying in there.
House dominating with strikes here.
House controlling the pace for now.
Roinatan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
House landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House looking to control and managing it successfully.
House has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Roinatan's face.
House fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House wants to control the pace but Roinatan is squirming around nicely.
Roinatan is in a horrible position here. House smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
House with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Roinatan is trying to stand.
Roinatan tries to hold on but House pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Roinatan looks to clinch
and House counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
House stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Roinatan moves to clinch but House breaks away

and House counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by House.
Roinatan is looking to stand back up but House counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Roinatan.
Roinatan is trying to stand up here but House is controlling him well.
House slips a nice elbow through Roinatan's hands, connecting with Roinatan's forehead.
House has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
House is figuring out what he wants to do next.
House scoring with strikes to the body and head.
House working over Roinatan with some ground and pound. Roinatan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Roinatan has hold of House's hands but House slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ray House overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
House is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
House prevents Roinatan from standing back up.
Roinatan is breathing heavily.
House works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
House landing strikes, looking to finish!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Roinatan can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Roinatan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
House blocks Roinatan's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
House unloading with bombs!
Roinatan tries to hold on but House pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
House unloading with bombs!
House scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Roinatan is rocked!
Roinatan tries to lock up and control but House gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
House lands a nice shot to the head.
House landing strikes from the mount.
Roinatan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
House is landing with some decent strikes but Roinatan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by House.
House trying to control but he's not successful this time.
House lands a big shot there that rocks Roinatan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan tries to hold on but House pushes him away.
House working Roinatan over with strikes here.
Roinatan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
House is landing with some decent strikes but Roinatan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
House lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Roinatan wants to get back to his feet.
House controlling from the full mount.
House lands a nice shot to the head.
House lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Roinatan hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roinatan really wants to buck House off and get back to his feet.
Roinatan is desperately trying to improve his position but House has a good base and remains in mount.
House landing strikes from the mount.
House postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Roinatan looks a forlorn figure.
House looking to finish Roinatan with some ground and pound. This is bad for Roinatan!
House tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
House landing shots from mount.
House content just to control the position here.
House lands a big shot there that rocks Roinatan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
House with a couple of short strikes.
Roinatan is looking to get to half guard.
House lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
House working Roinatan over with strikes here.
House unloading with bombs!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House working the ground and pound effectively.
Roinatan is still in real trouble! Can House finish him?
Roinatan tries to buck House off but he can't manage it.
House lands a heavy elbow.
House controlling from mount.
Roinatan seems to have recovered his senses.
House lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
House trying to control but he's not successful this time.
House controlling the position easily from mount.
House connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray House dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Roinatan darts in trying to clinch
and House counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
House showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Roinatan.
Joonatan Roinatan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roinatan closes the distance looking to clinch
and House counters with an inside leg kick.
House blocks the body kick.
Roinatan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and House counters with a nice uppercut.
Joonatan Roinatan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
House lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Roinatan.
Roinatan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Roinatan gets slowly back to his feet.

House throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Roinatan was covering up waiting for the punch and House finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
House is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
House is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells House's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

House decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

House shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Roinatan controls House momentarily but House frees himself.
House trying to control the position from guard on top but Roinatan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Roinatan has his foot on House's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. House works his way back into a safe position though.
Roinatan is looking to stand up but House isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
House working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roinatan's head.
House pushes down on Roinatan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
House is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Roinatan wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from House there.
House passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Roinatan!
House lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
House fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Roinatan wants to hold on but House pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
House lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! House connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, House cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Roinatan wants to control but House is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, House cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
House connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
House unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Roinatan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! House celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray House!