PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Butch DeLoria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarkko Rautavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rautavaara has chosen The Stranglers - No More Heroes as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

DeLoria
vs
Rautavaara

170 cm
32
165 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

169 cm
30
166 lbs
15 - 16 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑
[CBK] Legal Highs ↑ 160Q RECOVERY ↑

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Butch DeLoria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jarkko Rautavaara!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rautavaara takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rautavaara misses with a head kick.
Rautavaara misses the shot to the body.
DeLoria displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rautavaara throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by DeLoria.
Nice shot lands for Rautavaara.
Rautavaara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rautavaara lands a two punch combo.

Rautavaara gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows DeLoria to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rautavaara wants to sweep but no luck.
Rautavaara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rautavaara keeping full guard, as DeLoria tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DeLoria thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
DeLoria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rautavaara pulls DeLoria in close to his closed guard and prevents DeLoria from doing any damage or advancing position.
DeLoria throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rautavaara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

DeLoria is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rautavaara is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rautavaara has escaped and now he's on top!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rautavaara's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara trying to control but DeLoria is working from the bottom.
Rautavaara is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Rautavaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
DeLoria keeping moving, preventing Rautavaara from controlling successfully.

DeLoria escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Rautavaara gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
DeLoria is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeLoria manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
DeLoria looking to control but Rautavaara is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria is landing with some decent strikes but Rautavaara is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Rautavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but DeLoria has a good base and remains in mount.
Rautavaara holds on for dear life.
DeLoria lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

DeLoria is working for a guillotine from mount but Rautavaara frees his head quite easily.

Rautavaara defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from DeLoria.
DeLoria throwing strikes here but Rautavaara is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara is desperately trying to improve his position but DeLoria has a good base and remains in mount.

DeLoria is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Rautavaara is surviving well by controlling DeLoria's body position as best he can.
Rautavaara is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
DeLoria scoring with strikes but Rautavaara is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

DeLoria moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Rautavaara has worked his arm free - good work by Rautavaara!
Rautavaara is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Butch DeLoria will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rautavaara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before DeLoria has time to react.
Rautavaara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but DeLoria moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rautavaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
DeLoria takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rautavaara throws a body punch but DeLoria moves out of range.
Rautavaara misses with an uppercut. DeLoria saw that one coming.
Rautavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DeLoria.
Rautavaara jabs DeLoria right on the nose. DeLoria blinks but takes it well.
Rautavaara throws an overhand right that lands on DeLoria's shoulder, as DeLoria tries to avoid the shot.
Rautavaara throws a head kick but DeLoria moves out of range.
Rautavaara punishes DeLoria's body with a nice straight punch.
Rautavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
DeLoria avoids the body shot from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara throws a sloppy head kick

and DeLoria counters with a takedown into side control.
DeLoria 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

DeLoria tries for a kimura but Rautavaara is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeLoria in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rautavaara gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
DeLoria keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

DeLoria is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rautavaara defends it well.

DeLoria is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rautavaara sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rautavaara manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria is looking to work some ground and pound but Rautavaara has wrist control.
Rautavaara pulls DeLoria in close to his closed guard and prevents DeLoria from doing any damage or advancing position.

DeLoria drops back looking for a leg! Rautavaara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rautavaara manages to kick DeLoria off! DeLoria jumps back into Rautavaara's guard.
DeLoria trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara keeping moving, preventing DeLoria from controlling successfully.
DeLoria advances position into side control!

DeLoria is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rautavaara has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rautavaara can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeLoria misses with the ground and pound.
Rautavaara tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Rautavaara manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
DeLoria blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rautavaara.
Rautavaara wants to lay and pray for a moment but DeLoria keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

DeLoria kicks Rautavaara off and gets back to his feet.
Jarkko Rautavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
An inside leg kick from Rautavaara misses.
Nice defenses there by Rautavaara.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jarkko Rautavaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Rautavaara throws a body punch but DeLoria moves out of range.
Rautavaara missing with a left hand there. DeLoria was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rautavaara looks to throw the jab but DeLoria is out of range.
DeLoria scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from DeLoria. Rautavaara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jarkko Rautavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DeLoria uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rautavaara.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from DeLoria.
DeLoria fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rautavaara manages to avoid it.
Rautavaara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rautavaara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
DeLoria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rautavaara.
Nice body punch from Rautavaara.

DeLoria shoots in and gets a takedown into Rautavaara's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rautavaara is controlling DeLoria's posture.
Let's hope that Rautavaara has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
DeLoria trying to control but Rautavaara is working from the bottom.

Rautavaara is looking for a triangle but DeLoria pushes his legs off easily.
DeLoria stopping the sweep attempt from Rautavaara.
DeLoria wants to pass the guard but Rautavaara is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rautavaara keeping moving, preventing DeLoria from controlling successfully.
DeLoria throws an elbow that misses. Rautavaara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in DeLoria's guard. Nice move by Rautavaara!
Rautavaara throws a big elbow that misses.
Rautavaara trying to control but DeLoria is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now DeLoria is on top in guard.

DeLoria drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Rautavaara dives on top into guard.
Rautavaara wants to control from the top but DeLoria keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

DeLoria is looking for a triangle but Rautavaara pushes his legs off easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
DeLoria can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rautavaara controls the pace.
Rautavaara working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rautavaara wants to control from the top but DeLoria keeps moving.
Rautavaara postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rautavaara throwing strikes but missing.
Rautavaara throws a big right hand that misses.

DeLoria working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rautavaara doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rautavaara manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DeLoria avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

DeLoria looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rautavaara loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
DeLoria is trying to keep Rautavaara in close.
DeLoria tries to strike from the bottom.
Rautavaara stands up over DeLoria, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Butch DeLoria overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Rautavaara drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rautavaara jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rautavaara connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rautavaara trying to control the position from guard on top but DeLoria is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rautavaara is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

DeLoria is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rautavaara controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jarkko Rautavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rautavaara has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jarkko Rautavaara!