PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bat Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toni Rajamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rajamaki is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Absolute Monster . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Man
vs
Rajamaki

180 cm
34
179 lbs
21 - 22 - 0

176 cm
36
174 lbs
19 - 8 - 2

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bat Man!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Toni Rajamaki!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jorge Garcia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man throws a series of punches but Rajamaki avoids them all with ease.
Rajamaki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rajamaki moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Rajamaki just misses with a punch to the body.
Rajamaki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Man on the side of the head.
Rajamaki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man misses with a double jab
and Rajamaki cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but Man moves out of range.
Man misses with a takedown attempt
and Rajamaki counters with a head kick.
Man fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rajamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rajamaki tries a head kick but it misses.
Rajamaki throws a leg kick that misses.

Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Rajamaki is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Rajamaki is defending against the submission attempts here by Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rajamaki desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rajamaki gets full guard.
Rajamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Rajamaki, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Rajamaki holds on and takes a little breather.
Rajamaki can't keep his opponent in guard - Man advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rajamaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki is looking to control Man's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rajamaki avoid being mounted?
Man thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rajamaki's head.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Rajamaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Rajamaki keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rajamaki striking from half guard on the bottom.
Rajamaki tries to get to full guard but Man has control of the leg.

Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rajamaki sees it coming and defends easily.
Man is pressing down on Rajamaki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rajamaki is holding on for now.
Rajamaki wants to improve his position but Man is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki trying to control but Man postures up.
Rajamaki holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Man is working for a kimura but Rajamaki is defending it quite comfortably.
Man trying to pass the guard but Rajamaki defending well.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Rajamaki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rajamaki trying to control but Man postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki gets full guard.
Rajamaki keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Rajamaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man postures up.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Rajamaki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajamaki wants to sweep here but Man controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rajamaki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rajamaki unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rajamaki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rajamaki slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Man gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rajamaki counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Man is defended easily by Rajamaki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bat Man. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rajamaki tries to clinch but Man is having none of it.
Rajamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Man on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Man changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rajamaki tries to avoid it but Man manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rajamaki to the ground. Rajamaki escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Rajamaki bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Rajamaki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Rajamaki cracks Man with a big right hand but Man just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Rajamaki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Rajamaki looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rajamaki cracks Man with a big elbow.
Man tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rajamaki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Rajamaki is trying to get an arm triangle but Man is defending well.
Rajamaki in side control, throwing shots but Man defends.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Man is staying active underneath Rajamaki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Man looking for submissions off his back.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rajamaki not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rajamaki stalling away here and it's allowed Man to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rajamaki lands a couple of digs.
Rajamaki postures up in Man's guard and throws a big left but Man blocks it.

Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rajamaki is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rajamaki wants to control from the top but Man keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rajamaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rajamaki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rajamaki working some strikes from top position.

Man is rocked!
Rajamaki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Man's guard.
Oh Man is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rajamaki landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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!

Rajamaki is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Man has managed to free his arm - good work.

Rajamaki is looking for a kimura here.

Man looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Rajamaki is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rajamaki lands a nice short elbow.
Man is not content to let Rajamaki control the position.

Man is defending against the submission attempts here by Rajamaki.
Man wants to control but Rajamaki is keeping busy.
Rajamaki working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Man looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rajamaki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toni Rajamaki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Man shoots in for a takedown but Rajamaki shows good takedown defense.
Man misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Man closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Man working away.
Rajamaki is looking to regain half guard here but Man keeps moving and retains side control.
Rajamaki struggling a bit here.

Man looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rajamaki struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Man is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Rajamaki is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Man goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Rajamaki rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Man's guard! Nice work there by Rajamaki!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Man is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man keeping moving, preventing Rajamaki from controlling successfully.
Rajamaki postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Man is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rajamaki is aware though and is defending well.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rajamaki's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Rajamaki is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajamaki chips away with some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Man has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rajamaki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rajamaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rajamaki scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rajamaki arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Man's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Toni Rajamaki!
Toni Rajamaki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.