PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iso Susi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Susi
vs
Stevenson

190 cm
20
225 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
255 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Roids"R"Us

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Steve Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susi throws a series of punches but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susi keeps the fight on the outside.
Susi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Susi fails with a takedown attempt.
Stevenson throws a right and a left that Susi avoids nicely.

Stevenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Susi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Stevenson has his foot on Susi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Susi works his way back into a safe position though.
Susi looking to pass the guard.

Stevenson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Susi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Stevenson trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Susi postures up in Stevenson's guard and throws a big left but Stevenson blocks it.
Susi loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Susi forces his way into half guard.
Susi is controlling the pace.
Susi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

Susi seems to be working for a kimura but Stevenson defends the submission attempt.
Nice strikes from Susi there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi thows a huge punch but Stevenson dodges it nicely.

Susi is working for a submission of some sort.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Stevenson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Susi trying to mount his opponent but Stevenson defends it.
Susi prevents Stevenson from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Susi winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stevenson wants to control but Susi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, if Susi is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Stevenson trying to control but Susi postures up.
Susi lands with a punch from half guard.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Stevenson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Susi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Susi winds up and cracks Stevenson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Susi trying to control the action but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
Susi slips a nice elbow through Stevenson's hands, connecting with Stevenson's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Susi is looking for a kimura here.
Stevenson is looking for a sweep. Susi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stevenson punching from the bottom.
Stevenson wants to get back to full guard.
Stevenson is staying active underneath Susi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Susi prevents Stevenson from improving his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Susi lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Stevenson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Susi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Susi trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Susi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Stevenson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stevenson stuffs the takedown.
Susi shoots in for a double leg but Stevenson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Susi swats away the attempt to clinch by Stevenson.
Susi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Stevenson swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Susi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Susi landing some decent shots from guard.

Stevenson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Stevenson trying to strike off his back.
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
Susi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson can't keep his opponent in guard - Susi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Susi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stevenson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Susi.
Stevenson is pressing down on Susi's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Susi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stevenson is keeping the position for now.
Susi trying to control but Stevenson is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Susi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Susi throws a strike but Stevenson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Stevenson tries to free his leg and advance position but Susi is retaining full guard.
Susi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stevenson manages to get himself to full guard.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Susi passes into side control.
Susi trying to control the position but Stevenson is working away.

Susi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stevenson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Susi is looking to take a break and control but Stevenson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Stevenson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Stevenson is trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Susi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stevenson, who protects the arm well.
Susi lands a few punches from side control.
Stevenson can't do much from the bottom here.
Susi advances nicely into full mount.
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susi lands with some strikes.

It looks like Steve Stevenson has been cut.
BOOM! Susi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Susi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Stevenson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stevenson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Susi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stevenson circles away.
Susi looks for a takedown but Stevenson sprawls well.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Susi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Susi looks to throw the jab but Stevenson is out of range.

Susi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Susi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Susi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stevenson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Susi with a couple of short strikes.
Stevenson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stevenson regains half guard.
Susi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stevenson keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson tries to roll over but Susi keeps him under control.
Susi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Susi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Susi trying to control from half guard but Stevenson is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Stevenson gets back to full guard.
Susi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stevenson keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Susi looking to sit in guard and control but Stevenson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Susi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stevenson trying to control but Susi is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Stevenson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Stevenson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Susi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Susi wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Susi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Susi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Stevenson trying to remain calm as Susi controls from the top position.
Stevenson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Susi lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson is trying to get back to full guard.
Susi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Stevenson!
Susi controlling the position easily from mount.
Stevenson working to try and regain half guard.
Steve Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susi cracks Stevenson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Susi controlling the pace for now.
Susi has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stevenson's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Susi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iso Susi!