PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Wayne (ranked 3172 p4p, 4304 weight class) and Sauli Somelainen (ranked 380 p4p, 484 weight class). Sauli Somelainen has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Wayne
vs
Somelainen

180 cm
20
170
2 - 1 - 0

181 cm
22
165
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

FF Gear

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Wayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sauli Somelainen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Somelainen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wayne.
Wayne takes one on the button.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Somelainen moves away and avoids it.
Somelainen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Wayne closes the distance and clinches.
Somelainen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Somelainen lands a right hand.
Somelainen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wayne tries to work over Somelainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Somelainen decides to pull guard.
Our spies down at at FF Forever inform us that Somelainen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?

Wayne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Somelainen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wayne has managed to get both his arms back between Somelainen's legs - danger averted.
Somelainen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wayne is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wayne sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wayne tries to free his leg and advance position but Somelainen is retaining full guard.
Somelainen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wayne controls the pace.

Somelainen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.
Somelainen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Somelainen is trying to control the position but Wayne postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
We've been told by Wayne's head coaches at Gotham City Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Somelainen cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne misses with a straight right.
Somelainen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wayne waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Somelainen.
Wayne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Wayne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Somelainen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Somelainen, as that shot connected.
Somelainen cracks Wayne with an open hand slap.
Wayne throws a hook but Somelainen blocks it.
A jab from Somelainen misses.
Somelainen tries to move into range but Wayne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Somelainen misses with a takedown
and Wayne counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Sauli Somelainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne stuns Somelainen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Somelainen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wayne misses the jab.
A jab from Somelainen finds it's way through Wayne's defenses.
Damian Wayne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wayne misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Somelainen.
A slow jab from Somelainen misses its intended target.
Somelainen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wayne in his tracks.
Somelainen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wayne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Jab from Wayne.
Wayne swings for the body but Somelainen moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wayne misses the target.
Somelainen loads up on a big right hand but Wayne slips the punch.
Somelainen might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Somelainen slips a jab from Wayne.
Somelainen lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somelainen throws a big shot that misses.
Wayne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne throws a lazy uppercut
and Somelainen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Somelainen drops his hands momentarily and Wayne takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Somelainen moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Wayne thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big right from Wayne misses.
Wayne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Somelainen.
Somelainen feints the counter takedown.
Somelainen throws a big shot that misses.
Somelainen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Waynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne throws a shot from downtown. Somelainen moves away and avoids it.
A cross from Somelainen lands.
Wayne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Somelainen misses with an uppercut.
Wayne tests Somelainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Somelainen cracks Wayne with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sauli Somelainen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Somelainen slips under a jab from Wayne.
Wayne misses with a left hand
and Somelainen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wayne throws a hook to the side of Somelainen's head but Somelainen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Wayne backs off Somelainen throws a huge counter combo but Wayne manages to avoid it all.
Somelainen shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Wayne dodges the punch combination from Somelainen.
Somelainen looks to land a left hand but Wayne moved out of range nicely.
Somelainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Somelainen misses with a looping right.
Somelainen misses with a jab, cross combination.
As Somelainen looks to move away, Wayne throws a big counter combo but Somelainen just gets out of the way.
Wayne walks into a straight right hand from Somelainen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Somelainen.
Wayne throws the left hand but Somelainen avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Somelainen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Somelainen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wayne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wayne. Somelainen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Somelainen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Somelainen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wayne takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Jab, jab by Wayne - just one landing.
Somelainen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wayne swings widly with a right hand
enabling Somelainen to counter with a crisp jab.
Wayne looks to throw the jab but Somelainen is out of range.
Wayne missing with a left hand there. Somelainen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Wayne misses its intended target.
Somelainen moves out of range as Wayne strikes.
Somelainen misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Wayne on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Somelainen misses the jab.
Wayne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Somelainen on the side of the head.

Somelainen is rocked!
Somelainen walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Wayne swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damian Wayne!
A victorious Damian Wayne thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.