PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Onni Suominen (ranked 5708 p4p, 6259 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 556 p4p, 578 weight class). Bruno Dukic is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Suominen
vs
Dukic

185 cm
19
173
1 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
178
1 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Onni Suominen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Suominen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Suominen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suominen misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
A knee to the head by Suominen.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen is controlling him.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic tries to circle away but Suominen has him pinned against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Suominen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic digs a right hand underneath Suominen's ribcage. Suominen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Suominen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dukic.
Suominen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Suominen slows down the pace here.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Dukic breaks the clinch.
Dukic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dukic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Suominen pushes him off.

Dukic moves into the clinch.
Dukic wants to break free but Suominen has control.
Suominen lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dukic.
A head punch on the inside from Dukic fails to land.
Suominen lands a knee to the body.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dukic.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Suominen prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Suominen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Suominen misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Suominen.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen is controlling him.
Suominen connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dukic lands with a right to the head.
Suominen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic tries to work over Suominen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Suominen stalling.
Dukic throws a punch but it's blocked by Suominen.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Suominen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dukic avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
Suominen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dukic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Suominen backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dukic is keeping busy.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Suominen leaning against his opponent.

Dukic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Suominen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Suominen eats them both and turns towards Dukic to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Suominen throws a low kick, looking for Dukic's leg but Dukic calmly moves out of range.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suominen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dukic jabs Suominen right on the nose. Suominen blinks but takes it well.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Suominen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Suominen circles away quickly and effectively.
Dukic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Suominen sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Suominen gets a clinch.
Suominen cracks Dukic with a nice body shot.
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!
Suominen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Suominen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Suominen prevents Dukic from breaking the clinch.
Dukic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukic scores with a shot to the side of Suominen's head.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suominen misses with a punch on the inside.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.

Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suominen swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Suominen closes the distance and pushes Dukic back into the cage.

Suominen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dukic rushes Suominen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Suominen breaks the clinch.
Dukic thuds his right hand into Suominen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bruno Dukic dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Suominen gets tackled into the cage by Dukic. Dukic maintains the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage, preventing Dukic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Suominen is trying to break the clinch but Dukic has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dukic has Suominen pressed against the cage, preventing Suominen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dukic jumps guard but Suominen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic moves away from the strike by Suominen.
Dukic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Suominen clinches with his opponent.
Suominen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
Dukic tries a body shot but Suominen blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Suominen.
Suominen lands a hook that snaps the head of Dukic backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Suominen fails to land.
Suominen working aggressively here.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Suominen swings wildly with an uppercut but Dukic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suominen throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suominen tries to work over Dukic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dukic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Suominen backwards.

Dukic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dukic thuds his right hand into Suominen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Suominen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukic is looking to clinch.
Dukic jabs Suominen to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Suominen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Suominen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dukic misses the jab.
Suominen tries to work over Dukic's front leg with a kick but Dukic checks it.

Suominen rushes Dukic and presses him up against the cage.
Dukic lands a right hand.
Suominen misses with a punch to the body.
Dukic misses with the head strike.
Suominen has Dukic pressed against the cage.
Suominen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dukic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suominen's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Suominen.
Suominen trying to land knees to the body.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Dukic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Dukic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dukic.
Bruno Dukic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Suominen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukic on the side of the head.

Suominen clinches.
Suominen trying to land knees to the body.
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Suominen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Suominen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands a shoulder strike.
Suominen is looking to control Dukic's arms but Dukic gets an underhook and turns him. Now Suominen has his back to the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suominen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dukic is trying to break the clinch but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Dukic wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Suominen has him pressed against the cage.
Suominen lands a body punch in the clinch.
Suominen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Suominen is looking to break free of the clinch but Dukic has double underhooks.
Dukic misses with a punch on the inside.
Suominen misses with a knee strike.
Suominen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dukic lands an uppercut.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Dukic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dukic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Suominen.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Dukic.
Dukic throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suominen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dukic is trying to push Suominen away but Suominen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dukic misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Dukic.

It looks like Onni Suominen has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Suominen blocks an uppercut.
Dukic lands an uppercut.

Suominen is rocked!
Dukic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oh Suominen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dukic working aggressively here.
Suominen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dukic dips a shoulder and cracks Suominen with a mighty uppercut! Suominen falls back against the cage and Dukic unloads with a barrage of strikes! Suominen is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Dukic screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruno Dukic!
A victorious Bruno Dukic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.