PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 704 p4p, 1135 weight class) and Jyrki Sukulaku (ranked 99 p4p, 160 weight class). Jyrki Sukulaku has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ho Joy
vs
Sukulaku

175 cm
43
152
43 - 23 - 0

178 cm
30
155
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Heavy handed

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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 43 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jyrki Sukulaku!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sukulaku misses with a low kick.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Sukulaku circles away and keeps his distance.
Sukulaku raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ho Joy has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Kalashnikov ELITE MMA Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Ho Joy moves away from the strike by Sukulaku.
Sukulaku missing with a left hand there. Ho Joy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ho Joy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Sukulaku manages to circle out of the way.
Sukulaku swings for the body but Ho Joy moves out of range.
Sukulaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Sukulaku takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
A big right from Sukulaku misses.
Ho Joy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sukulaku in his tracks.
Sukulaku moves forwards but Ho Joy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sukulaku scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Sukulaku strikes.
Sukulaku throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Ho Joy tries to counter by clinching up but Sukulaku breaks away and moves out of range.
Ho Joy throws a front kick that sends Sukulaku stumbling back into the cage.
Sukulaku throws a head kick that misses.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.
Ho Joy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sukulaku throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Sukulaku has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy with a nice calf kick.
Ho Joy tries to clinch up but Sukulaku circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy left from Ho Joy finds it's target.
Sukulaku throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ho Joy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy cracks Sukulaku with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sukulaku throws a big shot that misses.
Sukulaku throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sukulaku slips a jab from Ho Joy.
Decent striking displayed by Ho Joy there.
Sukulaku throws the left hand but Ho Joy avoids the punch easily.
Sukulaku throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Sukulaku misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Joy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sukulaku 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.
Ho Joy scores with a nice head shot.
Sukulaku throws a hook but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Ho Joy wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sukulaku misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Joy scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sukulaku lands a body shot.
Ho Joy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sukulaku tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ho Joy misses the jab.
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut. Ho Joy saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sukulaku.
Ho Joy blocks a jab.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sukulaku throws a lazy uppercut

and Ho Joy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ho Joy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ho Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sukulaku's efforts to push away.
Sukulaku is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sukulaku jumps guard but Ho Joy stands there with Sukulaku around his waist. Sukulaku gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The referee calls for Ho Joy to work.
Sukulaku is looking for a takedown.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jyrki Sukulaku.
Sukulaku fails to pull guard.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ho Joy is pushing Sukulaku up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Ho Joy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sukulaku goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ho Joy prevents it.
Ho Joy misses with the head strike.
Sukulaku is looking for a takedown.
Sukulaku letting Ho Joy take a breather here.
Ho Joy misses with a punch to the body.
Ho Joy stalling in the clinch but Sukulaku improves position.
Ho Joy lands with a short shot to the head.
Sukulaku has a couple of punches blocked by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sukulakus head.
Sukulaku working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy just leaning against Sukulaku, taking a breather.
Sukulaku is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ho Joy is defending well.

Sukulaku jumps guard.

Ho Joy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy pushes down on Sukulaku's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ho Joy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ho Joy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sukulaku trying to control but Ho Joy postures up.
Ho Joy is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Sukulaku looking for submissions off his back.
Ho Joy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sukulaku keeps working.
Sukulaku is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ho Joy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ho Joy's back!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Do Ho Joy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ho Joy staying out of range there.
Jyrki Sukulaku seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ho Joy moves out of range as Sukulaku throws a body kick.
Jyrki Sukulaku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sukulaku tests Ho Joy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sukulaku bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Joy ducks under a wild hook from Sukulaku.
Sukulaku throws a hook to the side of Ho Joy's head but Ho Joy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Ho Joy instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ho Joy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Sukulaku.
Sukulaku wants a takedown.
A short right from Ho Joy.
Sukulaku is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ho Joy is keeping busy.
Sukulaku wants to break free but Ho Joy has control.

Sukulaku has picked Ho Joy up - he's going for a ride! Sukulaku dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sukulaku tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ho Joy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sukulaku wants to take a breather but Ho Joy is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to kick Sukulaku off but Sukulaku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Ho Joy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ho Joy wants to get back to full guard.

Sukulaku is looking for a kimura here.
Ho Joy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ho Joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ho Joy holds on and takes a little breather.
Sukulaku stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ho Joy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sukulaku passes Ho Joy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sukulaku trying to mount his opponent but Ho Joy defends it.
Ho Joy tries to kick Sukulaku off but Sukulaku keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sukulaku prevents Ho Joy from improving his position.
Sukulaku performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ho Joy is trying to get back to full guard.
Sukulaku trying to control the action but Ho Joy is working from the bottom.
Sukulaku tries to pass to full mount but Ho Joy defends it.
Sukulaku controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sukulaku sitting and controlling from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
No joy there for Sukulaku, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sukulaku swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ho Joy wants to clinch

and Sukulaku counters with a series of strikes that sends Ho Joy to the canvas! Sukulaku follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Ho Joy is rocked!
Ho Joy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Oh Ho Joy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ho Joy is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ho Joy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy keeping moving, preventing Sukulaku from controlling successfully.
Ho Joy seems to have got his legs back now.
Sukulaku preventing the sweep.

Ho Joy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sukulaku gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sukulaku wants to control from the top but Ho Joy keeps moving.
Jyrki Sukulaku has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sukulaku is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Sukulaku loads up on a big right hand but Ho Joy slips the punch.
Ho Joy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sukulaku's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jyrki Sukulaku showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body punch from Ho Joy.
Sukulaku misses with a hook. Ho Joy ducked under it nicely.
Ho Joy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sukulaku's hands.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sukulaku misses with an uppercut
and Ho Joy counters with a nice uppercut.
Sukulaku throws a shot from downtown. Ho Joy moves away and avoids it.
Ho Joy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ho Joy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ho Joy. Sukulaku does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sukulaku now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ho Joy doesn't manage to clinch there - Sukulaku circles away.

Sukulaku throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Ho Joy stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Sukulaku follows into mount!
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!
Ho Joy is looking to get to half guard.
Sukulaku trying to control but Ho Joy is having none of it.
Ho Joy is working to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sukulaku wants to control the pace but Ho Joy is squirming around nicely.
Ho Joy bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Ho Joy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Sukulaku has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ho Joy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ho Joy wants to stand but Sukulaku is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ho Joy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy trying to control but Sukulaku is working from the bottom.
Ho Joy looking to pass the guard.
Ho Joy slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Sukulaku looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sukulaku has a closed guard, preventing Ho Joy from standing up.
Sukulaku tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy wants to control from the top but Sukulaku keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho Joy works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ho Joy tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Still in half guard, Ho Joy seems content to control.
Ho Joy passes to full mount!
Ho Joy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sukulaku is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sukulaku bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sukulaku wants to pass the guard but Ho Joy is keeping the position.
Sukulaku is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ho Joy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sukulaku is one step ahead there.
Sukulaku slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ho Joy is pulling down on Sukulaku's head. It's preventing any offense from Sukulaku, at least for the moment.
Sukulaku stopping the sweep attempt from Ho Joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jyrki Sukulaku comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sukulaku 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jyrki Sukulaku!
During a confident post fight interview, Jyrki Sukulaku thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Do Ho Joy stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thats it for me. Thank you all!'.