PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Susikasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Roy Jones told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Susikasi
vs
Jones

180 cm
24
177 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

180 cm
24
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Win Nutritional
Koffin Inc.

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Susikasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones tries to work over Susikasi's front leg with a kick but Susikasi checks it.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Susikasi looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Susikasi scores with the left hand. Jones knows he should have avoided that one.
Susikasi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Susikasi swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Seppo Susikasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susikasi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.

Susikasi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Susikasi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Susikasi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Susikasi tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Susikasi has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susikasi avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Susikasi misses with a head shot.
Susikasi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Susikasi raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Roy Jones has been cut.
Susikasi trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Susikasi looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Susikasi misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi with the ground and pound from mount.
Susikasi breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Susikasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jones can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones avoids a series of strikes thrown by Susikasi.
Susikasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Susikasi thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Jones blocking the ground and pound.
Susikasi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Susikasi.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi punching from mount but Jones doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susikasi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Susikasi throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Susikasi fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Susikasi quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Susikasi but it's paid off an Jones is forced to tap! Nice work by Susikasi.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Seppo Susikasi!