PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harald Loe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loe's entrance music is RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE "bulls on parade". A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loe
vs
Susi

187 cm
23
216 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

190 cm
24
209 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Knock Out Artistry
[MMABR]FALCON CLOTHING[†]

Cobra Kai Nutrition (St. Pete's Best)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harald Loe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leo Susi!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Dmitry Maklakov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Susi.
Susi works the jab nicely.
Loe moves out of range of the body kick.
Loe checks the leg kick.
Loe misses with a wild body shot.
Susi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Harald Loe has been cut.
Susi looks to land a right hand but Loe moved out of range.

Loe moves into the clinch.
Loe controlling the action here for a moment.
Loe misses with a knee to the head.
Loe lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Leo Susi has been cut.
Loe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Susi's efforts to push away.
Susi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
Loe lands a body punch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Susi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Susi managing to block the knees to the body from Loe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Susi.
Susi is looking to break free of the clinch but Loe has double underhooks.
Loe lands an elbow that stopped Susi in his tracks for a moment.
Loe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Susi working hard to break the clinch.
Loe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Susi.
Loe lands a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loe's elbow.
Susi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Susi has had enough of the clinch but Loe keeps him there for the moment.
Loe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Susi tries to circle away but Loe has him pinned against the cage.
Loe connects with a knee to the head.
Loe throws a knee to the head but misses.

Loe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Loe goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Susi throws a chopping leg kick but Loe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susi throws a big shot that misses.
Loe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Susi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susi throws a body punch but Loe moves out of range.
Susi missing with a left hand there. Loe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Susi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Susi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Loe if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi connects with a high kick.
Susi throws a shot to the body.
Susi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loe feints and then cracks Susi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Susi down.
Susi lands a lovely overhand right.
Loe blocks a head kick by Susi.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Loe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loe tries a low kick but Susi avoids it.
Loe throws a leg kick but Susi checks it.
Susi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Susi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Leo Susi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Susi scores with a nice strike.
Susi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi looks to land a body kick but Loe moved away.
Susi throws a sloppy head kick
and Loe counters with a left and a right that stings Susi.
Susi lands a nice hook to Loe's body. Loe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Susi throws a head kick that half lands.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.
Loe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Susi looks for the body kick but Loe saw that one coming.
Susi lands a lovely overhand right.
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Loe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Susi's knee momentarily.
Susi looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Susi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loe tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Susi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Susi.
Susi throws a sloppy head kick and Loe moves out of range easily.
Susi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe looks to land a combination but Susi avoids it well.
Susi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Susi misses with a body punch
and Loe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Susi avoids the head kick by Loe.
Loe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loe throws a sloppy head kick and Susi moves out of range easily.
Susi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Loe clinches up with Susi and pushes him back against the cage.
Susi tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.
Susi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Susi tries to circle away but Loe has him pinned against the cage.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A knee to the head by Loe.
Susi tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loe.
Loe lands a right hand.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That has opened up Leo Susi's cut even more.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
Susi takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Harald Loe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loe scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to de liver by Susi. Beautiful body shot.
Loe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Loe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loe walks into a straight right hand from Susi.
Susi is looking to chop away at Loe's legs.
A jab lands there for Susi.
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Loe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Susi thinking.
Susi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loe.
Loe throws a head kick that half lands.
Susi throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Loe counters with a three punch combo that has Susi backing up. Susi nods at Loe to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Loe rushes Susi and presses him up against the cage.
Susi is breathing heavily.
Susi tries to break free but Loe pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Susi's defenses.
Loe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Susi working hard to break the clinch.
Loe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loe keeps control of Susi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Loe lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Susi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Loe crunches a lovely knee into Susi's ribcage.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

The cut above Leo Susi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Loe obliges.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.
Loe landing knees to the body.
Loe lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Loe.
Loe with a knee to the head.
Loe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Susi is trying to force a seperation but Loe has the dominant position.
Susi is trying to break the clinch but Loe has him pressed against the cage.
Loe keeps control of Susi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Loe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Susi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Loe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi is trying to break the clinch but Loe is controlling him.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Susi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loe lands a nice elbow.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe connects with a knee to the head.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Susi is looking to break free of the clinch but Loe has double underhooks.
Susi is trying to force a seperation but Loe has the dominant position.
Susi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Loe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Susi's defenses.
Loe is working Susi over against the cage.
Loe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Susi backwards.
Susi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Susi can't break the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loe.
Loe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Susi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Susi working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Loe.
Susi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.
Loe lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Loe lands a knee to the body.
Harald Loe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Loe is leaning against Susi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Loe is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loe lands an elbow just above Susi 's eye.
Loe lands a body shot.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Susi takes an elbow to the forehead.

Susi manages to break the clinch.
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Loe counters with a thumping low kick.
Loe scoring well with a low kick there.
A left and a right from Loe both land. Nice combination.
Susi scores with a decent looking hook.
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Loe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Susi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Leo Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susi misses with a looping right.
Loe avoids the head kick by Susi.
Loe slips under a jab from Susi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susi misses with a body punch

and Loe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Loe prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
Susi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loe prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
Loe landing knees to the body.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe lands a good knee to the midsection. Susi won't want to take too many of those.
Loe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Leo Susi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Loe lands a shoulder strike.
Loe cracks Susi with a nice body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Loe takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Loe.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loe.

Loe breaks from the clinch.
Loe throws a half hearted mid kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loe avoids the head kick by Susi.
Harald Loe is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi throws a lazy head kick
and Loe counters with a low kick, right behind Susi 's knee.
Loe misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harald Loe dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Loe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Susi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Susi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Susi throws a sloppy head kick and Loe moves out of range easily.
Loe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Susi. That did some damage!
Loe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Susi avoids it really well and circles away.
Loe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Susi misses with a combination

and Loe counters by moving into the clinch.
Loe connects with a knee to the head.
Loe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Susi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loe scores with a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Loe landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Susi gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Loe.
Nice elbow from Loe.
Loe crunches a lovely knee into Susi's ribcage.
Susi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Susi takes a knee to the side of the body.
Loe lands an elbow inside.
Loe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Susi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Susi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loe scores with a knee to the head.
Loe lands a knee to the head.
Loe prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A hook to the body from Susi.
Susi tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.
Loe lands a damaging elbow.
Loe lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Susi or not.
Susi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.
Loe scores a nice knee to the body.
Susi tries to break the clinch but Loe is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loe scores with a shot to the side of Susi's head.
Loe scores with a knee to the head.
Loe tries to land knees in the clinch but Susi avoids the damage to the body.
Susi can't break the clinch.
Loe prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Susi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Loe lands an elbow just above Susi 's eye.

Loe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Susi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Loe moves out of range of the strikes.
Susi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Susi throws a sloppy body shot
and Loe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Susi's knee momentarily.

Loe clinches up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Loe.
Loe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Susi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Loe lands an elbow just above Susi 's eye.
Knees to the body from Loe.
Susi can't break the clinch.
Susi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Loe lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi wants to get back to striking at distance but Loe won't allow it.

Loe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Loe thows a body shot but no joy.
Loe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Loe scores with a four punch combination!
A head kick by Susi misses

and Loe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Loe.
Loe prevents Susi from breaking the clinch.
Susi is trying to break the clinch but Loe is controlling him.
Loe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Susi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Susi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loe misses with a knee strike.

Susi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Susi lands a head kick!
Susi thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susi throws out the jab.
Loe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Susi throws a head kick that misses.
Harald Loe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Susi tries a head kick but it misses.
Susi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Susi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Susi cracks Loe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Susi.
Leo Susi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loe thows a body shot but no joy.

Loe moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loe lands an elbow inside that Susi shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leo Susi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Harald Loe!