PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waltari Suokuokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Suokuokka
vs
Stone

184 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Waltari Suokuokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jacob Stone!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves out of range.
Stone ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stone avoids the body shot from Suokuokka.
Stone is looking to clinch but Suokuokka is avoiding it.
Stone doesn't manage to clinch there - Suokuokka circles away.
Jacob Stone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Suokuokka pushes Stone up against the cage in a clinch.
Suokuokka is trying to break free.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone missing with knees to the body.
Stone utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stone.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Suokuokka as Stone tries to tie him up.
Suokuokka tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Stone smiles and moves away.
Suokuokka slips a jab and a cross from Stone.
Stone tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves away
and Suokuokka counters with a stiff right hand.
Stone looks to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a nice uppercut.
Suokuokka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stone darts in trying to clinch

and Suokuokka counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Suokuokka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suokuokka blocks it with crossed arms.
Stone throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Suokuokka blocks it with crossed arms.
Suokuokka avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Suokuokka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stone is trying to stall.
Suokuokka blocks an elbow strike.
Suokuokka dodges an elbow strike from Stone.
Suokuokka avoiding damage as Stone throws knees to the body.
Suokuokka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stone has Suokuokka pressed against the cage, preventing Suokuokka from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stone prevents Suokuokka from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Stone.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Stone.
Stone creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Suokuokka's defenses.

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

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.
Suokuokka misses with a double jab
and Stone counters with a head kick. That will keep Suokuokka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Stone looks gassed!
Suokuokka goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Suokuokka misses with the combination.
Suokuokka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suokuokka shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stone sprawls well. Stone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Suokuokka gets slowly back to his feet.
Stone closes the distance looking to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suokuokka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suokuokka looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a nice uppercut.

Stone clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suokuokka manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Stone slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Suokuokka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Suokuokka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Stone's guard.
Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
Suokuokka makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Suokuokka stands up over Stone, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Suokuokka trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Stone kicks Suokuokka off and gets to his feet.
Stone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stone throws a half hearted mid kick.
Stone throws out a leg kick but Suokuokka moves out of range and Stone only half commits.
Suokuokka throws a series of punches but Stone moves out of range.
Stone tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves away
and Suokuokka counters with a right hand to the body.
Suokuokka misses with a leg kick
and Stone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Suokuokka.
Stone tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves away
and Suokuokka counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Suokuokka looks to land a combination but Stone avoids it well.
Stone throws a nice head kick!
Suokuokka lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Waltari Suokuokka dominated that round.
That's time! Suokuokka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Suokuokka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Waltari Suokuokka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Stone clinches up against the cage.

Suokuokka jumps guard.
Stone pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suokuokka is keeping the position for now.

Stone got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suokuokka has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Stone has managed to get both his arms back between Suokuokka's legs - danger averted.
Suokuokka keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.

Suokuokka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Stone gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Stone wanted to stand there but Suokuokka had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka keeping full guard, as Stone tries to pass.
Stone trying to control the position from guard on top but Suokuokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stone wants to stand but Suokuokka has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Stone drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stone throws a leg kick which misses Suokuokka's front leg but catches the back leg as Suokuokka tries to avoid it.
Stone looks to clinch

and Suokuokka counters by clinching up.
Stone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Suokuokka is defending well for now.
Suokuokka tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stone has Suokuokka pushed against the cage.
Suokuokka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Suokuokka on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks with his arms.

Suokuokka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Stone uses from the top position.

Suokuokka kicks Stone off and gets to his feet.
Suokuokka throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.

Stone closes the distance and clinches.
Stone misses with a knee to the head.
Suokuokka trying to land knees to the body.
Suokuokka has had enough of the clinch but Stone keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Stone.
Stone landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stone pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Suokuokka avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stone swinging wilding here.
A combination from Suokuokka does no damage.
Stone darts in trying to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stone moves in looking to clinch but Suokuokka pushes him off.
Stone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Suokuokka throws a combination that misses
and Stone counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Suokuokka is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Stone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suokuokka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stone moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stone looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stone tries to clinch

and Suokuokka moves into the clinch.
Stone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stone keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Suokuokka's efforts to push away.
Stone avoiding damage.
Suokuokka keeps control of Stone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stone is looking to control Suokuokka's arms but Suokuokka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stone has his back to the cage.
Stone is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.

Suokuokka breaks from the clinch.
Suokuokka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stone circles away quickly and effectively.
Stone tries to clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Suokuokka has a takedown stuffed.
Suokuokka is looking to wear down Stone with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Suokuokka throws a right hand that Stone ducks under and follows up with a left that Stone also avoids with ease.
Stone tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Waltari Suokuokka will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick misses from Stone.
Stone clinches but Suokuokka breaks the clinch
and Suokuokka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Stone misses with a head kick.
Suokuokka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stone.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Suokuokka managing to block the knees to the body from Stone.
Stone stalling in the clinch but Suokuokka improves position.
Suokuokka prevents Stone from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Suokuokka.
Suokuokka wants to get back to striking at distance but Stone won't allow it.
Suokuokka stalling in the clinch.
Stone tries to land a knee to the head but Suokuokka blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Suokuokka breaks the clinch.
Stone tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Suokuokka counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suokuokka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Stone's head.
Stone has momentary wrist control but Suokuokka slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stone keeping moving, preventing Suokuokka from controlling successfully.

Suokuokka stands up from Stone's guard - Suokuokka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Stone wants to clinch but Suokuokka slips to the side

and Suokuokka counters by moving into the clinch.
Stone scores with a knee to the head.
Stone trying to land knees to the body.
Suokuokka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Stone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stone tries to clinch but Suokuokka moves away

and Suokuokka counters with a shoot takedown. Stone fights it but they end up in guard.
Stone is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suokuokka would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Suokuokka is looking to work some ground and pound but Stone has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is pulling down on Suokuokka's head. It's preventing any offense from Suokuokka, at least for the moment.
Suokuokka is looking to stand up but Stone won't let him.
Suokuokka trying to control but Stone is working from the bottom.

Stone looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Stone lands a head kick!
Stone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Suokuokka.
Jacob Stone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waltari Suokuokka is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four 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.
A right-left combo lands from Suokuokka.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Stone, right into the meat.
Suokuokka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Suokuokka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Suokuokka lands in his opponent's guard.

Suokuokka stands up from Stone's guard - Suokuokka perhaps looking for a knockout.
Waltari Suokuokka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stone wants to clinch but Suokuokka slips to the side
and Suokuokka counters with a series of strikes. Stone will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suokuokka moves away.
Suokuokka misses with a series of wild punches.
Suokuokka stuns Stone with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Waltari Suokuokka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Suokuokka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waltari Suokuokka!