PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sakari Sjoholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa Beez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sjoholm comes to the cage accompanied by Solistiyhtye Suomi - Ei myö myyvä Villihevosia. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sjoholm
vs
Beez

198 cm
24
265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sakari Sjoholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Killa Beez!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sjoholm will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Sjoholm gets the takedown into side control.
Sjoholm working the ground and pound.
Sjoholm is chipping away with strikes.
Beez wants to control but Sjoholm postures up.
Sjoholm scoring with punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beez tries to bench press Sjoholm off him but Sjoholm keeps the position.
Sjoholm works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Beez regains half guard.
Beez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sjoholm will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Beez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sjoholm throwing strikes from guard but Beez blocks nicely.
Beez trying to control the position.
Beez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Beez is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beez trying to control the position from guard on top but Sjoholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beez looks gassed!
Sjoholm wants to stand and escape but Beez is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sjoholm is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sjoholm throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Beez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beez is in close to Sjoholm's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Beez with a nice head shot there.
Sjoholm thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Sjoholm keeping moving, preventing Beez from controlling successfully.
Beez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sjoholm throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beez wants to control from the top but Sjoholm keeps moving.
Beez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sjoholm throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sjoholm is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Beez stuffs the takedown attempt from Sjoholm. Sjoholm gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakari Sjoholm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sjoholm just misses with a punch to the body.

Beez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Beez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sjoholm flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Beez connects with a nice short shot to Sjoholm's temple.
Beez wants to take a breather but Sjoholm is having none of it.
Sjoholm taking some punishment here, with Beez in his half guard.
Beez trying to control the pace.
Beez tries to pass to full mount but Sjoholm defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Beez controlling the action here.
Beez is trying to control the action in half guard but Sjoholm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sjoholm misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Sjoholm has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Beez is working away from the top position though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Beez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Beez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sjoholm keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beez is landing with some decent strikes but Sjoholm is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Sjoholm flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Beez trying to control but Sjoholm is having none of it.
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 Sakari Sjoholm will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Beez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sjoholm tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Beez has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sjoholm!
Beez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beez controlling his opponent.
Sjoholm flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Beez breaks from Sjoholm's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Beez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Beez wants to control the pace but Sjoholm is squirming around nicely.
Sjoholm is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Beez sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Beez trying to control but Sjoholm is having none of it.
Killa Beez has got the better of the ground game so far.

Beez is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sjoholm can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
BOOM! Beez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Beez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sjoholm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Beez controlling from the full mount.
Beez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Beez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sjoholm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beez with the ground and pound from mount.
Beez blocks Sjoholm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sjoholm is squirming around, avoiding Beez's attempts to control the action.
Beez lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beez landing shots from mount.
Beez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Beez connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sjoholm is working to get back to half guard.
Sjoholm is squirming around, avoiding Beez's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beez lands a heavy elbow.
Beez trying to control but Sjoholm is having none of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Killa Beez just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Beez motions for Sjoholm to come forward. Beez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Sjoholm closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sjoholm lands in his opponent's guard.
Beez looking to control.
Sjoholm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sjoholm is trying to stand.

Beez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Killa Beez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Beez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Beez shoots and misses
and Sjoholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Sjoholm feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Sjoholm stands up from Beez's guard - Sjoholm perhaps looking for a knockout.
Sjoholm lands with a straight right. Beez didn't see that one coming.
Beez misses with a takedown attempt
and Sjoholm counters with a nice uppercut.
Sakari Sjoholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa Beez.
Beez shoots for a double leg takedown but Sjoholm sprawls well. He's pushed Beez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sjoholm is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Sjoholm drives through with a takedown into guard.
Beez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sjoholm is one step ahead there.
Sjoholm missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sjoholm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sjoholm throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sjoholm!
A nice elbow there by Beez.
Sjoholm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Beez blocks Sjoholm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Sjoholm on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sjoholm tries to get out of the position.
Sjoholm throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Sjoholm is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sjoholm swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Beez with shots to the head and body - Sjoholm looks very uncomfortable down there.
Beez trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Beez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sjoholm?
A nice elbow there by Beez.
Beez blocks Sjoholm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Beez controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beez working Sjoholm over with strikes here.
Beez wants to control the pace but Sjoholm is squirming around nicely.
Beez working Sjoholm over with strikes here.
Sjoholm throwing hammer fists to the chest of Beez. What's that going to do exactly?
A nice elbow there by Beez.
Beez wants to control the pace but Sjoholm is squirming around nicely.
Sjoholm throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Beez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sjoholm is looking to escape.
Sjoholm is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beez looking to control but Sjoholm is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Beez blocks Sjoholm's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Beez controlling the position easily from mount.
Beez cracks Sjoholm with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beez prevents Sjoholm from getting the reversal.
Beez landing punches.
Beez wants to control the pace but Sjoholm is squirming around nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sakari Sjoholm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sjoholm has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sakari Sjoholm!