PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cappadonna Frappuccino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soturi comes to the cage accompanied by Insomnium - Down With the Sun. Frappuccino is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hooligan. Seppo Soturi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cappadonna Frappuccino's chin.

Soturi
vs
Frappuccino

180 cm
26
170 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

185 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cappadonna Frappuccino!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frappuccino throws a lazy right hand but Soturi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Frappuccino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Soturi momentarily.
Soturi shoots in but Frappuccino avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Frappuccino displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soturi.
Frappuccino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Soturi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Frappuccino ducks under a wild hook from Soturi.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Soturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soturi shoots in looking for a takedown. Frappuccino tries to sprawl out of it but Soturi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frappuccino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soturi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frappuccino but Frappuccino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frappuccino but Frappuccino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Frappuccino misses with the combination.

Soturi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Frappuccino did well to prevent Soturi getting side control.
Frappuccino wants to get back to full guard.
Frappuccino wants to get back to full guard but Soturi has passed into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frappuccino blocking the ground and pound.
Frappuccino wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Soturi.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi looking to finish with strikes here!
Frappuccino is trying desperately to improve position.
Frappuccino holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Soturi tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
BOOM! Soturi connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Frappuccino avoids a series of strikes thrown by Soturi.
Frappuccino is looking to improve his position but Soturi isn't that keen on the idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frappuccino wants to control but Soturi is having none of it.
Soturi trying to control but Frappuccino is having none of it.

Soturi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Soturi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi punching from mount but Frappuccino doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Soturi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frappuccino hang on?
Frappuccino is squirming around, avoiding Soturi's attempts to control the action.
Frappuccino holds of for dear life.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soturi landing strikes from the mount.
Soturi trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Frappuccino is looking to improve his position but Soturi isn't that keen on the idea.
Soturi unloads with some shots from mount but Frappuccino bucks and avoids them well.
Frappuccino tries to hold on but Soturi postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Soturi dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Frappuccino slaps away a takedown attempt from Soturi, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Soturi shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Frappuccino is trying to defend but Soturi finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Frappuccino is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Soturi scores with a couple of nice shots.
Soturi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Frappuccino defending well though.
Frappuccino tries to roll over but Soturi keeps him under control.
Soturi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Frappuccino avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soturi.
Frappuccino is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soturi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Soturi controlling the action here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice defenses there by Soturi.
Cappadonna Frappuccino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Frappuccino works the jab nicely.
Frappuccino lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Soturi backs up against the cage.
Frappuccino ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Frappuccino listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Soturi takes one to the side of the head.
The fighters circle momentarily. Frappuccino darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Soturi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Soturi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Frappuccino tries to lock up and control but Soturi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soturi throwing strikes but Frappuccino recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Soturi is just content to waste time from the top position. Frappuccino takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Soturi throwing strikes but missing.
Soturi is looking to work some ground and pound but Frappuccino has wrist control.
Soturi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soturi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soturi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino controls Soturi momentarily but Soturi frees himself.
Soturi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Soturi preventing the sweep.
Frappuccino trying to keep a closed guard but Soturi is proving a slippery customer.
Soturi throws a big right hand that misses.
Soturi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Soturi trying to control but Frappuccino is working from the bottom.
Frappuccino wants to sweep here but Soturi controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Soturi thows a big elbow that misses.
Soturi advances position into side control!
Soturi 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.
Soturi postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Frappuccino defending against the ground and pound.
Soturi is looking to take a break and control but Frappuccino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frappuccino is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Soturi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Frappuccino shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Frappuccino sizes up Soturi with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Frappuccino misses with a straight left.
Soturi fails to land the takedown.
Frappuccino with a jab.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Seppo Soturi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frappuccino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Soturi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Frappuccino sprawls well. Frappuccino wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soturi gets slowly back to his feet.
Cappadonna Frappuccino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soturi shoots in looking for a takedown. Frappuccino tries to sprawl out of it but Soturi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frappuccino manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Frappuccino but Frappuccino pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Soturi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Frappuccino is not content to let Soturi control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frappuccino tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Soturi working away.
Soturi trying to control the action but Frappuccino is working from the bottom.
Frappuccino dodges the ground and pound from Soturi.
Frappuccino manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Frappuccino trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frappuccino scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Frappuccino gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Soturi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Frappuccino not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Soturi is working Frappuccino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Frappuccino is adopting a defensive guard.
Frappuccino keeping full guard, as Soturi tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frappuccino trying to control the position.
Soturi is looking to work some ground and pound but Frappuccino has wrist control.
Soturi throwing strikes from guard but Frappuccino blocks nicely.
Cappadonna Frappuccino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frappuccino keeping moving, preventing Soturi from controlling successfully.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Soturi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Frappuccino sprawls well initially but Soturi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frappuccino manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frappuccino looking to control.
Seppo Soturi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Soturi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Soturi trying to control but Frappuccino is working from the bottom.
Soturi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frappuccino utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Soturi makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seppo Soturi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Soturi, 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seppo Soturi!