PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cocka Suarus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Saari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Suarus kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Not Afraid - Eminem. Sebastian Saari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Suarus
vs
Saari

172 cm
26
150 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

167 cm
19
147 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cocka Suarus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sebastian Saari!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarus moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Saari scores with a sloppy right hand. Suarus should have avoided that one.
Suarus avoids a punch combination nicely.
Suarus lunges at Saari with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saari's hand.

It looks like Sebastian Saari has been cut.

Saari tries to keep at a distance but Suarus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Suarus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saari has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Saari is trying to force a seperation but Suarus has the dominant position.
Suarus lands a hook that snaps the head of Saari backwards.
Suarus lands a left hand.
Saari missing with knees to the body.
Saari is trying to break the clinch but Suarus is controlling him.
Nice elbow from Suarus.
Saari working hard to break the clinch.
Saari is looking to break free of the clinch but Suarus has double underhooks.
Suarus working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Suarus.
Suarus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Saari's face.

Saari is rocked!

Suarus turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Saari is still in real trouble! Can Suarus finish him?

Suarus tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Saari seems to have recovered his senses.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Suarus tries for a kimura but Saari is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suarus cracks Saari with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Saari is trying to get back to his feet.
Suarus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Saari is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Suarus has hold of Saari's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Saari tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Suarus cranks the arm and Saari screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Saari, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cocka Suarus!