PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Crockett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Soturi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soturi has chosen Insomnium - Down With the Sun as his entrance music. Sonny Crockett is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Crockett
vs
Soturi

180 cm
26
179 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

BUY ONE,GET TWO
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

BUY ONE,GET TWO
FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Crockett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crockett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soturi was well out of range. Poor timing from Crockett.

Soturi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Soturi prevents Crockett from standing back up.
Still in half guard, Soturi seems content to control.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Crockett is refusing to be controlled, as Soturi sits in half guard.
Soturi prevents Crockett from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Crockett's thigh. Crockett counters though and makes it back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soturi shoots in and drives through. Crockett sprawls well.
Crockett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crockett keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Crockett fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Soturi on the side of the head.

It looks like Seppo Soturi has been cut.

Soturi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crockett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crockett tries to get out of the position.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Soturi sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett wants to get back to his feet.
Soturi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sonny Crockett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soturi bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Crockett is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Soturi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Soturi wants to control but Crockett is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soturi in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crockett is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Soturi is trying to ground and pound but Crockett uses the momentary lack of control by Soturi to regain half guard.
Crockett pushes Soturi off looking to stand but Soturi dives back in and keeps control.
Soturi controlling the pace.
Crockett wants to stand back up but Soturi manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seppo Soturi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Seppo Soturi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Soturi shoots for a double leg takedown but Crockett sprawls well. He's pushed Soturi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Crockett throws a series of strikes that have Soturi backpedaling.
Crockett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Crockett shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Soturi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Crockett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sonny Crockett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.
Soturi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soturi shoots for a takedown but Crockett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Crockett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Crockett wants it to stay on the feet.

Soturi gets a takedown into half guard.
Soturi stops Crockett from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Crockett kicks Soturi off and gets back to his feet.
Soturi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Soturi tries for a takedown but Crockett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crockett throws a body punch but Soturi moves out of range.
Soturi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crockett's waist but Crockett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Soturi off to one side.
Soturi is breathing heavily.
Soturi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sonny Crockett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crockett, as that shot connected.
Crockett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crockett sprawls well. Crockett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Soturi gets slowly back to his feet.
Crockett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crockett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Soturi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Crockett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Crockett but Crockett pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Crockett misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crockett throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Soturi's head.
Both fighters circling a little - Crockett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crockett lands a head kick!
Sonny Crockett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Crockett drops Soturi with a beautiful combination! Soturi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Crockett is looking for the KO!

Soturi is rocked!
Crockett lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Soturi can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Crockett and Soturi drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Crockett.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Crockett!
Sonny Crockett retains his welterweight title!