PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Dynamite (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. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dynamite
vs
Soturi

185 cm
23
170 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

180 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Valhalla War Gear
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

MADE IN GERMANY

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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Napoleon Dynamite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Soturi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite punishes Soturi's body with a nice straight punch.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Dynamite shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dynamite stuffs the takedown.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dynamite as he avoids it easily.
Napoleon Dynamite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Soturi.

Soturi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soturi showed some decent athleticism there.
Soturi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Soturi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Soturi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dynamite knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Soturi is trying to control. Dynamite wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soturi not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soturi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soturi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soturi is nestled in close to Dynamite, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Soturi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dynamite's head.
Soturi missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soturi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Soturi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dynamite tries to get to full guard but Soturi has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Soturi throwing shots but Dynamite is blocking nicely.
Dynamite blocking the ground and pound attempt from Soturi.
Soturi prevents Dynamite from improving his position.
Dynamite avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Soturi.
Soturi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Soturi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dynamite's head.
Dynamite on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dynamite tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soturi is keen to just control but Dynamite is a slippery customer.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dynamite stuffs the takedown attempt from Soturi. Soturi gets slowly back to his feet.
Soturi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dynamite throws a front kick aimed at Soturi's knee but Soturi avoids it well.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Soturi moves out of range of the leg kick from Dynamite.
Soturi fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dynamite connects with a solid leg kick.
Dynamite misses with a series of wild punches.
Soturi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dynamite sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Soturi walks into a left hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dynamite.
Napoleon Dynamite is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soturi fails to land the takedown.
Soturi looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite connects with a body shot.
Dynamite lands with a shot to the body.
Soturi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Soturi takes one on the button.
Dynamite with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soturi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dynamite pinned against the cage. Dynamite gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dynamite scores with a sloppy right hand. Soturi should have avoided that one.
Soturi shoots in for a takedown but Dynamite shows good takedown defense.
Dynamite scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dynamite lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Seppo Soturi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dynamite throws a combination. Soturi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Soturi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Soturi is rocked!
Dynamite displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Soturi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Napoleon Dynamite dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dynamite lands a left and a right that send Soturi crashing to the mat, dazed. Dynamite thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Soturi is still on wobbly legs! Can Dynamite finish him?

It looks like Seppo Soturi has been cut.
Dynamite lands a jab to the nose.
A good leg kick by Dynamite.
Soturi seems to have recovered his senses.
Dynamite misses with a two punch combination.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dynamite!
Dynamite throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Soturi colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Dynamite as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Soturi is left battered and dazed whilst Dynamite and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Napoleon Dynamite!