PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quizz Al Fazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seppo Susikasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quizz Al Fazz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Al Fazz
vs
Susikasi

190 cm
21
180 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quizz Al Fazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seppo Susikasi!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fazz avoids the body shot from Susikasi.
Susikasi lands a two punch combo.
Seppo Susikasi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Susikasi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fazz moves away.
Fazz scores with a spinning back kick!
Susikasi throws a good cross that connects.
Fazz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Susikasi shoots in for a takedown but Fazz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Susikasi.
Susikasi looks for a takedown but Fazz sprawls well.
Good leg kick by Fazz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fazz, right into the meat.
Susikasi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fazz. Fazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fight stays on the outside here - Susikasi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fazz throws a wild body kick that Susikasi sees coming a mile off.

Fazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Fazz stalls.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz pushes off an throws an elbow but Susikasi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Susikasi jumps guard but Fazz stands there with Susikasi around his waist. Susikasi gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Quizz Al Fazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Susikasi.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fazz throws an elbow but misses.
Susikasi avoids the elbow strike from Fazz, against the cage.
Susikasi tries to throw a body punch but Fazz avoids it by throwing Susikasi back against the cage.
Fazz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fazz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Susikasi changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Fazz fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Susikasi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Fazz to the mat! Fazz manages to get full guard.
Susikasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Susikasi won't allow Fazz to sweep him here.
Susikasi wants to control from the top but Fazz keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fazz looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi postures up in Fazz's guard and throws a big left but Fazz blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susikasi looking to pass the guard.
Susikasi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Susikasi wants to pass the guard but Fazz is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Susikasi blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Susikasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Susikasi.
Susikasi jabs at Fazz's body.
Nice body punch from Susikasi.
A clash of legs there as Susikasi blocks the low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fazz slips under a jab.
Susikasi fails with a takedown attempt.
Fazz misses with a body kick.
Fazz moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fazz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fazz misses with a low kick as Susikasi jumps back.
Nice body kick from Fazz.
Fazz throws a low kick but Susikasi avoids it.
Fazz throws a one two combo.
Horrible takedown by Susikasi or perhaps it was just good defense by Fazz which made him look bad.
Susikasi sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Susikasi looks gassed!
Fazz misses with a head kick.
Susikasi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Fazz rather than just go for the knockout.
Fazz is looking to slow Susikasi down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fazz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Susikasi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fazz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Susikasi circles away quickly and effectively.
Susikasi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fazz swivels and escapes.
Fazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fazz tries a low kick but Susikasi avoids it.
Fazz fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Susikasi is defended easily by Fazz.
Fazz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Susikasi is out of range.
Susikasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fazz fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Susikasi.
Fazz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good work by Susikasi as he checks the leg kick.
Susikasi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quizz Al Fazz dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Susikasi throws a lazy right hand but Fazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Susikasi misses with a hook to the body
and Fazz counters with a head kick. That will keep Susikasi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A telegraphed right hand from Susikasi misses the target.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Susikasi checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Fazz.
Susikasi moves out of range of the body kick.

Susikasi shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fazz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Susikasi wants to pass the guard but Fazz is keeping the position.
Susikasi throwing strikes from guard but Fazz blocks nicely.
Fazz keeping moving, preventing Susikasi from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fazz working a defensive guard here.
Susikasi trying to move into half guard but instead Fazz has managed to sweep!
Fazz stopping the sweep attempt from Susikasi.
Susikasi keeping moving, preventing Fazz from controlling successfully.

Susikasi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fazz defends well.
Susikasi looking for a sweep. Not yet Susikasi, not yet.
Fazz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fazz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fazz won't allow Susikasi to sweep him here.

Susikasi is looking for a triangle but Fazz pushes his legs off easily.
Susikasi is breathing heavily.
Fazz stands and throws Susikasi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Susikasi trying to remain calm as Fazz controls from the top position.
Fazz trying to control the position but Susikasi is working away.
Susikasi tries to improve position but can't.
Fazz is looking to take a break and control but Susikasi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Susikasi is looking to regain half guard here but Fazz keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Susikasi is trying to get back to full guard.
Fazz is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Susikasi is looking to control Fazz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Susikasi avoid being mounted?
Fazz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Susikasi on the ground.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Susikasi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Susikasi moved away.
Susikasi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fazz counters with a leg kick.
Susikasi misses with a wild combination.
Susikasi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fazz on the side of the head.
Fazz throws a right hand that Susikasi ducks under and follows up with a left that Susikasi also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Susikasi. Fazz does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Susikasi throws a sloppy body shot
and Fazz makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Susikasi dips to his left and cracks Fazz with an uppercut!
Susikasi misses with a body shot.
Quizz Al Fazz is winning the standup battle so far.
Fazz throws a leg kick but Susikasi checks it.
Fazz scores with a leg kick.
Fazz throws a series of punches but Susikasi moves out of range.

Susikasi darts in and clinches Fazz up against the cage.
Susikasi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Susikasi blocks an elbow strike.
Susikasi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Fazz pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quizz Al Fazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Susikasi.
Fazz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susikasi's sensitive parts.
Susikasi blocks a leg kick.
Susikasi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Susikasi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fazz.
Susikasi blocks a head kick by Fazz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quizz Al Fazz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Susikasi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Susikasi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Susikasi drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fazz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Susikasi throwing strikes but missing.
Susikasi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fazz is pulling down on Susikasi's head to control his posture.
Susikasi wants to control from the top but Fazz keeps moving.
Susikasi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susikasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Fazz has wrist control.
Susikasi is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Susikasi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fazz.
Fazz throws a leg kick that misses.
Susikasi checks a low kick from Fazz.
Susikasi misses with the combination.
Susikasi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Susikasi blocks a head kick by Fazz.
Fazz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fazz throws a chopping leg kick but Susikasi manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Susikasi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fazz avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fazz.
Fazz throws a head kick but Susikasi moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fazz slips under a jab.
Susikasi tries to clinch but Fazz moves out of range.
Fazz throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Fazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Susikasi tries to bum rush Fazz with a series of wild strikes but Fazz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Susikasi throws out the jab.
Susikasi connects with the punch.
Susikasi scores with a jab to the body.
Susikasi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Susikasi closes the distance and clinches.
Susikasi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Susikasi as the two fighters clinch.
Fazz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fazz misses with an elbow over the top.
A left hand lands to the body for Susikasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi avoids the elbow strike from Fazz, against the cage.
Susikasi tries to score a body lock takedown but Fazz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A hook to the body from Susikasi.
Susikasi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Susikasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Quizz Al Fazz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seppo Susikasi.
Fazz is struggling to control the position.
Susikasi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fazz gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Fazz is looking to control Susikasi's arms but Susikasi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Fazz has his back to the cage.
Susikasi wants a takedown but no success here.
Fazz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Susikasi avoids it.
Fazz blocks a body shot from Susikasi.
Fazz lands an elbow that stopped Susikasi in his tracks for a moment.
Susikasi is trying to drag Fazz to the mat but Fazz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Susikasi blocks an elbow strike.
Seppo Susikasi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Susikasi can't find room to land a body shot as Fazz controls the action.
Fazz prevents a body shot from Susikasi.
Susikasi has Fazz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fazz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Fazz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Susikasi is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Susikasi blocks an elbow strike from Fazz.
Fazz stops a takedown attempt from Susikasi.
Susikasi managing to block the knees to the body from Fazz.
Fazz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Susikasi.
Susikasi is trying to drag Fazz to the mat but Fazz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Quizz Al Fazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fazz comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fazz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Susikasi's defenses.
Fazz lands a nice elbow.
Susikasi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fazz backwards.
Susikasi tries to work over Fazz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fazz wants to stall.
Susikasi struggles to land a body shot inside as Fazz controls his hands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fazz takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Susikasi goes for a takedown attempt but Fazz pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Susikasi misses with a body shot
and Fazz counters with an inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seppo Susikasi.
I think Fazz 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quizz Al Fazz!