PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between riki sorsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Macoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Macoy is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

sorsa
vs
Macoy

179 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, riki sorsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Macoy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
sorsa misses with a two punch combination.
Macoy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around sorsa's waist but sorsa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Macoy off to one side.
Macoy fails with a takedown attempt.
Macoy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but sorsa swivels and escapes.
riki sorsa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Macoy.
sorsa swinging wildly here.
sorsa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
sorsa looks to throw the jab but Macoy is out of range.

Macoy fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. sorsa sprawls well initially but Macoy persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
sorsa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Macoy throwing shots but sorsa is blocking nicely.
sorsa is trying to control but can't.
Macoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with sorsa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
sorsa works his way to full guard. Good work.
Macoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Macoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
sorsa wants to sweep here but Macoy controlling him for the moment.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
sorsa is trying to keep Macoy in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Macoy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

sorsa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Macoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of sorsa's head.
sorsa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Macoy throwing strikes from guard but sorsa blocks nicely.
sorsa wants to sweep here but Macoy controlling him for the moment.
Macoy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sorsa wants to sweep but no luck.
sorsa lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macoy!
Macoy really wants to buck sorsa off and get back to his feet.
sorsa throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
sorsa looking to control but Macoy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
sorsa looking to ground and pound but Macoy is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macoy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

sorsa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Macoy manages to avoid the submission attempt.
sorsa trying to control the action but Macoy is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Macoy is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Macoy will probably get the nod.
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.

sorsa swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Macoy.
Macoy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as sorsa throws out the jab.
sorsa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
sorsa lands with a good body shot.
sorsa connects with the punch.
Macoy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
riki sorsa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macoy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from sorsa.

sorsa tries to sprawl but Macoy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Macoy working the head and body with strikes.
Macoy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Macoy thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Macoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
sorsa controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Macoy thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing sorsa to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macoy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Macoy won't allow sorsa to sweep him here.
Macoy throwing strikes from guard but sorsa blocks nicely.
Macoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
sorsa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macoy's guard.
sorsa wants to control from the top but Macoy keeps moving.
sorsa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Macoy keeping moving, preventing sorsa from controlling successfully.
Macoy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Macoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
sorsa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
sorsa trying to control the position from guard on top but Macoy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of riki sorsa.
sorsa misses with a wild combination.
Macoy defending well as sorsa loads up on a big left hand.

Macoy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in sorsa's half guard.
sorsa is pressing down on Macoy's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macoy distracts sorsa with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Macoy thows a big elbow that misses.
Macoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
sorsa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Macoy postures up.
sorsa looking for a sweep. Not yet sorsa, not yet.
sorsa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Macoy avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macoy throws and elbow that misses. sorsa uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Macoy's guard. Nice move by sorsa!
Macoy wants to stand up but sorsa is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Macoy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

sorsa misses with a body shot.
sorsa looks to land a combination but Macoy avoids it well.
sorsa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Macoy decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Shane Macoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macoy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Macoy winds up and cracks sorsa with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Macoy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
sorsa on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Macoy throwing shots but sorsa is blocking nicely.
Macoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Macoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
sorsa trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Macoy there.
sorsa trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macoy is nestled in close to sorsa, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Macoy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
sorsa is looking to control Macoy's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can sorsa avoid being mounted?
sorsa controlling the position well.
Macoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
sorsa trying to hold on to Macoy's head to control him but Macoy postures up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
sorsa is looking for a sweep. Macoy is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
sorsa trying to control here.
Macoy working the head and body with strikes.
sorsa tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Macoy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Macoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
sorsa has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Macoy is working away from the top position though.
Macoy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Macoy lands strikes from half guard.
Macoy thows a huge punch but sorsa dodges it nicely.
The fighters are battling for position here. sorsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Macoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
sorsa working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
sorsa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Macoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of sorsa's head.
sorsa seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
sorsa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Macoy lands a couple of elbows.
Macoy throwing strikes from guard but sorsa blocks nicely.
Macoy won't allow sorsa to sweep him here.
sorsa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Macoy.
Macoy throws a strike but sorsa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
sorsa stays in close to Macoy's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macoy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
sorsa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Macoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Macoy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Macoy!