PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Mylly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Susi might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Hero of the Day. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Susi
vs
Mylly

175 cm
24
158 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Mylly!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mylly throws a series of punches but Susi avoids them all with ease.
Mylly throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matt Mylly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mylly tries to clinch up.
Mylly tries to clinch there but Susi circles away.
Mylly misses with a two punch combination.
Susi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mylly misses with a left hand

and Susi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Susi drops back looking for a leg! Mylly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mylly manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Mylly's guard.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Susi wants to control from the top but Mylly keeps moving.

Susi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mylly is keeping the position for now.
Susi wants to control from the top but Mylly keeps moving.
Susi postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mylly can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mylly wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Susi drops back looking for a leg! Mylly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mylly manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Mylly's guard.
Susi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mylly is keeping the position for now.

Susi drops back looking for a leg! Mylly is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mylly manages to kick Susi off! Susi jumps back into Mylly's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Susi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mylly keeping moving, preventing Susi from controlling successfully.
Mylly wants to sweep here but Susi controlling him for the moment.
Susi trying to control the position from guard on top but Mylly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Susi wants to pass the guard but Mylly is keeping the position.
Mylly looking to hit a scissor sweep but Susi is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mylly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Susi is trying to get back to full guard.
Susi trying to control but Mylly postures up.

Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mylly pulls his head out easily.
Susi tries to get to full guard but Mylly has control of the leg.

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.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.

Susi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mylly pulls his head out easily.
Mylly really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Susi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Mylly is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Susi wants to control but Mylly is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keni Susi dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Mylly misses the shot to the body.
Mylly tries to close the distance and clinch but Susi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mylly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Susi.
A big right from Mylly misses.
Susi with a poor takedown
and Susi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mylly throws a body punch but Susi moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Mylly.
Mylly looks to score with a jab to the body but Susi is just out of range.
Mylly throws an off balance right hand

and Susi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mylly's guard now.
Mylly keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
Susi stopping the sweep attempt from Mylly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Susi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Susi tries to free his leg and advance position but Mylly is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi trying to control but Mylly is working from the bottom.
Mylly wants to sweep here but Susi controlling him for the moment.

Susi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mylly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Susi's guard.
Mylly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Susi is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mylly is aware though and is defending well.

Susi is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mylly slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mylly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Susi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mylly has managed to get both his arms back between Susi's legs - danger averted.

Susi escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mylly gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Susi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mylly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi is looking for a triangle but Mylly pushes his legs off easily.

Susi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Susi keeping moving, preventing Mylly from controlling successfully.
Mylly controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Mylly throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Susi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Susi is looking for a triangle but Mylly pushes his legs off easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Susi throws his legs up looking for a submission but Mylly uses it to pass to side control.
Mylly wants to control but Susi is keeping him busy.
Susi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Mylly's best efforts.
Susi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Mylly is thwarting Susi's attempts to control the position.
Susi missing with punches from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keni Susi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mylly tries to clinch up

and Susi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Keni Susi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Susi won't allow Mylly to sweep him here.

Susi is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Mylly lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Susi!
Susi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Susi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Susi throwing hammer fists to the chest of Mylly. What's that going to do exactly?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mylly avoids the attempt from Susi to control.
Mylly tries to control but Susi wriggling away.
Susi wants to hold on but Mylly pushes him away.
Mylly connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Mylly tries to control but Susi wriggling away.
Susi wants to control but Mylly is having none of it.
Susi regains half guard.
Matt Mylly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi trying to hold on to Mylly's head to control him but Mylly postures up.
Susi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Susi keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mylly prevents Susi from improving his position.

Susi actively working from the bottom here.
Mylly wants to take a breather but Susi is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Susi looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Susi keeping hold of Mylly's head, controlling as best he can.
Susi is looking to improve his position.
Susi missing with punches from the bottom.
Keni Susi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Susi wants to control but Mylly is keeping busy and won't allow it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keni Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Susi, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keni Susi!