PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Sokka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matti Teppo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sokka comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sun Aeon - Core of Winter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sokka
vs
Teppo

185 cm
24
188 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
192 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Sokka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matti Teppo!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Teppo does no damage.
Teppo misses with a straight left.
Sokka doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Teppo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Teppo connects with an inside leg kick.
Sokka tries for a takedown but Teppo circles away easily
and Teppo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Antti Sokka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Sokka wants to clinch
and Teppo counters with a low kick, right behind Sokka 's knee.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teppo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Teppo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sokka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sokka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teppo throws out a loose jab but Sokka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.
Matti Teppo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sokka fails with the takedown
and Teppo counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Sokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sokka tries for a takedown but Teppo circles away easily
and Teppo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Teppo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sokka tries to clinch
and Teppo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teppo scores with a hook to the body. Sokka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sokka with a poor takedown
and Teppo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sokka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokka shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokka darts in trying to clinch
and Teppo counters with a two punch combo.
Teppo slips a straight right by Sokka.
Sokka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Teppo with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a stiff right hand.
Teppo misses with a wild body shot.
Sokka fails with the takedown
and Teppo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Teppo misses with a hook

and Sokka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sokka has a couple of punches blocked by Teppo.
Sokka effectively controlling the action here.
Teppo lands a shot to the body.

Sokka pulls guard successfully.
Sokka keeping full guard, as Teppo tries to pass.
Sokka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Teppo.
Teppo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sokka's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Sokka is trying to control the position but Teppo postures up.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Teppo from controlling successfully.
Teppo looking to pass the guard.
Sokka keeping moving, preventing Teppo from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo looking to pass the guard.
Teppo trying to control the position from guard on top but Sokka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sokka has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sokka there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sokka throws a nice looking combination but Teppo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Teppo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sokka.
Matti Teppo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokka with a poor takedown
and Teppo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sokka tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Teppo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokka avoids the head kick by Teppo.
Sokka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sokka lands a jab-cross combination.
Teppo swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokka.
Sokka with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Teppo counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antti Sokka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Teppo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokka gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Teppo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Teppo misses with a lunging right hand

and Sokka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sokka.
Sokka trying to control but Teppo is working from the bottom.
Teppo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sokka is one step ahead there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sokka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Teppo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sokka has managed to get both his arms back between Teppo's legs - danger averted.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokka postures up.

Sokka is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Teppo is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Teppo has escaped and now he's on top!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Teppo wants to control from the top but Sokka keeps moving.
Teppo forces his way into half guard.
Teppo is pressing down on Sokka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Sokka is holding on for now.
Teppo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sokka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sokka manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Teppo looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sokka with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Teppo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Teppo working Sokka over with strikes.
Sokka is refusing to be controlled, as Teppo sits in half guard.
Teppo wants to pass to mount but Sokka is defending the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teppo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Sokka is looking to control Teppo's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokka avoid being mounted?
Sokka works his way to full guard. Good work.
Teppo preventing the sweep.
Teppo landing with the ground and pound.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.
Teppo trying to control but Sokka is working from the bottom.
Teppo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Teppo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sokka is keeping the position for now.

Sokka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matti Teppo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Teppo misses with an uppercut

and Sokka counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Teppo is in trouble now - Sokka has advanced to mount!
Sokka controlling from mount.
Antti Sokka overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sokka lands a big elbow.
Teppo can't escape the position.
Teppo manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sokka wants to control but Teppo is keeping him busy.
Sokka works his way into side control.
Teppo tries to bench press Sokka off him but Sokka keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Teppo parries the strikes from Sokka easily there. Sokka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Teppo to escape.
Teppo is not content to let Sokka control the position.

Sokka tries for a kimura but Teppo is defending well.

Sokka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teppo, who protects the arm well.

Sokka wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Teppo, who protects the arm well.
Teppo manages to get back to half guard.
Antti Sokka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Teppo regains full guard. Nicely done.

Teppo looking for a guillotine here but Sokka defends easily.
Sokka passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sokka scoring with punches from side control.
Teppo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sokka is putting a hurting on Teppo here, landing some big shots from side control.
Teppo is not content to let Sokka control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teppo sneaks back into half guard.
Teppo is refusing to be controlled, as Sokka sits in half guard.
Teppo is looking for a sweep. Sokka is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Matti Teppo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Teppo preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Sokka takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Teppo tries to get to full guard but Sokka has control of the leg.
Teppo trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokka trying to control the pace.
Sokka looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Teppo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Sokka is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Teppo is just riding it out for now. Sokka eventually gives up the hold.

Sokka seems to be looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sokka working over Teppo with some ground and pound. Teppo looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antti Sokka showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Teppo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matti Teppo!