PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geoffrey De St Aldemar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Soininvaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

De St Aldemar
vs
Soininvaara

208 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geoffrey De St Aldemar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Osmo Soininvaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De St Aldemar throws a leg kick
and Soininvaara counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
De St Aldemar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De St Aldemar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soininvaara.
A nice inside leg kick there by De St Aldemar. That's going to slow Soininvaara down.
Soininvaara's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Soininvaara duly obliges.
Soininvaara throws a right hand that misses
and De St Aldemar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

It looks like Osmo Soininvaara has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De St Aldemar throws a leg kick which misses Soininvaara's front leg but catches the back leg as Soininvaara tries to avoid it.
Soininvaara tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Soininvaara takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Osmo Soininvaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soininvaara lands the left hand.
Soininvaara slips under a jab from De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Soininvaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but De St Aldemar moves away.
De St Aldemar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Soininvaara was well out of range. Poor timing from De St Aldemar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De St Aldemar throws an overhand right that lands on Soininvaara's shoulder, as Soininvaara tries to avoid the shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from De St Aldemar.
Soininvaara avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A swing and a miss from Soininvaara.
Osmo Soininvaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Soininvaara thows a left - swing and a miss!
De St Aldemar digs a good body shot into Soininvaara's ribs.
Soininvaara looks gassed!
Soininvaara takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
De St Aldemar tries a low kick but Soininvaara avoids it.
Soininvaara takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De St Aldemar connects with a looping right hand.
De St Aldemar misses with the combination.
De St Aldemar circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soininvaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and De St Aldemar counters with a straight right hand.
Soininvaara misses with a wild body shot.
De St Aldemar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soininvaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting De St Aldemar counter with a right hand.

De St Aldemar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Soininvaara to the mat! Soininvaara manages to get full guard.
De St Aldemar looking to pass the guard.
De St Aldemar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
De St Aldemar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De St Aldemar looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De St Aldemar throwing strikes but missing.
De St Aldemar trying to control but Soininvaara is working from the bottom.
De St Aldemar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soininvaara is keeping the position for now.
De St Aldemar is looking to work some ground and pound but Soininvaara has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
De St Aldemar is pushing down on Soininvaara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Soininvaara is fighting to maintain full guard but De St Aldemar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Soininvaara is pressing down on De St Aldemar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De St Aldemar has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
De St Aldemar tries to free his leg and advance position but Soininvaara is retaining full guard.
Soininvaara utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
De St Aldemar is looking to advance position but Soininvaara has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
De St Aldemar is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geoffrey De St Aldemar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Osmo Soininvaara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

De St Aldemar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
De St Aldemar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Soininvaara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Soininvaara misses with a combination
and De St Aldemar counters with a nice leg kick.
De St Aldemar throws a leg kick that misses.
De St Aldemar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
De St Aldemar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from De St Aldemar.
De St Aldemar shoots in for a takedown but Soininvaara shows good takedown defense.
De St Aldemar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soininvaara is breathing heavily.
Soininvaara takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De St Aldemar chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soininvaara doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That kick from De St Aldemar tenderised Soininvaara's leg. Soininvaara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soininvaara looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
De St Aldemar lands a lovely overhand right.
De St Aldemar connects with the punch.

That has opened up Osmo Soininvaara's cut even more.
Jab from De St Aldemar.
Soininvaara's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Soininvaara throws a combination that misses
and De St Aldemar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Geoffrey De St Aldemar is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De St Aldemar scores with a kick to the body.

De St Aldemar lands a big head kick that sends Soininvaara tumbling to the mat! De St Aldemar takes a step backwards and waves Soininvaara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Soininvaara takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Soininvaara is rocked!

De St Aldemar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Soininvaara napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Soininvaara is still in real trouble! Can De St Aldemar finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.

De St Aldemar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Soininvaara seems to have recovered his senses.
Soininvaara is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

De St Aldemar has hold of Soininvaara's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Soininvaara seems comfortable defending it but De St Aldemar has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Soininvaara is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Soininvaara is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but De St Aldemar couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Geoffrey De St Aldemar!