PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iso Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teppo Tolkki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Susi
vs
Tolkki

190 cm
25
220 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

194 cm
22
221 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Teppo Tolkki!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tolkki scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tolkki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Susi.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolkki misses with a left hand
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolkki thinking.
Susi throws a lazy uppercut
and Tolkki counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tolkki connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A head kick by Susi misses
and Tolkki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Susi's knee momentarily.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a left to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tolkki throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Tolkki enables Susi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tolkki manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.
Susi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tolkki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Susi 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.
Susi throws a big right hand that misses.
Tolkki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tolkki is adopting a defensive guard.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Tolkki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Teppo Tolkki wasn't active enough on the ground.
Susi looks for the body kick but Tolkki saw that one coming.
Tolkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolkki.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Susi.
Susi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Susi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tolkki's guard.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.
Susi looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tolkki holds on and takes a little breather.
Susi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Susi wants to control from the top but Tolkki keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Iso Susi.
Tolkki thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tolkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Teppo Tolkki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A low kick from Tolkki misses
and Susi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Susi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tolkki jabs Susi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Susi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tolkki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tolkki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tolkki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Susi checks it well.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a solid body kick.
Tolkki lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Susi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Susi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tolkki manages to avoid it.
Tolkki lands with a kick to the temple. Susi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tolkki misses with a leg kick
and Susi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tolkki misses with a leg kick
and Susi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Susi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tolkki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Susi cracks the inside of Tolkki's front leg.
Tolkki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Susi was well out of range. Poor timing from Tolkki.
Susi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tolkki tries to clinch but Susi moves away
and Susi counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tolkki is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolkki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tolkki throws a leg kick
enabling Susi to counter with a crisp jab.
Tolkki thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolkki thinking.
Susi misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

It looks like Teppo Tolkki has been cut.
Susi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tolkki.
Tolkki throws a right hand that misses

and Susi counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tolkki won't be happy with that.
Susi is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tolkki will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Susi tries to advance position but instead Tolkki slips a leg back in to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi is pressing down on Tolkki's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tolkki is holding on for now.
Susi misses with a head shot. Tolkki uses the momentum to regain guard.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.

Susi is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Tolkki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Tolkki has escaped and now he's on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tolkki is one step ahead there.
Tolkki passes into half guard.
Tolkki prevents Susi from improving his position.
Tolkki content to control rather than advance.
Tolkki thows a huge punch but Susi dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tolkki tries to stand but can't do so whilst Susi controls his leg.
Tolkki stalling.
Tolkki wants to take a breather but Susi is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Teppo Tolkki.
Susi jabs at Tolkki's body.
Tolkki thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Susi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Tolkki throws a push kick but Susi slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iso Susi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tolkki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A low kick from Tolkki misses
and Susi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tolkki thinking.
Tolkki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tolkki throws a body kick the misses
and Susi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolkki thows a leg kick but Susi checks it
and Susi counters with a straight right hand.
Susi throws a head kick but Tolkki moves out of range.
Tolkki misses with an uppercut

and Susi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tolkki's guard.
Tolkki keeping full guard, as Susi tries to pass.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.
Tolkki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Susi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tolkki controlling the position.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.
Tolkki is pulling down on Susi's head. It's preventing any offense from Susi, at least for the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Iso Susi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Susi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tolkki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A head kick misses from Susi.
Iso Susi is winning the standup battle so far.
Susi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Susi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tolkki sprawls well. Tolkki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Susi gets slowly back to his feet.
A low kick from Tolkki misses
and Susi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tolkki on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
letting Susi counter with a right hand.
Susi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tolkki moves away.
A low kick from Tolkki is predictable there
and Susi counters with a nice body kick.
Susi shoots in looking for a takedown but Tolkki manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Susi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tolkki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Susi's sensitive parts.
Teppo Tolkki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tolkki lands with a kick to the temple. Susi shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki leaves Susi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iso Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tolkki cracks the inside of Susi's front leg.
Tolkki looks to throw a body kick

and Susi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tolkki's guard now.
Tolkki pulls Susi in to control the position.
Susi trying to control but Tolkki is working from the bottom.
Susi trying to move into half guard but instead Tolkki has managed to sweep!

Tolkki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Susi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tolkki wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.

Tolkki avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Tolkki is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tolkki wants to control from the top but Susi keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Susi working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Tolkki has passed into half guard!
Iso Susi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tolkki is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Iso Susi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Susi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

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