PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Bale Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arttu Suvanto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bale Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Till I collapse . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Bale Jr
vs
Suvanto

184 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wesley Bale Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arttu Suvanto!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suvanto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bale Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suvanto.

Suvanto clinches up with Bale Jr and pushes him back against the cage.

Suvanto's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Suvanto.
Arttu Suvanto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bale Jr slips under a jab from Suvanto.
Suvanto tries to clinch up but Bale Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Bale Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Suvanto throws a head kick that misses.
Suvanto throws a hook but Bale Jr blocks it.
Suvanto feints and then cracks Bale Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bale Jr down.
Suvanto tries to clinch
and Bale Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Bale Jr misses with a straight right.
Bale Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Suvanto moves out of range as Bale Jr strikes.
Suvanto throws a sloppy head kick and Bale Jr moves out of range easily.
Bale Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suvanto moves away.
Suvanto tries a head kick but it misses.

Bale Jr shoots in and bounces Suvanto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bale Jr stays in close to Suvanto's body and controls the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale Jr tries to stand but Suvanto is controlling from the bottom.
Suvanto looking to control.
Suvanto preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bale Jr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Suvanto looking to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Suvanto tries to clinch there but Bale Jr circles away.
Suvanto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bale Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bale Jr takes a swing at Suvanto's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Suvanto ducks under a wild hook from Bale Jr.
Suvanto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bale Jr.
Suvanto wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Suvanto throws a head kick but Bale Jr moves out of range.
Bale Jr misses with a double jab.
Bale Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Suvanto.
Bale Jr throws a series of punches but Suvanto moves out of range.
Suvanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Bale Jr circles away.
Suvanto misses with a head kick.
Bale Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Suvanto's shoulder, as Suvanto tries to avoid the shot.
Arttu Suvanto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bale Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Suvanto tries a head kick but it misses.
Bale Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suvanto manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bale Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Suvanto tries to clinch there but Bale Jr circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suvanto doesn't manage to clinch there - Bale Jr circles away.
Bale Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Suvanto is just out of range.

Bale Jr shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Suvanto is trying to defend but Bale Jr finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bale Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Still in half guard, Bale Jr seems content to control.

Suvanto kicks off Bale Jr and gets to his feet.
Suvanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bale Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suvanto throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Suvanto throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bale Jr misses with a body shot.
Suvanto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Suvanto looks gassed!
Bale Jr misses with a body shot.
Bale Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Suvanto is just out of range.
Suvanto fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bale Jr looks to land a combination but Suvanto avoids it well.
Suvanto scores with a leg kick.
Bale Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suvanto manages to avoid it.
Suvanto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suvanto misses the shot to the body.
Bale Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Suvanto.
Suvanto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Suvanto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Suvanto gets caught flat footed, as Bale Jr shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Suvanto can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bale Jr controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Bale Jr 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.

Bale Jr circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bale Jr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Suvanto won't be happy with that.
Bale Jr staying calm.

Bale Jr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Suvanto wants to clinch.
Bale Jr is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Suvanto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

Bale Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bale Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Suvanto wants to hold on but Bale Jr pushes him away.
Bale Jr controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale Jr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Suvanto is in a horrible position here. Bale Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bale Jr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bale Jr tries to control but Suvanto wriggling away.
Suvanto is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bale Jr lands with some strikes.
Bale Jr working Suvanto over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bale Jr knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Suvanto on the ground.
Bale Jr landing shots from mount.
Bale Jr lands a big elbow.
Suvanto tries to lock up and control but Bale Jr gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bale Jr landing strikes from the mount and Suvanto is in trouble!
Bale Jr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suvanto is in a horrible position here. Bale Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suvanto is in a horrible position here. Bale Jr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Suvanto is trying to stand.
Suvanto is breathing heavily.
Bale Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Wesley Bale Jr wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Suvanto lands with a kick to the temple. Bale Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Wesley Bale Jr has been cut.
Arttu Suvanto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Suvanto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bale Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bale Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Suvanto scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Suvanto.
Suvanto throws a head kick that misses.
Suvanto throws a jab but it's blocked by Bale Jr.
Bale Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A punch combination from Bale Jr misses.
Suvanto misses with a low kick as Bale Jr jumps back.
A bone on bone clash there as Bale Jr blocks the leg kick.
Bale Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Suvanto counters with a nice body shot.
Bale Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Suvanto is just out of range.

Bale Jr scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bale Jr scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Suvanto wants to control but Bale Jr is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bale Jr tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Suvanto.
Bale Jr is thwarting Suvanto's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Bale Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Bale Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Suvanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale Jr.
Bale Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suvanto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Suvanto misses with a wild combination.
Suvanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Bale Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suvanto throws a push kick but Bale Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Suvanto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bale Jr ducks under a wild hook from Suvanto.
Bale Jr swings for the body but Suvanto moves out of range.
Suvanto takes a swing at Bale Jr's ribcage but misses.
Bale Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bale Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suvanto manages to avoid it.
Bale Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Suvanto.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Suvanto moves into the clinch.
Bale Jr is working for takedown but Suvanto is calmly controlling the position for now.

Suvanto breaks the clinch.
Bale Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Suvanto manages to avoid it.
Bale Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Suvanto.
Suvanto wants to clinch up but Bale Jr keeps it at a distance.
Suvanto misses with a body shot.

Suvanto gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bale Jr to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Suvanto controls Bale Jr momentarily but Bale Jr frees himself.
Bale Jr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bale Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suvanto has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bale Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Suvanto's legs - danger averted.
Suvanto takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bale Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Suvanto is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Suvanto looking for a guillotine here but Bale Jr defends easily.
Bale Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suvanto's head.
Bale Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suvanto is keeping the position for now.

Bale Jr stands up from Suvanto's guard - Bale Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Suvanto throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bale Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Bale Jr looks to land a right hand but Suvanto moved out of range.
Bale Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Suvanto.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bale Jr stuns Suvanto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Suvanto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Suvanto pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bale Jr blocks a head kick by Suvanto.
Suvanto slips a jab and a cross from Bale Jr.

Bale Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Suvanto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bale Jr stays in close to Suvanto's body and controls the position.
Bale Jr wants to control from the top but Suvanto keeps moving.

Suvanto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bale Jr wants to stand but Suvanto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale Jr postures up.
Bale Jr slips nicely into half guard.
Bale Jr controlling the pace.
Bale Jr wants to take a breather but Suvanto is having none of it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bale Jr is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Suvanto is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bale Jr pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Bale Jr clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Bale Jr's cut.
That's time! Bale Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bale Jr avoids a kick to the body.
Suvanto misses with a body shot.

Bale Jr shoots in and bounces Suvanto off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bale Jr controlling from the top position.
Bale Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Suvanto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bale Jr defends it easily.
Suvanto is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bale Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Suvanto's head.

Suvanto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bale Jr trying to control but Suvanto is working from the bottom.
Bale Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Suvanto is retaining full guard.
Bale Jr works over Suvanto with some ground and pound from guard.
Bale Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Suvanto is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bale Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Suvanto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Bale Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bale Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suvanto is keeping the position for now.
Bale Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bale Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Suvanto is keeping the position for now.

Bale Jr stands up from Suvanto's guard - Bale Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Suvanto throws a sloppy head kick and Bale Jr moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bale Jr moves away.
Suvanto wants to clinch.

Bale Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bale Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Suvanto is proving hard to escape from.
Suvanto trying to control the position.
Suvanto utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bale Jr with a nice head shot there.
Bale Jr wants to stand but Suvanto is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bale Jr thows a big elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bale Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bale Jr with a flurry of punches that miss.
Suvanto controls Bale Jr momentarily but Bale Jr frees himself.
Bale Jr lands a couple of elbows.
Bale Jr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Suvanto pushes Bale Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Suvanto takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bale Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Suvanto is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Bale Jr had his way with Arttu Suvanto in that round.
The cut man is working on Wesley Bale Jr's cut.
That's time! Bale Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bale Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suvanto moves away.
Suvanto is looking to score with low kicks.
Bale Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Suvanto.
Suvanto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Suvanto.
Arttu Suvanto seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Bale Jr clinches.
Suvanto has had enough of the clinch but Bale Jr keeps him there for the moment.
Suvanto keeps control of Bale Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suvanto has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Suvanto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suvanto tries to break free but Bale Jr pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suvanto keeps control of Bale Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Suvanto tries to break the clinch but Bale Jr is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Suvanto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Suvanto is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

Suvanto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Suvanto tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bale Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bale Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wesley Bale Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Suvanto is trying to get back to his feet.
Bale Jr taking a breather here.
Bale Jr looks up at the clock and then as Suvanto takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bale Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Suvanto is looking for a sweep.
Bale Jr cracks Suvanto with a big right hand but Suvanto just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bale Jr controlling from side mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Bale Jr's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Suvanto trying to remain calm as Bale Jr controls from the top position.
Bale Jr has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bale Jr tries to advance to mount but can't.

Bale Jr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Suvanto tries a head kick but it misses.
Suvanto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Suvanto throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suvanto looks to land a body kick but Bale Jr moved away.
Bale Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Suvanto moves away.
Bale Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Suvanto tries to clinch but Bale Jr moves out of range.
Suvanto misses with a head kick.
Suvanto misses with a low kick.
Suvanto lands a high kick!
Bale Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suvanto avoids the body shot from Bale Jr.
Bale Jr misses the shot to the body.
Suvanto misses with a head kick.
Bale Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Suvanto.
Bale Jr throws out a loose jab but Suvanto uses good head movement to avoid it.
Suvanto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bale Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - Suvanto looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bale Jr throws a nice looking combination but Suvanto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Bale Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bale Jr landing with the ground and pound.

Suvanto has an active guard here but Bale Jr has managed to pass into half guard.
Bale Jr performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Arttu Suvanto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bale Jr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Suvanto for as long as he can get away with.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wesley Bale Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bale Jr, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 49:46
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 50:45
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wesley Bale Jr!