PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Instant Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Sarsola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarsola has chosen Mono - 16.12 as his entrance music. Instant Fighter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fighter
vs
Sarsola

190 cm
26
190 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Instant Fighter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Sarsola!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fighter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sarsola is just out of range.
Sarsola misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sarsola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fighter misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola misses with a left hand
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Fighter scores with a head kick.
Sarsola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fighter manages to avoid it.
Sarsola lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter misses with a hook to the body
and Sarsola counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sarsola takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fighter throws a right hand that misses
and Sarsola counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Fighter throws a wild body kick that Sarsola sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Sarsola blocks the leg kick.
Fighter takes a swing at Sarsola's ribcage but misses.
Sarsola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

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.
Sarsola takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sarsola misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sarsola misses with a lunging right hand
and Fighter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fighter scores with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Instant Fighter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fighter misses with a lunging right hand
and Sarsola counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fighter. That's going to slow Sarsola down.
Sarsola rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sarsola takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fighter looks to land a body kick but Sarsola moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fighter as he jumps to the side.
Sarsola swings widly with a right hand
and Fighter counters with an outside leg kick.
Fighter throws a low kick but Sarsola moves out of range easily.
Fighter throws a leg kick that misses.
Instant Fighter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Sarsola throws an off balance right hand
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.
Sarsola throws a lazy uppercut
and Fighter counters with an inside leg kick.

Sarsola looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sarsola accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sarsola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter is looking to stand up but Sarsola isn't so interested in that idea.
Sarsola is fighting to break Fighter's control of his arms but Fighter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fighter wants to stand up but Sarsola is controlling him.
Sarsola has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sarsola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sarsola trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Fighter is looking to sweep but instead, Sarsola has passed into half guard.
Fighter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sarsola postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fighter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sarsola on the ground.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sarsola lands a couple of digs.
Fighter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sarsola trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sarsola working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fighter wants to sweep here but Sarsola controlling him for the moment.
Fighter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fighter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sarsola throwing strikes from guard but Fighter blocks nicely.
Sarsola wants to control from the top but Fighter keeps moving.
Fighter is trying to control the position but Sarsola postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Sarsola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Fighter stuffs the takedown attempt from Sarsola. Sarsola gets slowly back to his feet.
Fighter tests Sarsola's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarsola misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sarsola fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fighter avoids it really well and circles away.
Instant Fighter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leo Sarsola.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter looks for the body kick but Sarsola saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fighter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarsola.
Fighter scores with a jab. Sarsola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fighter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sarsola blocks a head kick by Fighter.
Sarsola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fighter counters with a thumping low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fighter throws the left hand but Sarsola avoids the punch easily.
Fighter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fighter swings for the body but Sarsola moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sarsola shoots in for a double leg but Fighter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Instant Fighter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Fighter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Instant Fighter!